The smartphone Honor 8 Review

After the noisy and in some sense, a landmark announcement for Huawei P9 and P9 Plus is smartphones, the company introduced the phone review blog Honor 8. Of course, the opening theme was the fact that the use of two main chambers, with color and monochrome sensor, similar to his older brother.

The phone review blog Honor 8 turned out original and last but not least thanks to the design, the characteristics it has become a leader in the line of Honor.

EQUIPMENT

By tradition, we only got a smartphone, well, cable USB Type C. The standard equipment also includes a charger and instructions.

APPEARANCE

Design phone review blog Honor 8 turned feast for the eyes. Both sides used 2.5D-glass Gorilla Glass 3, the side part is made of aluminum.

On the right side are the volume rocker and the power button corrugated, right – tray under the nano SIM-card standard, microSD can be installed in one of them. The lower part is equipped with a speaker, microphone, headphone jack and USB Type-C port, the upper received an additional microphone and IR transmitter to control home appliances.

The front part is equipped with a camera of 8 MP, proximity sensor and light, as well as the speaker and the diode notifications. On the lower part of the logo of the brand suffered. It is duplicated on the reverse side, there is also a fingerprint scanner with advanced functionality, and above a pair of cameras, various sensors, and flash with a pair of diodes.

Plastic inserts under the antennas have a place to be, but they are hardly noticeable. They are located on the sides and on the bottom. Dimensions amounted 145.5×71.0x7.5 mm, and weight – 153 g.

Oleophobic coating normally copes with its tasks, in the case of a single scratch, but on the back, they were quite fast, although the smartphone does not fly and does not fall on the front panel during use, we do not “caught”.

In general, the design turned out nice, the black version is unlikely to attract much attention, alternative colors should look more interesting. Available in different colors – white, blue, black (which we had) and gold. In this case, the first three options are available with 32 GB of internal memory, 64 GB of modification represented in gold and blue colors.

IRON

Inside the processor Kirin 950 with 64-bit, in the presence of 8 cores (ARM Cortex-A72 4×2.3 GHz + ARM Cortex-A53 4×1.8 GHz) and the i5 coprocessor, which works with all smartphone sensors, which should provide greater responsiveness and better reaction.

For graphics processing applied ARM Mali-T880MP4, P9 as in series. Used RAM type LPDDR4 volume of 4 GB. The presented version is available 32 GB of internal memory expandable via microSD card (up to 128GB).

In the presence of a couple of basic cameras 12 MP (color + monochrome) with a lens aperture of f / 2.2, has a double flash. The front camera of 8 MP (f / 2.4).

Supported LTE, 3G and GSM core for SIM-card only work with the second GSM. In both cases, a nano-SIM. The list includes interfaces Wi-Fi (a / b / g / n / ac, 2.5 / 5.0 GHz), Bluetooth 4.2, NFC, USB Type C, FM, IrDA and 3.5 mm headset jack. To work with navigation officially supports GLONASS and GPS. A set of sensors forward and includes a fingerprint sensor, accelerometer, light exposure, zoom, the infrared sensor, gyroscope, compass, NFC.

battery capacity was 3000 mAh.

DISPLAY

The screen size of the phone review blog Honor 8 is 5.2 inches, using LTPS matrix with a resolution of 1920×1080 pixels (423 ppi), protected by glass 2.5D Corning Gorilla Glass 3.

The maximum measured screen brightness of 480 cd / m2. Not bad, but in sunny weather is not always comfortable to work. The minimum brightness is only 3 cd / m2, in the night to use comfortably.

If the original settings screen gives the 9295K temperature that is too high, of course. In the “cool colors” and does 10171K, “Warm colors” give much more practical indicator – 7998K. After a series of experiments, we were able to get close to 7600K but failed to get the cherished 6500K.

Matrix covers 100% sRGB and 90% AdobeRGB. Looking at the chart, the blue color of the questions do not arise but got a little redder and a lot of green. SRGB mode is not a smartphone. Extended coverage means that photos and pictures will not look quite natural. Gamma curve into the reference, gradation tones perfectly. Decent color accuracy, the average DeltaE within 3.77 units, the peak value of 7.46.

SOUND

The quality of the microphone works no complaints, the sound is good and clear, noise filters.

The built-in speaker is loud, but the maximum twisting is not necessary, is not enough depth. If a little to lose volume, the sound is what you need. Curiously, that was the so-called stereo mode, the earpiece is connected to the work always. Not that it is stronger than I am now, but the plus in the treasury.

The sound of the phone review blog Honor 8 in the headphones is not to say that stands out something special, but the volume of stock enough.

CAMERA

As mentioned earlier, the two main chambers are used: 12 MB + 12 MB (color + monochrome, f / 2.2). The front camera has not lost in megapixels compared to P9 is, all the same, 8 MP, but became the darker lens, f / 2.4 versus f / 1.8, and the maximum video resolution fell to 720p @ 30. In the case of the main chamber, still intact, 4K is not delivered.

Support for RAW removed, as well as access to shooting with the monochrome camera. No sound and firm Leica shutter as filters and the ability to output images to the logo of the company. To be honest, okay. Monochrome images can be obtained with the help of third-party programs, and access to RAW refund, using the application Manual Camera. As a result, a monochrome sensor helps to make better pictures, but then many questions arise.

