Honor 8 Review - Honor 8 Guides, News, & Discussion

DetroitBORG did a fairly decent review on this phone, not a bad phone at all.

everything is fine with this device except emui.
there is lot of added features bt it resembles more of ios than android

venom007 said:
everything is fine with this device except emui.
there is lot of added features bt it resembles more of ios than android
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huawei has fixed emui and made it much nicer here are some photos
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it may not be stock android but at least it isn't a shameless apple ripoff. EMUI 5 comes out sometime in October or November since the honor 8 is new it should get the update almost immediately

Chatterteeth said:
huawei has fixed emui and made it much nicer here are some photos
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ya..its the emui 5 beta for huawei p9 right!!!
still so sign of stock android.
bt the recent app switcher,notification drawer are now more cleaner.

BenjamineDupont said:
Always the fans of Huawei, and always the fans of Honor.
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me too

BenjamineDupont said:
Shake hands!!!
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hell yeah

Here's another review from mobiletechreview

The device is superb for me, bit the UI is the only downside, a custom ROM should fix it

Here is my take on the Honor 8, with camera samples and a camera shootout with the iPhone 7 Plus
https://gavinsgadgets.com/2016/10/1...-400-plus-camera-shootout-with-iphone-7-plus/

gavinfabl said:
Here is my take on the Honor 8, with camera samples and a camera shootout with the iPhone 7 Plus
https://gavinsgadgets.com/2016/10/1...-400-plus-camera-shootout-with-iphone-7-plus/
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cool

gavinfabl said:
Here is my take on the Honor 8, with camera samples and a camera shootout with the iPhone 7 Plus
https://gavinsgadgets.com/2016/10/1...-400-plus-camera-shootout-with-iphone-7-plus/
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Great and comprehensive review, I'll keep an eye on you

gavinfabl said:
Here is my take on the Honor 8, with camera samples and a camera shootout with the iPhone 7 Plus
https://gavinsgadgets.com/2016/10/1...-400-plus-camera-shootout-with-iphone-7-plus/
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Good review to see. Especially that photo Church of St Michael & All Angels - (auto + filter) is very nice to see.

Related

Can this be the real OnePlus 2?

Rumors were that it will have metal frame and changeable back covers, fingerprint scan on the back.. So this looks like it.
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Dejan92 said:
Rumors were that it will have metal frame and changeable back covers, fingerprint scan on the back.. So this looks like it.
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Interesting !!!
Dejan92 said:
Rumors were that it will have metal frame and changeable back covers, fingerprint scan on the back.. So this looks like it.
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Camera icon is color os camera and os shown in picture is not look like color os
Is this really oppo inbuilt camera in oneplus 2?
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Sent from my A0001 using XDA Free mobile app
Liked it.
loved it! is that a fingerprint scanner that look circular below the camera?
i hope it's not a wood back panel
Fake!!
First photo; phone is 17cm tall, second photo; phone is 14cm tall?!
Best regards,
James
Daentrod said:
Fake!!
First photo; phone is 17cm tall, second photo; phone is 14cm tall?!
Best regards,
James
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Ok
rumor
That's not real.
I hope that isn't real. Ugly!
Officially shared image of "OnePlus Two"
OnePlus Officially revealed image via reddit AMAA
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OnePlus Officially revealed image via reddit AMAA
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What are you talking about, There is OnePlus 2 under OnePlus One on that photo, they shared that to show that OP2 is smaller device than OPO, and still have 5.5" display, but thinner bezels.
Yupp thats it. Ugly.
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idk. i searched and i guess this can also be a clue on what it might look like.
the layout might be right with the finger print reader on the back and of course the usb type c port on the bottom
ambervals6 said:
Yupp thats it. Ugly.
Sent from my SM-G920T
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Same thinks here.
It is not real,I think.
Lutzchker said:
I hope that isn't real. Ugly!
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Yeah, it looks a lot like the Moto X design, but it seems pretty likely that it'll be that. This is at least according to what the case designs look like on some sites.

Contest: show us your best Honor 8 pics (win a Honor 5X!)

