[Honor 8 Pro Real Life Review] baz_303:
Honor 8 Pro review, after 40 days of use.

I have used 2 phones over the past 4 years, the iconic Samsung Note 2, and Redmi Note 3. A year into its life cycle, the redmi had started showing its age. It was time for a change.

•	OP5 Comparison

o	The 2 phones that came to mind were One Plus 5 and Honor 8 Pro. I was very confused between the two and took a long time researching. Following tipped the scales in favor of H8P:

	Grammar Nazi – I am a self-acknowledged grammar Nazi. Spelling and grammatical errors bother me. The OP5 website contains a glaring grammatical error. I even tweeted them about it, but it never changed. This may not be applicable to others, but this troubles me. It is also an indicator of attention to detail.

https://twitter.com/BalwantPadaki/status/888992936406376448

	Jelly scrolling effect – This is a big one. And it is there on EVERY OP5. Some notice, some don’t. Some are bothered by it, some are not. I used my friends OP5 for a bit, and I saw that the Jello gets in the way every time one interacts with the phone. Very irritating.

	Ethics:

•	Data Privacy – A cell phone contains a lot of personal information. I would rather trust a big trusted conglomerate over a start up. Sure enough, just after I bought it, this report came out: Oxygen OS is sourcing personally identifiable information.

https://www.xda-developers.com/oxyg...nally-identifiable-information-for-analytics/

•	Benchmark cheating : https://xdaforums.com/oneplus-5/how-to/op5-benchmark-cheating-t3624651

The above factors meant that OP5, and any future OP phones, were ‘no-go’ for me.

•	Pre-purchase concerns about H8P:

o	Heating Concerns: If there was one concern about the H8P that I had it was this! Almost everyone said that there was a heating issue with the phone.

	Once I got the phone (early Oct’17), I got an alert for the B150 software update. This came within 15 minutes of the phone setup. This was the update that was supposed to fix the heating issue.

And it did! In 40 days I have not experienced over-heating even once. No exaggeration. Even extended camera use was handled with aplomb!

This one turned out extraordinarily well.

o	Software Update Speed: This concern is still valid. However, Honor has been very keen in developing a dedicated community. The discussions on Honor meets have helped ease most of my concerns.

o	Software : EMUI 5.1 is a gem of a software. I have found vanilla android to be very boring, and would opt for a skinned android any day. EMUI was never really a concern for me, it seems like a concern for a lot of people.

•	Pros : Most other reviews have covered this. Hence I will not waste much space on this. Same old pros: Butter smooth performance, great screen, good battery & charging speed, OUTSTANDING camera, 128 GB Storage !

•	Cons :

o	Screen is highly reflexive. It is a bit tough to read/watch videos under direct sunlight;

o	A big CON is the non-availability of accessories from the local markets. Doesn’t sound like a big deal, but it is. It is impossible to get phone covers/screen protectors locally. Honor doesn’t make it easy by providing options in this regard. I have struggled to buy a screen guard, and have not had any luck in that regard;

o	This is a big phone. Those uncomfortable with this should stay away. It is leaner and lighter than the Iphone 7+ though;

o	Knuckle gestures are very irritating. Wish they be replaced by something that doesn’t involve punching a brand new phone!

•	Improvement Suggestions for H9P:

o	Please find space for a stylus… Given one, this phone will blow the Note series out of water!

•	X factor : Got this baby for a 4K discount!

All in all, a great device. If heating issue is what bothers you, buy it with a peace of mind.