The Honor Waterplay 8 is a smaller version of the 2017 Waterplay tablet with a 10.1-inch screen. Just like the name says, the tablet has an 8-inch screen. When it launched back in October, it was available as a Wi-Fi only tablet. Today, Honor has announced an LTE version just in time for the holidays.

The LTE version comes in only one configuration – 4GB RAM + 64GB unlike the Wi-Fi only version that is available in 4GB RAM + 64GB RAM and 4GB RAM + 128GB variants. The price for the LTE version is ¥1699 (~$246), same price as the 128GB version of the tablet. The rest of the specs are the same.

The Honor Waterplay 8 has an 8-inch LCD IPS display with a 1920 x 1200 resolution. It is powered by a Kirin 659 processor and also has GPU Turbo technology. Irrespective of the variant you choose, you will be able to expand the storage via a MicroSD card slot (256GB max.).

The Honor Waterplay 8 has a 13MP + 5MP dual camera combo on the rear and an 8MP f/2.0 front-facing camera. Just like the 10.1-inch version, the Honor Waterplay 8 is waterproof and dustproof as it has an IP67-rating. It also has a front-mounted fingerprint scanner, Harman Kardon dual speakers and a type-C port. It packs a 5,100mAh battery with support for 18W fast-charging.

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The Honor Waterplay 8 LTE version is already available for pre-order on Vmall. Those who pre-order the phone will get a free pair of Honor AM115 wired in-ear headphones. The tablet will be available in Silver and Champagne Gold and will go on sale on December 25.

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As expected, Honor, along with the Magic 2 smartphone and its foldable smartphone, has also announced a new tablet named Honor Waterplay 8. It is priced at 1,499 Yuan, which roughly converts to $215.

As the name suggests, it’s the smaller variant of the Honor Waterplay tablet that was launched last year. The Waterplay 8 comes with an 8-inch LCD IPS display having 1920 x 1200 pixels screen resolution, pixel density of 283PPI and 74.13 percent screen-to-body ratio.

Under the hood, the device is powered the company’s own Kirin 659 octa-core processor — the same chipset which powers its larger model launched in October last year. It is coupled with Mali T830-MP2 GPU, 4GB of RAM and 64GB of onboard storage. It also has a microSD card slot for expanding the storage capacity up to 256GB.

As for the photography, there’s a dual camera setup on the back, featuring a 13-megapixel and 5-megapixel camera sensors. Dual cameras on a tablet is a feature that is usually not found on tablets. On the front side, it comes with an 8-megapixel snapper with fixed focal length and f/2.0 aperture.

Just like its bigger sibling, this new 8-inch model is also water resistant and dust resistant with IP67 rating. There’s a home button just below the display, which doubles up as a fingerprint sensor. For an immersive audio experience, the tablet comes with dual speakers from Harman Kardon to offer stereo sound.

The Honor Waterplay 8 also supports the company’s GPU Turbo technology which the company claims can increase graphics processing efficiency by 60 percent and reduces SoC power consumption by 30 percent. These numbers in real life situations should give you a remarkable boost in graphics performance.

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Connectivity options on the device include Wi-Fi 802.11 b/n/n/ac, Bluetooth 4.2 with BLE, GPS, GLONASS, and USB Type-C, and USB OTG. The tablet runs on the company’s own EMUI 8.0 custom user interface based on Android 8.0 Oreo operating system. It is fuelled by a 5,100mAh battery which supports 9V 2A fast charging.

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Honor has an event scheduled for October 31 where it will announce its latest flagship phone – the Magic 2. In the last week or thereabouts, it has become public knowledge that the Chinese smartphone maker will be launching other products alongside the phone. Up until yesterday, we knew it would launch the Honor Watch and the Honor FlyPods wireless earbuds. Today, it announced we would also get a new tablet – the Honor WaterPlay 8.

The Honor WaterPlay 8 is a smaller version of the Honor WaterPlay tablet announced last year at the Honor 7X launch. Unlike last year’s model that has a 10-inch screen, the new version will have an 8-inch display. However, that isn’t the only difference.

The poster for the launch reveals the Honor WaterPlay 8 will also have dual rear cameras – a feature we don’t see that often on tablets. It will also be waterproof like the 10-inch version. Sadly, we don’t know what the internal specs are but expect it to have a smaller battery.

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Last year’s model has a 10-inch 1920 x 1200 screen, a Kirin 659 processor, 3GB/4GB of RAM and 32GB/64GB of expandable storage. It also has an 8MP camera on both sides with support for background blur even for the front camera. Other features are a front-mounted fingerprint scanner, a 6,660mAh battery with 18W fast-charge, and Android Nougat pre-installed.

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