Contest: show us your best Honor 8 pics​How good are your mobile photography skills? Think you might be the best around? Let's find out. For this contest we are looking for the best photos taken with your Honor 8 phone. There is one submission per person and you are allowed to use any of the default camera effects that come in the stock camera app. Reply to this thread with your entry.
We will accept submission for one month starting now. Submissions close on 11-19-16
But wait there's more! After I've got all the submissions, a new thread will hold a poll where you can vote for your favorite photo. The winner will receive an Honor 5x.
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People who got Honor 8 already won't be interested in 5X I think.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B_ICSRsQlOU3QVgzZEp0M0VxV00/view?usp=drivesdk
DrGreenway said:
Contest: show us your best Honor 8 pics
How good are your mobile photography skills? Think you might be the best around? Let's find out. For this contest we are looking for the best photos taken with your Honor 8 phone. There is one submission per person and you are allowed to use any of the default camera effects that come in the stock camera app. Reply to this thread with your entry.
We will accept submission for one month starting now. Submissions close on 11-19-16
But wait there's more! After I've got all the submissions, a new thread will hold a poll where you can vote for your favorite photo. The winner will receive an Honor 5x.
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Do pics need to come from the honor?
Simple and clear
Simple.. no filters.. no edits.. no camera mods just a stock shot

			
				
M.Itch said:
Simple.. no filters.. no edits.. no camera mods just a stock shot
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Wow, cool
Rommco05 said:
Kocur
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:fingers-crossed:
Awesome!!!!!
Just some autumn colors. I used HDR and nothing more
Inviato dal mio FRD-L09 utilizzando Tapatalk
Took this back when it was actually sunny, I guess that helped.
Hmm, picture not showing? I uploaded it to XDA site using the album in my profile? I do have this link to Flicker:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/[email protected]/shares/c5799d
My entry
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B5oWygL-r99cNFUtSXJfcUVWNUE/view?usp=sharing
Hope you like mine, taken at sunset in Croatia!
For some reason I can't upload through the app.
Here's my entry
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B-9r22jlqtjCT3B6WjRhTW5jM2c/view?usp=drivesdk
Evening click
Currently traveling right now; this camera's been pretty fantastic.
Cologne Cathedral
Here's a shot I took in Cologne of the cathedral. I think it really shows the incredible contrast levels that are possible with the Honor 8.
(Higher res on Amazon) https://cnt-01.content-na.drive.ama...PiXqCf4vCkmCrD9ePYnqEeJxFPc?viewBox=1919,2559
Some cool, subtle colors and details, too.
No filters
Honor 8https://www.flickr.com/photos/rolandormz/, en Flickr
My best picture so far, Taken in finland few weeks ago

			
				
Took this on top of a local mountain.
http :// imgur. com/a/ FYOez
*remove the spaces*
I'm a new member so I can't post links so ^_^

Impressive facts about Honor 8

Let's gather all the great "Did you know?" facts about Honor 8!
I'll start with what was a pleasant surprise for me:
1. Did you know flash optimized f2fs filesystem is used for internal storage? (why that is impressive? )
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Updating the list with new findings:
Did you know...
2. Starting with EMUI 5 default camera has gained support for RAW format?
3. You can take a quick shot by double pressing volume down? (with the screen being off)
4. Kirin 950 (the SoC used in honor 8) Geekbench 4 multicore score beats exynos 8890 and Snapdragon 821?
what does that do
Did you know that on Honor and Huawei devices, it plays ambient music when it snows?
jkccl9 said:
what does that do
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Gives you better disk I/O performance.
XDA and anadtech measured the OP3 transition from ext4 to f2fs and mentioned noticeable improvement:
https://www.xda-developers.com/clea...-and-op3t-storage-speed-differences-and-f2fs/
masterhugo said:
Did you know that on Honor and Huawei devices, it plays ambient music when it snows?
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joking? how to reproduce?
yalokiy said:
Gives you better disk I/O performance.
XDA and anadtech measured the OP3 transition from ext4 to f2fs and mentioned noticeable improvement:
https://www.xda-developers.com/clea...-and-op3t-storage-speed-differences-and-f2fs/
joking? how to reproduce?
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Not joking! I'm not sure how to reproduce It, but it happens when it is snowing. So if you're somewhere snowy, watch out for it!
masterhugo said:
Not joking! I'm not sure how to reproduce It, but it happens when it is snowing. So if you're somewhere snowy, watch out for it!
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Could it be this? This is the inbuilt weather app. I've never heard a thing and I live in the Midwest. I'll turn it on and see if it plays.
Dominikrod said:
Could it be this? This is the inbuilt weather app. I've never heard a thing and I live in the Midwest. I'll turn it on and see if it plays.
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We had quite some snow for a few days and I opened the weather app, had this tones on and plugged my headphones, but no sound did I hear.. I'm on beta though.
By the way, I think the tones option is related with app background colors, not sounds.
I just found out these two things were possible in my Honor 8. At least in EMUI 5.0
1. Lockscreen wallpaper scrolling.
2. and Lockscreen shortcuts pull up bar.
Probably I'm the only one that didn't know about this. Oh well, is my very first Huawei phone, not counting my wife's Honor 5x which she does not let me touch it at all. I wonder why?

