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Smartphone sales are falling for the fourth quarter in a row. All major manufacturers are reporting a decline in smartphone sales. But only the HUAWEI company notes the growth of sales up to 50%. This also applies to the subsidiary brand in the face of HONOR. In mid-2019, the HUAWEI / HONOR brand ranks second in global smartphone sales. Samsung is in first place, but Apple is in third place. In this review, we will talk about the HONOR 8A smartphone.

SPECIFICATIONS

Case material - plastic.

The screen size is 6.08 inches (IPS).

Screen resolution - 1560x720 pixels.

Operating system - Android OS 9.0.

Processor - Helio P35 MT6765.

Video processor - PowerVR GE8320.

RAM - 2 GB.

Built-in memory - 32 GB.

Memory card type - micro SD.

The main camera is 13 megapixels.

Front camera - 8 megapixels.

Battery capacity - 3020 mAh.

GPS / GLONASS / LTE support - yes.

Headphone jack type - 3.5 mm (mini-jack).

Support for two SIM-cards - yes.

NFC support - yes.

Fingerprint scanner - yes.

Charging connector - Micro USB.

CONTENTS OF DELIVERY

The smartphone is packed in a branded turquoise box.

The delivery set includes:

2.USB - Micro-USB cable.

3. Network s / y.

4.Strip for ejecting the tray.

5. Quick start guide.

6. Warranty card.

7.Protective film (on the screen).

There is no cover and headset included in the package.

APPEARANCE

In retail, a smartphone costs less than 10 thousand rubles and this is a very good price for a quite good smartphone. There are three colors available: gold, blue, black. I had a gold-colored version on my review.

Honor 8A is a typical representative of the budget line of smartphones. But the smartphone does not look cheap at all, despite the plastic frame around the body. The back of the smartphone is also made of plastic. Moreover, the back side has two textures in design. The left narrow insert is matte, while the right side is already glossy.

Despite the large screen of the smartphone, in some cases it is quite possible to use it with one hand. The body is slightly elongated diagonally, which compensates for the large size.

The corners of the body are strongly rounded. The edges of the smartphone are sloping, it is pleasant and comfortable to hold in your hand. The main camera protrudes slightly above the body. There is an LED flash under the camera. The fingerprint scanner is at the top.

At the top there is a 3.5 mm mini-jack and a hole for the first microphone.

On the right side there is a coupled volume control button and a power button.

At the bottom there is a Micro-USB connector, a speaker for calling and a second microphone. Moreover, the microphone is hidden in the imitation of the right speaker.

On the left side there is a full-fledged slot for two SIM-cards of the "nano" format and a memory card.

Touch control buttons are located on the screen itself.

Screen matrix with rounded corners. And the screen itself is "frameless", although the bezels here are quite wide, especially in the lower part.

The thickness of the smartphone is small.

The front camera is placed in a teardrop notch. If for some reason this cutout does not suit you, then it can be hidden with a black stripe. The earpiece speaker was placed at the junction of the top end and the screen. There is a status indicator hidden in the earpiece. There is also a proximity sensor and an automatic brightness control sensor.

The screen matrix is ​​covered with a protective 2.5D glass. There is an oleophobic coating, but not the best. The build quality of the smartphone is excellent. There is a slight backlash in the mechanical buttons, but for the most part these are my personal quibbles.

Overall, the Honor 8A is a pretty practical and handy smartphone. There is no glass on the back side, the camera does not protrude much above the body, the location of the scanner is very convenient. And a protective film is already glued on the front side.

SCREEN

The screen size of Honor 8A is 6.09 inches, the resolution is 1560x720 pixels (HD +), the density is 283 PPI, the matrix is ​​IPS LCD. If it is important for someone, then individual pixels on the screen can be viewed.

The viewing angles are maximum possible, multitouch for 10 touches.

The uniformity of the backlighting of the screen can be appreciated in the photograph.

The screen brightness is high enough. In the screen settings, you can adjust: color temperature, sleep mode, eye protection.

We will analyze the screen settings in more detail using the ColorMunki Display calibrator from X-Rite.

The gamma curves show a small spread in relation to the reference (white line) curve.

Color channels are also not entirely stable. There is a lack of red saturation.

The color temperature is too high relative to the reference at 6500k. Colors on the screen will have a cool tint. In the screen settings, you can set the "warm" display mode.

But according to the sRGB standard, we see almost ideal performance. We can say that the color rendition will be quite natural.

In general, the screen leaves positive emotions. Sufficient maximum brightness and correct sRGB values, which is rare in budget models.

CAMERA

The main camera in the smartphone is represented by a 13MP matrix, the aperture is F / 1.8, and in fact it is one. I think perfectionists will appreciate this step! The camera settings are very simple and easy to figure out.

Fast and accurate autofocus and a fairly efficient LED flash are worth noting. The final shots come out with slightly oversaturated colors, and there is also a lack of sharpness in the frame. But in general, the camera shoots quite well for a budget smartphone.

Panoramic shot

Video from the main camera can be recorded in FullHD at 30 frames per second. But it is worth considering that there is no optical stabilization. During shooting, there are problems with the white balance, autofocus often jumps.

Night shots are more or less normal if there is only a light source in the frame.

8MP front camera. There is no portrait mode at the software level. As you understand, there is no need to talk about the quality of night selfies. Videos can also be shot in FullHD format. The face unlock function is also available, it works quite accurately and quickly.

Here you can download the originals of photos and videos from the front and main cameras: Photos and Videos from the main and front cameras (Honor 8A)

IN WORK

Honor 8A runs Google Android 9.0 Pie operating system with EMUI 9.1 shell.

This is how the smartphone menu looks like when you turn it on for the first time. A large number of pre-installed applications can be noted, but they can be completely removed, only applications from Google and a few applications from Huawei will remain.

In the settings, you can activate the main menu with applications.

It is worth noting that the smartphone interface does not work very smoothly. Lags are noticeable even with simple surfing through the smartphone menu. The problem lies in the slow RAM, which is only 2GB. For a modern smartphone, this is no longer enough. Running resource-intensive games / applications significantly reduces the speed of work and loading.

The smartphone interface can be decorated with various branded themes.

There is a simple mode of operation, this is for those who do not want to bother with the settings.

You can assign certain actions to the fingerprint scanner. The scanner itself is very accurate and fast.

Touch control buttons can be replaced with gestures.

I was pleasantly surprised by the ability of the radio to work without a headset connected.

Responsible for the performance in the smartphone is the MediaTek processor - MT6765 (Helio P35). The chipset has 8 ARM Cortex-A53 cores clocked at up to 2.3 GHz and an IMG PowerVR GE8320 GPU.

You can see the results of synthetic tests in these screenshots.

Surprisingly, the CPU temperature is high both at idle and under load.

Permanent memory in the smartphone 32GB. In fact, there is only 21GB of free space, so most likely you will not be able to do without a memory card. Well, the set of various sensors in a smartphone is not maximum. You can fully install applications on a memory card.

The speaker volume for a call is very high. The sound is clear without distortion, at full volume the speaker does not sound. Mono sound. There is support for LDAC and HWA. The earpiece is also loud enough. The interlocutor is perfectly audible, and there were no problems with the reception and transmission of speech. According to this indicator, HUAWEI / HONOR smartphones are among the best on the market.

Excellent navigation job, all modern geolocation standards are supported.

The smartphone has an NFC module. You can not only connect wireless gadgets, but also pay at the store. For full-fledged work, you need to download the Google Pay application.

The smartphone uses SIM-cards of the "nano" standard. For each card, you can assign your own melody. Call forwarding between SIM-cards is supported. 4G support is available on both cards. Wi-Fi only works at 2.4 GHz, Bluetooth 4.2 (BLE). Connecting peripherals via USB-OTG cable is supported.

OFFLINE OPERATION

The Honor 8A has a 3020mAh battery. Not the highest in its class. Complete charging at 5V = 2A. The smartphone is fully charged in 2 hours.

It may seem that the operating time of the smartphone is short, but in practice everything is pretty good. All measurements were taken at medium screen brightness.

1.Various games - 7 hours.

2.Playing movies - 12 hours.

3. Maximum load: full screen brightness, permanent 4G connection, geolocation, social. networks, etc. - 6 o'clock.

4.Work only in phone mode - 3 days.

CONCLUSIONS

Overall, the HONOR 8A is a pretty solid and pleasant smartphone. But only in the category up to 10 thousand rubles, there is very strong competition. So for this amount you can buy a smartphone with 3GB of RAM, a dual camera, a more capacious battery, a FullHD screen and a slightly more efficient processor.

LIKED:

1.Practical and comfortable body.

2. Correctly adjusted sRGB screen.

3. The presence of an NFC module.

4.Loud main and spoken speakers.

5. Good cameras.

6.Long working time.

7.Film on the smartphone screen.

8.Full slot for two SIM cards and memory card.

9.Fast and accurate fingerprint scanner.

10.Connection over 4G from two SIM-cards.

11.Working radio without a headset.

12.Status indicator.

13. Installing applications to the memory card.

MAY NOT WORK WITH:

1.Total 2GB of RAM.

2. CPU heating.

3.No case included.

4. Most likely you will need to use a memory card.

Huawei Honor 8 is the top-end of the Honor line, with a first-class appearance and excellent technical stuffing. The gadget was officially announced in July 2016. The smartphone is a representative of the average price level.

Design and ergonomics

Experts and users state that Huawei Honor 8 seems to be the most attractive design device for the entire existence of this line. The model is almost entirely made of glass, and the back is mirrored. The body resembles a frozen drop that effectively reflects everything around. The corners are distinctly rounded for an even more elegant feeling. There is a brushed aluminum frame with fine brushed edges. Only environmentally friendly materials are used here. As for the oleophobic coating. then it is very high quality, since there are almost no fingerprints left.

Since the device is quite lightweight and ergonomic, it is really pleasant to hold it in your hand. You can feel the high quality of materials, as well as thoughtful little things in the face of well-rounded corners and neat edges. On the back there is a fingerprint scanner, which is very easy to reach. The volume and power buttons are made of metal. The 3000 mAh battery is built-in, it cannot be removed. Dimensions Honor 8: height - 145.5 mm, width - 71 mm, thickness - 7.5 mm, weight - 153 g. The color of the case is blue, white, gold, black.

Display

It uses a 5.2-inch screen that has gotten Full HD resolution. The high pixel density (423) and the IPS matrix let you enjoy images in stunning detail. There is no air gap here, so the picture literally comes to life. Contrast and brightness are at a very high level. there is a special function that can protect the user's eyesight. The display is covered with Gorilla Glass 3.

Iron and performance

The Kirin 950 processor makes Honor 8 a really powerful and fast smartphone. This chip consists of eight cores, four of which operate at 2300 MHz, and is also based on the progressive Cortex-A72 architecture. The Mali-T880 accelerator is designed to process graphic effects. It houses 4 GB (DDR4) of RAM and 64 GB of free space. there are modifications with 32 GB. The internal storage of the gadget is easily expandable thanks to microSD cards up to 128 GB. The operating system is represented by the Android 6.0 platform, which is hidden behind the proprietary EMUI 4.1 shell.

The device copes with all tasks perfectly. There is even a certain power reserve. With games, everything is also in order. All game projects are not only fast, but also show excellent graphics. In AnTuTu, the performance device Huawei Honor 8 is gaining 95,000 points. GeekBench 3 test shows the following results: single-core mode - 1800 points, multi-core mode - 6300 points.

Communication and sound

This smartphone allows you to easily connect to 3G and 2G networks, as well as use high-speed LTE CAT 6 networks. There are two radio modules at once, which is a rarity. There is support for OTG and NFC. The sound of the device can be described as loud and clear. But in the headphones, the sound turned out to be quite ordinary. The bass is especially lacking.

Camera

Huawei Honor 8 has successfully adopted the innovative 12MP dual camera from the flagship P9. A distinctive feature of the module is the widest dynamic range. Therefore, colors are always believable and white balance is maintained perfectly. High-speed focusing also stands out. In the settings, the user will find a wide variety of options. which can be adjusted. This allows you to engage in real creativity, revealing the talents of the photographer. But at night there are clearly visible noises, but the pictures still remain juicy, sharp and contrasting. The front 8-megapixel camera is designed to take self-portraits.

Output

The Honor 8 is packed in a cardboard box that resembles a pencil case. The smartphone is completed with a power adapter, cable, instructions and a clip for opening the SIM / MicroSD tray. Such a beautiful and sophisticated device will be a very good buy if you want to become the owner of a powerful and stylish phone, but there is no way to overpay for flagship solutions from Apple and Samsung.

Pros:

• Amazing appearance.
• Highest performance.
• High quality main camera.
• Bright screen.
• New Android and many useful features.

