SpecEagle review · Honor

Honor 8 review: Glass-sandwiched dual-camera mid-flagship.

Item: Honor 8
Rating: 70
Author: SpecEagle Editorial

SpecEagle Editorial·Aug 2016·$400

Overall

70/100

Class rank

#1 of 1

Tier

Mid-range

Buy?

At the right price

The verdict, up front

Glass and dual cameras.

Honor 8 paired a glistening 15-layer glass back with an RGB + monochrome dual camera borrowed from Huawei's P-series, delivering premium looks and detail-rich photos at $400 — a defining device for the young Honor brand.

01Display

76/100

76/100 — right at the average for mid-range phones of 2016.

TypeIPS LCD

Size5.2 inches

Resolution1080 x 1920 px

02Camera

72/100

72/100 — right at the average for mid-range phones of 2016.

Main12 MP RGB + 12 MP monochrome, f/2.2

Selfie8 MP, f/2.4

Video4K30

03Performance

74/100

74/100 — right at the average for mid-range phones of 2016.

ChipsetKirin 950 (16nm)

GPUMali-T880 MP4

04Battery

68/100

68/100 — right at the average for mid-range phones of 2016.

Capacity3000 mAh

ChargingFast charge 9V/2A

05Build

80/100

80/100 — right at the average for mid-range phones of 2016.

What works

Striking 15-layer glass back catches light
RGB + monochrome dual cam for detail
Compact 5.2" / 153 g

What doesn't

EMUI 4.1 dated
Mono speaker
Average low-light camera

How this review is built: every section score, spec row and comparison on this page comes from SpecEagle's tracked catalogue — scores weight measured specs against the 1-phone cohort of mid-range devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .