Honor CEO Confirms Android Oreo Update for the Honor 8 & Honor 8 Pro, Explains...

 
 
 
Honor CEO Confirms Android Oreo Update for the Honor 8 & Honor 8 Pro, Explains...

 
xda-developers
Dec 12, 2017 8:35 PM • by Adam Conway
Honor CEO Confirms Android Oreo Update for the Honor 8 & Honor 8 Pro, Explains why Honor 7X Launched with Nougat

Just recently, the Chinese variant of the Honor 8 Pro, the Honor V9, received a beta upgrade to Android Oreo alongside EMUI 8. Honor brought Project Treble support along to the device, which makes porting AOSP-based Android Oreo ROMs much easier for developers. Users who own the Honor 8 Pro can upgrade to the Android 8.0 Oreo beta after rebranding their phones unofficially through services such as FunkyHuawei, but it seems that won't be necessary for much longer. The company's CEO George Zhao, in an interview with technology site mondo, confirmed that both the Honor 8 and Honor 8 Pro will be receiving the upgrade to Android Oreo.

The Honor 8 Pro receiving the upgrade is not surprising news, because as mentioned before the Chinese variant has already received a beta upgrade that runs perfectly fine on the western version of the device, although after some unofficial software rebranding. EMUI 8 is a fairly incremental upgrade in terms of user-facing features, but all of the 8.0 specific goodies such as the Autofill Framework and picture-in-picture mode make it an update to look forward to. It remains to be seen if software support will continue past Android Oreo for the Honor 8 considering it launched with Android Marshmallow, but the Honor 8 Pro launched this year with Android Nougat on board so we hope software support extends past Oreo.

The interview also touches upon why the Honor 7X launched with Android Nougat instead of Android Oreo. Zhao stated in the interview that the Honor 7X launched with Android Nougat simply because Android Oreo was not ready yet when the device went into mass production. What's more, apparently the Honor 7X will be receiving the upgrade to Android Oreo very soon. There is currently no time period given for the Android Oreo release on any other devices yet, however.


Source: Mondo Via: The Android Soul




Android Advices
Nov 24, 2017 2:17 PM • by Teja Chedalla
CENTRiC A1 Smartphone Launched with 5.5″ Full HD Display & Quick Charge 3.0 Support

Earlier this year, the Indian smartphone brand CENTRiC had launched four new budget smartphones – CENTRiC L1, CENTRiC P1, CENTRiC P1 Plus and CENTRiC G1. All these devices are priced under Rs. 10,000 and came with 4G VoLTE support. Now, the company is all set to launch a new smartphone called Centric A1. It is priced at Rs. 10,999 and offers unibody metal design. The smartphone will be available in Metallic Earl Grey, White & Peach Gold, Gold & Peach Gold color options.

Unlike many other smartphones in the budget segment, the CENTRiC A1 packs uncompromised specifications. It sports a 5.5-inch In-cell display with Full HD (1920 x 1080 pixels) and includes Dragontrail Glass protection on the top. Under the hood, the CENTRiC A1 is powered by a 64-bit Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 (MSM8937) Octa-core processor coupled with Adreno 505 GPU. It includes 3GB of RAM and 32GB of internal storage that can be expanded additionally up to 256GB via a MicroSD card.

On the rear of the device is a 13MP camera with PDAF, 5P lens, and dual LED flash. There is an 8MP front-facing camera with LED flash and 90-degree Field-of-View for wider selfies. The device supports dual SIM dual standby using the hybrid SIM slot. It is backed by a 3,000mAh non-removable that is rated to give up to 15 hours of talk time and lasts up to 210 hours in standby mode. The CENTRiC A1 also supports Quick Charge 3.0 that can give 4 hours of talk time with just 10 minutes of charging.

The fingerprint sensor is placed on the rear of the device. Connectivity options include 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0, GPS, A-GPS, FM Radio, 3.5mm headphone jack, and USB Type-C port. It runs on Android 7.1.1 Nougat out of the box, and there is no information about the Android 8.0 Oreo update. It also includes a bunch of sensors including Gyroscope, E-Compass, G-Sensor, Light sensor, Proximity sensor, and Hall sensor.

The CENTRiC A1 measures 152 x 76 x 7.8 mm and weighs 160 grams. Beneath the display are the three capacitive navigation button for back, home, and multitasking (left to right). Let us know, would you be interested in using a smartphone from a relatively new brand. Share your opinion with us by commenting down below.




 
 

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