Of the camera remains the same, there is a beauty mode ( “Ornament”), the HDR, “Pros” and several others. Option “Pro” is convenient, provides access to all parameters of the shooting, which can be found in adult cells (manual white balance, metering, ISO, etc.). The mode is available for both stills and video. aperture selection mode allows you to adjust the depth of field, it is necessary to listen to the recommendations that the object was at a distance of no more than 2 meters, otherwise, it turns strange.

When shooting photos and video are allowed to turn on the flash as a flashlight, which is convenient. In the case of the front camera in low light conditions, the smartphone screen will act as a flash (white, maximum brightness).

The quality of images is comparable with a series P9 is, the frames look great, the detail missing. From high ISO values is better to abstain. During the work with the camera you have noticed that there is a slight lag between pressing the “trigger trigger” and by the fact that shooting. Catch moments harder. The video is normal, but obviously not skate smartphone.

COMMUNICATION

As already mentioned, only the main SIM-card supports LTE, 3G, and GSM, a second GSM. signal reception quality is excellent. Similarly, with Wi-Fi – a good level, even after a couple of concrete walls the signal remains confident and is not looking at is not the most powerful router.

In the presence of the NFC and Bluetooth 4.2, with the help of the IR transmitter can be configured to work with TV, air conditioning, and other equipment.

It is interesting that the site does not appear Beidou support, however, it also catches a smartphone on a par with GLONASS and GPS. Seek out companions smartphone quickly, from the balcony provides a location accuracy of up to 6 m.

SOFTWARE

With EMUI 4.1 based on Android 6.0 Marshmallow we became friends back in the lineup P9, everything familiar. Of course, there is refined in terms of logic and design, but it is only in the newer versions can be expected.

Available steam desktop mode, a small set of wallpaper, an automatic adjustment of brightness and, of course, the ability to change the color temperature of the display.

The phone review blog Honor 8 is ready to store up to 5 fingerprints, in the same section, there are a number of useful features for the scanner, whether it is an opportunity to open the notification panel or turn off the alarm when touched.

The navigation pane includes multiple layouts, and “Smart Button”, it is also a fingerprint sensor, amenable to customization. It turns the unit 4-in-1 – a scanner, a single and a double tap, press and hold. In the case of the last three options, you can customize the execution of necessary applications. A convenient feature.

If you travel frequently, have dual clock display option – some will show the time on the current location, the second – set the home area. There was the image output in the 720p option to conserve battery power, useful for long journeys without sockets.

TEST RESULTS

In AnTuTu phone review blog Honor 8 under 95K, it scored points in the same application tested a number of simultaneous touches – 10. Geekbench in the multi-core test showed 5317 points, and Compute – 3028.

A1 SD Bench: speed RAM relatively low (11.2K MB / s), the speed of reading the internal drive high (179.68 MB / s), but the record is far from the benchmarks (81.08 MB / s). Tests SanDisk Ultra 32GB HC I Class 10 shown at 40 MB of read and write speeds / s and 17 MB / s, respectively. Good result.

In 3DMark smartphone scored 950 points, which is even more than P9 Plus. The Epic Citadel rested at 60 FPS at the maximum setting, it would be and more, but the restriction.

Yes, the phone review blog Honor 8 showed very good results, sometimes even ahead of the older brothers, however, were periodical “freezes”, but more on that later.

BATTERY

The native resolution and brightness of 200 cd / m2 smartphone worked 7:00 39 minutes, which is very respectable in 720p mode, got an hour more.

When using the charger from the iPad (5.2V, 2.4a), a full battery charge took about 2.5 hours, quite a lot.
A full battery charge is enough for a day exactly at a fairly intensive use, or even a half.

THE USE PRACTICE

Ergonomics phone review blog Honor 8 does not cause problems, the main buttons are available, and a fingerprint scanner, combined with additional functionality, and does find. As with the P9-series can flip through photos and call notification window, the opportunity to call applications in single and double-clicking, as well as hold. These things may seem insignificant, but using the same LG G5 SE, you catch yourself thinking that this is not enough. fingerprint recognition speed is high.

Synthetic tests showed high levels, in some cases even higher than P9 Plus, but there were periodic “freezes” during everyday use. Their nature is not very clear, we are not talking about any kind of resource-intensive applications, and heavy usage scenarios, it could be banal and activation of the screen, switch to other desktops, etc. There is always more than 2 GB of RAM was available. This was not observed in a series P9. Perhaps a firmware updates and optimize correct the situation, but in the testing process did not arrive.

The main camera pleases, but a slight delay between pressing the shutter and shooting feels. Naturally, it is not the top leader of in front of us but would like to get an immediate reaction. The video quality could be higher in 720p mode, it looks a lot better than 1080p.

During testing, the glass that protects the display has not collected any scratches, which can not be said of the rear glass. On it had enough scratches.

TO SUMMARIZE

The phone review blog Honor 8 captivating design, specifications, and high-quality cameras. All this does not take away but it is worth noting that the back panel is quite easy to scratch, there is the possibility of shooting with the monochrome camera and removed support for DNG. These shortcomings can be forgiven, but the periodic lags even in harmless situations raise questions. We are waiting for updates.

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