| Local Name | Honor 8 |
| Technology | GSM / HSPA / LTE |
| 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) |
| 3G Bands | HSDPA 900 / 1900 / 2100 | HSDPA 850 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - AL00 (USA) |
| 2G Bands | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 |
| Speed | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat6 300/50 Mbps |
| GPRS | Yes |
| EDGE | Yes |
| Announced | 2016, July |
| Status | Available. Released 2016, July |
| Dimensions | 145.5 x 71 x 7.5 mm (5.73 x 2.80 x 0.30 in) |
| Weight | 153 g (5.40 oz) |
| SIM | Dual SIM (Nano-SIM/ Micro-SIM, dual stand-by) |
| Body | Custom function back button |
| Display Type | LTPS capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors |
| Screen Size | 5.2 inches (~72.5% screen-to-body ratio) |
| Resolution | 1080 x 1920 pixels (~423 ppi pixel density) |
| Mulitouch | Yes |
| Protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 3 | Emotion UI 5.0 |
| OS | Android 6.0 (Marshmallow), upgradable to 7.0 (Nougat) |
| Chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 950 |
| CPU | Octa-core (4x2.3 GHz Cortex-A72 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex A53) |
| GPU | Mali-T880 MP4 |
| Card Slot | microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) |
| Internal Memory | 32/64 GB, 4 GB RAM |
| Primary Camera | Dual 12 MP, f/2.2, 35mm, laser autofocus, dual-LED (dual tone) flash |
| Camera Features | 1/2.9" sensor size, 1.25 µm pixel size, geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection, HDR, panorama |
| Video | 1080p@60fps, 1080p@30fps, 720p@120fps |
| Secondary Camera | 8 MP, f/2.4, 1.4 µm pixel size |
| Alert Types | Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones |
| Loudspeaker | Yes |
| 3.5mm Jack | Yes |
| Sound | Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic - DTS sound |
| WLAN | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot |
| Bluetooth | 4.2, 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 |
| Sensors | Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass |
| Messaging | SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Mail, IM |
| Browser | HTML5 |
| Java | No |
| Features Summary | Fast battery charging: 47% in 30 min (Smart Power 4.0), MP3/WAV/eAAC+/Flac player, MP4/H.264 player, Photo/video editor, Document viewer |
| Battery | Non-removable Li-Po 3000 mAh battery |
| Colors | Pearl White, Midnight Black, Sapphire Blue, Gold |