Minuses:

• The glass body is quickly scratched.
• Headphone sound.

Specifications Huawei Honor 8

General characteristics
Model	Huawei Honor 8, FRD-L09, FRD-L19, FRD-L04, FRD-DL00, FRD-AL10, FRD-AL00, Honor 8
Date of announcement / start of sales	July 2016 / July 2016
Dimensions (edit)	145.5 x 71.0 x 7.45 mm
The weight	153 gr.
Body colors	White, Black, Blue, Gold
Number and type of SIM cards	Dual Nano-SIM, simultaneous operation
Operating system	Android OS, v6.0 (Marshmallow) + EMUI 4.1
Communication standard in 2G networks	GSM 850/900/1800/1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 CDMA 800
Communication standard in 3G networks	HSDPA 850/900/1900/2100
Communication standard in 4G networks	LTE FDD: Band 1, 3, 7, 8, 20; LTE TDD: Band 38, 40
Display
Screen type	LTPS LCD TFT 2.5D, 16M colors
Screen size	5.2 inch
Screen resolution	1080 x 1920 @ 423 ppi
Multitouch	yes, up to 10 simultaneous touches
Screen protection	Gorilla Glass 3
Sound
3.5mm jack	there is
FM radio	No
Additionally	DTS sound enhancement
Data transfer
USB	2.0, Type C
Satellite navigation	GPS (A-GPS), GLONASS / BDS
WLAN	Wi-Fi 802.11 a / b / g / n / ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot
Bluetooth	v4.2, A2DP, EDR, LE
Internet connection	LTE, Cat6; HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps, EDGE, GPRS
NFC	there is
Platform
CPU	HiSilicon Kirin 950 octa-core processor (4 × 2.3 GHz Cortex-A72 & 4 × 1.8 GHz Cortex A53)
GPU	Mali-T880 MP4
RAM	4GB RAM
Inner memory	32/64 GB
Supported memory cards	microSD up to 256GB (using a combined SIM / SD-CARD slot)
Camera
Camera	20 MP, f / 2.0, 27mm, phase detection autofocus, dual-LED (dual tone) flash
Camera functions	1.25 µm pixel size, geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection, HDR, panorama
Video recording	[email protected], [email protected], [email protected]
Front-camera	8 MP, f / 2.4, 1.4 µm pixel size
Battery
Battery type and capacity	Li-Po 3000 mAh non-removable
Additionally
Sensors	Illumination, approximation, gyroscope, compass, accelerometer
Other	Dual Cameras, Fingerprint Scanner, Smart Key, Fast Charge
Equipment
Standard complete set	Honor 8: 1 USB cable: 1 User manual: 1 Warranty card: 1 Charger 5V / 2A: 1

Prices

Video reviews

Honor 8X is a mid-range smartphone. It was announced on September 5 in China. The device received quite impressive functions and technical equipment, in comparison with its predecessors. Offers a bezel-less screen, the latest chipset, a large supply of RAM and internal memory, 3 cameras and a glass body.

The Honor 8X has a metal frame and two glass panels. There are 4 body colors to choose from: black, blue, red and purple. On the front panel, you can find a cutout at the top of the display for the earpiece, front camera and sensors. All corners are rounded. There is no inscription at the bottom given that the bottom margin is 4.25 mm. On the back panel, on the left side, there are 2 camera eyes, an LED flash, as well as the inscription "AI Camera" and the manufacturer's logo at the very bottom. In the middle to the right of the flash is a fingerprint scanner. The panel itself consists of 15 layers and has a 2.5D rounded shape. Note that the small part on the left is highlighted in a slightly different shade compared to the rest of the rear panel. Tray for 3 cards including microSD, volume rocker and power button are located in their places as standard. On the upper edge there is only an additional microphone for noise cancellation, and on the lower one there are holes for the main speaker, a spoken microphone, a microUSB port and a 3.5 mm jack. The dimensions of the device are 160.4 x 76.6 x 7.8 mm, and the weight is 175 grams.

The device comes with a protective bumper and film.

Honor 8X is equipped with a 6.5-inch IPS screen with a resolution of 2340 x 1080. The display occupies 91% of the entire front surface. Considering the eyebrow, the aspect ratio is 19.5: 9 and the pixel density is 397 ppi. 85% NTSC color gamut. In addition, the smartphone is certified eye-safe by TUV Rheinland.

Inside the Honor 8X, the latest 8-core Kirin 710 chip is installed with support for overclocking the 4-core Mali-G51 graphics accelerator using GPU Turbo technology. In addition, for games, you can use 4D effects, which give the best gaming experience, adjusting to the action of the scene at the moment. The memory depends on the selected modification. There are options with 4 GB of RAM and 64 GB of internal storage, as well as 6 GB and 64 GB or 128 GB.

In any case, the capacity of the flash drive can be expanded with microSD cards up to 256 GB. The autonomy of the mobile device is occupied by a 3,750 mAh battery with a 5V / 2A charger without support for fast charging. Wireless interfaces include dual-band Wi-Fi 802.11 a / b / g / n / ac, Bluetooth 4.2 with BLE and aptX support, GPS navigation, A-GPS, GLONASS and BeiDou. It's a pity that the NFC module was not equipped.

The Honor 8X's main camera has a 20MP f / 1.8 sensor and a 2MP depth sensor. The front camera comes with a 16 megapixel resolution and f / 2.0 aperture. In both cases, there is support for AI Cam, which has a variety of effects, modes and scene recognition. In addition, the main module can shoot 16xSlow-Mo video at 480 frames per second, and the front camera supports HDR.

The new flagship of the series, with a dual camera, a fingerprint sensor and a USB Type C connector

The European presentation of the new Huawei, released under the Honor brand, will take place just today, but in China, the Honor 8 model was presented earlier this summer. The new smartphone has already reached our test laboratory, and today we have the opportunity to be among the first to acquaint our readers with the new product in all its details. We present to your attention a full review of the new device, which now stands at the head of the legendary Huawei Honor family of smartphones.

