Reading this forum the last few weeks, it seems like I might be one of few that actually enjoy the update and EMUI 5.0. So, here are my quick thoughts on Honor 8 after the nougat update.
- Fingerprint scanner is faster. I notice before the update, there would be a split second delay with the scanner. It was accurate, but little slow. Now, there is no delay. It's almost OnePlus 3 fast, which to me is the fastest fingerprint scanner I've experience to date.
- Camera is also faster. Again, this was another area which was annoying. The picture quality was fine, but I always thought the shutter speed was slow. Again, a split second delay. But after nougat, shutter speed feels more acceptable. Not S7 Edge or OnePlus fast, but much better than before.
- Before the update, I was using Nova Launcher, because I really needed the app drawer. I can't stand having all the apps on the home page and then have to create folders to organize them. This is more of a personal preference, but now that the app drawer is an option, I have not needed to use Nova.
- Battery life has not been as good. But I'm wondering if it's because of Google Assistant. I just turned that off, so we'll see if the battery life improves. On 4.1, I had about 3 hours of SOT with about 30-35% still left when I went to bed. Now, I'm down to 10-15% with similar SOT and usage. So, I'm really hoping turning off Google Assistant makes a difference.
- To be honest, I'm not a big fan of stock android. I enjoy the various skins OEM puts on their phones. Some do it well and others don't, but for most part, I enjoy the features they add to android. But I am definitely not a fan of iOS. I thought 4.1 was little too much iOS, but the overall package of the phone was great enough for me to overlook that. With 5.0, it feels more android.
- I'm also getting that weird audio error message, but it doesn't seem to affect the actual recording of the video. Just annoying that it shows up.
Overall, I thought this was a great upgrade. For me Honor 8 now feels like a complete package. YMMV.
- Fingerprint scanner is faster. I notice before the update, there would be a split second delay with the scanner. It was accurate, but little slow. Now, there is no delay. It's almost OnePlus 3 fast, which to me is the fastest fingerprint scanner I've experience to date.
- Camera is also faster. Again, this was another area which was annoying. The picture quality was fine, but I always thought the shutter speed was slow. Again, a split second delay. But after nougat, shutter speed feels more acceptable. Not S7 Edge or OnePlus fast, but much better than before.
- Before the update, I was using Nova Launcher, because I really needed the app drawer. I can't stand having all the apps on the home page and then have to create folders to organize them. This is more of a personal preference, but now that the app drawer is an option, I have not needed to use Nova.
- Battery life has not been as good. But I'm wondering if it's because of Google Assistant. I just turned that off, so we'll see if the battery life improves. On 4.1, I had about 3 hours of SOT with about 30-35% still left when I went to bed. Now, I'm down to 10-15% with similar SOT and usage. So, I'm really hoping turning off Google Assistant makes a difference.
- To be honest, I'm not a big fan of stock android. I enjoy the various skins OEM puts on their phones. Some do it well and others don't, but for most part, I enjoy the features they add to android. But I am definitely not a fan of iOS. I thought 4.1 was little too much iOS, but the overall package of the phone was great enough for me to overlook that. With 5.0, it feels more android.
- I'm also getting that weird audio error message, but it doesn't seem to affect the actual recording of the video. Just annoying that it shows up.
Overall, I thought this was a great upgrade. For me Honor 8 now feels like a complete package. YMMV.
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