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Honor 8 Pro review: QHD 2017 mid-flagship.

SpecEagle Editorial·Apr 2017·$520
Overall
75/100
Class rank
#32 of 121
Tier
Flagship
Buy?
At the right price
The verdict, up front

Honor 8 Pro.

8 Pro brought QHD + Kirin 960 + 4 Ah at $520 — Honor's 2017 international flagship.

01Display

84/100

At 84/100 this is one of the strongest display showings among flagship phones of 2017 — 6 points above the cohort average.

TypeIPS LCD
Size5.7"
Resolution2560 x 1440

02Performance

76/100

76/100 puts it above the 72-point average for flagship phones of 2017.

ChipsetKirin 960
RAM6 GB
Storage128 GB

03Camera

76/100

76/100 puts it above the 72-point average for flagship phones of 2017.

Main12 MP + 12 MP mono
Front8 MP

04Battery

80/100

At 80/100 this is one of the strongest battery showings among flagship phones of 2017 — 11 points above the cohort average.

Capacity4,000 mAh

05Software

70/100

70/100 trails the 76-point cohort average for flagship phones of 2017.

What works
  • QHD display rare for 2017 at $520.
  • Kirin 960 + 6 GB RAM.
  • Dual 12+12 mono cam.
  • 4,000 mAh.
What doesn't
  • Aged Android 7 launch.
  • LCD vs AMOLED rivals.
  • Aluminium plastic-feel.
  • EMUI 5.1 dated.
Cross-shop it against
Pixel 2 (2017)
$649 · score 88/100

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