SpecEagle review · Honor
Honor Play 8 review: Honor budget 2024.
SpecEagle Editorial·Apr 2024·$180
Overall
63/100
Class rank
#67 of 223
Tier
Budget
Buy?
Look elsewhere
The verdict, up front
Honor Play 8 budget 5G.
Play 8 brings Dimensity 6080 5G to $180 — Honor's 2024 entry-budget China pick.
01Display
64/10064/100 trails the 68-point cohort average for budget phones of 2024.
TypeIPS LCD
Size6.56"
Refresh90 Hz
02Performance
60/10060/100 puts it above the 55-point average for budget phones of 2024.
ChipsetDimensity 6080
RAM4 GB
Storage128 GB
03Camera
64/10064/100 puts it above the 59-point average for budget phones of 2024.
Main13 MP
Front8 MP
04Battery
80/10080/100 — right at the average for budget phones of 2024.
Capacity5,000 mAh
Charging22.5 W
05Software
68/10068/100 trails the 71-point cohort average for budget phones of 2024.
What works
- $180 5G entry.
- Dimensity 6080.
- 5,000 mAh.
- 90 Hz LCD.
What doesn't
- HD+ only.
- 4 GB RAM tight.
- 13 MP cam.
- No NFC.
Cross-shop it against
Moto G85
$299 · score 74/100
How this review is built: every section score, spec row and comparison on this page comes from SpecEagle's tracked catalogue — scores weight measured specs against the 223-phone cohort of budget devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .