Huawei Honor 8 Review
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- Опубліковано 27 сер 2024
- Lisa Gade reviews the Honor 8, Huawei’s latest Android smartphone in their relatively affordable Honor line. This is a US-friendly unlocked 4G LTE GSM phone that supports AT&T and T-Mobile as well as many smaller carriers in the US and overseas carriers. It supports LTE bands 1/2/3/4/5/7/8/12/17/20 with CAT6 LTE and VoLTE.
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The Honor 8 is clad in glass and aluminum and it has a 5.2” full HD display with wide color gamut. This is one of the few phones with an IR blaster AV remote control.
The Honor 8 runs Android 6 Marshmallow with Huawei’s EMUI 4.1 UI. It uses their own hisilicon Kirin 950 octa-core processor and it has 4 gigs of RAM and your choice of 32 or 64 gigs of storage plus a microSD card slot compatible with cards up to 128 gigs. The phone has an 8MP front camera and 12MP dual rear cameras, much like the more expensive Huawei P9. It has dual band WiFi 802.11ac, Bluetooth, NFC and a GPS. The 32 gig model is $399 and the 64 gig model is $449. Pre-orders start August 26, 2016 and it ships September 2.
I have to be completely honest Lisa, I totally thought your background was a pre-rendered background offered by Huawei and not a picture you took. That is unbelievable.
Thanks. I'm an avid photographer and sometimes go out with my cameras just to shoot images that are suitable for phone and laptop wallpapers (pretty but not too busy).
Are those pictures available? I could use some more nice wallpapers :)
I have a decent selection, including the leaf, on my Flickr page-- you can grab them there. www.flickr.com/photos/lisagade/
Thank you. You have a good photographic eye; there are some beautiful shots in there.
MobileTechReview I bought a new honor 8 on eBay for 240usd. gonna save your photos that you took especially that sweet wallpaper and use it on mine also. this phone is super sexy
Until recently I used an iPhone 5s (16GB) which is now over 3 years old. At first I was thinking to get an iPhone 7 Plus and later I
took a look at the LG G6, but their price tags made me think twice.
So, I got a black Honor 8 for 365 € a few days ago I must say I am really impressed by the software, especially after updating to EMUI 5 (Android 7). They put a lot of dedication and work into it I must say. The UI feels extremly smooth to the point where I can finally say the days of Android stuttering are finally over (hopefully)!
The device with its glass front and back feels good while holding and the display is very pleasing. From the few photos I shot I feel like the camera(s) are pretty good for the price range of the phone.
Comparing the fingerprint sensor of the iPhone 5s to the Honor 8, the Honor 8 is extremely fast and acurate. I barely touch the sensor and it unlocks. Great! The sensor on the iPhone 5s always takes a second before it reacts.
All in all, I'm very pleased with my decision to give the Honor 8 a try.
Wow sure like the way she gives the review... Thanks for taking the time.
You're welcome :)
Yes I so agree! Which is why I subscribe to her link...very informative and objective. Just what you need in making choices!!:) This lady takes the time to really know her stuff to tell you what is what, then YOU make the choice:) keep on!
"Affordable kid."
When hell freezes over
LOL. I know, even my cat isn't affordable ;)
As always a great and very detailed review!!! And I love the color of that phone!!!
wow a custom UI that actually looks like it could be useful. Wow. Thank you for the review. Still going to be waiting for new nexus :)
Another excellent review Lisa!
Hey I just found your video after searching for a decent review as I will receive mines tomorrow. Your review is very detailed and very professional. Thank you and subbed.
hey there I just want to say that among all those fancy tech channels there is always something about yours that's special and honest. please keep it up, so I can have more to listen to go in to bed.
Really like your reviews, and I did get the Honor 8 and very pleased with it. My two favs this year is honor 8 and axon 7
jeff kennedy how's the battery on honor 8 vs axon 7 and also the camera on both. which one should I go with
Battery life with honor 8 is decent gets me thru the day but if you pwer user keep ya plug with you cause you'll need it by 5hr use point but nice thing is it will give you at least 45 per cent charge within 35 mins. As for axon 7 I really don't know. But ive heard good things
great review as always :-)
lisa you forgot the Axon 7 in comparing this as price point. also Axon 7 has Band 13
she didn't forget she just used one example not 2
I love these reviews, very clear and detailed. I bought the ZTE Axon 7 though really because of the front facing speakers and very good camera on the back. I might get an Honor 8 for my wife as a Christmas present though. thanks Lisa.
always love your reviews lisa!
2 year updates? not bad. there's already a Nougat update in beta for this phone.
Very good review. It reminds me of MKBHD reviews.
you should do a Huawei p9 review!! I love your reviews so much and I'm such a huge Huawei fan 😂
Another great review Lisa!
Hi Lisa, thanks for the very comprehensive review!
It would be awesome if you could answer the following two questions :)
- Does the Honor 8 display push notifications (like whtsapp or facebook) in any other mode than "performance" e.g. "smart"?
- Did the auto-brightness feature work flawlessly for you (no auto reset to minimum brightness)?
Thank you very much in advance!
