Huawei Honor 8 Smart was launched alongside the new Honor 8 and the Honor Holly 3 at an event held in New Delhi. The new Honor smartphone from Huawei is a budget version of the Honor 8. It comes with a 5.2 inch full HD display and runs on Android 6.0 Marshmallow.

Huawei Honor 8 Smart Pros

• 5.2 inch Full HD display
• 13 MP primary camera
• 8 MP secondary camera
• Android 6.0 Marshmallow

Huawei Honor 8 Smart Cons

• Kirin 650 processor
• 2 GB RAM
• Price

Huawei Honor 8 Smart Specifications

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Question: Does the Huawei Honor 8 Smart have dual SIM Slots?

Answer: Yes, it has dual SIM slots. The device supports micro+nano SIM cards.

Question: Does the Huawei Honor 8 Smart have microSD expansion option?

Answer: Yes, the device supports microSD expansion.

Question: What are the color options?

Answer: The device will be available in Black, White and Gold color options.

Question: Does the Huawei Honor 8 Smart have the 3.5 mm headphone jack?

Answer: Yes, the device comes with a 3.5 mm audio jack.

Question: What all sensor does it have?

Answer: The Huawei Honor 8 Smart comes with fingerprint sensor, accelerometer, proximity sensor and compass.

Question: What are the dimensions?

Answer: 145.5 x 71 x 7.5 mm.

Question: What is the SoC used in the Huawei Honor 8 Smart?

Answer: The Huawei Honor 8 Smart comes with Kirin 650.

Question: How is the display of the Huawei Honor 8 Smart?

Answer: The Huawei Honor 8 Smart comes with a 5.2 inch full HD LTPS LCD display. It has a pixel density of ~424 ppi.

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Question: Does the Huawei Honor 8 Smart support Adaptive Brightness?

Answer: Yes, it supports adaptive brightness.

Question: Which OS version, OS type runs on the phone?

Answer: The device runs on Android 6.0 Marshmallow with EMUI 4.1 on top.

Question: Does it have capacitive buttons or on-screen buttons?

Answer: The device comes with on-screen buttons.

Question: Does it come with a fingerprint sensor?

Answer: Yes, it comes with a fingerprint sensor.

Question: Can we Play 4K Videos on Huawei Honor 8 Smart?

Answer: No, the device can only play videos up to full HD (1920 x 1080 pixels) resolution.

Question: Does it support USB OTG?

Answer: Yes, it supports USB OTG.

Question: Does it come with a Gyroscope sensor?

Answer: No, the device does not come with a gyroscope sensor.

Question: Is it waterproof?

Answer: No, the device is not waterproof.

Question: Does it have NFC?

Answer: Yes, the device comes with NFC.

Question: How good is the camera quality of the Huawei Honor 8 Smart?

Answer: The Huawei Honor 8 Smart comes with a 13 MP primary camera with f/2.0 aperture. On the front, the device sports an 8 MP secondary camera with f/2.0 aperture.

We haven’t tested the Huawei Honor 8 Smart yet. Once we have done our testing, we will post more details in the review.

Question: Does it have Optical Image Stabilization (OIS)?

Answer: No, the device does not come with OIS.

Question: Is there any dedicated camera shutter button on the Huawei Honor 8 Smart?

Answer: No, it does not have any dedicated camera shutter button.

Question: What is the weight of the Huawei Honor 8 Smart?

Answer: The device weighs 153 grams.

Question: How loud is the loudspeaker?

Answer: We are yet to test the loudspeaker quality. We will confirm this after testing the device.

Question: Can the Huawei Honor 8 Smart be connected to a Bluetooth headset?

Answer: Yes, the can be connected to a Bluetooth headset.

Question: Is Mobile Hotspot Internet Sharing supported?

Answer: Yes, you can create hotspot to share internet from this device.

Conclusion

The Huawei Honor 8 Smart is supposed to be a more affordable version of the Honor 8. However, its specs paint an entirely different picture. Save for the UI and Marshmallow, the Honor 8 Smart shares little with the Honor 8. It doesn’t come with the nice camera, the RAM is too little at 2 GB for a phone that costs Rs. 20,000, and it runs on a lower specced Kirin 650 processor. The battery is also average at just 3,000 mAh.

At a time when you can buy phones like the Lenovo Z2 Plus with a Snapdragon 820 processor (the top of the line SoC from Qualcomm). For nearly half the price, you can get the more powerful Redmi Note 3 which comes with 3 GB RAM and Snapdragon 650 processor. Huawei may have priced the Honor 8 Smart a little higher than what it should have.