heat added £100 off watch is already a phone that can contend with the iphone 7 and s7. I've owned the P9 witch was excellent..no hesitation purchased! thanks
adeelp
25 Nov 16#2
thanks just ordered, great deal
kristapsl
25 Nov 161#3
Own one. Excellent phone. No problems with it.
parasitemol
25 Nov 16#4
HOT! disappointed with myself for picking up the Blackberry DTEK60 now after seeing this nearly £200 cheaper!
RabLewandowski
25 Nov 16#5
this should be scorching
MrAndMrsA to RabLewandowski
25 Nov 16#6
I would have thought that, but doesn't seem to have gained much traction yet. Do people hit cold a lot on Black Friday?
I'd be grateful for any advice about this phone/alternatives. Looking for as good a phone I can get for sub £300. I previously had an S5 which has recently died. Initial googling seems to suggest this is a good pick. My wife has a P9 and I love the premium feel of it. I'm just hoping for a decent feeling phone with a good camera - I was thinking about picking up the LG G5 at argos but that deal didn't materialise. Cheers for any help!
little_green
25 Nov 16#7
Any other phones on vmall discounted?
RabLewandowski to little_green
25 Nov 161#8
the Honor 5c, to £129.99, plus £30 discount code should work making it £99.99?
RabLewandowski
25 Nov 161#9
The p9 has a newer processor however less ram. For the money, unless you can get a great deal on the P9, I think this is definitely worth it. Gone for it myself, upgrading from the 7. This is cheaper than the P9, better in some aspects and not so much in others. IMO, this looks better than the P9. I would however choose either over the G5 just based on how ugly it is.
RabLewandowski
25 Nov 161#10
I know 3 stock this phone but not sure if its in store since its considered an E brand? Maybe go to your local store and have a look
little_green
25 Nov 16#11
Voucher code not working
RabLewandowski
25 Nov 16#12
does it apply but not deduct? just refresh once applied?
pablomalin
25 Nov 161#13
TCB = 4.6%, 257 after cashback.
little_green
25 Nov 16#14
Says invalid code
RabLewandowski
25 Nov 16#15
if you're not fast... must be expired then. I hope they HONOR mine
RabLewandowski
25 Nov 16#16
just checked, its still active, did you remove the full stop? its Digin16
little_green
25 Nov 16#17
Lol yeah I'm on mobile maybe that's why!?
strumble
25 Nov 161#18
I've tried the code on the 5c via PC & mobile but only works for the honor8
RabLewandowski
25 Nov 16#19
shame, I thought it was for orders over £30
brooky_agn
25 Nov 16#20
I just bought this. Hope it's not a pile of poo.
pablomalin
25 Nov 16#21
which colour did you guys choose? and case? PS. still can' decide between this and Moto G4 Plus..
rohitmkiller to pablomalin
25 Nov 161#33
No contest Honor 8
lidds
25 Nov 16#22
Bought the honor 6 from these guys, what a pain they were to deal with. Has the OS improved much recently think and wasn't impressed (like notification shade same colour as the text)
PinkyPonk Driver
25 Nov 16#23
Great, thanks Op, code still works :smiley:
brooky_agn
25 Nov 16#24
I've cancelled my order after reading about how appalling EMUI is. The software is just as important as the phone spec.
yup I read about that as well, however I plan to run nova launcher on it which I know would solve most of the issues
airdsuk
25 Nov 16#25
They'll give me £115 trade in for my good as new condition H7! GREAT phone by the way, with a new launcher, Apex I use. Don't see why it should be different with the H8 https://www.vmall.eu/uk/trade-in/
MTLevy
25 Nov 16#26
Brilliant phone. Hardware is fantastic, the current EMUI launcher is not great. However, I'm on the beta for the next version (EMUI 5, with Android N/7.0) and it is vastly improved.
Anyway, if you don't like it, you can stick another launcher on it (Action Launcher is a personal fave)
j1mgg
25 Nov 16#27
missus just got one of these last month, great phone, but even better with £100 off
j1mgg
25 Nov 16#28
we got ours from the 3 store, had stock in shop.
HammerTime10
25 Nov 16#29
site is not working!
Got the Honor 7 Last xmas for £150! trade in would be a good idea and get the 8!
HammerTime10
25 Nov 161#30
can't get on the damn site GRRRR!!!
RabLewandowski to HammerTime10
25 Nov 16#34
there giving away certain items for £1 every 3 hours, hence why it crashed on the hour
pablomalin
25 Nov 16#31
As soon as this deal crossed 100 mark their site has crashed oops
siksik6
25 Nov 16#35
Awesome phone, so far preferring it to my S7 Edge (Honor is on the Nougat beta).