Keep up the good stuff :)
Hi Lisa, nice review and actually a nice phone. Is there a ZTE Axon 7 review on the way?
Great Video lisa.Really nice looking phone. I would love to see a smack down between the LG gram and xps 13/15.
Thanks for the review Lisa.
Informative, as always.
I just wish, there were a phone out there that ticks all the boxes! :O)
Maybe if they brought out a OnePlus 3 mini? But, even that would have a camera hump ;O(
I love the size of this phone, but the glass back would be a total no, no for me..fingerprint city *and* I'd be terrified of scratching it, or dropping it.
I can't wait to check this phone out
Hi, Lisa!
Any chance of an update with the latest EMUI 5.0? Nougat on this phone should be pretty nice. Thanks!
nice review. I just wondering did you check the dac. is it good
Have you reviewed the ZTE Axon 7? I've always enjoyed your reviews.
Good review as always!
woohoo! fuck it up lisa, awesome review as always!
Hi I love your reviews. Can you please tell me what Camera are you using to film Your reviews..? Really nice...
Sony a6000 with with E PZ 18-105mm f/4 lens.
Fantastic review of a really nice phone - Many thanks
really have to say i love your reviews. do you have to change this phone to English language bc it comes from China
that part is always annoying to me
Okay this is most definitely my next phone
You forgot to mention a VERY unusual feature these days, at any price....an IR blaster!
That's in the description above. Ran out of time in the video itself. I'm trying to avoid every review hitting the 30 minute mark LOL.
Lisa, the jokes you make in your video make be laugh a lot. good job👍
Great review!
Hi, i am looking forward to buy this phone,should i buy this one or one plus 3 or should i wait more?.Also does this phone has strong protection on the screen since it does not has gorilla glass? Any help is appreciated!
Great review as always! I know that there are 3 models globally, can you confirm the model number?
I'm very interested in getting this phone but I'm not sure if the American model of this phone supports all the 3G and LTE bands in the description of the video. In Honor USA web page says that support all those bands but in another web sites the bands for the specific American model FRD-L04 are not the same.
Hi Lisa - will you be reviewing the OnePlus3?
I'd love to hear your thoughts on the Axon 7
I want this phone NOWWW!
great review , can you please describe how is the battery life doing and was it on wifi or mobile data
I always have both mobile data and WiFi turned on for our phone testing. In our area, coverage is good enough that signal never drops out and I've got WiFi coverage 75% of the time.
thanks :D
Soooo, this or the OnePlus 3?
I want to know
This one, it'll suit your hair.
+Rottensteam lol
Honor 8
savage
did you say it's a 5.2" display??
Buy this or the Zenfone 3 ? Million dollar question
Same. Gravitating a bit over to the Zenfone since they included a dedicated DAC in it. That and a more conventional skin.
yeah the Zen is 5.5 inch ! to big for me ! goin with the Honor 8 or maybe even the Samsung A5(2016) when avail here in the us if I can get it for under 350.00 - love the 5.2 inch size in general
Elliott J Me too. Been using the Iphone 6+ for the past 2 years and I am itching to go back to smaller phones! Alas there're few on the market that has both a small dimension and excellent DAC.
This looks man! I wish it ran windows 10 mobile man
any chance you will review the axon 7 or did you already do that?
so lisa can you please review the Lenovo yoga 710 with NVIDIA GPU please?
I lost it at "affordable kid"..
Thank you.
Great review! Assures me I got my money's worth!
you always remind me of the teacher or principal (i don't remember) in the school of rock
i thought you forgot the line. took awhile but you said it
Does it have double tap to wake?
Is there a double tap to wake option?
I bought the white model at amazon for $339.29, before tax. I have to wait until Sept. 3rd for phone release date.
wow that's really naice review lisa
I really don't care if phones get Android updates anymore just head to XDA and download a custom ROM
+The Real RH that's why I chose my phones that popular enough
+djchristian82 some support is better then no support
couldn't find any custom ROM on this yet. I hope they make one
Will MTR be reviewing the Axon 7?
I hope so
Yes, I don't know why it's taking ZTE so long to get our unit here.
Can't wait. Love your reviews and the axon 7 is really shaping up to be my next phone
yay MTR ur the best! I cant wait for ur Axon review =)
I bought this will pick up today from Best Buy. Why? Is smaller. I have s7 edge and think it's too big and heavy. Very hard to find a good small android phone is USA
Have they reviwed the Samsung A5 ! they need to get on it ?
Does it work in Australia
Can you do a review of the Lenovo yoga 710 11" please?
pretty impressive phone.
no GPS in honor 8 ?
Does this phone have dark theme?
"one damn fine lookin phone." lol love it!
Can we get a smack down of this vs the OnePlus 3?
I'd love to, but OnePlus never sent us a review loaner.
That's a shame.
Hi, thanks for the video. Does the US version of honor 8
support dual sims? The specification at hihonor.com says Single
nano-SIM (4FF). Also, when I asked using chat at hihonor.com, first they
told me it supports either one sim and one memory or two sim cards.
Now, they are saying sorry the US version of honor 8 supports single sim. I am not sure which it true.
can you hide the on screen buttons like the LG G5?
