The
Honor 8C was unveiled in China. It’s available for pre-order now and is coming
out next week. The price is CNY 1,100 for the 4/32GB model – that’s US$ 160/€ 140/£ 120. There’s also a 4/64GB version for
CNY 1,400.
A 6.26”
IPS LCD with 720 x 1,520px resolution. It has a notch and (according to
official numbers) covers 86.6% of the front surface. The Honor 8C packs a Snapdragon
632 chipset, which is a combination of a fairly powerful CPU (four A73-based
Kryo cores and four A53-based ones) with an old GPU (Adreno 506 was used in the
Snapdragon 626). This 14nm chip offers good general performance, but wouldn’t
be our pick for a gaming phone. Still, A73-based cores in this price range is
nothing to sneeze at.
Plus, the efficient chipset is hooked up to a large
4,000mAh battery, so we can expect great endurance from this handset. There’s a dual camera on the rear
– a 13+2MP shooter. The main module has a bright f/1.8 aperture while its
partner is used for depth of field effects. There’s a single 8MP f/2.0 selfie
camera on the front.
The 8C is a dual-SIM phone and the card tray has an
extra spot for a microSD card. VoLTE is supported. The phone runs Android 8.1
with EMUI 8.2 out of the box.