Absolute steal at this price, buy buy buy!
curtis2500 to siksik6
25 Nov 16#37
I have S7 Edge. Which would you say has better battery life?
kamy786rulz
25 Nov 16#36
is this good upgrade from iPhone 5S? will I be able to live wirh EMUI , i used adroid before but pure nexus android. This phone has got very good review on GSMARENA, notable to me looks like Battery life, audio quality, build quality screen and camera all excellent. i'm just wondering now if WiFi performance uis any better than 5S ,
another issue, has anyone used this place before? trustpilot reviews make it look atrocious , they asking for £161 for my good condition 5S!! which would be great as my iphone is 3 years old!
jun19
25 Nov 16#38
is this single sim or dual sim ?
RabLewandowski to jun19
25 Nov 161#39
dual I believe, you can either have two sims or a sim and sd card in at the same time.
airdsuk to jun19
25 Nov 16#40
Read the specs! All you need to do is scroll down on their webpage. But for the hard of understanding, DUAL SIM OR SIM+microSD
locktheworldout
25 Nov 16#41
What do you prefer, also isn't the battery life much worse?
fialok
25 Nov 16#42
says in stock but after ordering it says awaiting stock..??
RabLewandowski
25 Nov 16#43
blue has always said stock estimated in 7 days
brooky_agn
25 Nov 161#44
Ok reordered on your comments. 14 day returns policy so worth a punt.
Confirmed £11.50 TCB making order total £258.40. Went for black. This is my first ever Android phone coming from numerous iPhones.
:-) Remember to get a microSD card (got a 128Gb in my H.7) and enjoy all your new storage space!
Oh and check out Huawei's 'Phone Clone' transfer app - need it on both phones. Here's the android version for the new one, https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.hicloud.android.clone&hl=en Assume it's in the Apple store for your old one.
RabLewandowski
25 Nov 16#47
it's getting hot in here
roirulz
25 Nov 16#48
Hope you like it, I got the saphire blue and for whatever reason they say it's going to take a week to ship
richchampness1
25 Nov 16#49
lets out the most radiation out of any phone out atm .just sayin
lewza
25 Nov 16#50
Great deal. Bought 2 thanks :smiley:
fialok
25 Nov 16#51
i ordered black and it says awaiting stock..
roirulz
25 Nov 16#52
Are there any better cases for it other than the free one it comes with ?
RabLewandowski
25 Nov 16#53
go to accessories, theres a nice one or check ebay or amazon
Slothlord108
25 Nov 16#54
i brought the honor 7 from the vmall.eu site, no problems at all
Damodamodamo12
25 Nov 16#55
site crashes when I log in :-(
ForestGrump
25 Nov 16#56
Mrs needs a new phone and she wants my Nexus 5x, is this much of an upgrade over the 5x?
mannp
25 Nov 16#57
Thanks, picked up a black one :smiley:
matthewhassell
25 Nov 16#58
Ordered at 5pm and i have had a dispatched email. would next day delivery cover Saturdays?
jaydeeuk1
25 Nov 16#59
Ordered for the wife, looks a decent phone hope it's a good upgrade over her Nokia 1020 and the camera isn't a let down.
What's good in the £130 -150 mark?
hapless
25 Nov 16#60
Just bought one, my Oppo find 7a is a great phone, just fancy a new one though!
Yeah. They usually stay away from the Kirin SoC. Too much work to get simple things working. The Honor 6 was the last straw I think. The only reason I wouldn't buy this.
danielmgreen24
25 Nov 16#63
So are you saying there is no support for a fairly new phone?
rev6
25 Nov 16#64
No, I'm saying Huawei's Kirin sources are a mess.
danielmgreen24
25 Nov 16#65
I'm sorry I'm not following.
rev6
25 Nov 16#66
Community developer support won't ever really flourish because Kirin SoC the source code(s) are a mess, and hard to work with.
For the average user it doesn't matter, but some like to install custom firmware.
danielmgreen24
25 Nov 16#67
oh okay so less community builds. Still official software and support though
brooky_agn
25 Nov 16#68
In what way is it a mess?
rev6
25 Nov 16#69
Not everything is released, some in just parts. They don't use "standard" ways of doing some simple things, and if they don't release source code for these things, it needs to be "hacked" to work. A lot of effort.
Look at this.
Currently Not Working :
* NFC * FPS - due to Huawei kernel source code ( missing or inadequate driver )
* Encryption
* also, may be some others small issues !
* CyanogenMod for Honor 8 will never be official !
* No dual SIM support !
Don't get me wrong, the specs are great, the phone is solid and it's a good buy. But the above really just puts me off Huawei as a whole, it's an entirely personal thing.
