Honor 8

Released 2016, July
153g, 7.5mm thickness
Android 6.0, up to Android 8.0; EMUI 8
32/64GB storage, microSD card slot
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5.2"
1080x1920 pixels
12MP
1080p
4GB RAM
HiSilicon Kirin 950
3000mAh
Li-Po

ALL VERSIONS

L09

L19

L14

L04

AL00

Versions: FRD-L09, FRD-L19 (Europe, Global); FRD-L14 (USA); FRD-L04 (USA, Canada); FRD-AL00 (Hong Kong, China, USA); FRD-TL00 (China); FRD-AL10 (China)

Network	Technology	GSM / HSPA / LTE
	2G bands	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
	3G bands	HSDPA 900 / 1900 / 2100
	4G bands	LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800)
	Speed	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps
	GPRS	Yes
	EDGE	Yes

Launch	Announced	2016, July
Launch	Status	Available. Released 2016, July

Body	Dimensions	145.5 x 71 x 7.5 mm (5.73 x 2.80 x 0.30 in)
	Weight	153 g (5.40 oz)
	Build	Front/back glass & aluminum frame
	SIM	Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
		Custom function back button

Display	Type	LTPS IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
	Size	5.2 inches, 74.9 cm² (~72.5% screen-to-body ratio)
	Resolution	1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~423 ppi density)
	Protection	Corning Gorilla Glass 3

Platform	OS	Android 6.0 (Marshmallow), upgradable to Android 8.0 (Oreo); EMUI 8
	Chipset	HiSilicon Kirin 950 (16 nm)
	CPU	Octa-core (4x2.3 GHz Cortex-A72 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex A53)
	GPU	Mali-T880 MP4

Memory	Card slot	microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)
	Internal	32/64 GB, 4 GB RAM

Main Camera	Single	12 MP, f/2.2, 35mm (standard), 1/2.9", 1.25µm, PDAF & laser AF 12 MP B/W, f/2.2, 35mm (standard), 1/2.9", 1.25µm, PDAF & laser AF
	Features	Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR, panorama
	Video	1080p@60fps, 1080p@30fps, 720p@120fps

Selfie camera	Single	8 MP, f/2.4, 1/3.2", 1.4µm
	Video

Sound	Loudspeaker	Yes
	3.5mm jack	Yes
		Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic DTS sound

Comms	WLAN	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
	Bluetooth	4.2, A2DP, EDR, LE
	GPS	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
	NFC	Yes
	Infrared port	Yes
	Radio	No
	USB	2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go

Features	Sensors	Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass

Battery		Non-removable Li-Po 3000 mAh battery
	Charging	Fast battery charging 18W: 47% in 30 min

Misc	Colors	Pearl White, Midnight Black, Sapphire Blue, Gold
	Models	FRD-L19 FRD-L14, FRD-L04, FRD-AL00, FRD-TL00, FRD-AL10, FRD-L09, FRD-L02, FRD-L19, FRD-L14
	SAR EU	1.45 W/kg (head)
	Price	About 200 EUR

Tests	Performance	Basemark OS II: 2029 / Basemark OS II 2.0: 2099 Basemark X: 16592
	Display	Contrast ratio: 1243:1 (nominal), 3.346 (sunlight)
	Camera	Photo / Video
	Loudspeaker	Voice 67dB / Noise 66dB / Ring 82dB
	Audio quality	Noise -98.3dB / Crosstalk -97.3dB
	Battery life	Endurance rating 70h

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Honor 8 - user opinions and reviews

evilpaul
q22
14 Jun 2019

The Honor 8 is abandoned by Huawei. Google the Honor 8 (device code: FRD) Firmware Finder to see what firmware updates are on their servers for it. The last one is from March for China. China always got updates first, then Asia/Europe, then, sometime...

Jack79Sparrow
6ku
12 Jun 2019

I Contact to UAE Hi care & they told me it's you have to waiting until the andriod oreo update arrive to middle east even some countries have andriod pie! so how can I get the oreo update & which hi care (country) should I text to help m...

Gaurav
fCU
05 Jun 2019

I connected on hi care 10 days back and today I got Oreo update