The Oreo update will first be available as a beta version for the device before a stable version is pushed out to users. If you want to try out the beta version, all you have to do is follow the following instructions:

• Update the Honor service app to the latest version
• Open the app and select the services tab
• Select the “Upgrade application” option and tap “apply”
• Once your application has been accepted, you will receive a notification for the OTA update.

Honor has also released a list of the supported Honor 8 Lite versions eligible for the beta program.

1. Honor 8 Lite PRA-AL00 (3GB RAM + 32GB ROM)
2. Honor 8 Lite PRA-AL00X (4GB RAM + 32GB ROM)
3. Honor 8 Lite PRA-AL00/PRA-AL00X (4GB RAM + 64GB ROM)
4. Honor 8 Lite PRA-TL10 (4GB RAM + 32GB ROM)
5. Honor 8 Lite PRA-TL10 (4GB RAM + 64GB ROM)

The Honor 8 Lite was released over a year ago in China. It has a 5.2-inch FHD screen, a Kirin 655 processor, and up to 4GB of RAM and 64GB of expandable storage.

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There is a single 12MP camera on its back and an 8MP sensor in front for selfies. It also packs a 3,000mAh battery and has a rear-mounted fingerprint scanner.

The Oreo update should also be made available for the international variants soon. In some other countries, the Honor 8 Lite is sold as the Huawei P9 Lite (2017), Huawei P8 Lite (2017), Huawei Nova Lite, and Huawei GR3 (2017).

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There is no complete data regarding the sales of the Huawei P8 Lite (2017), but we are sure that it is one of the best selling devices of 2017. Thousands of units of this device has been sold every day in the past few months months, and now the handset, launched with Android Nougat out of the box, is officially getting the first beta of Android 8.0 Oreo. It is not an OTA update and it is the first beta build of Oreo for this device, so don’t expect a stable firmware suitable for daily use. Further, the beta update to Android Oreo is actually available only for Chinese users who adhered to the beta testing phase.

In China, Huawei P8 Lite (2017) has been released as Honor 8 Lite, so if you own the Honor 8 Lite, you can install this update. Through this new firmware, the company brings support to Project Treble. Thanks to Project Treble, the operating system gets split into two frameworks: one with the Android core OS and one with the company’s customisation. In this way, Huawei will be able to release its upcoming updates in quick and easy manner.

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Obviously, the update contains all the core features of Android Oreo, and it is customized with EMUI 8.0. In case you don’t know, LineageOS team has already released a custom ROM for Huawei P8 Lite (2017) / Honor 8 Lite based on Android Oreo 8.1. If you do not want to install the official beta of Android Oreo but want to use the stable LineageOS ROM based on the latest version of the operating system, just head to this link and you will find all the information about it and its download links. Note that NFC does not work in this version.

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In the previous month, Honor CEO George Zhao had confirmed that the company will be releasing Android 8.0 Oreo update for Honor 8 and Honor 8 Pro. However, when an Honor 8 user enquired about Android 8.0 Oreo’s arrival, she was told that the company won’t be releasing the Oreo update for it.

According to Honor India, the Honor 8 will not be receiving Android 8.0 Oreo update because of “hardware and software limitations.” However, Honor is yet to make an official announcement on it. It could be a statement from an ill-informed social media representative. Hence, our readers are advised to wait for an official from Honor.

https://twitter.com/HiHonorIndia/status/952865541970124800

The Android 8.0 Oreo along with EMUI 8.0 has been made available for Huawei Mate 9 and Mate 9 Pro in December. In the same month, the Oreo EMUI 8.0 update was also brought to Honor 9 and Honor V9 Pro. The update will be soon coming to other handsets like Honor 8 Pro, Honor 8 Lite and Honor 7X.  Zhao had also claimed in the previous month that “some other Honor smartphones” will be treated with Android Oreo without mentioning the names of the phones.

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Launched in July 2016, the Honor 8 features a 5.2-inch FHD display, Kirin 950 chipset, 4 GB of RAM and it was made available in 32 GB and 64 GB storage models. The handset has already received Android 7.0 Nougat + EMUI 5.0 update. It has a dual camera setup that includes a pair of 12-megapixel sensors and it has a selfie camera of 8-megapixel. It includes a 3,000mAh battery.

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Huawei’s sub-brand Honor has today announced a price cut for its Honor 8 Lite smartphone in India. The company is cutting down the price of Honor 8 Lite in India by Rs. 2,000, making the effective price of the smartphone Rs. 15,999.

The smartphone, which is a watered-down model of the Honor 8, was originally launched in India in May this year at a price of Rs. 17,999. It is available in two colour options — Black and Blue, at all major retail stores as well as online stores across the country.

The Honor 8 Lite smartphone features a 5.2-inch full-HD display with screen resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels and a 2.5D curved glass. Under the hood, it is powered by the company’s in-house Kirin 655 octa-core processor.

The processor packs 4 cores clocked at 2.1GHz and other four cores clocked at 1.7GHz. It is coupled with 4GB RAM and 64GB of internal storage. There is also an option to expand the storage capacity up to 128GB using a microSD card.

As of the camera, the device comes with a 12-megapixel rear camera with f/2.2 aperture and autofocus. There is an 8-megapixel front-facing camera with a 77-degree wide-angle lens. The back camera has a 1.25μm large pixel size and a BSI CMOS sensor for low light photography.

Connectivity options on the device include 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, USB OTG, Bluetooth v4.1 and GPS. The Honor 8 Lite runs Android 7.0 Nougat based EMUI 5.0 on top. It is fueled by a 3,000mAh battery which the company claims can offer 90 hours of juice.

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At this price point, the Honor 8 Lite will compete against the likes of Xiaomi Mi A1, which is priced at Rs. 14,999 in India. Mi A1 also packs 4GB of RAM and 64GB of internal storage. However, it featurs a 5.5-inch FHD display and is powered by Snapdragon 625 processor.

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Huawei has released a teaser on Facebook that reveals that a new Honor smartphone will be announced on April 5. The live launch event will begin at 10:30 GMT which indicates that the unveil event may be live streamed.

Since the teaser does not reveal the name of the Honor phone that will be unveiled next month, the rumor mill is speculating that Huawei may announce the Honor V9 or Honor Magic or Honor 8 Lite at the upcoming launch event.

The Honor V9 that was announced in China in the previous month may get unveiled on April. Around two weeks ago, popular leakster, Roland Quandt had hinted that Honor V9 may arrive as Honor 8 Pro in international markets on April 5.

Honor V9 (also to be known as Honor 8 Pro?) going international on April 5th 2017 – in gold, blue and black. This just went out to journos. pic.twitter.com/ys9wgqx9E6

— Roland Quandt (@rquandt) March 9, 2017

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In the teaser present in the tweet, the meteor-like thing that is striking the earth can be seen in three colors such as gold, blue and black. The tipster had also revealed that the smartphone would be arriving in three color variants such as gold, blue and black. its red variant that is available in China may not be releasing in international markets.

The in-house Kirin 960 chipset is the flagship SoC from Huawei. The Honor V9 was the first smartphone to arrive with this new chipset. Hence, it is dubbed as the first true flagship from Huawei for 2017. It features a 5.7-inch Quad HD screen and comes in 4 GB and 6 GB RAM variants and 64 GB and 128 GB storage variants. It features a 12-megapixel + 12-megapixel dual rear snapper. It has a selfie shooter of 8-megapixel. It runs on Android 7.0 Nougat based EMUI 5.0 and is packed with a 4,000 mAh battery.

The amazing Huawei Honor Magic that is curved in all eight sides was launched in December 2016. It is exclusively available in China. Since the launch event is organized by Western Europe wing of Honor, the Chinese firm may announce an international edition of the innovative Honor Magic phone. The Honor 8 Lite that was officially launched in China last month is also speculated to debut for western markets.

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UPDATE: 

Pricing has been revealed. Honor 8 Lite starts at 1099 Yuan ($160) for 3GB + 32GB, 1399 yuan ($203) for 4GB + 32GB and 1599 Yuan ($232) for 4GB + 64GB.

Huawei had a big event today and the first product to be announced was none other than the Huawei Honor 8 Lite model, which we are already familiar with, thanks to the recent listing in Finland.

