The 5.7-inch LTPS IPS LCD panel used on the Honor 8 Pro has a resolution of 1440 x 2560 pixels, which is way sharper, at 515ppi, than the Honor 8's 1080p screen. The flipside to a higher resolution display, of course, is bigger strain on the GPU and lower battery endurance.
The Honor 8 Pro screen offers an excellent maximum brightness of 560 nits while managing very decent black levels at the same time. These great stats provided for top-notch contrast, and equally impressive sunlight legibility ratio (for an LCD display).
Display test
100% brightness
Black, cd/m2
White, cd/m2
Contrast ratio
Honor 8 Pro
0.399
560
1404
Honor 8
0.37
460
1243
Huawei P10
0.416
592
1423
Huawei P10 Plus
0.335
547
1633
Huawei P9
0.46
500
1094
Huawei P9 Plus
0.00
400
∞
Xiaomi Mi 5s Plus
0.44
637
1448
Samsung Galaxy S8
0
440
∞
LG G6
0.228
468
2053
OnePlus 3T
0
447
∞
Huawei Mate 9
0.41
665
1622
Huawei Mate 9 Pro
0.011
366
33273
Samsung Galaxy S7 edge
0.00
392
∞
Sony Xperia XZs
0.461
564
1223
Sunlight contrast ratio
Samsung Galaxy S8 4.768
Samsung Galaxy S8+ 4.658
Samsung Galaxy S6 edge+ 4.615
Samsung Galaxy S7 edge 4.439
OnePlus 3 4.424
Samsung Galaxy S7 4.376
HTC One A9 4.274
Samsung Galaxy Note7 4.247
Samsung Galaxy A3 4.241
OnePlus 3T 4.232
Google Pixel XL 4.164
ZTE Axon 7 4.154
Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017) 4.124
Samsung Galaxy S6 edge 4.124
Samsung Galaxy Note5 4.09
Huawei Nexus 6P 4.019
OnePlus X 3.983
Vivo Xplay5 Elite 3.983
Oppo R7s 3.964
Apple iPhone 7 3.964
Huawei P9 Plus 3.956
Meizu Pro 6 Plus 3.935
Lenovo Moto Z 3.931
Samsung Galaxy A7 (2016) 3.918
Samsung Galaxy C5 3.911
Samsung Galaxy C7 3.896
Samsung Galaxy A5 3.895
Samsung Galaxy J7 outdoor 3.879
Samsung Galaxy J2 outdoor 3.873
Samsung Galaxy A8 3.859
Sony Xperia XZs 3.818
Samsung Galaxy A9 (2016) 3.817
Motorola Moto X (2014) 3.816
Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) 3.804
Samsung Galaxy J7 (2016) outdoor mode 3.802
Xiaomi Redmi Pro 3.798
LG V20 Max auto 3.798
Sony Xperia XZ 3.795
Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016) 3.789
Apple iPhone 6s 3.783
Meizu Pro 5 3.781
Microsoft Lumia 650 3.772
Samsung Galaxy J7 (2016) 3.756
Oppo F1 Plus 3.709
Vivo X5Pro 3.706
Sony Xperia X Compact 3.694
Samsung Galaxy A3 (2017) 3.688
Apple iPhone SE 3.681
Huawei Mate 9 3.68
Samsung Galaxy A7 3.679
Meizu PRO 6 3.659
BlackBerry Priv 3.645
Apple iPhone 7 Plus 3.588
Apple iPhone 6s Plus 3.53
Motorola Moto Z Play 3.526
Samsung Galaxy J3 (2016) outdoor mode 3.523
Samsung Galaxy J3 (2016) 3.523
Acer Jade Primo 3.521
Microsoft Lumia 950 3.512
Oppo R7 Plus 3.499
nubia Z11 3.466
Huawei P10 Plus 3.456
HTC U Ultra 3.453
Samsung Galaxy J7 3.422
Meizu MX5 3.416
LG V20 3.402
Huawei P10 3.379
Oppo R9s 3.352
Honor 8 Pro 3.341
Oppo R7 3.32
Lenovo P2 3.316
Xiaomi Mi 5s 3.276
Nokia 6 (Chinese version) 3.244
Samsung Galaxy J2 3.235
Sony Xperia X Performance 3.234
Xiaomi Mi Note 2 3.228
Motorola Moto X Play 3.222
Huawei Mate 9 Pro 3.206
Huawei P9 3.195
Lenovo Vibe Shot 3.113
Motorola Moto X Force 3.105
LG Nexus 5X 3.092
Huawei Mate S 3.073
Microsoft Lumia 640 XL 3.065
Sony Xperia X 2.989
Huawei Mate 8 2.949
Xiaomi Redmi 3S 2.913
Sony Xperia XA Ultra 2.906
LG G5 2.905
HTC One S 2.901
Xiaomi Redmi 3s Prime 2.893
Xiaomi Mi 5s Plus 2.884
Sony Xperia Z5 2.876
Microsoft Lumia 550 2.851
Lenovo Moto M 2.813
Xiaomi Redmi 3 Pro 2.803
Sony Xperia Z5 compact 2.784
Meizu MX6 2.751
LG V10 2.744
Xiaomi Redmi 3 2.735
Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 (S625) 2.714
Meizu M5 2.71
Sony Xperia M5 2.69
Huawei P9 Lite 2.679
Xiaomi Redmi 4 Prime 2.679
Vivo V3Max 2.659
Xiaomi Mi Mix 2.658
Xiaomi Mi 4i 2.641
Sony Xperia XA 2.609
Motorola Moto G4 Plus 2.582
Motorola Moto G4 Plus (max auto) 2.582
Meizu M5s 2.58
Xiaomi Mi 4c 2.574