Main characteristics of Honor 8 (model FRD-L09)

• SoC HiSilicon Kirin 950, 8 cores: 4 × 2.3 GHz (ARM Cortex-A72) + 4 × 1.8 GHz (ARM Cortex-A53)
• GPU Mali-T880 MP4
• Operating system Android 6.0
• 5.2 ″ IPS touchscreen display, 1920 × 1080, 423 ppi
• Random access memory (RAM) 3/4 GB, internal memory 32/64 GB
• SIM-cards: Nano-SIM (2 pcs.)
• Support for microSD memory cards up to 128 GB
• GSM networks 850/900/1800/1900 MHz
• WCDMA 900/1900/2100 MHz networks
• LTE Cat.6 FDD Band 1/3/7/8/20, TDD Band 38/40
• Wi-Fi 802.11a / b / g / n / ac, Wi-Fi Direct
• Bluetooth 4.2
• USB 2.0 Type C, OTG
• GPS / A-GPS, Glonass, BDS
• Heading, proximity, lighting, gyroscope, magnetic compass, step counter, infrared transmitter, fingerprint scanner
• Cameras 12 + 12 MP (Sony IMX286), f / 2.2, autofocus, LED flash
• Camera 8 MP, front, f / 2.4
• Battery 3000 mAh
• Dimensions 146 x 71 x 7.5mm
• Weight 153 g

Appearance and usability

Honor 8 unexpectedly differs from its predecessor Honor 7. The devices turned out to be decorated in completely different styles: if the "seven" with its matte rough and rather rough angular metal body was positioned almost as "unkillable", then the successor with glass panels, strongly rounded edges, streamlined shape and rounded sidewalls can rightfully claim a place among the "fashion" models. Honor 8 really turned out to be surprisingly good-looking, the "pampered" design of the smartphone resembles both the iPhone 6 and the Huawei P series smartphones at the same time.

The smartphone received two transparent 2.5D Gorilla Glass panels with smooth edges on both sides of the case, and a metal strongly rounded bezel was launched along the side perimeter. Thus, neither right angles nor sharp edges can be found here, the body of Honor 8 is absolutely streamlined and very pleasant to hold in the hand.

The surfaces of the case are not slippery at all, the device is securely held in your fingers. Not too large dimensions and low weight also contribute to this. There are no complaints about the assembly, there are no cracks, bends or squeaks, all the details are fitted clearly, the non-separable body of Honor 8 is monolithic.

As for the elements placed on the case, here the Honor 8 has a couple of "aces up its sleeve". Firstly, the smartphone received an infrared transmitter on the upper end, which allows the device to act as a universal remote control. The built-in program easily recognized the old Philips TV, for which she is honored and praised.

But even more interesting is the fact of the implicit presence of a hardware button hidden under the familiar round platform of a fingerprint sensor located on the back of the smartphone. Most of these sites with scanners, including those of Huawei smartphones, do not have any mechanical buttons under them, so without special warning you might not even notice that the site is also pressed here.

In smartphones of different companies from time to time there are additional programmable keys, here it is called the "Smart Key function button". The user is free to independently determine the actions performed using this button. In total, you can set three options: for single and double pressing, as well as for pressing with a long hold. By default, the button is "hung" functions for opening Russian services (Yandex search, etc.), but all this, as already mentioned, the user can reconfigure for himself, preferring, for example, turning on a flashlight, launching a camera, voice recorder or the same virtual remote control.

The headphone jack is located at the bottom end, it is adjacent to the USB Type C connector and the speaker grill. On the upper end, only the aforementioned infrared transmitter and the second microphone, which serves for the operation of the noise reduction system, remained.

There are no hardware touch buttons on the front panel, the buttons are only on the screen. A useful LED event indicator is hidden above the screen among the sensors, it is built right under the speaker grill.

There are more elements on the back than usual. In addition to the aforementioned fingerprint sensor with a button, there are also two round camera eyes, since the Honor 8, like its siblings from the Huawei P9 family, received a dual camera. Near the cameras can be found a dual LED flash and a laser pointer window for autofocus.

The manufacturer claims that a new 3D scanning technology was used for the fingerprint scanner itself - thanks to it, unlocking the phone takes only 0.4 seconds. In practice, the scanner works really very quickly and almost flawlessly, but, in general, all manufacturers have perfected the functionality of fingerprint sensors to such an extent that they all work flawlessly, it is difficult to single out one as the best. Another thing is that many would like to see such a sensor not on the back of the smartphone, but on the front, like the iPhone and Samsung, but Huawei is one of those companies that stubbornly adheres to the rear option of placing this element.

None of the elements stick out beyond the surface, so it is quite convenient to use a smartphone lying on a solid surface. However, it is worth considering that the smooth glass of the back panel can slide on some surfaces, so you need to be careful and make sure that the smartphone does not unexpectedly slide off the table and fall on the floor.

To install cards, there is one hybrid slot on the side, into which you can insert either two SIM cards of the Nano-SIM format, or one SIM card and one microSD memory card, but not three cards at the same time. Hot swap supported.

The side buttons on the edge opposite to this slot are made of metal, just like the slide for cards, their movement is quite distinct, not too soft, but not hard either. The keys are easily groped for blindly, and their surfaces are different in texture. In general, there are no complaints about these elements.

As for the color options for the smartphone, then the manufacturer has provided a wide variety, and the set of colors may differ depending on the modification. The FRD-L09 model we tested will be available in Sunrise Gold, Pearl White, Midnight Black and Sapphire Blue.

Screen

The smartphone is equipped with an IPS touch screen and is protected by glass with sloping edges (2.5D) Corning Gorilla Glass 3. The physical dimensions of the display are 64 × 114 mm, diagonal - 5.2 inches. The screen resolution is 1920 × 1080, the dot density is 423 ppi. The frame around the screen is standard: about 3 mm on the sides and 15 mm on the top and bottom.

The brightness of the display is automatically adjusted based on a light sensor. There is also a proximity sensor that locks the screen when you bring the smartphone to your ear. Multi-touch technology allows you to handle 10 simultaneous touches. You cannot activate the screen by tapping twice on the glass, but the screen is activated by pressing the rear pad of the fingerprint scanner. Gloved operation is supported.

Alexey Kudryavtsev, editor of the “Monitors” and “Projectors and TV” sections, carried out a detailed examination using measuring devices. Here is his expert opinion on the screen of the test sample.