Yes,you can. This is on the EMUI settings
this or Moto g4 plus?
Do another Acer aspire r13 a year later review
love u Lisa
amazing phone✌
So this is what a flush dual camera, dark blue, glass back iPhone 8 would look like...🤔
Zte Axon 7 test please!
Jesus I wish I had an affordable kid.
"If the iPhone and the samsung galaxy s7 ran off and had an affordable kid.... " lololololol
the OS is literally iOS. Icons, homescreen with no app drawer, settings menu and the toggles inside, camera UI, everything lmao
That's a good thing trust me. Of course just put a Launcher on if you hate iOS.
it will get android nougat and emui 5 so u can customise it actually how u ever want:D if u want something like what samsung does or what apple does u can get it, emui 5 is going to be cool i think ;D:D
Gah when will on screen buttons die off, they look terrible
You can switch them to haptic ones I think or is that on oneplus3?
+Uber/Tube probably 1+3
at same price range, i think zuk z2 pro and axon 7 are much better than this...
it's high range mobile cost
it's not better
Very good phone
is this with AMOLED display?
NO, LTPS. It's similar to IPS.
+MobileTechReview is it better?
No, not better. Pretty much like other IPS phones-- HTC 10, iPhone and other use IPS. I think these days more people prefer AMOLED, but they're both high quality technologies.
This or the oneplus or the axon 7 or the idol 4s or the nexus 6p?
I also want to know... nome of the reviews put all of them to the test against each other
The Moto G4 Plus is another great phone.
well if you care about the prices this one for sure they have a promo on newegg, for a free case, 50 dollar giftcard and a free bluetooth headset on it which makes its already pretty decent price a rather good deal. www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16875606078&cm_sp=Homepage_FDD-_-P1_75-606-078-_-08252016
pausing at 0:09 is not a good idea :)
mmmm is that much of a difference between the kirin 950 and the 955?
At least my P9 plus can handle things as smoother as my S7 edge.
The biggest compromise is the GPU, although it's the same as the S7 line, the Kirin packs the 4 cores one and the Exynos packs the 12 core version.
of course the Kirin powered phones drive less screen resolution.
The biggest problem I have with my Huawei is software, and not because how the launcher is designed, you can always change it.
But the annoying useless notifications about apps consuming battery in background and the way some notifications look like on the lock screen or on the notification bar just annoys me.
+Carl-Leopold von Schilling not really, the Kirin 950 is way better than S810
+Carl-Leopold von Schilling the OP3 isn't better at all....
+Carl-Leopold von Schilling 6 gb ram completely useless, some people prefer emui, Kirin 950 has a better cpu, the camera of the honor 8 Will be surely better and no micro sd for the OP3
Sorry my english is bad.
+Nova G you say it has a better CPU, yet it can't keep up with the 820 in all comparison between the Oneplus 3 and Honor 8..and it's gpu is rather bad.. Having framerate drops on games like Candy Crush Saga.. So Ya.. If you want a phone based on performance alone.. Get the Oneplus 3
+BeReal Bud the CPU is a monster, over 6000 points in Geekbench like the Exynos 8890. The GPU is extremely solid, can run every game very smoothly. A french website has done a gaming test and the Kirin 950 was at 60fps in NFS, more than the Galaxy S7. There is not a huge différence between Mali t880mp4 and t880mp12 except deux things : the second will run stupid useless benchmark better and Will cost way more (and probably more overheating too)
So yeah, numbers are nothing.
I love your reviews is it possible you could reply to this comment
Nice....
where are your eyebrows
Just bought a brand new one in sweden for 290 dollars :D
Forget the phone...I WANT THE CAT!!! lol Seriously though, it's aluminum and not plastic? Sign me up. I don't care about fingerprints. I want metal. We have too much plastic ruining the environment.
i have the S7 but i want this lol
Do you shave?
not amoled
indication reply vast remaining.
That's actually clever using romeo and Juliet because if phones were like people. Apple and samsung would be against each other and couldn't date one another
gsm. soooo no verizon. darn.
lol non of these unlocked phones or very little work on Verizon or Sprint you can do your self a favor and get a GSM network company and feel the freedom
So...Oneplus 3 or Honor 8? Crap :(
Oneplus 3 is the better choice in my opinion. I would only take the honor 8 if I didn't need the extra performance and wanted to save $100.
I'm happy with my LG G5. Part of my criteria for buying any smartphone is that it must have both a micro SD slot and a removable battery.
well dont get the op3 JUST for the ram. overall i think they are both good, i like the aluminium body of the OP3 more but i like the fingerprint on the back more....hard to say. im not a fan of glass back but i always use phones with a case so it actually doenst matter..
I have both on my hand. I think not much difference on performance. Honor 8 is good for one hand use, OP3 have bigger screen
Op3: My personal reasons are:
- Best fast-charge
- bigger screen
- design and build quality, as well as feeling(was more my thing)
- performance difference is so little that it doesn't matter
- experience with oneplus one, because op1 never really lost it's power over time(I just wanted a new one lol)
- fingerprint sensor on the front
It all depends on what you actually need.
Fancypants snapdragon, hahaha I love this