Huawei’s Honor brand has launched a new smartphone dubbed as Honor 8 Smart. This smartphone comes with 5.2-inch (1920 x 1080 pixels) Full HD IPS display, 1500:1 contrast ratio, 405 nits brightness and has an Octa-Core Kirin 650 (Cortex A53 – 4× 2 GHz + 4×1.7 GHz) 16nm processor with Mali T830 GPU. Honor 8 Smart runs Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) with Huawei EMUI 4.1 out of the box.
Honor 8 Smart has 2GB RAM and 16GB internal storage. Internal storage can be expanded up to 128GB using microSD card. As far as camera is concerned, it has a 13MP rear camera with LED Flash, Sony IMX214 sensor, f/2.0 aperture, 5P lens and an 8MP front-facing camera, f/2.0 aperture. Connectivity options include 4G LTE, WiFi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.1 LE, GPS. It also has Fingerprint sensor. It packs 3000mAh battery. The company promises 1.3 days of battery life even with heavy use.
Honor 8 Smart specification
- Display: 5.2-inch (1920 x 1080 pixels) Full HD IPS display, 1500:1 contrast ratio, 405 nits brightness
- Processor: Octa-Core Kirin 650 (Cortex A53 – 4× 2 GHz + 4×1.7 GHz) 16nm processor with Mali T830 GPU
- RAM & Storage: 2GB RAM, 16GB internal memory, expandable up to 128GB with microSD
- Operating System: Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) with Huawei EMUI 4.1
- Rear Camera: 13MP rear camera with LED Flash, Sony IMX214 sensor, f/2.0 aperture, 5P lens
- Front Camera: 8MP front-facing camera, f/2.0 aperture
- Fingerprint sensor: Yes
- Connectivity Options: 4G LTE, WiFi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.1 LE, GPS
- Other Features: 3.5mm audio jack, HiSilicon Hi6402 24-bit DAC, Smart PA amplifier
- Battery: 3000mAh battery
Pricing And Availability
The Honor 8 Smart comes in Black, White and Gold color options. It is priced at INR 19,999 and will go on sale soon. We are still not sure that why this is priced high even though it shares almost similar specifications as the Honor 5C which is priced at INR 10,999 only.
