Honor V8 price and release date
We know from previous releases of Huawei mid-range smartphones that the devices are reasonably priced but definitely not in the budget range. The Huawei Honor 7 was released at a price of $369, well below its flagships but still higher than many other mid-range devices.
Huawei has confirmed the date of the unveiling of the Honor V8 via a tweet with a teaser from the Chinese site. In addition to the date of May 10, we can see from a still of the GIF below from the tweet that Huawei is teasing out the dual camera system. More on that in a bit.
Huawei Honor V8 specs
I expect the Honor V8 to borrow some improvements from the Huawei P9 flagship this year. I also expect the Honor V8 to make build upon the specs of the Honor 7 but not deviate from it too much. The Honor 7 was an impressive device for its price range so the improvements should translate to another powerful mid-range device by Huawei.
The Honor 7 has a 1080p full HD 5.2-inch display; no slouch in the visuals. The display of the Honor is the same as the Huawei P8, which clues us into what the Honor V8 could have. I expect the Honor V8 to have the same display as the P9, a 5.2-inch Full HD LCD display.
The Honor V8 could come with the Huawei Mate 8 processor, the Kirin 950. This is an improvement on last year's Kirin 935. I also expect one more GB RAM to accompany the Huawei Honor V8, making it 4 GB.
A specs leak coming out of China has presented the V8 as having a 5.5-inch 1080p screen. This display was also said to be powered from below by the Kirin 950 processor, 4 GB of RAM and a 3,000-mAh battery. The leak also suggested that the front-facing camera will by 8 MP. And it is also said to have a USB Type-C port.
Huawei Honor V8 features
The Huawei Honor V8 is rumored to come with a dual camera system already in its flagship P9 devices recently unveiled. Rumors suggest that the V8 will feature a 12 MP rear camera but not include the Leica lenses. It's unclear whether Leica will still partner with Huawei for this device.
I expect the Honor V8 to have the same fingerprint scanner as the P9. It could have a smaller battery battery than its predecessor the Honor 7, which had a 3,100 mAh battery. I think the Honor V8 will rather have the same battery as most flagship devices this year, a 3,000 mAh battery.
Overall, I expect to see an Honor V8 with a lot of similarities to the P9 flagship and improvements upon the Honor 7. Where the V8 will deviate from the P9 is in the Leica lenses and hardware.
What do you expect to see from the Honor V8? Let us know in the comments.
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