The front surface of the screen is made in the form of a glass plate with a mirror-smooth surface, resistant to scratches. Judging by the reflection of objects, the anti-glare properties of the screen are better than that of the Google Nexus 7 (2013) (hereinafter simply Nexus 7). For clarity, here's a photo in which a white surface is reflected in the turned off screens (on the left - Nexus 7, on the right - Honor 8, then they can be distinguished by their size):

The screen of the Honor 8 is darker (the brightness in the photos is 102 versus 114 for the Nexus 7). The doubling of reflected objects in the Honor 8 screen is very weak, which indicates that there is no air gap between the layers of the screen (more specifically, between the outer glass and the surface of the LCD matrix) (OGS type screen - One Glass Solution). Due to the smaller number of boundaries (such as glass / air) with very different refractive indices, such screens look better in conditions of intense ambient light, but their repair in the case of cracked outer glass is much more expensive, since the entire screen has to be changed. On the outer surface of the screen there is a special oleophobic (grease-repellent) coating (even better than Nexus 7 in terms of efficiency), so fingerprints are much easier to remove, and appear at a slower rate than in the case of ordinary glass.

With manual brightness control and with the display of the white field on the whole screen, the maximum brightness value was about 460 cd / m², the minimum - 4.4 cd / m². The maximum brightness is high, which means, given the excellent anti-glare properties, readability even on a sunny day outdoors should be at a good level. In complete darkness, the brightness can be lowered to a comfortable value. In the presence of automatic brightness control by the light sensor (it is located to the left of the front speaker slot). In automatic mode, when the ambient light conditions change, the screen brightness both increases and decreases. The operation of this function depends on the position of the brightness control, by which the user can try to set the desired brightness level in the current conditions. If in an office the brightness slider is set to maximum, then in complete darkness the auto brightness function reduces the brightness to 4.4 cd / m² (a bit dark), in an office lit with artificial light (about 550 lx) sets it to 450 cd / m² (excessively bright) , in a very bright environment (equivalent to bright daylight outdoors, but no direct sunlight - 20,000 lux or slightly more) increases to 460 cd / m² (to the maximum, which is needed). If everything is the same in office conditions, the brightness slider is at half the scale, then the screen brightness for the three conditions indicated above is as follows: 4.4, 140 and 460 cd / m² (the first value is low). If the dimmer is set to minimum - 4.4, 4.4, 460 cd / m² (now the first two values ​​are too low). We were not satisfied with the result, so we moved the slider slightly to the right in complete darkness. Received - 11, 150-160, 460 cd / m² (perfect combination). It turns out that the automatic brightness control function works adequately and to some extent allows the user to customize his work for individual requirements. At any brightness level, there is practically no backlight modulation, so there is no screen flickering either.

This smartphone uses an IPS-type matrix. The micrographs show the typical IPS subpixel structure:

For comparison, you can see the gallery of photomicrographs of screens used in mobile technology.

The screen has good viewing angles without significant color shift, even with large gaze deviations from the perpendicular to the screen, and without tint inversion. For comparison, we present photographs in which the same images are displayed on the screens of Honor 8 and Nexus 7, while the brightness of the screens was initially set to about 200 cd / m2 in the white field on the whole screen, and the color balance on the camera was forced to 6500 K. Perpendicular to screens white field:

Note the good uniformity of brightness and color tone of the white field. And the test picture:

The colors on the Honor 8's screen are oversaturated (noticeable, for example, on tomatoes) and the color balance is slightly different. Now at an angle of approximately 45 degrees to the plane and to the side of the screen:

It can be seen that the colors did not change much on both screens, but on the Honor 8 the contrast decreased to a large extent due to the strong black highlighting. And a white box:

The brightness at an angle of the screens decreased (at least 4 times, based on the difference in exposure), but the Honor 8 has a lighter screen (brightness in photos is 236 versus 222 for the Nexus 7). When deviated diagonally, the black field is lightened strongly and acquires a reddish tint. The photos below demonstrate this (the brightness of the white areas in the direction perpendicular to the plane of the screens is the same!):

And from a different angle:

When viewed from a perpendicular view, the black field uniformity is good, although at the edges of the screen, the backlight shines through the white body, which slightly worsens the overall impression:

The contrast (approximately in the center of the screen) is high - about 1200: 1. The response time for the transition black-white-black is 33 ms (19 ms on + 14 ms off). The transition between gray tones of 25% and 75% (based on the numerical value of the color) and back takes a total of 50 ms. The gamma curve, plotted using 32 points with equal intervals in terms of the numerical value of the shade of gray, did not reveal a blockage in either the highlights or the shadows. The exponent of the approximating power function is 2.30, which is slightly higher than the standard value of 2.2. At the same time, the real gamma curve almost does not deviate from the power dependence:

This device has some kind of dynamic adjustment of the backlight brightness in accordance with the nature of the displayed image. As a result, the obtained dependence of brightness on the hue (gamma curve) may not correspond to the gamma curve of a static image, since the measurements were carried out with sequential output of shades of gray on almost the entire screen. For this reason, a number of tests - determining the contrast and response time, comparing the black illumination at angles - we carried out (however, as always) when displaying special templates with a constant average brightness, and not single-color fields across the entire screen. It should be noted that in this case the brightness correction is poorly expressed and does not have an obvious dependence on the image, but it would be better if it did not exist at all.

The color gamut is noticeably wider than sRGB:

We look at the spectra:

They are atypical, but we have already seen them in the case of, for example, the Sony Xperia Z2 and other mobile devices. Sony points out that these screens use LEDs with a blue emitter and a green and red phosphor (usually a blue emitter and a yellow phosphor), which, in combination with special matrix filters, allows a wide color gamut. Yes, and in the red phosphor, apparently, the so-called quantum dots are used. For a consumer device, a wide color gamut is in no way an advantage, but a significant drawback, since as a result, the colors of images - drawings, photographs and films - oriented to the sRGB space (and the vast majority of them) have unnatural saturation. This is especially noticeable on recognizable shades, such as skin tones. The result is shown in the photo above.

The balance of shades on the gray scale is average, since the color temperature is significantly higher than the standard 6500 K, the deviation from the spectrum of the absolute black body (ΔE) is formally below 10, which is considered an acceptable indicator for a consumer device. However, in this case, the color temperature and ΔE in the not yet very dark area vary greatly from shade to shade - this negatively affects the visual assessment of the color balance. In general, the jumps in the values ​​on the two graphs above indirectly indicate that some kind of digital correction is being performed, while it is performed poorly. (The darkest areas of the gray scale can be ignored, since the color balance there is not very important, and the error in measuring color characteristics at low brightness is large.)

This device has the ability to correct the color balance by adjusting the hue on the color wheel.

In the graphs above, the curves Without corr. correspond to the results without any color balance correction, and the curves Corr.- data obtained after shifting the point to the position indicated in the picture above. It can be seen that the change in balance corresponds to the expected result, since the color temperature approached the standard value and ΔE remained small. However, it doesn't make much sense to perform the correction. Note that this function is implemented in a variant rather for a show, since there is no numerical reflection of the correction, there is no field for measuring the color balance and the adjustment range is insufficient, since even at the edge of the circle you have to look for a compromise between a color temperature close to 6500 K and a minimum value of ΔE ...

To summarize: the screen has a high maximum brightness and has excellent anti-glare properties, so the device can be used outdoors without any problems even on a sunny summer day. In complete darkness, the brightness can be lowered to a comfortable level. It is also acceptable to use the mode with automatic brightness adjustment, which works adequately. Also, the advantages of the screen include the presence of an effective oleophobic coating, the absence of an air gap in the layers of the screen and flicker, high contrast, good uniformity of the black field. The disadvantages are low stability of black to deviation of the gaze from the perpendicular to the plane of the screen, an excessively wide color gamut and an average color balance. Nevertheless, taking into account the importance of the characteristics for this particular class of devices, the screen quality can be considered high, although it is worth preparing for strange and not entirely natural shades in films and photographs.

Sound

Honor 8 sounds less interesting than, for example, its relative Huawei P9. The sound can be described as unpretentious and not too expressive. There is no bass, but this is not the worst thing. Here the sound itself is rather faceless, dim, dull, it lacks a volume reserve. In headphones with low frequencies, of course, the situation is better, but the rest of the remarks remain valid: the sound is muffled, slightly washed out by noise, not very loud and not so crystal clear. In general, everything is not so bad, but the sound of the latest smartphones of the Huawei P line is much more interesting.

To play melodies, a private player is used, and, as usual, there are no additional manual settings in it - you can only turn on or off the entire virtual DTS system.

There are no complaints about the spoken dynamics and microphone: the intonation and timbre of a familiar voice remain recognizable. There is no FM radio in the smartphone. The dictaphone shows miracles of sensitivity, records sound very cleanly and efficiently, the noise reduction system copes with its duties with dignity.

Camera

Here, as in the Huawei P9 line, a dual main camera is used - however, nothing has been said about Leica's participation in its creation. And they say this: “Honor 8 features a camera with two sensors - RGB and black and white shooting with a pixel size of 1.25 nm. Two lenses of the main camera with a resolution of 12 megapixels increase the quality and detail of images. " Most likely, the cameras are installed here the same as in the more expensive devices of the Huawei P image series.

The front camera has an 8-megapixel sensor and a fixed focus lens with a maximum aperture of f / 2.4. The image quality for the selfie level is quite acceptable: sharpness and color rendition are normal, there are also no special complaints about detail.

The main camera is equipped with two modules. Installed two sensors Sony IMX286, one of which is responsible for the color image, and the second - for monochrome, it records information only about brightness. Then the information read by them is programmatically processed and summarized. The matrix pixel size is 1.25 microns, the maximum aperture is f / 2.2. There is a laser rangefinder for hybrid autofocus and a mid-range pulse LED flash. Autofocusing is fast and confident. Hybrid AF uses laser technology to focus close to the subject and contrast focus in low light conditions. But there seems to be no stabilization here.

The camera control menu has been studied in some detail for the models of the Huawei P series, here it is almost the same, but with some artificial restrictions, since the positioning of Honor smartphones is lower. This applies, for example, to the wide aperture special mode and some additional creative modes.

The menu itself is arranged logically, and if you get used to it, then it will be comfortable to use it: with a gesture on the left, a menu with various modes is called up, on the right is the camera settings menu (image resolution, button control, etc.), and from below, a menu of manual settings is called up in mode "Pro". In it, as usual, you can independently control the type of focus, shutter speed, sensitivity (ISO), exposure compensation and white balance. Using the Camera2 API, it is possible to transfer camera control to third-party applications without restrictions, up to saving images in RAW.

The video camera can shoot with a maximum resolution of up to 1920 × 1080 at a speed of 30 or 60 fps, there is no 4K (UHD) shooting mode. The camera copes with video shooting quite well: the image is quite detailed, sharp and clear, without noticeable artifacts and with good sound quality. The noise reduction system handles wind noise confidently.

• Movie # 1 (67 MB, 1920 × 1080 @ 60 fps)

The camera can be called good, but nothing more. She copes well with standard plots, but does not show anything outstanding. Moreover, for a flagship camera, it has too many flaws, such as small but frequent areas of blur, strange artifacts from software processing, soapiness and low detail in macro photography. However, the camera will handle a lot of scenarios well enough.

Telephone part and communications

The smartphone works as standard in modern 2G GSM and 3G WCDMA networks, and also has support for fourth generation LTE Cat.6 networks with a maximum possible speed of up to 300 Mbit / s for reception. Five FDD LTE bands are supported (Band 1, 3, 7, 8, 20), including the three most common in domestic operators (B3, B7 and B20). FDD TDD frequencies (Band 38, 41) are also supported. In practice, with the MTS operator's SIM card in the Moscow region, the smartphone confidently registered and worked in 4G networks, quickly reconnected after a break, and did not lose connection in areas of poor reception.

Honor 8 is one of the still few smartphones that support the Wi-Fi 802.11ac standard, so the quality and speed of wireless data transfer is at its height. There is support for Bluetooth 4.2 and NFC. The smartphone supports Wi-Fi Direct, you can organize a wireless access point via Wi-Fi or Bluetooth channels. The smart Wi-Fi + function automatically switches between Wi-Fi and mobile data networks. The USB Type C connector supports connecting external devices in USB OTG mode.

The navigation module works with GPS (A-GPS), Glonass and the Chinese Beidou. There are no complaints about the speed of the navigation module, the first satellites are detected during a cold start within the first tens of seconds. The smartphone is equipped with a magnetic field sensor, on the basis of which the compass of navigation programs functions.

The smartphone provides work with two SIM-cards according to the Dual SIM Dual Active standard. That is, here both cards can work in parallel and at the same time, because the smartphone uses two separate radio modules. It is very simple to use it: during parallel conversations, you can instantly switch from one interlocutor to another by pressing one button.

Any of the SIM cards can be assigned as the main one for organizing voice calls, data transfer and sending SMS messages; when dialing a number, you can also select the desired card with the corresponding buttons.

