Honor 8 Lite Review – Huawei’s lower mid-range getting better

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Introduction, Overview and Key Features

Introduction, Overview and Key Features

Huawei’s dedication with its Honor brand seems really good which should be a sure job for the Chinese manufacturer to match with its rising praises across the globe. Like the inconsistency with naming conventions for its smartphones under Honor brand name, the random – illogical pricing has been the major problem with it. We’ll try to cover all the factors in this – Honor 8 Lite Review.

Huawei announced the Honor 8 Lite before MWC last month and around a month later, Huawei Pakistan launched the phone in Pakistan. We have the phone since then and it has gone through considerable time span. Just like always, the Dual-SIM Honor 8 Lite was used as a primary device with for as long as a month.

Launched at the price of PKR 24,899/- Honor 8 Lite maintains its price today, however it’s available online at discounted prices as well. If you prefer to go for, you can find below a table with different online retailers and their prices accordingly.

STORE PRICE
DARAZ.PK PKR 23,900 view
HOMESHOPPING.PK PKR 23,500/- view
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Before going into any detail, have a look at the key features below.

Honor 8 Lite Review - Unboxing

Huawei Honor 8 Lite – Key Features

  • OS/Software: Android 7.0 Marshmallow, EMUI 5
  • Processor/CPU: Kirin 655 – Octa core, 4x 2.1 GHz + 4x 1.7 GHz
  • GPU: ARM Mali T830-MP2
  • Memory: 3GB RAM, 16GB Storage + microSD up to 128 GB
  • Display: 5.2″ IPS Display, 1080p, ~424ppi
  • Weight: 147 grams
  • Camera Rear: Dual 12MP
  • Camera Front: 8MP
  • Battery: 3000mAh, non-removable, Rapid Charging
  • Connectivity: 4G/LTE, Wi-Fi 2.4GHz+, Bluetooth 4.1, MicroUSB
  • Other Features: Fingerprint Scanner
  • Colors: Black, White, Gold, Blue
NOTABLE FEATURES DISADVANTAGES
Dual 2.5D curved glass
4G/LTE,
Nice Battery Timing,
Good Camera,
Fingerprint Scanner,
EMUI 5 + Android 7
No Gorilla Glass
No Fast Charging,
No USB Type-C
No 4K video recording,

Honor 8 Lite – Box Content

Honor 8 Lite comes in a simple pop-out packaging with a white box. Inner box contains those standard compartments for accessories like charger, USB cable and stereo headset. The retail box also ships with a silicon back case and a simple transparent protective film.