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Question

Honor 8X near lauching, is It worth to wait?

Aug 30, 2018 6:08AM PDT

I want to buy a phone to my mom as her birthday gift at the end of October and my budget is around $250. Today I found a news on Gsmarena that Honor 8X would launch on September 5 in China. The leaked key specs quite touched me, considering the price of Honor X series phone (6X, 7X) was around my budget, I am thinking it may be a choice.


The specs was leaked as follow
- display with an 18.7:9 aspect ratio
- Screen To Body Ratio may up to 90%
- Waterdrop notch
- Kirin 710
- 18W quick charging
- color options are three - Blue, Black, and Red
- 3.5 mm audio jack

My cousin has a Honor phone and please with it, but I still want to hear some suggestion, It is worth to wait or purchase comparing it to the latest Oppo OnePlus?

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Why not wait?
Aug 30, 2018 11:58AM PDT

There are folk that wait and those who can't. If you can wait you can continue to check reviews until it shows up.

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Thanks
Aug 31, 2018 5:03AM PDT

Thanks, I think so, there would be a huge amount of reviews after Sep 5th Silly

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Some pics was leaked
Aug 31, 2018 5:59AM PDT




Some pics was leaked on a Chinese online retailer, revealing itself from all sides in the official renders. But it looks like a $500 phone honestly.

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Post was last edited on September 2, 2018 5:07 AM PDT

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I must be jaded.
Aug 31, 2018 10:57AM PDT

To me there's nothing outstanding in the pictures.

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Nothing outstanding, how come?
Sep 2, 2018 3:57AM PDT

Nothing outstanding, how come?
It seems great for the price, if its price can be around $250.

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I have a 250 dollar phone.
Sep 2, 2018 10:56AM PDT

The Lenovo and the only new thing is that notch display. The pictures show the new "notch" display phones you see today. Nothing to get excited about.

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waiting 8X's price
Aug 31, 2018 6:11AM PDT

BTW, comparing to Xiaomi A2, Redmi Note 5 and Honor 9 lite at the price around $250, their screen to body ratio are just more than 70% , I quite doubt 8X's price will be under $250. Honor 8X seems great though it success depends on how much they are gonna price it.

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You must wait.
Sep 6, 2018 3:26AM PDT

The specs are fine, you can consider this option. One of my friends also has Honor phone it works well, but I don't remember the series.