Honor 8

Name: Honor 8
Brand: Honor
SKU: SKU3631
Rating: 4.1 (2290 reviews)

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Last Updated: 9th October 2026

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Key Specs

Display 5.20-inch (1080x1920)
Processor HiSilicon Kirin 950
Front Camera 8MP
Rear Camera 12MP
RAM 4GB
Storage 32GB
Battery Capacity 3000mAh
OS Android 6.0

Market Status Released

Release Date October 2016

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Honor 8 Review

By Roydon Cerejo (Oct 12, 2016)

Design
Display
Software
Performance
Battery Life
Camera
Value for Money

Good
Excellent display
Striking aesthetics
Powerful performance
Very good cameras
Good software features

Bad
No FM radio
Single SIM functionality

Honor has had some pretty interesting budget offerings in the past but none of them have stood out quite like last year’s Honor 7 (Review). It was a well-crafted phone with good performance across the board, except in the battery department.

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Honor 8 Summary

The Honor 8 is the successor to the Honor 7 and boasts of dual 12-megapixel camera sensors at the back. The design and build quality have improved, with curved glass on the front and back of the phone. The Honor 8 is powered by an octa-core Kirin 950 SoC, 4GB of RAM and 32GB of storage. It runs on Android 6.0 Marshmallow with a custom skin called EMUI. There are plenty of gesture-based shortcuts. The fingerprint sensor works well and also doubles as a button which lets you launch apps and features. This is a single SIM smartphone with support for 4G and up to 128GB of expandable storage. At Rs. 29,999, the Honor 8 offers very good all-round performance.

Honor 8 Price in India

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Honor 8 price in India starts from ₹ 9,999. The lowest price of Honor 8 is ₹ 9,999 at Amazon on 9th October 2026. This Phone is available in 1 other variant like 64GB with colour options like Black, Blue, Gold, Pink, Sapphire Blue, and White.

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Honor 8 Full Specifications

General

Brand	Honor
Model	8
Price in India	₹29,999
Release date	October 2016
Form factor	Touchscreen
Dimensions (mm)	145.50 x 71.00 x 7.45
Weight (g)	153.00
Battery capacity (mAh)	3000
Removable battery	No
Colours	Black, Blue, Gold, Pink, Sapphire Blue, White

Display

Screen size (inches)	5.20
Touchscreen	Yes
Resolution	1080x1920 pixels
Pixels per inch (PPI)	423

Hardware

Processor	1.8GHz octa-core
Processor make	HiSilicon Kirin 950
RAM	4GB
Internal storage	32GB
Expandable storage	Yes
Expandable storage type	microSD
Expandable storage up to (GB)	128

Camera

Rear camera	12-megapixel
Rear flash	Dual LED
Front camera	8-megapixel
Front flash	No

Software

Operating system	Android 6.0
Skin	Emotion UI 4.1

Connectivity

Wi-Fi	Yes
Wi-Fi standards supported	802.11 b/g/n/ac
GPS	Yes
Bluetooth	Yes, v 4.20
NFC	Yes
Infrared	No
USB OTG	Yes
Headphones	3.5mm
FM	Yes
Number of SIMs	2
Wi-Fi Direct	Yes
Mobile High-Definition Link (MHL)	No
SIM 1
SIM Type	Nano-SIM
GSM/CDMA	GSM
3G	Yes
4G/ LTE	Yes
Supports 4G in India (Band 40)	Yes
SIM 2
3G	No
4G/ LTE	No
Supports 4G in India (Band 40)	Yes

Sensors

Compass/ Magnetometer	Yes
Proximity sensor	Yes
Accelerometer	Yes
Ambient light sensor	Yes
Gyroscope	Yes
Barometer	No
Temperature sensor	No

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honor 8 is best phone

Bobby Paul (Mar 27, 2018) on Gadgets 360

honor8 is real best i am like this phone real love this phone

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Honor 8 can honor ..

Arunkumar (Jan 18, 2017) on Gadgets 360 Recommends

Worth buying ..

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very good phone

David Tay (Oct 14, 2016) on Gadgets 360 Recommends

good and value for money. Camera, specs, performance, etc all top notch. Using latest Android 6 too.

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how to support Jio 4G honor 8

Rehan Khan (Oct 15, 2017) on Gadgets 360 Recommends

Honor 8 enbled volte ?

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china ka maal hai

Arvind Singh (Oct 5, 2016) on Gadgets 360

this is a very good product but i wont by this

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