Huawei Honor 8 vs Huawei Honor 8C

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GPU
camera
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Front
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display
Size
Resolution
Technology
Multitouch
battery
General
body
Dimensions
Weight
SIM card
Miscellaneous
Colors
memory
Internal Storage & RAM
Card slot
comms
WLAN
Bluetooth
GPS
NFC
Infrared port
Radio
USB
features
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Messaging
Browser
Java
sound
3.5mm jack
network
Technology
2G bands
3G bands
4G bands
Speed
GPRS
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Main
Model
Huawei Honor 8
Price
$174.07
Advantages
PLATFORM GPU: Mali-T880 MP4
DISPLAY Resolution: 1080 x 1920 pixels (~423 ppi pixel density)
BODY Dimensions: 145.5 x 71 x 7.5 mm (5.73 x 2.80 x 0.30 in)
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Main
Model
Huawei Honor 8C
Price
$269.99
Advantages
DISPLAY Size: 6.26 inches, 97.8 cm2
BATTERY General: Non-removable Li-Po 4000 mAh battery
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launch
Announced
2016, July
Status
Available. Released 2016, July
platform
OS
Android OS, v6.0 (Marshmallow)
Chipset
HiSilicon Kirin 950
CPU
Octa-core (4x2.3 GHz Cortex-A72 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex A53)
GPU
Mali-T880 MP4
camera
Rear
Dual 12 MP, f/2.2, laser autofocus, dual-LED (dual tone) flash
Front
8 MP, f/2.4, 1.4 Âµm pixel size
Video
1080p@60fps, 1080p@30fps, 720p@120fps
Features
1.25 Âµm pixel size, geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection, HDR, panorama
display
Size
5.2 inches
Resolution
1080 x 1920 pixels (~423 ppi pixel density)
Technology
LTPS capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Multitouch
Yes - Emotion UI 4.1
battery
General
Non-removable Li-Po 3000 mAh battery
body
Dimensions
145.5 x 71 x 7.5 mm (5.73 x 2.80 x 0.30 in)
Weight
153 g (5.40 oz, 0.34 lb)
SIM card
Dual SIM
Miscellaneous
Colors
Pearl White, Midnight Black, Sapphire Blue, Gold
memory
Internal Storage & RAM
32/64 GB, 4 GB RAM
Card slot
microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)
comms
WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot
Bluetooth
v4.2, A2DP, EDR, LE
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ BDS (market dependant)
NFC
Yes
Infrared port
Yes
Radio
No
USB
Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
features
Sensors
Fingerprint, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Messaging
SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Mail, IM
Browser
HTML5
Java
No
sound
3.5mm jack
Yes
network
Technology
GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G bands
HSDPA 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - AL00 (USA)
4G bands
LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) LTE band 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 12(700), 17(700) - AL00 (USA)
Speed
HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat6 300/50 Mbps
GPRS
Yes
EDGE
Yes
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launch
Announced
2018, October
Status
Available. Released 2018, October
platform
OS
Android 8.1 (Oreo)
Chipset
Qualcomm SDM632 Snapdragon 632 (14 nm)
CPU
Octa-core (4x1.8 GHz Kryo 250 Gold & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 250 Silver)
GPU
Adreno 506
camera
Rear
—
Front
No
Video
—
Features
—
display
Size
6.26 inches, 97.8 cm2
Resolution
720 x 1520 pixels, 19:9 ratio (~269 ppi density)
Technology
IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Multitouch
Yes - EMUI 8.2
battery
General
Non-removable Li-Po 4000 mAh battery
body
Dimensions
157.2 x 76 x 0 mm (6.19 x 2.99 x 0.0 in)
Weight
167 g (5.89 oz, 0.37 lb)
SIM card
Dual SIM
Miscellaneous
Colors
Midnight Black, Aurora Blue, Platinum Gold
memory
Internal Storage & RAM
32/64 GB, 4 GB RAM
Card slot
microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)
comms
WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, WiFi Direct, hotspot
Bluetooth
4.2, A2DP, LE, aptX
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
NFC
—
Infrared port
—
Radio
No
USB
microUSB 2.0, USB On-The-Go
features
Sensors
Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, proximity, compass
Messaging
SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, IM
Browser
HTML5 - MP4/H.264 player - MP3/eAAC+/WAV/Flac player - Document viewer - Photo/video editor - Charging 5V/2A 10W
Java
—
sound
3.5mm jack
Yes
network
Technology
GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE
2G bands
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 CDMA 800 & TD-SCDMA
3G bands
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100
4G bands
LTE
Speed
HSPA, LTE-A
GPRS
Yes
EDGE
Yes
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Summary

The Honor 8 has better GPU Mali-T880 MP4 thanks to which the owner will be able to run more number of the latest game apps.

The Honor 8 has 2K HD (1080 x 1920 pixels) display resolution with 423 ppi pixel density that is better than the Huawei Honor 8C 2K HD (720 x 1520 pixels) display resolution with 268 ppi pixel density. It makes this phone a good choice for reading books. The Honor 8 device is easier to carry as it has more portable dimensions than the Honor 8C: 145.5 x 71 x 7.5 mm versus 157.2 x 76 x 0 mm. The Honor 8 cell phone weight 153g that is 14g lighter than the weight of the Huawei Honor 8C.

The Honor 8C has a better battery life as it is equipped with 4000mah battery that is 1000mah bigger than the Honor 8 cell. It means that this model can be used for a longer time without charging.

The Huawei Honor 8 has 4 advantages and the Huawei Honor 8C only 2 so the Honor 8 is the best buy. Get the list of the best offers on Amazon.