Huawei Honor 8

Huawei has achieved what amounts to a supply chain miracle: it’s crammed nearly every high-end component of the P9, a phone that retails for well north of $600 unlocked, into a handset half the price: $400 for 32GB and $450 for 64GB. That’s deserving...

Attractive. Sharp dual-sensor camera performance. Fingerprint scanner doubles as programmable key. Includes IR blaster, NFC, dual-band Wi-Fi, and fast charging.

Mediocre battery life. Heavy UI layer causes occasional performance hiccups. Slippery, fingerprint-prone design.

Conclusions The Huawei Honor 8 is an attractive unlocked phone with solid overall performance and some cool features you don't commonly see. But there's lots of competition in this price range. The Moto G4 is compatible with all major US carriers,...

The Honor 8 finds itself in an interesting position. In the US market, there’s quite a few phones to choose from at the high end and the low end, but good phones in the middle are difficult to find. The OnePlus 3 and Moto Z Play both cost about the...

very classy casing ; very solid ; dual-SIM ; NFC, USB OTG ; infrared port ; fast Wi-Fi ; decent camera photos ; very fast fingerprint scanner ; softkey ; screen's large color range ; high performance ; decent speakers ; practical battery life

no App2SD ; mediocre network diversity ; GPS sometimes sluggish ; moderate microphone quality ; screen's extreme bluish tint ; strong throttling during load ; relatively high power consumption

Huawei had to clip the wings of Honor's 8 to prevent it from becoming a threat to its own Huawei P9 top model. The unique, classy design, very fast and accurate handling, and high performance let the question arise why at least 100 Euros (~$112) more...

Dual cameras capture some nice-looking pics ; Incredibly fast, accurate fingerprint scanner ; Attractive hardware design, especially at this price ; Battery life that should get you through the day

Performance just can't quite compete with flagships ; EMUI may be a bit too iOS-y for serious Android fans ; Brand still largely unknown to US shoppers ; Price point presents some stiff competition

The Honor 8's one cute little phone, and the company could do a lot worse than to put this model forward as a hook for attracting new US customers. The phone's stylish, feels nice, and doesn't over-sell on features: the only thing that even threatens...

So is the Honor 8 Pro worth your money over an iPhone or Galaxy S8?

Camera Design Performance

VoLTE support is missing Fingerprint magnet

Stunning Design with Good Ergonomics ; Good Display ; Solid Performance ; Good Battery Life ; Fast and Accurate Fingerprint Sensor with Switch Key Feature ; Good Audio Quality

Single SIM Only (Might not be a con for all) ; No VoLTE Support (Currently) ; No RAW Photo Capture ; No 4K Video Recording