The Huawei Honor 8 Is Proof You're Paying Too Much for Phones

[samix]

Pretty good little article from Wired about the Honor 8 and $400 phones
The Huawei Honor 8 Is Proof You're Paying Too Much for Phones
right now the price for a truly great smartphone is $400. Anything above that, you’re paying for retail stores and Lil’ Wayne commercials

 

[runtohell121]

Love the pricing of the phone. Pretty competitive among the $400 phones from OnePlus, ZTE, Alcatel, and others. And a worthy option compared to other flagships (Samsung, LG, etc.)

 

[Ry]

But if you need Verizon (or Sprint.. lol), then your choices are limited.

 

[runtohell121]

Yup, CDMA carriers have limited phone choices. Good thing my main carrier/line is on AT&T and have the huge variety of phones to choose from Just wanted something nice for my secondary phone that is on RingPlus.

 

[libra89]

Great article, I do agree with this. I love how times changed.

 

[Premium1]

But if you need Verizon (or Sprint.. lol), then your choices are limited.

It was nice seeing moto release a device that was cheaper and works on all carriers. Hopefully once CDMA is gone these cheaper really great options will be available for everyone.

 

[Guytronic]

The honor 8 checks all the boxes for me.

 

[Ry]

If I get one, it'll be to test drive AT&T. Tried T-Mobile with the Honor 5X and coverage issues means T-Mobile is a no-no for me.

 

[jedpatrickdatu]

Hopefully Honor 8's competitive pricing pressures other companies into not overpricing their phones, such as Apple, Samsung, Sony, and recently, ASUS.

 

[dpham00]

I am happy with my note 7 for $100 on contract...

Hopefully this will come on contract too