Samsung s8/s8+ (Telegram group)

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This group is made for discussions and roms for the samsung s8 and s8 plus.
What can you post in this group ?
Posting/ Photos
Posting/ Videos
Posting/ Files (s8 roms and s8 files like apk and zip files)
Posting/ Information about the s8 & s8+
RULES
Forbidden/ No sexual content
Allowed/ Only english
Allowed/ have fun and act normal
(Telegram Group)
https://t.me/samsungs8world
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Got s8+
May upgrade to note 8
CorruptedSanity said:
Got s8+
May upgrade to note 8
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why you dont like the s8+ ??
Slow charging , looks like qc2
Very narrow width
Feels like the inside of an obelisk
I'm not impressed with the curved edges
I'd prefer something like the mi mix
It's not bad.
It's just not outstanding.
Plus severely hyped.
CorruptedSanity said:
Slow charging , looks like qc2
Very narrow width
Feels like the inside of an obelisk
I'm not impressed with the curved edges
I'd prefer something like the mi mix
It's not bad.
It's just not outstanding.
Plus severely hyped.
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but it support the snapdragon 835 cpu ?
almost there
tomorrow finally
great phone great battery
good camera
night shots are crazy on the s8
twrp and custom rom out now
twrp is not official but it works!
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:laugh::silly:
???
androidbuff123 said:
:laugh::silly:
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after you join the telegram group,take a look at the channel with al new links
https://t.me/joinchat/AAAAAEITTN3eOCWxBnGgMA
Not alot of new roms yet
today i put it my flipcover in the trash becus of the magnet cover, it makes my phone trip
best battery life
new link, i hope this works
Its risky to root it , i ran into problems and voided the warranty

Honor 7X Black Friday Deal $169.99

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Honor leaked some of their upcoming Black Friday sales in this tweet. The sale will include big discounts on the Honor 7X and Honor View 10. The Honor 7X will go on sale for $169.99 and the Honor View 10 will be down to $349. These sales will be held on Amazon, Newegg, and B&H Photo.
Why buy an Honor 7x when the Honor 8x is already out
steven360 said:
Why buy an Honor 7x when the Honor 8x is already out
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Why buy either now that they have abandoned BL unlocking?
sliding_billy said:
Why buy either now that they have abandoned BL unlocking?
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Cuz not everyone is into bootloader unlocking and device development... think about other people before you post lmao.
steven360 said:
Cuz not everyone is into bootloader unlocking and device development... think about other people before you post lmao.
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I don't like to imagine such a place, Seriously, it is the fact that they are abandoning a good part of their core (especially here where an inexpensive rootable device is valued.
sliding_billy said:
I don't like to imagine such a place, Seriously, it is the fact that they are abandoning a good part of their core (especially here where an inexpensive rootable device is valued.
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It saddens me too, and also in emui 9, they apparently block 3rd party launchers... wtf are they thinking at this point?
steven360 said:
It saddens me too, and also in emui 9, they apparently block 3rd party launchers... wtf are they thinking at this point?
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I think this all started when Huawei was rejected for putting devices in the big carrier stores and on plans. Now, they see the success the OT6T is having, and they are even more desperate to "prove themselves" to the US market that determined them a security risk before.

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