Thinking of getting this device

[Deanig_12]

Hey guys just wondering for people's input on the honor 8 as I'm thinking of purchasing one

Thanks Dean.

 

[dpham00]

Performance is pretty comparable to the flagship Androids. Camera is very good for the price range. Battery life is good. The only questionable thing is emui. It isn't for everyone though you can install a launcher to reduce its impact

 

[Deanig_12]

Performance is pretty comparable to the flagship Androids. Camera is very good for the price range. Battery life is good. The only questionable thing is emui. It isn't for everyone though you can install a launcher to reduce its impact

Thanks Dpham00 never had emui before so it is certainly different what's the battery like??

 

[libra89]

Yeah the battery is good, it has always lasted a bit more than a day for me.

 

[dpham00]

Performance is pretty comparable to the flagship Androids. Camera is very good for the price range. Battery life is good. The only questionable thing is emui. It isn't for everyone though you can install a launcher to reduce its impact

 

[Guytronic]

Pretty capable phone so far.
You can dig up a lot more info from others who have the device here in the Honor 8 section.
I don't believe you'll be disappointed if you make the jump.

Good luck!

 

[Etyrnus]

Battery life, I've been able to go from 7 am to 10:30 pm while actually using my Honor 8 (browsing Reddit, playing boom beach, checking forums, texting).

It's met every expectation I've had, and surprised me a few times.

 

[dpham00]

Battery life, I've been able to go from 7 am to 10:30 pm while actually using my Honor 8 (browsing Reddit, playing boom beach, checking forums, texting).

It's met every expectation I've had, and surprised me a few times.

In my usage i get from 6-8 hours SOT. Which is very good but the only phone that has gotten me through a long day with 12-13 hours SOT has been the moto z play droid. Granted for most,6-8 hours is plenty

 

[orangecroc]

Unbelievable value. My family actually started asking me to take pictures with my phone instead of their Iphones because in their words "your camera is better". My phone was the only one that had more than 70% battery left after being out for 11hrs.
I've never seen the available ram drop below 1.5gb, despite multitasking.

I've gone for top end flagship phones in the past, but I've never been more impressed with a new phone than I have been with the honor 8.

 

[RadiantDuck]

I can echo the views of others who have commented. No performance issues at all. Battery pretty good, video playback (like Netflix) seems to last ages. A couple of games I've got do drain it quickly, but that's to be expected. Overall very happy with mine.

 

[edwin walke]

I will echo all the other comments. I actually like EMUI and they should be upgrading to EMUI 5.0 (nugget 7.0) soon. Black Friday should bring some great savings. Look @ Honor USA web site.

 

[codeda]

It'll be 300 at Best Buy for Black Friday if anyone is looking for a deal

 

[dpham00]

Unbelievable value. My family actually started asking me to take pictures with my phone instead of their Iphones because in their words "your camera is better". My phone was the only one that had more than 70% battery left after being out for 11hrs.
I've never seen the available ram drop below 1.5gb, despite multitasking.

I've gone for top end flagship phones in the past, but I've never been more impressed with a new phone than I have been with the honor 8.

Which iPhone do they have?

 

[orangecroc]

IPhone 5s, iPhone 6s and an iPhone 7
All of which still cost more than the honor 8 I believe.

 

[dpham00]

IPhone 5s, iPhone 6s and an iPhone 7
All of which still cost more than the honor 8 I believe.

Interesting. I have found that my iPhone 7 Plus to be the best all around auto mode shooter. There are times when the honor 8 is slightly better... But just speaking overall. Of course there are lots of modes in the honor 8 and the pro mode is very versatile for pro photographers and when used right will provide better shots than the iPhone. A lot also depends on the person taking the shots, that can make a big difference.

The iPhone SE is also a very capable shooter (same rears lens as the iPhone 6s) and priced at the same price as the honor 8.

It of course also comes down to personal preference. For example some people prefer the noisy but bright Moto z Play night shots over the more accurate but darker honor 8.

 

[Deanig_12]

Think I may invest in one

 

[Guytronic]

Think I may...

Well then welcome on board!

 

[libra89]

Think I may invest in one

Do it! I have tried a lot of phones around this range and under and the Honor 8 has always been the top one for me.

 

[Guytronic]

This is a really good phone.

It's actually prevented me from buying other devices that I thought I might like better.
The honor 8 has set a bar for me in price, form and function that something else may have a tough time beating in the short term.
Looks like I'll be sticking around for a while.

 

[Aljean Thein]

Imma just say I won't be buying another $600-800 phones ever again.