Honor 8 India launch set for October 12

Huawei sub-brand Honor 8 has scheduled an event in India on October 12 for the launch of Honor 8 smartphone. It was announced back in July in China and is a mid-range smartphone with premium glass backed design and powerful specs.

The Honor 8 comes with two 12MP rear cameras and 8MP front camera. Running on EMUI based Android Marshmallow the handset features 5.2-inch 1080p display and is powered by Huawei's Kirin 950 processor. It has 4GB RAM, 32GB storage, NFC, USB Type-C, fingerprint scanner and 3000mAh battery. 

Honor 8 specifications
5.2-inch Full HD (1920 x 1080 pixels) 2.5D curved glass display
Octa-core Kirin 950 processor with Mali T880 MP4 GPU
4GB RAM
32GB internal storage, expandable via microSD card
12MP dual rear cameras with dual-tone LED flash, f/2.2 aperture, Laser auto-focus
8MP front camera
Android 6.0 Marshmallow based EMUI 4.1
Fingerprint scanner
Hybrid dual-SIM slots
4G VoLTE
WiFi 802.11ac
Bluetooth 4.2
NFC
USB Type-C
3000mAh battery with fast charging technology

The Honor 8 was launched in the U.S last month for a price tag of $399, which is around INR 27,000, and we can expect it to cost closer to that price. The Honor 8 will receive stiff competition from OnePlus 3, LeEco's Le Max 2 and Xiaomi's Mi 5 in the country.