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Honor 8 Smart got launched today for a price tag that is nearly double than that of Honor 5C.
What is there in Honor 8 smart for the doubled price ?
1. Both Honor 8 Smart and Honor 5C has Kirin 650 processor. Processor in Honor 8 smart is clocked at 2GHz and the one in 5C clocked at 1.7GHz.
2. Honor 8 Smart has NFC which 5C doesn't have in its indian variant (NEM-L22)
3. Honor 8 Smart has Dual tone Flash compared to the single tone flash in 5C
4. Honor 8 Smart is equipped with Gyroscope which Honor 5C and even 5X don't have.
5. Honor 8 Smart doesn't support FM radio which is supported by 5C
6. Honor 8 Smart supports single-SIM (Nano-SIM) slot unlike 5C which supports dual sim.
7. Honor 8 has HiSilicon Hi6402 24-bit DAC, Smart PA amplifier for audio amplification which is not there in 5C.
8. Both Honor 8 smart and Honor 5C will be upgraded to EMUI 5 (Nougat)
All other things such as battery, camera, RAM, internal, 4G support are same in Honor 8 Smart like 5C.
So decide your preference and get the one which suits you well.
24-bit DAC is a welcome feature :good:
vsriram92 said:
2. Honor 8 Smart has NFC which 5C doesn't have
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This seams to be true for the indian version of the phone, where the Honor 8 smart was released too, but for example the european Honor 5C (NEM-L51) has NFC.
Maybe provide links to the exact compared phones or the model number for better comparison. Thanks
F4R3 said:
This seams to be true for the indian version of the phone, where the Honor 8 smart was released too, but for example the european Honor 5C (NEM-L51) has NFC.
Maybe provide links to the exact compared phones or the model number for better comparison. Thanks
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Thank you. I have updated the post now based on tour info.
If they do have the same RAM, battery and camera, it's not worth it
I will actually prefere 5C in here.
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I will actually prefere 5C in here.
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Now 5C costs less i.e 140$ (Rs8500) this festive season in India. A great buy for a good spec.
Wrong info "Honor 8 Smart has Kirin 950 processor clocked at 2GHz" is not True, it has SAME Kirin 650 processor clocked at 2GHz as in 5C clocked at 1.7GHz!! Check "https://store.hihonor.com/in/honor/smartphones/honor-8-smart" site for reference!! So Stupid mess of a phone by Huawei!!!
MeSamie said:
Wrong info "Honor 8 Smart has Kirin 950 processor clocked at 2GHz" is not True, it has SAME Kirin 650 processor clocked at 2GHz as in 5C clocked at 1.7GHz!! Check "https://store.hihonor.com/in/honor/smartphones/honor-8-smart" site for reference!! So Stupid mess of a phone by Huawei!!!
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What? That's impossible. Honor 8 runs the 950.
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What? That's impossible. Honor 8 runs the 950.
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Are you serious?? You just now got proof like others from Honor India's Official site, plz don't dwell on wrong misguided information in believing true for contending your own curiosity!! And hello my friend, 'Honor 8' is different phone from 'Honor 8 SMART' phone, so plz be sure of what you are posting of and for & have grace in rectifying errors when you are noted by others with valid reasons!!
MeSamie said:
Are you serious?? You just now got proof like others from Honor India's Official site, plz don't dwell on wrong misguided information in believing true for contending your own curiosity!! And hello my friend, 'Honor 8' is different phone from 'Honor 8 SMART' phone, so plz be sure of what you are posting of and for & have grace in rectifying errors when you are noted by others with valid reasons!!
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Cool buddy... I have updated the post...
Sorry for the misinformation.
BTW, this Honor India's Honor 8 smart page was not there while creating this post...
So got the info from other sites rather than the official one.
5c sounds like the better deal, for double the price a slightly higher clocked cpu shouldnt really affect performance that greatly considering they're the same chip. How much are they?
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5c sounds like the better deal, for double the price a slightly higher clocked cpu shouldnt really affect performance that greatly considering they're the same chip. How much are they?
