SpecEagle review · Honor

Honor 1 (U8860) review: 2012 first Honor-branded phone.

Item: Honor 1 (U8860)
Rating: 60
Author: SpecEagle Editorial

SpecEagle Editorial·Dec 2011·$300

Overall

60/100

Class rank

#25 of 31

Tier

Mid-Range

Buy?

Look elsewhere

The verdict, up front

Honor 1 (U8860).

Huawei's 2011 Honor U8860 was the first Honor-branded phone — Snapdragon S2 + Gingerbread at $300.

01Display

64/100

64/100 is one of the weaker display results among mid-range phones of 2011 — 8 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.

TypeIPS

Size4.0"

Resolution480 x 854

02Performance

60/100

60/100 trails the 65-point cohort average for mid-range phones of 2011.

ChipsetSnapdragon S2 MSM8255

CPU1.4 GHz Scorpion

RAM512 MB

03Camera

64/100

64/100 — right at the average for mid-range phones of 2011.

Main8 MP AF + LED

04Battery

72/100

72/100 — right at the average for mid-range phones of 2011.

Capacity1,930 mAh (removable)

05Software

64/100

64/100 trails the 67-point cohort average for mid-range phones of 2011.

What works

First Honor-branded phone.
Snapdragon S2 1.4 GHz.
1,930 mAh removable.
8 MP AF cam.

What doesn't

Gingerbread at launch.
512 MB RAM.
FWVGA low res.
Single-core CPU.

Cross-shop it against

Motorola Droid 3 XT862

$200 · score 72/100

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 31-phone cohort of mid-range devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .