Honor, a subsidiary of Huawei, launched its new flagship smartphone, dubbed as the Honor 8, in Beijing.
The highlight of the new Honor 8 is its camera hardware. It boasts two 12MP cameras placed beside each other on the back, with f/2.2 aperture, laser autofocus, dual-tone LED flash, BSI CMOS sensor and full HD video recording ability.
The additional camera sensor, besides the main camera module of the device, will be used to capture detailed depth information of the scene, enabling the user to re-focus on objects in the photos through a photo application. The dual-camera design also guarantees more light absorption, resulting in crisp and detailed capturing of the image.
On the front, it houses an 8MP snapper with f/2.4 aperture, which is enough to get a decent selfie.
The Honor 8 flaunts an all-metal cover with finger-print sensor on the back and sports a 5.2-inch full HD display. It comes with Android Marshmallow OS powered by Huawei's proprietary HiSilicon Kirin 950 octa-core processor with 3GB/4GB RAM, 32GB/64GB inbuilt storage and a 3,000mAh battery with quick charge technology.
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Huawei Honor 8 availability and price details:
The company has confirmed that the new Honor 8 will be initially released in China via Vmall (HERE) from July 19 in five colour options— midnight black, pearl white, sakura pink, sapphire blue and sunrise gold.
It will be made available in two configurations — 3GB RAM/32GB storage and 4GB/64GB storage — for ¥1,999 ($299/€270/Rs. 20,047) and ¥2,499($373/€337/Rs. 25,068), respectively, Android Central reported.
As of now, there is no official word from Honor about the company's plans of releasing Honor 8 outside China.
Watch this space for more updates.
Key specifications of Huawei Honor 8:
| Model | Huawei Honor 8 |
| Display | 5.2-inch full HD (1920x1080p) LTPS LCD screen
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| OS | Android 6.0 Marshmallow-based EMUI v4.1 |
| Processor | Huawei HiSilicon Kirin 950 (4 x 2.3GHz Cortex A72 cores + 4 x 1.8GHz Cortex A53 cores + micro-core I5) |
| GPU | Mali T880 |
| RAM | 3GB/4GB |
| Storage | 32GB/64GB, expandable up to 128GB |
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| Battery | 3,000mAh with fast charging technology |
| Network | 4G-LTE |
| Add-ons | Fingerprint sensor, Bluetooth v4.2, Wi-Fi (802.11 b/g/n/ac; dual-band: ), Type C USB port, NFC (Near Field Communication), IR sensor |
| Dimensions | 145.5 x 71.0 x 7.45 mm |
| Weight | 153g |
| Colours | Midnight Black, Pearl White, Sakura Pink, Sapphire Blue and Sunrise Gold |
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