Huawei revealed that the Honor 8 Lite comes with a 12-layer mirror coating to make it look premium. The phone comes in four color options, Midnight Black, Streamer Gold, Sea Blue and Pearl White. The phone features a 5.2-inch 1080p display up front with curved glass on top. Under the hood, the Honor 8 Lite version features the mid-range Kirin 655 processor. In comparison, the Huawei Honor 8 flagship came with the powerful Kirin 950 chipset. One of the highlights of the device is that it runs on the new Android 7 Nougat version based on EMUI 5.0.

RELATED: Blue Honor 8 Lite with 4GB RAM Passes TENAA in China

At the back, the phone features a single 12MP f/2.2 aperture camera while up front, there is an 8MP wide-angle shooter. The front camera uses the light from the LCD to light up your selfies even under dark lighting conditions.

Other features of the Honor 8 Lite are already known to us. So, the phone comes with 3GB RAM, 32GB internal storage expandable up to 128GB and 3000mAh battery. There should be a 4GB RAM high version as well, but the company is yet to confirm this.

Also, Huawei is yet to release the pricing of the device, but we’ll update this article when the details are out.

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Huawei’s sub-brand, Honor has scheduled Tuesday, 21st of February for the launch of two phones: the Honor V9 and Honor 8 Lite. The latter is a toned down version of the Honor 8 released last year. The blue Honor 8 Lite was seen on TENAA’s website getting its network certification.

Actually two variants made it to TENAA. The blue variant with model number WAS-AL00 which has full network support and a silver variant with model number WAS-TL00 that works on China Mobile.

Configuration details of the Honor 8 Lite mentions a 5.2-inch full HD screen, a 2.1GHz octa-core Kirin 655 processor, 4GB RAM, and 64GB ROM. There is a single 12MP camera and a fingerprint scanner on the rear and an 8MP shooter in front. The Honor 8 Lite will have a 2930mAh battery and ship with EMUI 5.0 based on Android 7.0.

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Previous leaks had mentioned that the Honor 8 Lite was going to have 3GB of RAM and 16GB of storage but the TENAA specifications says otherwise.

The phone is expected to be priced lesser than ¥2,000 (~$291). It should also be available in black, gold, and pink.

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Yesterday, several leaked photos of Huawei Honor 8 Lite, a low-end version of Honor 8 had surfaced. The photos showed the smartphone in a protective case. Now, a Finland based site has revealed fresh photos of the rumored Honor 8 Lite along with specs and pricing.

Honor 8 Lite Pre-orders, Price, Photos

The Huawei Honor 8 Lite is now available on pre-orders in Finland and its sales will being from Feb. 17. It is priced at EUR 269 ($289). It is available in color choices like black, white, gold and blue. Starting from today, the black and white variants of Honor 8 Lite will be available for and the other color options are expected to arrive at the end of March. As of this writing, there is no official confirmation on the availability of Honor 8 Lite in other markets.

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Honor 8 Lite Specifications, Features

The Honor 8 Lite features a 5.2-inch full HD LTPS display that is flanked with a 2.5D curved glass. It is running on the in-house Kirin 655 chipset that features an octa-core processor. The SoC of the phone is supported by 3 GB of RAM. The native storage of the device is 16 GB and its hybrid SIM slot carries support for microSD card on its second SIM slot.

The smartphone is preinstalled with Android 7.0 Nougat OS that is customized with EMUI 5.0. It has a single LED enabled rear camera of 12-megpaixel with f/2/2 aperture and its also features a 77-degree wide angle selfie camera of 8-megapixel. It has a rear-facing fingerprint reader. It is equipped with a 3,000 mAh battery.

The Honor 8 Lite measures 147.2 x 72.94 x 7.6 mm and weighs 147 grams. The power button and volume rockers seems to be present on the right side of the device.

The Honor 8 that was launched in U.S. in August 2016 also includes a 5.2-inch full HD LTPS display and is driven by a powerful Kirin 950 SoC and 4 GB of RAM. It comes in storage choices of 32 GB and 64 GB. It also features a hybrid SIM slot and runs on Android 7.0 Nougat OS. However, its USP is its 12-megapixel dual camera on its rear panel. It also packed with an 8-megapixel selfie camera, a rear-mounted fingerprint scanner and a 3,000 mAh battery.

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