Huawei released its latest flagship smartphone, the Honor V8, in China. The device brings a metal unibody, a dual 12-megapixel camera setup, and a fingerprint sensor at the back. The Honor V8 has been priced at CNY 2,299 ($353) for the entry-level carrier-specific variant with 32GB storage but no NFC. The higher-end variant with NFC and QHD display costs CNY 2,799 ($430).
The Huawei Honor V8 features a 5.7-inch IPS LCD display covered by a 2.5D glass, and buyers can choose to go either with a 1080p display or a QHD display. Other features include a dual 12-megapixel camera setup with Æ’/2.2 aperture, laser autofocus, and dual-LED flash at the back, but there’s no Leica branding this time around. The front-facing camera has a resolution of 8 megapixels and an Æ’/2.4 aperture.
In terms of hardware internals, the device equipped with the top-end Kirin 950 chipset that has an octa-core CPU (4xCortex-A72 + 4xCortex-A53 cores), 4GB RAM, 32/64GB internal storage, a microSD card slot, and a 3,500 mAh battery. Connectivity options include a hybrid dual-SIM card slot, LTE, dual-band Wi-Fi ac/b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.2, GPS, NFC (in the top-end variant), and a USB Type-C interface.
The Honor V8 runs EMUI 4.1 on top of Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow. The top-end variant of the device with a QHD display comes with Kirin 955 chipset and 64GB storage. The device is available in three colors: gold, rose gold, and silver. The device is now available for pre-order in China, and will go on sale on May 17, 2016. It would compete with the upcoming OnePlus 3Â and Xiaomi’s Mi 5, which was announced earlier this year.
Source: JD.com
