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Posted 1 July 2023
HONOR Pad 8 12-inch Wi-Fi Tablet (Octa-Core Processers, 4+128GB Storage, 2K FullView Display, 8 Speakers, Android 12) - £169 @ Amazon
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Camera description: Front
Connectivity technology: Bluetooth
- Metal Unibody Design Featuring a premium design with a lightweight aluminum alloy body, the HONOR Pad 8 weighs just 520g and boasts a thickness of 6.9mm, allowing users to hold the tablet with one hand comfortably. With curved edges and an exquisite, frosted finish, HONOR tablet delivers a smooth touch and a premium look and feel
- 12-inch 2K Eye Protection Display The HONOR Pad 8 boasts a 12-inch large eye-care FullView display, offering an industry-leading screen-to-body ratio of 87 percent and a truly immersive viewing experience for work and entertainment. It also supports a resolution of 2000x1200 pixels and 1 billion colors, delivering stunning clarity and true-to-life hues
- Powerful 8 Speakers Sound System Offering an unrivaled audio experience, the all- HONOR Pad 8 features eight speakers placed symmetrically on both sides, bringing users stronger and more balanced sound effects. With Hi-Res Audio certification, users can enjoy superior and original sound reproduction
- Long-Lasting Battery The HONOR Pad 8 comes with an extra-large 7250mAh battery, delivering a full day of uninterrupted use for maximum productivity. In addition, HONOR tablet supports up to 10 hours of online video streaming, or 14 hours of local video playback, perfect for those who require an enhanced battery to fulfill their entertainment needs
- 8-Core 6nm High-Performance Processor Equipped with a powerful octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 680 chipset, the HONOR Pad 8 has been built to deliver extended multimedia play and enhanced performance. Pad 8 comes with the latest HONOR Magic UI 6.1 based on android 12, offering a range of enhanced, customized features to provide a smart experience to users
- •included components: HONOR Pad 8 Tablet x 1
Camera description: Front
Connectivity technology: Bluetooth
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Edited by Professor, 7 July 2023
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sorted byIt's a good all rounder, does everything you need from a tablet. I don't use a pen/keyboard so can't comment on that side of things.
Will list what this tablet does good and a few minor shortfalls but can't grumble too much at price of tablet to be honest...
Plus points +
+ Huge 12" HD IPS display with reasonable brightness, Full Widevine Support for apps like Netflix. 60HZ which is decent enough.
+ Long lasting battery, battery lasts between 10/12 hours roughly depending what you are doing which is very good considering the price of tablet.
+ Also good for some basic gaming on the go/in your hands. Tested GTA games, COD Mobile just a few which play decent on this. More demanding games like Genshin Impact and PUBG do still play on low settings but cannot grumble too much considering the cost of this budget tablet.
+ Speakers deliver excellent sound for Movies, Gaming, Music and Video/Audio calls. Clear audio with some bass and no distortion at all! Would say the speakers are easily one of this tablets best features!
+ So far the UI/System software has been a decent experience. No complaints from my experience. Free security updates and software updates.
+ Full Google Store and all the essential apps needed, I have found only a few apps which state are not compatible with this device. Usually ones that require fully built in GPS which this tablet doesn't have it uses Internet to find your location so if you don't have internet then no access to finding your location/maps.
+ Performance mode, which maximises RAM and CPU for multitasking and gaming. Always activate this for best experience, battery drains a little quicker but worth it. Leave off if not multitasking/gaming for more battery life.
Negative Points - (not many thankfully)
- Sometimes I have found the gyro/auto screen rotation to be wonky at times, I have tried disabling the auto rotate button to see if it would stop being so sensitive but didn't seem to change the occasional issue when it came to this. Maybe could be sorted in a software update, just seems very sensitive and occasionally struggles to understand how you are holding tablet in your hands or what way it is placed.
- I don't feel the fast charging with the tablet is that fast in my opinion, maybe I am too used to ultra charging with my mobile but the tablet will take time to fully charge and I recommend when it needs charged try to do it overnight/when not in use as it can take a good few hours at least and if you are using tablet it can be slower. As said above tho in positives when battery is fully charged it at least lasts most of the day depending on usage thankfully.
- Some apps aren't supported, those that require built in GPS for example as the tablet does not have built in GPS. It uses the internet to find your precise location. Tablet would need to be constantly connected to internet to find your location, if disconnected it will be unable to determine location.
- No 120HZ display with Honor 8, would have made everything buttery smooth. 60HZ does a reasonable job for price of tablet but would be nice to see a faster display in next Honor tablet!
- RAM is limited on Honor 8 so limits how much multitasking smoothly can be done, you have to activate Performance mode to get the most out of limited RAM/CPU/GPU built in which reduces battery life but I highly recommend doing this for gaming in particular and multitasking.
- No SD card slot or headphone jack (can get an adapter tho for usb C)
Final Summary -
Overall one of the BEST budget tablets currently on the market, does for me everything you would want and need from a budget tablet and then some more!
It delivers on almost every aspect you would expect for a tablet of this price range, just don't expect all the bells and whistles that the more expensive tablets have on the market and you will be very happy with the Honor 8 Tablet!
I think Honor have excelled with this tablet, excellent in particular for movies/
YouTube, music and mobile gaming (apart from demanding mobile games like Genshin Impact and PUBG which must be played on lowest settings only but you can still play them on this tablet) most of the games I tested worked well overall I am delighted to say!
Cameras/Mics are decent for basic video/audio calling and some basic snaps but don't expect too much as cameras are really for more basic use, use your phone/digital camera for those high quality photos instead as this will take okay photos at best.
The speakers are top notch and easily one of the tablets strongest points here!
So overall even with just a few minor negatives listed above I have to award the Honor 8 5 stars!⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Because of the superb price and everything the tablet offers here, I could have taken one star off with a few of the negatives but that wouldn't be fair at all really for one of the best budget tablets currently on the market. If you can accept the few limitations for the price point I have mentioned above then in my opinion you will LOVE this tablet and get much from it in my opinion! Well done Honor, please keep up the great work and bring more fantastic tablets/phones to the market in future please!
As for adding an sd card it doesnt bother me because this comes with 128gb of storage and that will hold more than a 100 downloaded netflix movies at a decent watchable resolution. (edited)
EDIT : Whatever some people prefer buying from Amazon and heat for this deal 🔥 (edited)
It's the thing that puts me off. Any owners have an opinion?
for this spec suits my needs. It's preferential choice, which is totally understandable. For sound and headphones and earbuds I pay for quality.
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But I went for this anyway at £180, less UniDays, less the account-specific popup when paying by PayPal (thanks for the heads-up).
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This price point suggests the X8 will fall even further in the next few months.
Fantastic for likes of my Readly digital magazine subscription - its like reading an actual magazine normal size
As I am still in time to return it do you think it will be well worth the 20 extra quid for a larger screen and 128gb memory?
Or would you guys still prefer the oppo over this one?
Your Oppo has a memory card slot, so the onboard storage is less of an issue.
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EDIT
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I'm just wondering if any Pad 8 owners have noticed vertical lines on their screens? It is really quite noticeable on darkish background on my tablet. CS chat are giving me the brush off saying that it is totally normal. Surely this is a return case?