Honor 8S With Dewdrop Notch, MediaTek Helio A22 SoC Launched

Honor has launched the new Honor 8S smartphone in Russia. The Honor 8S is essentially the same phone as Huawei Y5 2019, but with a slightly different design. 

Honor 8S price

According to a listing on the Huawei Russia website, the Honor 8S carries a price tag of RUB 8,490.

The Honor 8S will be offered in three colour options – Black, Blue, and Gold. and will go on sale beginning April 26.

Honor 8S specifications

Honor 8S sports a dewdrop-style display notch and dual-texture body. It runs on Android 9 Pie with EMUI 9.0 on top and packs a 5.71-inch HD+ (720×1520 pixels) screen with 84.6 percent. The Honor 8S is powered by quad-core MediaTek Helio A22 SoC, paired with 2GB of RAM. For imaging needs, the company has added a 13-megapixel rear camera with f/1.8 aperture and a 5-megapixel front shooter with f/2.2 aperture.

There is 32GB of onboard storage, which can further be expanded using a dedicated microSD card slot (up to 512GB). The company has also added 3,020mAh battery and face unlock support in the smartphone. Connectivity options include 4G LTE support, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 5.0, GPS, and Micro-USB 2.0.