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It's around $155...
Honor 8 Pro has been launched in India at a price of Rs (Image: Sidhharth Safaya/ News18.com)
Honor 8 Pro has been launched in India at a price of Rs 29,999. The latest Honor India smartphone was first featured in MWC 2017, in Barcelona as the Honor V9. The re-branded version in India comes with a 5.7 inch Quad HD Display with a screen resolution of 1440 x 2560 pixels and a Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection. Weighing 184 grammes, the Honor 8 Pro measures 157.25 X 77.6 X 6.97mm and is powered by Huawei’s own Kirin 960 Octa-Core SoC. Also, the smartphone runs the latest Android 7.0 Nougat OS with an EMUI 5.0 skin on top.
The Honor 8 Pro houses a 6GB RAM and a 128GB internal storage, with an option of adding another 128GB storage using external microSD. The smartphone draws its juice from a big 4,000 mAh battery. The UPS of the Honor 8 Pro however, is its Dual Camera setup at the back. The Honor smartphone sports two 12-megapixel camera sensors at the back which combine to deliver a depth effect in photography. Both these lenses are similar, apart from the fact that one of them is strictly for monochrome effect. The Honor 8 Pro offers a plethora of Camera options to the users in the form of features like HDR, Pro Mode, Night Mode, Light Painting, 3D Creator, Slow-Motion recording and more. Honor 8 Pro also houses an 8-megapixel front camera with a f/2.0 aperture. Other features of the smartphone include Dual SIM and 4G VoLTE support.
Honor 8 Pro will be available exclusively on Amazon India in 2 colour options - Midnight Black and Navy Blue at a price of Rs 29,999
Watch Video: Honor 8 Pro Review | Is It The OnePlus 5 Killer?
Am I reading the date right, in this post? I see it was posted on November 23rd/
Honor introduced a new budget competitor in the Indian smartphone market with the recent launch of the Honor 7X. Unveiled at an event in London in December, the Honor 7X carries everything that makes it stand apart from the rest of the budget line-up prevalent in the Indian market. A bezel-less display, dual camera setup and Honor’s own processor coupled with its own user interface comes as quite a bold offering by the Chinese smartphone manufacturer at its price point of Rs 12,999.
Speaking of Chinese OEMs, another player in the market has been dominating the budget segment for quite a while now. While Xiaomi started out with its Redmi Note series, with the Redmi Note 4 being the most sold smartphone in the country this year, the company also experimented with its line-up by launching an Android One smartphone in 2017. Xiaomi Mi A1, another budget offering by Xiaomi, came as a refreshing change from its existing line-up which mostly ran on Xiaomi’s own MIUI. The Mi A1 boasts of a pure Android experience, along with a dual camera setup for the photography enthusiasts. Having the same price tag at Rs 12,999, a clash with the new Honor 7X is inevitable for the Mi A1. Hence, here is a comparison between the two smartphones revealing where they come out on top and where they lack.
Also read: Honor 7X vs Redmi Note 4 vs Lenovo K8 Note [Specs]: Is There a New Budget King in Town?
Design
Honor 7X has an unarguably premium feel to it with the metal casing and rounded edges. The front dons an 18:9 display with minimum bezels and looks neat. The upper bezel simply sports the in-call speaker and the selfie camera, while the bottom bezel elegantly displays the ‘Honor’ sign. The smartphone comes in an aluminium chassis and sports a fingerprint sensor at the back.
Xiaomi Mi A1, on the other hand, looks just like any other Android smartphone. It carries a minimalistic design with prominent bezels on both the top and the bottom. The Mi A1 comes in a full metal design and also sports a fingerprint sensor at the back.
Display
The Honor 7X sports a 5.93-inch near bezel-less, Full HD+ display with a 2160 x 1080 pixel resolution and a Corning Gorilla Glass protection on top. The near bezel-less display comes with an 18:9 aspect ratio display. During our use, we found the display of the Honor 7X to be an absolute treat at its price point, with ample colours, optimum brightness and a crisp viewing experience.
