Honor 8 Pro vs Honor 8

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Comparing the Honor 8 Pro vs Honor 8 across performance, display, camera, battery, storage, expert reviews and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Honor 8 Pro runs at a higher processing speed of 2.4 GHz, while Honor 8 runs at 2.3 GHz, making Honor 8 Pro the better performer.


Display: Honor 8 Pro offers a screen size of 5.7 inches, while Honor 8 offers 5.2 inches, making Honor 8 Pro the larger display of the two. Both Honor 8 Pro and Honor 8 feature the same IPS LCD display.


Rear Camera: Both Honor 8 Pro and Honor 8 feature a 12 MP primary rear camera.


Front Camera: Both Honor 8 Pro and Honor 8 feature a 8 MP primary front camera.


Battery: Honor 8 Pro offers a higher battery capacity with 4000 mAh, while Honor 8 offers 3000 mAh, making Honor 8 Pro better for longer battery life.


Storage: Honor 8 offers higher internal storage with 32 GB, while Honor 8 Pro offers 128 GB, making Honor 8 the better option for storage.


Expert Review: Honor 8 Pro receives a higher expert rating of 8 from the editorial team, while Honor 8 is rated 7.


User Rating: Honor 8 Pro receives a higher user rating of 4.4, while Honor 8 has a rating of 4.3.

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Summary

Spec Score

76%
73%

Release Date

10 Jul, 2017
12 Oct, 2016

Performance

HiSilicon Kirin
HiSilicon Kirin
Octa Core (upto 2.4 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2.3 GHz)
6 GB RAM
4 GB RAM

Display

5.7 inches (14.48 cm)
5.2 inches (13.21 cm)
IPS LCD
IPS LCD
1440x2560 px (QHD (2k))
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)

Rear Camera

12 MP
Primary Camera
12 MP
Primary Camera
12 MP
Camera
12 MP
Camera

Front Camera

8 MP
8 MP

Battery

4000 mAh
3000 mAh
Fast Charging
Fast Charging
N/A
No Wireless Charging

Storage

128 GB
32 GB

Expert Review

8.0/10
7.0/10

Pros

  • Solid metal build
  • Impressive display
  • Versatile pair of snappers
  • Powerful hardware
  • Gorgeous design
  • Good cameras
  • Day-long battery life
  • Smart Key implementation is useful

Cons

  • Average battery life
  • Heats up, quickly
  • No VoLTE support
  • No dual-SIM
  • Fast charger not included
  • Expensive

User Ratings

4.4/5
(15,197 ratings)
4.3/5
(3,917 ratings)

Video

Videos
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Videos
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User Feedback

General

Launch Date

Jul 10, 2017
(Official)
Oct 12, 2016
(Official)

Operating System

Android v7.0 (Nougat)
Android v6.0 (Marshmallow)

Custom UI

EMUI
EMUI

Performance

Performance Rating

Good
Good

Chipset

HiSilicon Kirin 960
HiSilicon Kirin 950

Processor

Octa core

2.4 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A73 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53
Octa core

2.3 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A72 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-G71 MP8
Mali-T880 MP4

RAM

6 GB
4 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4
N/A

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Excellent

Display Type

IPS LCD
IPS LCD

Screen Size

5.7 inches  (14.48 cm)
5.2 inches  (13.21 cm)

Resolution

1440x2560 px (QHD (2k))
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)

Aspect Ratio

N/A
16:9

Pixel Density

515 ppi
424 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

73.44 %
71.99 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v3
Corning Gorilla Glass v3 Scratch-resistant glass

Design

Height

157 mm
145.5 mm

Width

77.5 mm
71.0 mm

Thickness

6.9 mm
7.4 mm

Weight

184 grams
153 grams

Build Material

Frame: Metal
Back: Metal
N/A

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good
Good

Resolution

12 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.2CMOS image sensor
12 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.2Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor 1.25µm pixel size
12 MP
12 MP

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus
Yes Laser Autofocus

OIS

No
No

Flash

Yes Dual-color LED Flash
Yes Dual-color LED Flash

Image Resolution

4000 x 3000 Pixels
4000 x 3000 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Digital image stabilization
Face detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

4k @30 fps
Full HD @60 fps
Full HD @30 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Resolution

8 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera
8 MP
f/2.4 Primary Camera

Autofocus

N/A
No

Flash

N/A
No

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps

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Battery

Battery Rating

Excellent
Very Good

Capacity

4000 mAh
3000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer
Li-Polymer

TalkTime

Up to 30 Hours(3G) / Up to 16 Hours(2G)
Up to 17.5 Hours(3G) / Up to 21 Hours(2G)

Quick Charging

Yes Fast Charging
Yes Fast Charging

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB
32 GB / 64 GB

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 128 GB
Yes Up to 128 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Single SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)
SIM1: Nano

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G
5G Not Supported 4G

VoLTE

Yes
N/A

SIM 1

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5) / 800(band 20)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20)
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 300 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 6)
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 300 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 6)
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SIM 2

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5) / 800(band 20)
N/A
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 300 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 6)
N/A
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SAR Value

N/A
Head: 1.45 W/kg

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) 5GHz
Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) 5GHz

Wi-Fi Features

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot
Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.2
Yes v4.2

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

Yes
Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Rear
Rear

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope