When comparing Honor 8 vs Moto Z2 Play, the Slant community recommends Moto Z2 Play for most people. In the question“What are the best phones for Pokémon GO?” Moto Z2 Play is ranked 9th while Honor 8 is ranked 14th. The most important reason people chose Moto Z2 Play is:
You get what you pay for and not a brand name.
Specs
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Pros
Pro Great camera - especially in low light
The Huawei Honor 8 uses a dual-camera setup to gather more details about the picture, and capture the best shot possible. One of the sensors is a 'regular' 12MP camera, while the other is a black-and-white sensor. This is the same camera layout the iPhone 7 uses, and a similar idea to the Galaxy S7 (the S7 uses dual-pixels instead of a duel lens setup). The B & W sensor helps autofocus achieve an accurate focus extremely quick, and also helps lowlight shots substantially.
Pro Excellent performance
Huawei makes their own in-house processors, and the Honor 8 uses one of these HiSilicon Kirin 950. It offers comparable performance to the Snapdragon 820 found in 2016's best phones - the LG G5, HTC 10, Galaxy S7, OnePlus 3 and others. There is also 4GB of RAM which keeps many apps loaded at once allowing for quick multitasking, furthermore making the phone feel exceptionally quick.
Pro Amazing fingerprint scanner
The Honor 8 is made by Huawei - the same manufacturer that made the Nexus 6P from 2015, which was partially known for it's amazing fingerprint scanner. They're repeated this success in the Honor 8. You can place your finger on the scanner when the display is off, and in a matter of milliseconds the phone will be unlocked (no need to press any buttons or wake the phone prior).
The scanner is also located at a very convenient location - along the middle axis about 3/4 the way up the back of the phone. This is where your index finger usually rests when holding the phone, which means when you reach into your pocket to pick up your phone it will be unlocked by the time you get a chance to look at the screen without the need to re-adjust your grip. The downside is that you can't unlock it using the fingerprint scanner while it lays flat on a table or desk.
Pro Can be used as a universal remote control
Thanks to the addition of a hardware IR blaster located on the top of the phone, you can control your TV as well as other supported appliances (fans, air conditioners, etc) that use remote controls. This adds a lot of convenience, even if it isn't a headlining feature.
Pro Wallet-friendly
You get what you pay for and not a brand name.
Pro Has a headphone jack
So you can listen to music while your out in about.
Pro The Moto mods are this phone's best feature for a poke hunter
The battery mods are especially helpful, I keep a pair in my backpack at all times giving the phone the opportunity to keep the Pokémon Go on screen for more than Y hours. Each battery adds about 80% of the phone battery capacity(the incipio battery mod).
Cons
Con Poor speaker quality
The speaker isn't anything to write home about. It doesn't provide a full range of sound, nor does it get very loud.
Con Sub-par software
The software can be a bit frustrating at times. There's a lot of bloatware, and Huawei has tinkered with Android's scrolling speed to make it slower. It also won't allow you to click at all until the scrolling has completely stopped. The theme looks a bit like iOS, and it also lacks an app drawer.