In comparison, the Xiaomi Mi A1 carries a 5.5-inch display with a 1920 x 1080 pixel resolution and is protected by a Corning Gorilla Glass 3. The Mi A1 display comes with a 16:9 aspect ratio, like the one on most of the budget smartphones in the market. We found the display to be decent in our use, with the ability to cater to users looking for a regular budget smartphone experience.
Also read: Honor 7X First Impressions Review: Honor Has an Ace up Its Sleeve
Watch: Honor 7X Review | The Upgrade to Your Honor 6X
Firepower
Just like any other Honor smartphone, Honor 7X is powered by the company’s own HiSilicon Kirin processor. The one backing the 7X is an octa-core Kirin 659 SoC, which is further coupled with a 4GB RAM and a 32GB internal storage, which can be further expanded up to 256GB using an external microSD. The smartphone runs Honor’s in-house EMUI 5.1 on top of Android 7.1.1 Nougat. Currently, there is no confirmation on the Android Oreo update for the Honor 7X.
Xiaomi’s Mi A1 is powered by Qualcomm’s tried and tested Snapdragon 625 SoC with eight cores. In addition to this, the smartphone carries a 4GB RAM and a 64GB internal storage, further expandable up to 128GB using an external microSD. As a change from Xiaomi’s regular smartphone line-up, the Mi A1 skips the MIUI interface and instead runs Android 7.1 Nougat, being Xiaomi’s first Android One device in collaboration with Google. Xiaomi is currently looking for Beta testers for the Android Oreo update for this smartphone. There is no official confirmation for the release of the update as of now.
Camera
Honor has been known for the camera capabilities of its smartphones, ranging from the Honor 8 Pro, right down to the Honor 6X, which set the trend for affordable dual camera smartphones. Honor 7X now builds on that reputation and carries a dual camera setup with a 16-megapixel primary lens along with a 2-megapixel secondary lens for adding depth effect to the images. Overall, the camera is able to deliver very good picture quality. At the front, the Honor 7X houses an 8-megapixel selfie shooter, able to work at 1080p resolution and also deliver Bokeh effect to the selfies.
Xiaomi Mi A1 also sports a dual camera setup, with a 12-megapixel primary and a 12-megapixel secondary lens which together offer depth effect in the images and boast of a 2x optical zoom. At the front, the Mi A1 sports a 5-megapixel selfie camera with similar 1080p resolution capability.
Battery
Honor 7X is backed by a 3340 mAh battery, edging just over the 3080 mAh battery sported by the Xiaomi Mi A1. As the figures indicate, the Honor smartphone is able to last for a couple of hours more than the Mi A1 in practical use as well, despite the Honor 7X display consuming more battery for its daily run.
Verdict
There is no doubt that both the smartphones offer ample features at a budget price of Rs 12,999. While Xiaomi Mi A1 offers pure Android experience to its users, the Honor 7X delivers Honor’s own added features through the interactive EMUI. The cameras and the performance backup of both the smartphones are more or less similar, with their own minuscule pros and cons over each other. The Honor 7X, however, rises on top in terms of the display quality and the battery backup that the smartphone offers. Finally, the Honor device takes it away when it comes to the overall visual appeal of the smartphone, thanks to its near bezel-less display.
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I am an old 7x user. Sold it and bought A1. 7x is good. Good design and good battery backup. A lagfree OS. Never faced any lags or stutter in 7x. EMUI is well optimized OS.. No doubt in that...
My reasons for selling 7x is
Terrible charging time. 3 hours for full charge
Poor Potrait camera
Normal Rear camera
Developments
Stretched videos in YouTube
Some games really sucks....
Headphones output is average.
7x can't stand in front of A1 with charging+ camera+ development..
7x selfie camera is superb. Better than A1. Also the battery backup is fantastic in 7x.
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I am an old 7x user. Sold it and bought A1. 7x is good. Good design and good battery backup. A lagfree OS. No doubt in that...
