Mid-range · 2016

Honor 8

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Our Take

Watch out No more updates, 18W charging (slow)

Skip if You need to top up quickly between outings

5.2″ IPS LCD · 60Hz

950 4 / 32 GB

3000 mAh 18W charging

12 MP 2 rear · 8 MP selfie

4G LTE NFC

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In the Real World

See how the Honor 8 looks and feels in everyday use.

Full specifications

Display

5.2″ · IPS LCD · 1080 × 1920 · 60 Hz · HDR

Basic

A standard LCD panel. Fine indoors, watch out for sunlight legibility.

Screen size

5.2"

Panel type

IPS LCD

Resolution

1080 × 1920 px

Refresh rate

60 Hz

Slow for 2026

HDR

Supported

Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass 3

Performance

Kirin 950 (16 nm) · 8-core 2.3 GHz · Mali-T880 MP4

Chipset

Kirin 950 (16 nm)

Current CPU tier

Unknown

CPU

8-core, 2.3 GHz

GPU

Mali-T880 MP4

Process

16 nm

Software & updates

Android 6.0 (Marshmallow), upgradable to Android 8.0 (Oreo), EMUI 8 · 2-year support

End of life

This phone is past its update window — it still works, but new Android versions and most security patches have stopped.

Operating system

Android 6.0 (Marshmallow), upgradable to Android 8.0 (Oreo), EMUI 8

Software support

2 years of updates

Updates remaining

None — past its update window

Camera

12 MP f/2.2 main · 8 MP selfie

A standard camera setup — sharp in daylight, expect noise in low light.

Main camera

12 MP f/2.2

Camera

12 MP f/2.2

Front camera

8 MP f/2.4

Video

1080p @ 60 fps

Battery

3000 mAh · 18 W wired

Plan to charge daily

Small by today's standards. Plan on charging once a day, twice if you're heavy.

Capacity

3000 mAh

Lab endurance

70:00h

Wired charging

18 W

Slow for 2026

Removable

Memory

4 GB RAM · 32 GB · expandable

Tight

RAM

4 GB

Tight for 2026

Storage

32 GB

Fills fast

Configurations

4/32GB · 4/64GB

Expandable

Yes

Connectivity

4G LTE · NFC

4G LTE

Yes

NFC

Yes

Contactless

Wi-Fi

Not listed

Bluetooth

4.2

USB

USB-C 2.0

USB OTG

Yes

3.5mm jack

Yes

IR blaster

SIM

1× Nano-SIM

Build & Design

153 g · 7.5 mm

Height

145.5 mm

Width

71.0 mm

Thickness

7.5 mm

Weight

153 g

Sensors

Fingerprint (rear-mounted) · accelerometer · gyro · proximity

Sensors

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

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How it stacks up against the rest.

A few phones around the same price, so you can see what this one does better and what it gives up.

Apple iPhone 7

Trades blows 2 wins 3 losses

Sharper screen

1080 × 1920 vs 750 × 1334 resolution · 5.2″ vs 4.7″ screen

53% larger battery capacity

3,000 mAh vs 1,960 mAh battery

Lower performance tier

Unknown vs Entry-level tier

Less stable camera

No OIS vs OIS · 1080p @ 60 fps vs 4K @ 30 fps video · 12 MP · f/2.2 vs 12 MP · f/1.8 main

Less protected

None vs IP67 protection · 153 g vs 138 g

Full comparison

Samsung Galaxy S7

Loses on most 4 losses

Lower-resolution screen

IPS LCD vs Super AMOLED panel · 1080 × 1920 vs 1440 × 2560 resolution

Lower performance tier

Unknown vs Entry-level tier

Less stable camera

No OIS vs OIS · 1080p @ 60 fps vs 4K @ 30 fps video · 12 MP · f/2.2 vs 12 MP · f/1.7 main

Less protected

None vs IP68 protection

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Where to buy

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Full specifications

Display

Performance

Software & updates

Camera

Battery

Memory

Connectivity

Build & Design

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How it stacks up against the rest.

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