Huawei has been dropping huge hints regarding its next smartphone to wear the Honor brand name for several weeks, and now it’s here, Huawei Honor 8.

Huawei Honor 8: mid-range flagship

Earlier this month, I wrote some articles about the upcoming smartphone of Huawei. Back then, there were leaked details and now it is official. The Chinese company has just done a good job for its brand new Honor smartphone, which is the company’s mid-range flagship. Honestly, the company seems to work hard on Huawei Honor 8 design. Like expected, Huawei smartphone flaunts a 5.2-inch full HD display with 2.5D double glass body, which does make the device look premium and attractive.

Let’s check Huawei Honor 8 specs! The smartphone comes with Kirin 950 octa-core chipset clocked at 2.3GHz, not the Kirin 955 SoC that we hoped. The 950 onboard this new Honor handset couples with an octa-core CPU with four Cortex-A72 cores clocked at 2.3 GHz, four Cortex-A53 cores up to 1.8 GHz. Along with these components are three memory variants —  3GB RAM + 32GB, 4GB RAM + 32GB and 4GB RAM + 64GB. There will be also a 3000mAh battery in tow, which is the standard power pack among mid-range phones.

Furthermore, as for Huawei Honor 8 cameras, a 12MP dual camera setup along with the laser focus and dual LED flash module sits well on the top left corner of the back. On the front, an 8MP shooter with f/2.4 aperture is packed. The fingerprint sensor is also located on the back. 4G LTE is built-in, along with dual-SIM functionality and a USB Type-C port.

Huawei Honor 8: price and release date

Huawei Honor 8 price starts at $300 for the 3GB + 32GB model, then goes up to $346 for the 4GB + 32GB model and $375 for the high-end 4GB + 64GB version. The phone offers five different colors namely Sapphire Blue, Pearl White, Midnight Black, Sunrise Gold and Sakura Pink. Huawei Honor 8 release date is expected to be primarily occurred in Europe in the coming weeks.