My reasons for selling 7x is
terrible charging time. 3 hours for full chatge
Poor Potrait camera
Normal Rear camera
Developments
Stretched videos in YouTube
7x can't stand in front of A1 with charging+ camera+ development..
7x selfie camera is superb. Better than A1
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This is how posts should be instead of rooting in fanboyism..
TBH I would've waited and bought the Honor 7x, but the 64 GB version is costlier. I want both of my SIMs AND my 30GB music
Ended up buying Mi A1. The phone is decent mid-ranger, but -
> Camera sucks in low light.
> Headphone hissing still not fixed.
> Fastcharging should've been included.
> Though build quality is premium, I wished it didn't have the camera bump. I'd have preferred it to be a bit thicker which a slightly bigger battery.
> Light sensor is janky AF. Auto brightness is thrash.
But good things... well you hear it all the time. Enough performance, fast FP reader, good display (though not crisp enough). Funnyly, I've never gotten 5+ hours SoT, while other people claim to get around 6-8 hrs SoT.
kvn95ss said:
TBH I would've waited and bought the Honor 7x, but the 64 GB version is costlier. I want both of my SIMs AND my 30GB music
Ended up buying Mi A1. The phone is decent mid-ranger, but -
> Camera sucks in low light.
> Headphone hissing still not fixed.
> Fastcharging should've been included.
> Though build quality is premium, I wished it didn't have the camera bump. I'd have preferred it to be a bit thicker which a slightly bigger battery.
> Light sensor is janky AF. Auto brightness is thrash.
But good things... well you hear it all the time. Enough performance, fast FP reader, good display (though not crisp enough). Funnyly, I've never gotten 5+ hours SoT, while other people claim to get around 6-8 hrs SoT.
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1. Yeap. Camera sucks in low light...The only fix is Google Camera HDR+. But unfortunately u need root. Good thing is now u can take Potrait shot with flashlight using Google Camera HDR+
2. Honestly i don't have that issue. Running Oreo and using Sony MDR in ear phone. Never experienced that hissing issue.
3. Yeap. Fast charge is good if they included but its charging really fast. For me its took 1 hour 44 minutes to charge with Samsung adaptive fast charger.. Even my old S7 Edge ( sold due to family issues) took almost 1 hour 33 minutes to charges from 1 to 100 ...
4. Auto brightness is slightly improved in Oreo IMO
5. Me always getting around 5 to 5.30... Never touched around 6. But thats pretty decent for my usage......
I have to admit the rear camera is very good on my A1 but I am not much of a camera guy and want a phone to be extremely snappy with a big display, My problem with the mi A1 was that while using the device you can feel there is something lacking in the software even after 3 update cycles and that really bugged me and with the 7x I get a gigantic display, excellent
Since all Honor phones are getting Project Treble with their Oreo update, the Honor 7X might also get that. That would put it ahead of Mi A1 Stock android as it would get updates just as fast and maybe even beyond Android P, while the Mi A1 only will update till P.
I had decided on buying honor 8 lite reading the good reviews of the phone. However, I came to know Honor 9 Lite is also available, which is an upgrade over it. Reading more about Honor 9 Lite, it seems like an average phone but still it has little faster processor, Oreo out of the box and for what its worth dual cameras on rear and on front.
I'm getting Honor 8 lite (4GB+64GB conf) in same price as Honor 9 Lite (3GB+32GB). Honor 8 Lite has favorable camera reviews than 9 Lite. Good Camera and more RAM is big plus on 8 lite, however newer processor and Oreo out of box are also factors to consider for 9 lite. What do owners of Honor 8 Lite think ?
Oh and by the way, its a gift for someone non-tech, so it will be on all stock and non root all the time.
Go for the honor 9 lite...as you said it has a dual camera and it's good to add a bokeh effect if you are a photographer
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I think honor 9 lite is better.
