Honor 8 - Technical characteristics and specifications

Honor 8 technical characteristics

About the device:

Honor 8 is a mobile/cell phone with dimensions of 145.5 x 71 x 7.5 mm (5.73 x 2.80 x 0.30 in), a weight of 153 grams, a screen size of 5.2 inches, 74.9 cm2 (~72.5% screen-to-body ratio) and a screen resolution of 1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~423 ppi density).

It has a processor Octa-core (4x2.3 GHz Cortex-A72 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex A53), a graphics card Mali-T880 MP4, a 4 GB RAM memory and an internal memory of 32 GB / 64 GB expandable by memory card microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) .

The Honor 8 comes from the factory with the Android 6.0 (Marshmallow), upgradable to Android 8.0 (Oreo), EMUI 8 operating system.

Technical information

Property	Value
Brand	Honor
Model	8

Connectivity
Network	GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G connectivity	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
3G connectivity	HSDPA 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G connectivity	1, 3, 7, 8, 20
5G connectivity	No
Network speed	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps
Date announced	2016, July
Status	Available. Released 2016, July

Body
Dimensions	145.5 x 71 x 7.5 mm (5.73 x 2.80 x 0.30 in)
Height	145.5
Thickness	7.5 mm
Weight gr.	153
Weight oz	5.4
SIM	Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Colors	Pearl White, Midnight Black, Sapphire Blue, Gold
Body materials	Glass front (Gorilla Glass 3), glass back, aluminum frame

Screen
Type of screen	LTPS IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Screen resolution	1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~423 ppi density)
Screen size	5.2 inches, 74.9 cm2 (~72.5% screen-to-body ratio)

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

Storage and memory
Memory card	microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)
Internal memory	32 GB / 64 GB
RAM	4 GB (See other devices with 4 GB)

Cameras
Main camera	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
Video features	1080p@60fps, 1080p@30fps, 720p@120fps
Secondary camera	8 MP, f/2.4, 1/3.2", 1.4µm

Communications
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
Radio	No
USB	2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go
Sensors	Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass