Honor 8 with dual-camera setup launched in India at Rs 29,999

The comapny also launches two other smartphones, Honor 8 Smart and its first ‘Make in India’ phone Honor Holly 3.

Honor, Huawei's smartphone e-brand for digital natives, has launched its flagship Honor 8 along with two other smartphones, Honor 8 Smart and its first ‘Make in India’ phone Honor Holly 3. The Honor 8 will be priced at Rs. 29,999, while the Honor 8 Smart and Honor Holly 3 will be selling at a price of Rs 19,999 and Rs 9,999 respectively.

As for the specifications, the Honor 8 comes with a 12MP dual camera setup that comprises of a RGB and a monochrome lens that captures more light. It runs on Android 6.0 and Huawei’s Emotion UI 4.1. The smartphone is powered by a 16 nanometer Kirin 950 chip that reduces power consumption and enhances overall performance. Featuring a 3000mAh battery, the smartphone has a 4GB RAM and external memory support up to 128GB.

Honor 8 packs in a dual-function advanced fingerprint reader for 3D fingerprint scanning. The level 4 fingerprint acquisition algorithm delivers enhanced security, and smart features like fingerprint reader to make payments, take photos, record video, receive phone calls, or turn off an alarm or unlock its Smart Key button functions, customizable for instant access to features and apps along with an instant phone unlock. It also allows the users to take partial or full screenshots with the tap of their knuckle and similar other features through its enhanced knuckle feature.

The company also unveiled the Honor 8 Smart at the same event. It comes with a 5.2-inch display and boasts a 13 million pixel stack sensor camera of SONY IMX214 with 13MP on the rear panel, while there is an 8MP front facing camera also on board. It is powered by a Kirin650 chipset and uses the smart electricity technology of EMUI4.1.

The Honor Holly 3 on the other hand comes with a 5.5-inch screen. It is juiced by a 3100 mAh battery. The Honor Holly 3 designed with a luxurious 3D back cover and comes equipped with a 13MP rear and 8MP front camera for faithful color representation.