Honor 8 Pro Review: the Rock Star

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With packing in amazingly unmatched features, capabilities and delivering equally compelling user experiences - Honor has given birth to a REAL ROCK STAR performer with the launch of Honor 8 Pro.

The Honor 8 Pro is being introduced in the market – billed as the successor to the Honor 8 – but trust me, this is a more than just an update and this device packs a wonderful punch of power-packed experience for the end customer.

Coming in an elegant form factor - Honor 8 Pro has an all-new design a great display – that will surely prompt you to watch more and more content on this device – rather than reaching out to your couch for regular TV viewing – Honor has also streamlined its software capabilities to the next level with this device. Honor 8 Pro is the best smartphone under INR 30,000 in the Indian market today.

Superb Design

Just looking at the design and form factor of this device – gives you a strong feeling that this is a premium smartphone. The sides of this device are curved and the smartphone has a screen to body ratio of 79 per cent.

Even though this device carries 5.7-inch display, it is quite easy to hold in one hand. This is primarily because this smartphone is extremely slim - less than 7 mm to be precise. And even in this thinness – the smartphone comes packed with a 3.5mm headphone jack and a substantial 4,000mAh battery.

The materials used in making this device are upmost quality and it reflects on the way this device gives you look and feel. The build quality is absolutely top-notch - the buttons have a very sturdy and premium feel as well.

Display - Perfection, Delivered

Honor 8 Pro comes with Quad HD resolution in 5.7 inches display. This literally translates into much better and wonderful viewing experience on this device which is also a big differentiator for this when compared to its closest competitors in the market today.

With this kind of display features – you can easily watch long videos, movies on this device.

Powerful Performance

This is a powerful device and while reviewing the device we did not experience any kind of lag in its performance. Even under pressing situations of computing, the smartphone performs really well and is its computing cores respond in an agile manner.

As a result of the above, playing games with this device is a pleasant experience. Its 5.7-inch Quad HD display comes a blessing and its vivid colours deliver a great experience.

Amazing Cameras

The Honor 8 Pro comes with dual cameras at the rear – this is also one of the biggest highlights of this device. There is a primary 12MP RGB (color) sensor mated to a 12MP monochrome (color) sensor. Both come with an aperture of f/2.2. The rear camera also comes with a dual - LED flash. On the front, there is an 8MP camera with an aperture of f/2.0 for selfies.

Pictures taken with the smartphone's rear dual camera setup are brilliant, crisp, radiant, well exposed. What’s more is the fact that this device delivers great imagery even under low light conditions - images shot in moderate to well lit conditions deliver lot of detail as well.

While reviewing the device, we realized that the on-board phase detection and laser auto-focus is also very fast and precise. In low-light as well, the Honor 8 performs quite well – we have taken some pictures in low light conditions and the results are equally brilliant.

Battery Life

The Honor 8 Pro comes with a 4,000mAh battery with fast charge support that delivers pretty impressive battery life heavy usage. During the time I reviewed this device, it has delivered great battery performance day after day.

The battery lasted well over one day while I used it extensively for taking pictures, making videos, making calls, playing videos, games, and navigation as well. Moderate to light usage can easily give you more than two days of battery power on a single charge.

The Final Verdict

With its clear winning features, style quotient and an affordable price factor – this is no less than a rock star in the Indian smartphone market. Honor 8 Pro comes with great looks, high-resolution display, superb cameras, great performance, and an impressive battery performance.

And yes, this device is quite aptly priced at INR 29,999, this can easily be recommended to anyone who wants to go for a flagship performance at an affordable price point.