Huawei recently announced the brand new Huawei Honor 8 flagship in China. The new Honor 8 is a good looking device coming with a beautiful double glass body and dual cameras at the back. The phone is powerful enough to take on flagships in the market right now, like the Xiaomi Mi5 and the ZUK Z2 and hence, it quite an attractive option to customers.

Continuing the tradition, OPPOMART has now listed the Huawei Honor 8 flagship up for sale on its website. The retailer does charge its regular premium price for the device, which is up for pre-order at $349 internationally. However, considering OPPOMART is one of the best ways to get hold of a new Chinese handset, many people are ready to shell out this price.

Given that the Honor 8 flagship will go on sale in China soon, we can expect the retailer to start shipping the first batch of orders for the device in the next 7-10 days. So, if you are itching to get hold of the new Honor 8, do check out OPPOMART’s listing.

To recap, the Honor 8 comes with the powerful yet efficient Kirin 950 chipset inside with 3GB RAM/ 4GB RAM options and a 5.2-inch with 1080p resolution. The highlight of the phone are the dual cameras located at the back. These are 12MP CMOS sensors, one taking the color details and the second one taking in the black and white details. The phone is capable of recording 1080p videos as well as slo-mo 720p videos @ 120 fps. Up front, you get an 8MP shooter.

The Honor 8 is a great looking phone and the new blue color especially looks attractive on the device.

In case you are wondering, both 3GB RAM and 4GB RAM models are available on OPPOMART. However, the 3GB RAM version has only white and gold color options while the 4GB RAM model has white, gold as well as this blue color option. You can pre-order your preferred memory and color variants on the retailer right now. Check out more details from below.

The post Huawei Honor 8 Is Now Up For Pre-order Internationally on OPPOMART appeared first on Gizmochina.

Huawei has just officially unveiled the brand new Honor 8 smartphone, which is the company’s mid-range flagship. The company seems to have given a lot of importance to the phone’s design, and to be honest, it looks like Huawei has done a good job in this department.

Like expected, the Honor 8 comes with 2.5D double glass body. While this design is not new, as we have seen phones from brands like Nubia feature double glass design, it does make the device look premium and attractive. Also, for those who are not a big fan of metal, this glass design is worthy of your attention. Further, the dual camera setup along with the laser focus and dual LED flash module sits well on the top left corner of the back. The fingerprint sensor is also located on the back. The body measures 7.45mm in thickness, which is pretty slim and it weighs 153 grams.

As for the specs, the Honor 8 comes with the Kirin 950 octa-core chipset clocked at 2.3GHz, which is the company’s SoC for flagships along with three memory variants —  3GB RAM + 32GB, 4GB RAM + 32GB and 4GB RAM + 64GB. There will be a 3000mAh battery (9V2A fast charging) on board, which has become the standard among mid-range phones. The screen will be of 5.2-inches with 1080p resolution (423 ppi). So, it’s much more compact than the Honor V8 flagship.

Coming to the camera, which is undoubtedly the highlight of the Honor 8, you get dual camera setup at the back. So there are two 12MP sensors at the back, one RGB sensor and a black and white sensor. These are IMX286 sensors from Sony. Like with other dual camera setups, you get features such as depth of field. Plus, there are Laser Autofocus and Contrast Focus. On the front, the Honor 8 features an 8MP sensor, which has large 1.4um pixels. So, expect the camera performance on the new flagship to be pretty good. The phone supports 1080p FHD video shooting and 720p 120fps slo-mo recording.

Huawei has also equipped the new Honor 8 with other essential connectivity features. For example, the phone comes with NFC with fingerprint payment, IR blaster which supports over 25,920 appliances from different brands, dual SIM dual standby, 4G+, VoLTE, intelligent dual antenna design, WLAN+ 3.0 etc. As for software, the phone runs on EMUI 4.1 based on Android 6.0 Marshmallow.

LTE Band Support: 

TDD-LTE：B38/B39/B40/B41（2555MHz~2655MHz）；

FDD-LTE：B1/B3/B4/B7；

TD-SCDMA：B34/B39；

WCDMA：B1/B2/B4/B5/B8

So, it’s basically equipped with most of the connectivity features found on a flagship smartphone. The Honor 8 starts at 1999 Yuan ($300) for the 3GB + 32GB model, then goes up to 2299 Yuan ($346) for the 4GB + 32GB model and 2499 Yuan ($375) for the top-end 4GB + 64GB of storage. The phone comes in five different colors namely Sapphire Blue, Pearl White, Midnight Black, Sunrise Gold and Sakura Pink.

