Huawei has sent out invites for the official
unveiling of the Honor 8C, which will happen on October 11. Unofficially, TENAA
has already published its specs. The phone will be a followup to the Honor 7C,
which was released in May. You can also look at it as a smaller and more
affordable alternative to the Honor 8X (which goes on sale in Europe on October
11).
The screen of the Honor 8C is a 6.28” LCD with 720 x
1,520px resolution. The taller aspect ratio and extra 0.28” of diagonal are due
to the adoption of a notch. The chipset may be the Snapdragon 450 of the 7C, it
definitely isn't the Kirin 710 of the 8X. The good news is that the base RAM
capacity increased to 4GB of RAM while storage comes in either 32GB or 64GB.
The camera department boasts a 13+2MP dual camera on
the rear and an 8MP selfie. That sounds pretty much the same as the camera on
the Honor 7C (and not as impressive as the 8X). The Honor 8C packs a larger
battery than both of its siblings – 3,900mAh. That’s a solid 900mAh upgrade
over the 7C and even the larger 8X is 150mAh short. Don’t hold your breath for
fast charging (despite the "Charging up" tagline) these models
typically come with 10W chargers.
When the 7C launched four months ago it cost US$ 137/€ 115 for the base model so we’re probably looking at similar pricing for
the Honor 8C.
