It seems that the Honor 8S will be coming to the Philippines. The brand has sent out teasers about their upcoming latest entry-level smartphone coming in to the Philippines.
Launched back in late April 2019, the Honor 8S comes with a 5.71-inch FullView display with a dewdrop notch, 84.6% screen-to-body ratio, and a 1520 x 720 resolution. On its notch is a 5MP f/2.2 selfie camera.
The dual-texture rear of the Honor 8S is a 13MP f/1.8 main shooter. Inside its chassis is a Helio A22 chip courtesy of MediaTek with up to 3GB of RAM. Depending on the variant, the smartphone can have up to 64GB of internal storage that can be expanded up to 512GB via its MicroSD slot.
| Honor 8S | |
| Chipset | Helio A22 |
| Screen | 5.71-inch, 1520 x 720 |
| RAM | 2GB/3GB |
| OS | Android 9.0 Pie with EMUI 9.0 Lite |
| Rear Camera | 13MP f/1.8 PDAF |
| Front Camera | 5MP f/2.2 |
| Storage | 32GB/64GB expandable up to 512GB via MicroSD slot |
| Network | Dual-SIM, 4G, LTE |
| Connectivity | WiFi, Bluetooth 5.0, MicroUSB |
| Battery | 3,020mAh |
Honor hasn’t announced as to when the 8S will hit the Philippine market. Based on the timing, however, it is safe to assume that the smartphone will be widely available within June or August.
Price has not been announced as well, however, we estimate that it will be priced around PhP 7,000 based on its international EUR 120 pricing.