Dual cameras at $300 makes the Honor 8 stand out from the crowd. So, what do you think about the device?

The post Honor 8 Official With 12MP Dual Cameras & Beautiful Glass Body, Starts At $300 appeared first on Gizmochina.

We have been hearing about the upcoming Honor 8 flagship for the past few weeks. In fact, the company even started teasing the handset a few days back, without revealing an exact release date for the device. However, now, thanks to one of the executives of the Huawei, we know that the Honor 8 will be unveiled on July 11 in China.

Huawei Honor’s President of Business,  Zhao George revealed a new launch teaser for the Honor 8 a couple of hours back. This teaser confirms that the new flagship smartphone will be unveiled on July 11 at the Shanghai Oriental Sports Center in China at 6.30PM. So, looks like the previous rumors about a July 5 unveiling were false.

RELATED: Honor 8 said to be the most beautiful smartphone

What this teaser also confirms is that the Honor 8 will come with dual cameras. We can clearly see the two circles that the company has been using for teasing its dual camera flagships, and it is present for this poster well. We can be almost sure that this setup will be similar to the Honor V8 flagship and without Leica’s certification.

As for the specs, the Honor 8 should come with the Kirin 950 octa-core processor and 4GB of RAM inside. The screen should be compact measuring 5.2-inches with 1080p resolution. Also, the phone should come with Android 6.0 inside with a 2900mAh battery, NFC and a fingerprint sensor located at the back. The device has already passed through the TENAA certification website, so you can check out the images as well as the specs of the device from here.

The post Huawei Honor 8 launch event confirmed on July 11 in Shanghai appeared first on Gizmochina.

Huawei has been teasing the upcoming Honor 8 smartphone as one of the best-looking phone in its class. In fact, in the recent teaser for the device, Huawei calls the Honor 8 “Beauty out of the ordinary”. Up till now, we didn’t have any real renders of the device, but now, the phone has passed through the TENAA certification website, which reveals most of the specs as well as the design of the handset.

First of all, as predicted, the Honor 8 will use a double glass design with a metal frame. To be honest, in the images, the phone doesn’t look anything out of the ordinary, but we will have to reserve our judgment till we see the device in real life. It’s going to be compact and thin, and the basic design seems to be a continuation of its previous generation models. You can also see a round fingerprint sensor at the back along with the dual camera setup.

As for the specs, the Huawei Honor 8 will come with a 5.2-inch 1080p display. Under the hood, the phone features a 2.3GHz processor, which should be the octa-core Kirin 950 chip. There will be multiple variants of the phone, as spotted a few hours back (FRD-TL100, FRD-DL00, FRD-AL100, FRD-AL10) and these variants will differ in network connectivity support (a couple of these support all networks in China) as well as storage. There will be 3GB RAM + 32GB, 4GB + 32GB and 4GB + 64GB storage variants. The phone will come with Android 6 pre-installed and dual card dual standby support with an infrared port as well.

As for the camera, it should be the same as the Honor V8. So the upcoming Honor 8 will feature 12MP dual cameras at the back and a single 8MP sensor up front. The dimensions are: 145.5 × 71.0 × 7.45 mm and the weight: 153 grams. 

The Honor 8 should be positioned right below the Honor V8 flagship series. So, the pricing of the base model (3GB + 32GB) is expected to start at 1999 Yuan ($306).

The phone should be unveiled sometime early July.

The post Huawei Honor 8 Passes TENAA: Design & Specs Revealed appeared first on Gizmochina.

A few days back, we heard that Huawei was going to announce the Honor 8 flagship early July. In fact, we even had a date, i.e. July 5, which was said to be the release date of the device. Looks like this information might be true, as Honor has started teasing the smartphone. Considering the timing of the teaser, July 5 release could be possible.

In the teaser, Huawei is calling the Honor 8 “Beauty Out of the Ordinary”. The past rumors about the device have revealed that Honor 8 was going to be a very attractive smartphone. And it looks like the company has roped in a celebrity to promote the launch of the new flagship device. This is an important device for Honor since it’s going to be cheaper than the Honor V8 announced a couple of months back, yet it would feature specs good enough to take on other mid-range flagships in the market.

