This is a quick opinion piece on what phone I came from and which one I’m going to. This is my OPINION not a spec shoot out or a scientific test. I came from a Nexus 6p and tried real hard to love the size of the phone but it was just too big for me. I like a pocket-able phone that can be used one handed quickly. So I ended up buying an Honor 8…. It seemed to be kismet given the timing of my decision to buy a new phone and the Honor 8’s release.
The Honor 8 wins’ hands down on everything from fingerprint sensor to looks. I will say the stock launcher is a little worse than the Galaxy IF you are already used to using android. If you are coming from iOS, I think it’s a great UI to start with. I personally use google now launcher for all of my phones. Did I mention this phone is beautiful? It really is, there is something about it. The day to day is nice, fast fingerprint recognition which is akin to my 6p, “smart button” features are awesome, and I have no problem getting through a day on a single charge.
Then came the S7. It quite literally fell in my lap and after a few days of use I came to realize the S7 is the phone for me. Mainly due to the ridiculously fast camera focus, IS, and just a touch smaller which works for my hobbit hands. The fingerprint reader feels clunky and only works about 60% of the time on the first try… I will really miss USB-C as well. For me it was all about the camera. I have a 5-year-old and it’s hard enough to get a shot in time without having to worry about good technique and focus prediction.
Anyways, I’ll be selling my Honor and keeping the S7… Which tbh kind of hurts just thinking about it. But I know someone will really enjoy the phone and I don’t want it to sit in a drawer for the foreseeable future.
The Honor 8 wins’ hands down on everything from fingerprint sensor to looks. I will say the stock launcher is a little worse than the Galaxy IF you are already used to using android. If you are coming from iOS, I think it’s a great UI to start with. I personally use google now launcher for all of my phones. Did I mention this phone is beautiful? It really is, there is something about it. The day to day is nice, fast fingerprint recognition which is akin to my 6p, “smart button” features are awesome, and I have no problem getting through a day on a single charge.
Then came the S7. It quite literally fell in my lap and after a few days of use I came to realize the S7 is the phone for me. Mainly due to the ridiculously fast camera focus, IS, and just a touch smaller which works for my hobbit hands. The fingerprint reader feels clunky and only works about 60% of the time on the first try… I will really miss USB-C as well. For me it was all about the camera. I have a 5-year-old and it’s hard enough to get a shot in time without having to worry about good technique and focus prediction.
Anyways, I’ll be selling my Honor and keeping the S7… Which tbh kind of hurts just thinking about it. But I know someone will really enjoy the phone and I don’t want it to sit in a drawer for the foreseeable future.
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