1. It supports lte cat 6 so it supports 4.5 g mobile data while 8 lite doesn't.
2. The display is better in 9 lite. The screen ratio is 18:9 and resolution is ((full hd +)) while 8 lite is 16:9 and full hd.
3. As you said if the phone will stay on stock rom so 9 lite would be a better choice since it's oreo out of box and will definitely Get Android P update( Huawei's record shows that they will send at least on major update for their phone. If we don't say definitely but we can say it has high chance to get Android p update.) . While we dont know if 8 lite will get android p or not.
4. Honor 9 lite has a newer design and it's more up to date compare to 8 lite.
5. Honor 9 lite has dual camera both on back and front. You can use
More effects. And 9 lite cameras should have more quality Compare to cameras of 8 lite.
6. The soc of honor9 lite is more powerful. (not much but it's more powerful)
I think 3 gb of rams still can do everything you want from a phone and you can expand the storage if 32 gb is not enough for you.
But you shall research more about the battery life of 9 lite
Since compare to 8 lite it got a bigger display and more powerful soc but the battery capacity is same on both phone.
It's (beyond) time for me to get a more current phone. Here's my requirements:
5.2 - 5.5"
rootable (bootloader unlockable)
full 64bit hardware (not just the CPU) + 64bit (ARM) Android
at least 32 GB internal storage, better 64 GB
3 or more GB RAM
13 or more Megapixel camera resolution
precise GPS module for Navigation
natively supporting at least Android 9 for native EdXposed capability, better Android 10
stable custom ROM with active current support available (preferred: LineageOS)
SD card slot (dual sim optional)
needn't be new, can be used
LTE is fine - no need for 5G (5G would be fine thanks to downwards capability with LTE/ 4G)
colors: white, silver, dark green, blue/ lavender (no black)
NOT a Huawei
Do above criteria ring any bell? Which phone(s) would you suggest to me?
just purchased a Nokia 6.1 (aka Nokia 6 2018) for €200
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Hi, noticed you already bought your phone, but maybe next time if you need advice, then also mention your budget.
Either way, the Nokia 6.1 isnt a great phone, if you can sell it then I'd recommend going for a Poco M3 (Xiaomi) in the USD220 range, or a Realme C3 if you wanna get cheap (around USD 150). Both are available brand new, they have similar processor performance, large screens, good battery life etc. The Poco M3's camera is much better than the Realme C3's, but thats the price you have to pay to reduce the cost. Both Poco's and Realme's software sucks in my opinion, but you're going to use a custom ROM anyways, so that won't be an issue for you. Android 12 is available through custom ROMs for both phones, and they have plenty of support on XDA.
Hi @PhotonIce thanks for your recommendations. Both, the Xiaomi Poco M3 and the Realme C3, are 6,5" and exceed my 5.2" - 5.5" size range. I've used a Nokia 6.2 for half a year last year, so I'll see in the next few months how it'll smaller sibling will perform. My needs are rather low, with Navigation apps (Magic Earth, TomTom) setting the top bar for performance (no gaming or such). At this point I can leave making pixel-sharp photos of UFOs to others ..
Oops, sorry my bad, thought it said 6.2-6.5inch range
Though in that range, I'd still highly recommend the Mi Note 3 (if you can get it). It has a much better SoC, a 12mp camera with OIS and a 12mp telephoto, and a 16mp selfie camera.
indeed nice the Xiaomi Mi Note 3, and even with official and latest LineageOS support. Good to know
[EDIT] not available in Central Europe - closest region here to order from would be UK. Only close sibling available here would be the Xiaomi Mi A1 (Mi 5X).
The mi a1 isnt as impressive, I guess it's best if you keep your nokia
Also the Xiaomi Mi Note 3 doesn't have a headphone jack.
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Also the Xiaomi Mi Note 3 doesn't have a headphone jack.
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True, but you didn't mention that in your list of requirements, so you can't really blame me for that.
oh @PhotonIce don't feel blamed at all - I was just stating the missing jack as a fact. I 100% appreciate you sharing your knowledge with us here