The phone is said to come with a double glass design and a metal frame which will reportedly make it look highly attractive. Further, the bezels on the screen are also said to be thin, thereby increasing its beauty up front. As for the specs, the Honor 8 will reportedly feature Kirin 955 octa-core chipset with 4GB RAM and three memory variants 32GB / 64GB and 128GB. The screen will be compact, measuring 5.2-inches with 1080p resolution. Like the Honor V8 and the Huawei P9, the Honor 8 is also expected to come with dual 12MP cameras at the back. But we are not sure whether there will be any differences in the module as compared to the V8 flagship.

Other features of the Honor 8 include an infrared port, 3200mAh battery, fingerprint sensor, and USB Type-C. The four expected variants, — 32GB without NFC, 32GB with NFC, 64GB and 128GB should be priced at 1999 Yuan ($308), 2199 Yuan ($334), 2499 Yuan ($380) and 2799 ($380) respectively. The top-end version should bump up the resolution to 2K.

The post Huawei Honor 8 Coming Soon, Confirms Teaser appeared first on Gizmochina.

Huawei seems to be launching new phones almost every month. Now, the latest rumors suggest that the Huawei Honor 8 mid-range flagship smartphone from the company will be announced on July 5. The phone will reportedly go on sale from July 12. In case you are wondering why the company hasn’t revealed launch details, it is said that we will get official confirmation by June 25.  For the first time, we have some very specific dates for the Honor 8, so let’s wait and see if the event is indeed on July 5.

The Honor 8 is said to be the most beautiful smartphone from the company. We aren’t quite sure what exactly makes it so beautiful, but the phone is said to feature dual glass design with a metal body and very thin bezels. Since we don’t have any good renders of the device yet, we will have to wait for a few more days to see the device in the flesh.

As for the specs, the Honor 8 flagship will be an upper mid-range device. The phone is said to come with dual 12MP cameras at the back, similar to the setup found on the Honor V8. It looks like Huawei is going to make dual cameras standard among its important devices this year. Further, it should come with a 5.2-inch 1080p display, 3200mAh battery with fast charge, infrared port, fingerprint sensor, 4GB of RAM and USB Type-C. The processor should most likely be the Kirin 955.

RELATED: Honor 8 said to come with wireless charging & double glass design

Rumors state that the pricing of the phone should be quite competitive as well. The Honor 8 could come in four different variants. The 4GB + 32GB standard model should retail for 1999 Yuan ($308) and will lack NFC. The other three variants, i.e. 4GB + 32GB (supports all networks) should cost 2199 Yuan ($334), 4GB + 64GB should be priced at 2499 Yuan ($380) and the top-end model with 2K display, 4GB RAM + 128GB storage should retail for 2799 Yuan ($425).

The post Huawei Honor 8 Said To Be Launching On July 5 With Dual Cameras appeared first on Gizmochina.

Despite its late entry into the smartphone industry, Huawei has managed to get a good share of the market in the past few years. This has been mainly driven by the company’s own R&D division as well as promotion of its smartphones internationally. Recently, this Chinese giant announced two new smartphones in the market, namely the Huawei P9 which is the premium top-end series and then, the Huawei Honor V8 flagships which comes with a larger 2K display at an affordable price point.

But this isn’t the end of Huawei’s smartphone lineup this year, as it is said that the company will release the Honor 8 flagship later in 2016. Now, more details about the company’s upcoming device have been revealed by the analyst Pan Jiutang from China.

He reveals that the Honor V8 will come with wireless charging feature. This information comes at a time when there are reports that the 2017 iPhone models will feature contact-less wireless charging technology. Apple seems to be hiring specialists in this field which should indicate the company’s intention of implementing this technology in the future iPhone models.

The analyst also stressed that Huawei seems to be ahead of Apple in terms of implementing features. For example, the company first released the 3D Touch (Force Touch) enabled smartphone, the Huawei Mate S last year. Then we saw that the iPhone 6S models came with 3D Touch as well. This year, the company unveiled two new smartphone lineups with dual cameras, a feature which we expect to see on the new iPhone 7 series. And now, this rumoured wireless charging feature along with dual glass design could first be seen on the Honor 8 flagship before it debuts on the iPhone 8 models next year. Since the analyst has compared Honor 8’s tech to the recent rumours about iPhone’s contact-less charging, we could be seeing a similar feature on board the new device.

Of course, nothing is confirmed yet. Given that two new flagship models were announced in the last four weeks, we don’t expect the Honor 8 to be announced anytime soon. So, let’s wait for more concrete details to come up.

The post Huawei Honor 8 Said To Come With Wireless Charging & Double Glass Design appeared first on Gizmochina.