Honor 7 vs Honor 8 Smart

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Comparing the Honor 7 vs Honor 8 Smart across performance, display, camera, battery, storage and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Honor 7 runs at a higher processing speed of 2.2 GHz, while Honor 8 Smart runs at 2.0 GHz, making Honor 7 the better performer.


Display: Both Honor 7 and Honor 8 Smart offer the same screen size of 5.2 inches and feature the same IPS LCD display.


Rear Camera: Honor 7 offers a higher rear camera resolution with 20 MP, while Honor 8 Smart offers 13 MP, making Honor 7 better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: Both Honor 7 and Honor 8 Smart feature a 8 MP primary front camera.


Battery: Honor 7 offers a higher battery capacity with 3100 mAh, while Honor 8 Smart offers 3000 mAh, making Honor 7 better for longer battery life.


Storage: Both Honor 7 and Honor 8 Smart offer the same internal storage of 16 GB.


User Rating: Honor 7 receives a higher user rating of 4.3, while Honor 8 Smart has a rating of 4.1.

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Honor 7
₹22,999
(Out of Stock)
Honor 8 Smart
₹11,999
(Discontinued)
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Summary

Spec Score

70%
70%

Release Date

15 Oct, 2015
02 Dec, 2016

Performance

HiSilicon Kirin
HiSilicon Kirin
Octa Core (upto 2.2 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2 GHz)
3 GB RAM
2 GB RAM

Display

5.2 inches (13.21 cm)
5.2 inches (13.21 cm)
IPS LCD
IPS LCD
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)

Rear Camera

20 MP
Primary Camera
13 MP
Primary Camera

Front Camera

8 MP
8 MP

Battery

3100 mAh
3000 mAh
Fast Charging
N/A
No Wireless Charging
No Wireless Charging

Storage

16 GB
16 GB

Expert Review

8.0/10
N/A

Pros

  • Gorgeous metallic body
  • Multipurpose fingerprint reader and Smart Key
  • Loaded innards
  • Device yet to be reviewed

Cons

  • Camera doesn't match the competition
  • Average battery performance
  • Device yet to be reviewed

User Ratings

4.3/5
(1,908 ratings)
4.1/5
(1,408 ratings)

Video

Videos
3 More Videos
Videos
1 More Video

User Feedback

General

Launch Date

Oct 15, 2015
(Official)
N/A

Operating System

Android v5.0 (Lollipop)
Android v6.0 (Marshmallow)

Custom UI

EMUI
EMUI

Performance

Performance Rating

Avg
Avg

Chipset

HiSilicon Kirin 925
HiSilicon Kirin 650

Processor

Octa core

2.2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53 1.5 GHz, Quad core
Octa core

2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53 1.7 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-T628 MP4
Mali-T830 MP2

RAM

3 GB
2 GB

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Excellent

Display Type

IPS LCD
IPS LCD

Screen Size

5.2 inches  (13.21 cm)
5.2 inches  (13.21 cm)

Resolution

1080x1920 px (FULL HD)
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)

Aspect Ratio

16:9
N/A

Pixel Density

424 ppi
424 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

72.23 %
69.78 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v3
Corning Gorilla Glass v4

Design

Height

143.2 mm
146.8 mm

Width

71.9 mm
72.6 mm

Thickness

8.5 mm
7.5 mm

Weight

157 grams
147 grams

Build Material

Frame: Metal
Back: Metal
N/A

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good
Good

Resolution

20 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.0IMX230 Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor
13 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.0Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus
Yes

OIS

N/A
No

Flash

Yes Dual-color LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

5160 x 3872 Pixels
4128 x 3096 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
Digital image stabilization
Face detection
Touch to focus
Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
1920x1080 @ 30 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Good
Good

Resolution

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

Flash

Yes LED Flash
No

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Capacity

3100 mAh
3000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer
Li-Polymer

TalkTime

Up to 8 Minute(3G)
N/A

Quick Charging

Yes Fast Charging
N/A

Storage

Internal Storage

16 GB
16 GB

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 128 GB
Yes Up to 128 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

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

Network Support

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

SIM 1

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5) / 800(band 20)
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 300 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 6)
N/A
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SIM 2

N/A
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5) / 800(band 20)

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) 5GHz
Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 b/g/n)

Wi-Fi Features

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.1
Yes v4.1

GPS

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

NFC

N/A
No

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