11:02PM EDT – We’re in the California Academy of Sciences awaiting the honor presentation
11:02PM EDT – lots of dual camera material out the front, so it’s likely the launch of a dual camera smartphone
11:03PM EDT – honor is a more value oriented NA/EMEA brand for Huawei
11:05PM EDT – Ian on text, Josh on photos
11:05PM EDT – Now starting with a non-honor host
11:06PM EDT – Wifi at the event is a bit dead
11:06PM EDT – George Zhao on stage, President of honor
11:07PM EDT – ‘welcome to honor 8 launch event’
11:07PM EDT – ‘Excited to bring honor to US market’
11:07PM EDT – ‘honor started in 2013’
11:07PM EDT – ‘dedicated global leading smartphone e-brand’
11:07PM EDT – ‘honor now in 74 countries’
11:08PM EDT – Europe, Russia, Middle east, Japan, India
11:08PM EDT – ‘but most important market is US’
11:08PM EDT – 2015 sold 40M devices with a $6B revenue
11:09PM EDT – Last year Huawei did 100M with $22B, I wonder if that figure included this?
11:09PM EDT – ‘our growth rely on word of mouth and power of internet
11:09PM EDT – ‘45% market share in 300-399 euro in Finland’
11:10PM EDT – ‘honor, born for the young’ ‘rely on the millenial’
11:10PM EDT – ‘young at heart is more important’
11:10PM EDT – now for a promo video
11:11PM EDT – Video is a mix of BMX, gymnastics and Splatoon
11:11PM EDT – 80% of honor ‘fan’s are 18-34 and 80M global users
11:12PM EDT – Interesting list of interests in markets
11:12PM EDT – ‘know the needs of the user’ ‘always connected’
11:13PM EDT – ‘fastest speed on internet means more money in wechat’
11:13PM EDT – This is still the intro for the benefit of partners, describing the business and vision
11:13PM EDT – ‘Innovation, Quality, Style’
11:14PM EDT – ‘Leading Innovation’ – first octa core with LTE Cat 6, parallel dual rear camera
11:14PM EDT – Honor 6 Plus was 2x8MP cameras
11:15PM EDT – ‘the industry follow the dual camera trend’
11:16PM EDT – ‘technology meets style’
11:17PM EDT – ‘flagship doesn’t equal high prices’
11:17PM EDT – ‘honor is an e-brand, and we rely on the internet to reach our customers’
11:17PM EDT – this means reduced distribution costs
11:18PM EDT – ‘platforms for creatives’
11:18PM EDT – honor has a film festival
11:19PM EDT – ‘honor fans party’
11:20PM EDT – ‘honor sponsored the FISE extreme sport world series’
11:20PM EDT – ‘stay together with young people also make me feel young and help honor to keep this philosophy’
11:22PM EDT – ‘Building a future with our partners’
11:23PM EDT – ‘On Amazon Prime Day, the Honor 5X was the most popular smartphone’
11:23PM EDT – Announcing Honor 8 to the US market
11:24PM EDT – 3 days ago in China, sold 280k units in four hours
11:24PM EDT – Taylor Wimberley on stage, honor 8 PM
11:25PM EDT – ‘Honor’s latest flagship’
11:25PM EDT – dual camera, very Huawei like in its design
11:25PM EDT – 2.5D glass on edges
11:26PM EDT – A dark electric grue color
11:26PM EDT – ‘pure tapered finish’
11:27PM EDT – Milled 3D diffraction in the glass. Honor has 15 layers including filters and color-etched nano-film
11:27PM EDT – Bump-free design, dual-lens camera
11:27PM EDT – Smooth transition between glass and metal, diamond cut
11:27PM EDT – ‘perfect fit for the hand’
11:28PM EDT – Midnight Black, Pearl White and Sapphire Blue. All three for the US
11:28PM EDT – Protective case and leather case available
11:28PM EDT – Kirin 950, quad A72 + quad A53 on 16nm FF+
11:29PM EDT – 32/64GB storage eMMC 5.1, 4GB LPDDR4
11:29PM EDT – MicroSD up to 128GB
11:29PM EDT – PCMark results, beats S7/S7 Edge
11:30PM EDT – i5 coprocessor for low power functions
11:30PM EDT – 10 4G bands and Carrier Aggregation
11:30PM EDT – VoLTE
11:30PM EDT – Supports Band 12
11:31PM EDT – NFC
11:31PM EDT – 5.2-inch 1080p, 96% NTSC
11:31PM EDT – JDI display ‘perfect size in your hand’
11:31PM EDT – ‘Eye-care technology’ 3D color temperature adjustment
11:32PM EDT – 3000 mAh with 9V/2A fast charging
11:32PM EDT – 3000 mAh typical, 2900 mAh rated*
11:32PM EDT – 1.77 days normal use, 1.22 days heavy use
11:32PM EDT – ‘ROG Power Saving Mode’ to reduce the resolution
11:33PM EDT – 10 minute charge = 1 hour youtube video
11:33PM EDT – Fingerprint sensor, 0.4 sec unlock
11:33PM EDT – The sensor is also a smart key to launch favorite apps
11:34PM EDT – long tap and double tap will launch different apps
11:35PM EDT – Knuckle actions, similar to other Huawei devices
11:35PM EDT – Knuckle now supports custom knuckle gestures
11:36PM EDT – Integrated IR port, supports 232740 devices
11:37PM EDT – Dual 12MP 1.25 micron Sony IMX286
11:37PM EDT – One is color, one is black and white
11:37PM EDT – similar to the P9
11:37PM EDT – Dual ISP, 960MP/s and 14-bit precision
11:37PM EDT – Three-factor ‘fusion focus’
11:38PM EDT – Laser, Depth and contrast focusin
11:38PM EDT – Supports modes for wide aperture: f/0.95 to f/16
11:38PM EDT – Professional Mode, Full Manual Control
11:39PM EDT – Light Painting
11:41PM EDT – Low Light Selfie mode with 8 MP front camera with 1.4micron pixels
11:41PM EDT – Now pricing and availability
11:42PM EDT – 4/32: $400, 4/64: $450
11:42PM EDT – $50 gift card with preorder, preorders start tomorrow, launch on Sep 4th
11:45PM EDT – Video showing Brooklyn Beckham, now he’s on stage
11:47PM EDT – Selfie time …
11:48PM EDT – Looks like that’s a wrap. Time for some hands on.