LeEco Le Max 2 2.567
Microsoft Lumia 640 2.563
Asus Zenfone 3 ZE552KL 2.563
Lenovo Moto G4 2.544
Lenovo K6 Note 2.544
Oppo F1 2.528
Sony Xperia Z5 Premium 2.525
Huawei Honor 7 Lite / Honor 5c 2.506
HTC One 2.504
Sony Xperia M4 Aqua 2.503
Oppo F1s 2.481
Motorola Moto G 2.477
Lenovo Vibe K5 Plus 2.473
Huawei G8 2.471
Huawei nova 2.467
Sony Xperia Z 2.462
Lenovo Vibe K5 2.459
Meizu m3 max 2.447
HTC 10 evo 2.407
Huawei Honor 7 2.406
Sony Xperia E5 2.386
ZUK Z1 by Lenovo 2.382
HTC 10 2.378
Samsung Galaxy J5 (2016) 2.378
vivo V5 Plus 2.371
Meizu m1 note 2.362
Huawei nova plus 2.329
HTC One E9+ 2.305
Alcatel One Touch Hero 2.272
Lenovo Vibe K4 Note 2.254
Sony Xperia C5 Ultra 2.253
Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 (MediaTek) 2.249
Sony Xperia C4 Dual 2.235
Xiaomi Mi Note 2.234
Motorola Moto G (2014) 2.233
Huawei P8 2.196
Meizu M5 Note 2.189
Huawei Honor 6 2.169
Xiaomi Redmi Note 2 2.166
OnePlus Two 2.165
HTC One X 2.158
Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 (X20) 2.145
LG Aka 2.145
Archos 50 Diamond 2.134
Xiaomi Redmi Note 2.119
Xiaomi Mi 4S 2.095
Acer Liquid X2 2.084
Huawei P8lite 2.078
vivo V5 2.059
Moto G 3rd gen max manual 2.026
Xiaomi Mi 3 2.001
Xiaomi Mi Max 1.996
Sony Xperia E4g 1.972
OnePlus One 1.961
Meizu m3 note 1.923
BlackBerry Leap 1.892
Meizu m2 note 1.892
ZTE Nubia Z9 mini 1.759
Sony Xperia U 1.758
Asus Zenfone Selfie 1.68
Motorola Moto E (2nd Gen) 1.675
ZTE Nubia Z9 1.659
Jolla Jolla 1.605
Motorola Moto E 1.545
Sony Xperia M 1.473
Sony Xperia L 1.351
Xiaomi Redmi 2 1.311
HTC Desire C 1.3
Sony Xperia C 1.283
Meizu MX 1.221
Sony Xperia E 1.215
The Honor 8 Pro's screen isn't class-leading in terms of color reproduction, but we liked what we got. While our tools detected a blue tint on the white color, the screen looked quite good to a naked eye. We measured an average deltaE of 5.5 and a maximum of 10 in the default color mode. Switching over to the Warm preset does yield better accuracy - an average deltaE of 4.5 and a maximum of 7.5.
There are manual settings available which may further improve the color accuracy. However, you won't be able to do much better without a colorimeter.
Battery life
The Honor 8 Pro is powered by a sealed 4,000mAh battery. It supports quick charging with a 9V/2A charger, which charges to about 35% in 30 minutes and 100% in 1 h and 50 min (exactly as promised). The phone ships with a proper 9V/2A plug for this type of fast charging, which is nice.
In our battery test, the Honor 8 Pro scored 77h, which means you can count on the battery to last 3 full days and change if you do an hour each of calling, web browsing and video playback a day.
The battery testing procedure is described in detail in case you're interested in the nitty-gritties. You can also check out our complete battery test table, where you can see how all of the smartphones we've tested will compare under your own typical use.
Connectivity
The Honor 8 Pro is well-heeled in terms of connectivity. Its LTE-Advanced modem supports 3-carrier aggregation and is rated at Cat.12, for theoretical peaks of up to 600Mbps of download and 150Mbps of upload speed.
For local connectivity, you get a dual-band Wi-Fi a/b/g/n/ac module. Also, Bluetooth v4.2, NFC, and a versatile GPS receiver, with support for A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou. There is also an IR blaster for controlling home appliances.
The USB Type-C port at the bottom isn't matched on the inside as Huawei still hasn't moved to USB 3.0 or 3.1 and the Type-C interface supports only the older USB 2.0 standard. OTG is supported, though.
Last, but not least, you also get a good old 3.5mm audio jack on the bottom of the Honor 8 Pro.
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