2017/02/11 10:55am PDTFeb 11, 2017

True to its word, Honor says that Nougat/EMUI 5 is rolling out to the Honor 8 starting today (February 11). This comes via the official Twitter account and is great news for owners of the mid-range device.

EMUI 5.0 is coming to Honor 8 from Feb 11th! Check out the new App Drawer on EMUI 5! Excited? https://t.co/aH8oKwqOK6

— Honor USA (@Honor_USA) February 9, 2017

As you can see, the tweet tries to hype up the addition of an app drawer in this update, which I find somewhat amusing. Overall, Nougat should breathe some new life into this phone and one can hope that EMUI 5 resolves a lot of the issues that some have had.

The consensus is that the change from v4.1 to v5 is a huge leap in the right direction, so be checking for that oh-so-wonderful update notification.

Source:
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Comments

likurges

best phone ever, the pixel doesn't come even close. in fact just putting the honor 8 and the shitsel is the same sentence is blasphemy
- Jordan Palmer
  
  I, er.... well, I only have used either briefly, but David could speak better to that. He reviewed both the Honor 8 and Pixel.
- Carson Saldanha
  
  /s?
  - likurges
    
    what is that supposted to mean good sir?
    - Carson Saldanha
      
      /s = sarcasm
      - likurges
        
        well, not in my case
- Anon
  
  both are great phones. 1 phone destroys your wallet, and it's not even worth the premium. the only thing better on the pixel is the camera. this phone is definitely faster than the pixel though.
- My name is….
  
  I hear you.
  If you hold a Honor 8 and a Pixel in your hands and ask a stranger which one is the expensive phone, he weill reply the Honor 8. Man, that blue is beautiful.
  
  Pixel is an overpriced POS, its shameful to price it like an iphone.
  - saf1927
    
    Probably never even used the phone. Somehow when a phone is expensive, the poor warriors need to defend the fact that they can't afford it, so anything that empties their wallet is bad. However, both the iPhone 7, the Pixels and Samsung Galaxy S/Note phones are great.
    - My name is….
      
      You are so fucking dumb dude, who told you that i don't have the money to purchase Pixel?
      
      No, pixel is not as great as the iphone, or even as great as the s7.
      
      Where is water proof?
      Where are the nice spakers?
      Where is the nice design?
      
      Even my 1+3 performs better than it, at half the price.
      - saf1927
        
        Lies, you OP3 doesn't even perform as well. You just get that based on benchmark they were caught on cheating. The iPhone didn't have waterproofing last year, nor did it have stereo speakers, yet it was still just as great, similar price too. So go wipe your ass with your OP3.
  - JohnyNoLegs
    
    If you never used it you can't speak. Day to day use nothing compares to the pixel. Honor 8 is a great cheap phone. If you don't want to spend much then it suits. If you want better then spend more.
Marie

This is cool, but you know whats better :) updating previous phones that are barely a year or months old.
- Dianareasterling
  
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- Marshall
  
  True but you should know by now if you like updates don't buy an Android device...otherwise a Pixel but since they are available in only 5 countries....
  - Samantharsmith
    
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    - Ken Techie
      
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Branko

I wish Xiaomi would include the app drawer in their launcher, it's cool otherwise.
- Yury H
  
  Thank God Android let's you have a custom launcher..
- Gold Experience
  
  I received my Xiaomi phone and the very first thing I did was putting Nova Launcher.
  Now I'm just waiting my bootloader to be unlocked to install LineageOS. :)
- John Johnson
  
  You're saying it like Android is some kind of OS (let's call it iOS) that doesn't let you change your launcher.
  - My name is….
    
    You have to understand that he wants to put a drawer on MIUI launcher and does not want to install an alternate launcher.
    
    I like miui launcher and have no intent of replacing it and i respect people who want app drawer.
    
    MIUI launcher is much much prettier than Nova launcher and not all people want the extra customization.
    - Đức Thành
      
      I second that first sentence.
    - Corey Kinard
      
      You could always make Nova look pretty similar, but that is a lot of work I understand. If anyone wants an app drawer, and not an entire launcher, they have plenty of options in the playstore
    - Branko
      
      I mean I obviously know that changing the launcher is a thing, but I what's wrong with liking the stock launcher ?
      
      The thing on MIUI is that alternate launchers don't display the icons for some apps as they should, so you have to use an alternate icon set as well.
- Daniel Lukić
  
  De si brate.. 😉
- Sam Koda
  
  I use a Xiaomi Mi5 myself. But the absence of a way to reply from notification is really irritating. I am using Slim Rom now. No regrets.
- Corey Kinard
  
  Download https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=ginlemon.smartdrawer
  
  Problem solved, no?
- Jordan Palmer
  
  The Mi Note 2 version of MIUI 8 (sory, only Xiaomi device I have with MIUI) has an app drawer option...
  - Branko
    
    Really ? Can you post a screenshot how it looks ?
Gregory

As if the launcher on these phones isn't the first thing to be replaced with a better alternative.
MrcheGuev

Does anyone have this Honor 8 updated ? how about the battery life ? i need some clearance before maybe buying one , it's in balance with the LG G5 and the Mi5s
- Jay
  
  My girlfriend has been a beta tester for it since the start and she hasn't reported any loss of battery life. She easily gets a full day of battery life and over 4 hours SOT with 40%+ left.
  - MrcheGuev
    
    Thank you Jay 😊 confirm my want to get one haha :3
    - Jay
      
      I'll say this.. I liked looking at EMUI 5 so much that I actually went out and got a Mate 9 for myself and have no regrets. (Only minor frustrations with their current lock screen which they've acknowledged needs work.)
      - Christian Acosta
        
        Can you reply from the lockscreen when it's locked ? Or do you have to unlock the phone in order to reply ?
      - My name is….
        
        Who can reply from lockscreen?
      - Christian Acosta
        
        iOS.
      - My name is….
        
        Is it safe to read and reply from lockscreen?
        
        Ios is plain stupid
      - Just_Some_Nobody
        
        It's an option. Options aren't stupid because everyone uses their phone differently.
      - DEKKER
        
        What bothers me is that their lock screen has been useless notification wise for a long time compared to stock android, and only because they wanted it to be just like iOS. I find hard to believe that they suddenly acknowledge that it "needs work" after they had the chance to do it right with Emui 5.0. That's why I got an S7 exynos instead !
- Max Johnson
  
  I don't have the official version yet, but the beta version, and after factory reset it's running very stable and no battery issue.
- Jesse.J
  
  Coming from phones like Note 5, 6P, I have to say that I'm very impressed with the battery life on this. It's also a beautiful phone with an amazing camera. Good luck.
Cesar

Meanwhile, Motorola's sitting on the G4 update like they forgot it exists.
- Eric Braun
  
  Correction... Lenovo is sitting on the G4 update.
skeeterfood

Now to see if they follow through with their XDA "partnership" and actually release fully working kernel source and binary blobs so a working custom ROM can actually be created...
- Max Johnson
  
  It's a barren wasteland in dev section of this phone.
  - skeeterfood
    
    Some devs recently got the fingerprint sensor on the 6X working which will hopefully directly port to the 8. That still leaves the GPS and camera as non-working.
Manuel

Honor 8 mid range device? Lol... This honor 8 is more fast that galaxy s7.
- F4uzan
  
  Faster != High end
  
  The term "mid range", "low-end", "high-end" is a term that can be interpreted in multiple ways. It can be the "luxury" of the phone (i.e features & price), it can be the components used in the phone, or it can be whether or not it is a flagship.
  
  I'd argue that Honor 8 has a nice hardware configuration, however, the Huawei P9 is also there sitting on the top being called "the flagship" (while being released months earlier).
  
  There goes your "superiority", I guess
  - Đức Thành
    
    Sick burn, bro
    
    Too bad probably nobody besides me will bother to read a wall of text and on top of that really comprehend it to get that burn
    
    (Sorry, I'm kind of in a funny mood today)
Mohsen

updated my honor 8 yesterday. I like it very much so far. however the "phone encryption" feature seems to be gone after the update!!
Donovan Turney

Still waiting... Been like a kid smashing the update checker button all morning
Alex De La Rosa

Update: it's a day later and my Honor 8 still hasn't received nougat. Others haven't as well by looking at the replies on Honor's Twitter page.
- Jesse.J
  
  Had mine since they announced it. Love it.
RXG9

For anyone who has this phone, what kind of battery life do you get? how many hours SOT?

edit: Also how is the camera quality?

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