OS and software

The smartphone goes on sale with a 64-bit version of Google Android 6.0 with EMUI 4.1 shell. There are no noticeable changes or limitations in the Honor 8's user interface compared to the Huawei models already reviewed this season. The shell is exactly the same: the familiar timeline in the notification curtain is in place, an additional functional menu with a flashlight, voice recorder, etc. is called from below, it is possible to change themes, arrange virtual control buttons on the screen in your own way, there is wide support for gestures. There are not many preinstalled applications, most of them are useful, and if it were not for the forcibly preinstalled free services of Russian Yandex and Mail.ru, then, in general, the choice of programs could be called successful.

Performance

The Honor 8 hardware platform is based on the HiSilicon Kirin 950 octa-core SoC. The SoC consists of four powerful 64-bit ARM Cortex-A72 cores up to 2.3 GHz, complemented by four simpler 64-bit Cortex-A53 cores with frequency up to 1.8 GHz. The Mali-T880 MP4 quad-core video accelerator is responsible for graphics processing.

The amount of RAM of the smartphone is 4 GB, the amount of built-in flash memory is 32 or 64 GB (from 32 GB, the user has no more than 23 GB of free space). This volume can be increased by using microSD cards, but then one of the SIM cards will have to be removed. It is also possible to connect external flash drives to the USB port in OTG mode. MicroSD cards are officially supported with capacities up to 128GB, in practice our 128GB Transcend Premium microSDXC UHS-1 test card was confidently recognized by the device.

Kirin 950 is a top-level platform, this is practically the same flagship Kirin 955, only here the maximum operating frequency of the older Cortex-A72 cores has been reduced from 2.5 to 2.3 GHz. Everything else is the same, including the Mali-T880 video core and the i5 coprocessor responsible for the Honor 8 sensors. The platform is much more powerful than the Kirin 650, which was installed in the Huawei P9 Lite, a very large margin is visible in all tests without exception. In complex tests, the SoC Kirin 950 demonstrates good results, although they are not maximum. The top SoCs of Qualcomm and Samsung remain the flagships of the mobile platform market, their superiority over the Kirin 950/955 is especially evident in graphics tests. Nevertheless, the performance of the review hero should be sufficient to perform any tasks, including quite demanding games.

Testing with the latest AnTuTu and GeekBench 3 Benchmarks:

All the results obtained by us when testing the smartphone in the most recent versions of popular benchmarks, we have summarized in tables for convenience. Several other devices from various segments are usually added to the table, also tested on similar latest versions of benchmarks (this is done only for a visual assessment of the obtained dry numbers). Unfortunately, within the framework of one comparison, it is impossible to present the results from different versions of benchmarks, so many worthy and relevant models remain "behind the scenes" - due to the fact that they once passed the "obstacle course" on previous versions of test programs.

Testing the graphics subsystem in game tests 3DMark, GFXBenchmark and Bonsai Benchmark:

When testing in 3DMark for the most productive smartphones, it is now possible to run the application in Unlimited mode, where the rendering resolution is fixed at 720p and VSync is disabled (which can cause the speed to rise above 60 fps).

	Honor 8 (HiSilicon Kirin 950)	Huawei p9 lite (HiSilicon Kirin 650)	Sony Xperia X (Qualcomm Snapdragon 650)	Sony Xperia XA Ultra (MediaTek Helio P10)	Meizu Pro 6 (Helio X25)
3DMark Ice Storm Sling Shot (more is better)	867	367	871	425	1054
GFXBenchmark Manhattan ES 3.1 (Onscreen)	11 fps	5 fps	10 fps	5 fps	11 fps
GFXBenchmark Manhattan ES 3.1 (1080p Offscreen)	10 fps	5 fps	10 fps	5 fps	11 fps
GFXBenchmark T-Rex (Onscreen)	36 fps	19 fps	33 fps	18 fps	36 fps
GFXBenchmark T-Rex (1080p Offscreen)	27 fps	19 fps	31 fps	17 fps	40 fps

Browser cross-platform tests:

As for benchmarks for evaluating the speed of the javascript engine, you should always make allowances for the fact that the results in them significantly depend on the browser in which they are launched, so that the comparison can be truly correct only on the same OS and browsers, and this possibility is available when testing not always. In the case of Android OS, we always try to use Google Chrome.

Thermal imagery

Below is a thermal image of the rear surface taken after 10 minutes of running the battery test in the GFXBenchmark program:

The heating is more localized in the upper right part of the device, which, apparently, corresponds to the location of the SoC chip. According to the heat chamber, the maximum heating was 43 degrees (at an ambient temperature of 24 degrees), which is slightly higher than the average value in this test for modern smartphones.

Video playback

To test the "omnivorous" video playback (including support for various codecs, containers and special features, such as subtitles), we used the most common formats that make up the bulk of the content available on the Web. Note that it is important for mobile devices to have support for hardware video decoding at the chip level, since it is often impossible to process modern versions using processor cores alone. Also, do not expect a mobile device to decode everything, since the leadership in flexibility belongs to the PC, and no one is going to challenge it. All results are summarized in a single table.

According to the test results, the subject was not equipped with all the necessary decoders that are needed to fully play most of the most common multimedia files on the network, in this case, sound files. To play them successfully, you will have to resort to using a third-party player - for example, MX Player. True, it is also necessary to change the settings in it and manually install additional custom codecs, because now this player does not officially support the AC3 audio format.

Format	Container, video, sound	MX Video Player	Native video player
BDRip 720p	MKV, H.264 1280 × 720, 24fps, AAC	reproduced normally	reproduced normally
BDRip 720p	MKV, H.264 1280 × 720, 24fps, AC3		video plays fine, no sound
BDRip 1080p	MKV, H.264 1920 × 1080, 24fps, AAC	reproduced normally	reproduced normally
BDRip 1080p	MKV, H.264 1920 × 1080, 24fps, AC3	video plays fine, no sound	video plays fine, no sound

Further video playback testing was done by Alexey Kudryavtsev.

Theoretically, we could not check the possible support for adapters for outputting images to an external device due to the lack of an adapter option that can be connected to the USB Type C port, so we had to limit ourselves to testing the output of video files on the screen of the device itself. To do this, we used a set of test files with an arrow and a rectangle moving one division per frame (see "Methodology for testing video playback and display devices. Version 1 (for mobile devices) 720 / 24p

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Note: If both columns Uniformity and Skips green ratings are set, this means that, most likely, when watching movies, artifacts caused by uneven alternation and skipping of frames will either not be visible at all, or their number and visibility will not affect the viewing comfort. Red marks indicate possible problems with the playback of the respective files.

