Honor 8 Pro specs, comparisons, faq, opinions

Honor 8 Pro
  • Released 2017, April 184g, 7mm thickness Android 7.0, up to Android 9.0, EMUI 9.1 64GB storage, microSDXC
  • Octa-core (4x2.4 GHz Cortex-A73 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A53) Mali-G71 MP8 Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) About 347.2 USD
  • 5.7" 1440x2560 pixels
  • 12MP 2160p
  • 4/6GB RAM Kirin 960
  • 4000mAh Li-Po

Honor 8 Pro overview

Honor 8 Pro is a smartphone that runs on Android. It was released on 2017, April. Honor 8 Pro has 5.7 inch, IPS LCD, a resolution of 1440 x 2560 pixels screen with Corning Gorilla Glass 3. It uses Kirin 960 (16 nm) chipset, Octa-core (4x2.4 GHz Cortex-A73 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A53) CPU, Mali-G71 MP8 GPU. It supports 2G, 3G, 4G networks with Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by). Honor 8 Pro has 12MP Single main camera, 8MP Single selfie camera. Honor 8 Pro uses Li-Po 4000 mAh, non-removable battery. The price of Honor 8 Pro is about 347.2 USD.

Score the key features of Honor 8 Pro compared to the other phones on the market:

  • CPU Cores: 95 / 100 points
  • Camera pixels: 44 / 100 points
  • Screen resolution: 96 / 100 points
  • Battery capacity: 88 / 100 points
  • Price: 40 / 100 points

Honor 8 Pro full specifications

NETWORK

Technology GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G bands HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G bands 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 38, 40
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (3CA) Cat12 600/150 Mbps

LAUNCH

Announced 2017, April
Status Available

BODY

Dimensions 157 x 77.5 x 7 mm (6.18 x 3.05 x 0.28 in)
Weight 184 g (6.49 oz)
Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass 3), aluminum back, aluminum frame
SIM Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)

DISPLAY

Type IPS LCD
Size 5.7 inches, 89.6 cm2 (~73.6% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 1440 x 2560 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~515 ppi density)
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 3

PLATFORM

OS Android 7.0 (Nougat), upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie), EMUI 9.1
Chipset Kirin 960 (16 nm)
CPU Octa-core (4x2.4 GHz Cortex-A73 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A53)
GPU Mali-G71 MP8

MEMORY

Card slot microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)
Internal 64GB 4GB RAM, 64GB 6GB RAM

MAIN CAMERA

Single 12 MP, f/2.2, PDAF, Laser AF 12 MP B/W, f/2.2, AF
Features Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR, panorama
Video 4K@30fps, 1080p@60fps

SELFIE CAMERA

Single 8 MP, f/2.0
Video 1080p@30fps

SOUND

Loudspeaker Yes
3.5mm jack Yes

COMMUNICATIONS

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

FEATURES

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

BATTERY

Type Li-Po 4000 mAh, non-removable
Charging Fast charging 18W
Stand-by Up to 504 h (3G)
Talk time Up to 30 h (3G)

MISCELLANEOUS

Colors Pearl White, Midnight Black, Navy Blue
Models DUK-AL20, DUK-TL30, DUK-L09
Price About 347.2 USD

TESTS

Performance GFXBench: 7.9fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
Display Contrast ratio: 1404:1 (nominal), 3.341 (sunlight)
Camera Photo / Video
Loudspeaker Voice 64dB / Noise 71dB / Ring 87dB
Audio quality Noise -93.3dB / Crosstalk -93.3dB
Battery life Endurance rating 77h

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