According to the criterion for outputting frames, the quality of video files playback on the screen of the smartphone itself is good, since frames (or groups of frames) can (but are not required) to be displayed with more or less uniform alternation of intervals and without frame drops. When playing video files with a resolution of 1920 by 1080 pixels (1080p) on a smartphone screen, the image of the video file itself is displayed exactly along the edge of the screen, one to one pixel by pixel, that is, in its original resolution. The brightness range displayed on the screen corresponds to the standard range of 16-235: in the shadows, only 4 shades merge with black, and in the highlights, all gradations of shades are displayed.

Battery life

The Honor 8 has a non-removable battery of 3000 mAh, which allows the device to demonstrate a decent level of autonomy. In real life, a smartphone quietly lives an eventful day, while the developers claim that the presence of the proprietary energy-saving technology Smart Power 4.0 "provides up to 1.77 days of operation with normal use and up to 1.22 with intensive use", which, in general, seems like the truth. The device behaves confidently in any scenarios, no failures, a sharp "drawdown" of the battery was noticed, with the autonomy of the Honor 8 everything is in order.

	Battery capacity	Reading mode	Video mode	3D Game Mode
Honor 8	3000 mAh	16h 00m	10h 30m	4h 00m
Sony Xperia XA Ultra	2700 mAh	12h 00m	9h 00m	3h 00m
Sony Xperia XA	2300 mAh	09h 40m	7h 50m	2h 30m
Sony Xperia X	2620 mAh	15h 50m	9h 00m	5h 30m
Meizu Pro 6	2560 mAh	14h 40m	9h 50m	3h 10m
Huawei p9 lite	3000 mAh	14h 30m	10h 00m	4h 00m
Huawei P9	3000 mAh	19h 00m	9h 00m	4h 50m

Continuous reading in the Moon + Reader program (with a standard, light theme, with auto-scrolling) at the minimum comfortable brightness level (the brightness was set to 100 cd / m²) lasts up to 16 hours. When continuously watching videos from Youtube in high quality (720p) with the same brightness level via a home Wi-Fi network, the device operates for at least 10.5 hours. In 3D games mode, the smartphone works confidently for more than 4 hours.

Unfortunately, the Honor 8 came to us for testing without the included charger. At the same time, it is known that the device supports fast charging. From the complete charger of the Huawei P9 Plus smartphone (2 A, 9 V), our Honor 8 was fully charged for about 1 hour 40 minutes with a current of 1.5 A at a voltage of 9 V. The device does not support wireless charging.

Outcome

Until the official price for the Russian retail has been announced, it is difficult to judge the advisability of purchasing Honor 8. And this is quite important, since initially the Honor line, nicknamed "popular", included devices that attracted buyers with an optimal combination of excellent technical characteristics and quite affordable prices.

But if we abstract from the cost, then we can objectively characterize the new smartphone as a device in a very attractive case, with a decent screen, hardware platform, a set of communication modules and autonomy. The sound and cameras of the smartphone are also good, although there are many competitors in this area. In general, the new smartphone of the legendary Honor line came out very interesting, and as for its cost, it will not be long to wait.

The stylish novelty will be presented in Paris on August 24, and now the manufacturer's first steps to attract the attention of domestic buyers are already known. For the first buyers of the new smartphone, the company has prepared a special offer: if from 17 to 24 August subscribe to the company's news on the online store shop.huawei.ru, then when buying Honor 8, users will receive a monopod for selfies. And the lucky ones who are the first to score 500 points in the Honor 8 Go game will receive a 1000 rubles discount coupon when purchasing the Honor 8.

Fast charging on Honor / Huawei is an opportunity to save your own time without losing the ability to use your phone. At the same time, owners of gadgets should take into account that this method of replenishing the battery has certain limitations that must be taken into account.

Those people who are afraid to use this function, fearing future breakdown of the smartphone, should not worry, since accelerated charging is safe and does not pose a threat. To be convinced of what has been said, it is enough to find out what it is and understand how to use the option. Moreover, the developers did not offer anything revolutionary, deciding to use all the possibilities of mobile technology, and not part of it, as is usually the case.

Fast charging for Honor and Huawei (Quick Charge or SuperCharge) is a banal supply of electricity with more power to the battery. As a result, the battery charges noticeably faster. If you take a closer look at this process, it turns out that activating the mode leads to the following results:

1. the charger supplies an increased power current;
2. after the charging level reaches 50% of the capacity, the current strength gradually begins to decrease thanks to the sensor built into the smartphone;
3. the higher the charge, the lower the current, until the battery capacity is 75-80 percent full;
4. after reaching the specified mark, the device charges in normal mode.

That is, everything is extremely simple, the developers did not create any secret technologies.

What models do they support?

It is extremely difficult to present a complete list of models where the described technology is used and works, since Huawei regularly pleases customers with new smartphones. But users should take into account that almost all modern phone models are capable of fast charging. At the same time, the older the device, the less likely it is to support SuperCharge mode, so before buying the equipment, it is recommended to read the review and find out if it saves time. If the phone has already been purchased, you can study the user manual (included in the equipment kit), which details its most important technical features.

How to enable fast charging on Honor and Huawei?

Usually, the technology is active by default, so users don't have to search for how to enable fast charging on Honor and Huawei. But, if the function does not work, its activation will take one minute, because it will take:

1. enter the smartphone settings;
2. switch to the "battery" section (the name may differ depending on the device model);
3. find the desired mode in the list that opens and turn it on by moving the slider next to it to the “on” position.

After that, it remains to put the smartphone on charge and make sure that the time it takes to fully charge has been noticeably reduced.

How to use?

It is important to emphasize that the above steps are enough so as not to worry about a slowly charging tablet or phone. The function does not need to be re-activated as it works automatically, without user intervention. To start the process, you need to connect the cable to the device and insert the plug into the outlet. As a result, the gadget will charge at an accelerated rate.

To disable the technology, you will have to use the instructions above. That is, for the function to stop working, you need to open the "battery" section in the settings and move the slider to the "off" position. The device will then charge at a standard rate.

Is fast charging harmful to a smartphone?

It has already been mentioned that the technology does not carry any harm. Problems can be caused by the short-sighted actions of the owners of the equipment, who decided to use a non-original cable. In such cases, the manufacturer is not responsible for the result and condition of the smartphone.

To avoid damage, it is recommended to use only the original charger, not trying to replace it with a “good” equivalent. If you don't have a suitable cable at hand, it makes more sense to use wireless charging without trying to speed up the process with the help of third-party, untested equipment.