I'm talking about community developer support, not official :smile: That link is about an official beta, from Huawei.
danielmgreen24
25 Nov 16#72
Ha okay fair enough. I am still tempted by this phone or the p9 lite. Just can't decide
klr1892
25 Nov 16#73
Seems like a cracking deal to me
pengwyn
26 Nov 16#74
I put my mate onto a 17 month contract from 3 who have exclusive high street on the honor range when they did first 3 months free though that was good for the contract although there werent many mins data. Personally though I have ran speed tests on my mast with this cat 6 LTE phone against my cat 4 m4 aqua and its the same. Even when my mast goes advanced LTE im trading my sisters oneplus one and 30 quid for an a grade p9 lite with 3gb ram at cex. 4gb ram is overkill top phones are too good for me. All i need is full motion video and phones surpassed that ages ago. Good for a gamer i suppose.
brooky_agn
26 Nov 16#75
Should have mine (not blue) by UKmail in the next couple of hours... I'll let you know what I think.
I've gone for the honour 8. Looks better and essentially the same phone. Plus with tcb the honour 8 will be £258 as others have stated. Someone may say I'm wrong and say the p9 is a better phone, but after a bit of research I'm happy with my decision. Would the p9 not be locked to o2 after having to cancel the airtime contract?
dan444
26 Nov 16#79
I'm worried about dropping the all glass honor!
As I understand it, you request unlock code before cancelling airtime
brooky_agn
26 Nov 16#80
Not with a case on it?
dan444
26 Nov 16#81
Why not the P9 from O2?
Who does better warranty? O2 or vmall
danielmgreen24
26 Nov 16#82
I think the case you get with it should be sufficient to withstand some knocks. I'm planning on being careful with mine
kamoli
26 Nov 16#83
I just get mine honor 8. Everything is great except one little thing. I didnt get that free case only phone
dan444
26 Nov 16#84
The P9 is available via O2 refresh for £288 on Black Friday special that is still live
Not sure why that deal went so cold, it looks like a better deal to me.
Isn't the warranty from O2 (for the P9) also better than the warranty from vmall (for the Honor :sunglasses:????
danielmgreen24
26 Nov 16#85
No idea. You seem pretty sold on the p9 , so just go for it.
danielmgreen24
26 Nov 16#86
Drop them an email. In sure they'll send one out. If not I know it's not there point but they are a fiver on Amazon.
RabLewandowski
26 Nov 16#87
maybe just the hassle of cancelling then unlocking?
dan444
26 Nov 16#88
PS voted both deals hot!
but currently inclined to go for P9 for £18 extra
RabLewandowski
26 Nov 16#89
they had sold 10,000 by about 5pm, wonder how many were blue
danielmgreen24
26 Nov 16#90
I wouldn't lose any sleep over it. I think rablewandowski is right, it's the hassle of cancelling, I wouldn't want to do it to then still end up paying more than this deal.
ktown
26 Nov 16#91
P9s got the better cpu. I'd go for that! Got myself a G5+friends for 335 otherwise would've be in for one of these
jeeves
26 Nov 16#92
My P9 is up for sale if anyones interested
brooky_agn
26 Nov 16#93
Had my Honor 8 a few hours now. With Nova Launcher I'm happy. Cracking phone....
RabLewandowski
26 Nov 16#94
what colour?
roirulz
26 Nov 16#95
Glad you like it considering you were switching from an iphone. Hope you got the paid version of nova launcher as it has lot more features packed in it
brooky_agn
26 Nov 16#96
Black
brooky_agn
26 Nov 16#97
Yes it's great... I'm going to miss mail app on iOS though
Gone for this thx for headsup...quidco tracked at £11 too :smiley:
Babbler
28 Nov 16#101
SHOULD I BUY THE HONOR 8?
With marginally better performance and a lower price, the Honor 8 should probably be a no-brainer when compared to the Huawei P9. For the most part, it does have the edge in all areas but the camera. While the EMUI skin continues to grate, the Honor 8 is a good all-round phone for its price.
However, since the Huawei P9's release, we've also had the launch of the OnePlus 3 – which is even cheaper than the Honor 8, even after its recent post-Brexit price hike. It’s still by far the superior phone in this price category.
VERDICT
The Honor 8 is a good all-round mid-range smartphone that looks good and performs well – but it doesn't particularly excel in any areas
Did the ones who have got it get a case with the phone?
danielmgreen24
28 Nov 16#106
No mine was missing. Phoned up and apparently they are out of stock, but have promised to send out separately. Just give them a call.
roirulz
28 Nov 16#107
has anyone got the sapphire blue delivered ?
RabLewandowski
28 Nov 16#108
Contacted them on email. Its expected to be back in stock next monday and will be delivered Tuesday if you've ordered it. I did.
roirulz
28 Nov 16#109
Damn!! Thought i'd have it in my hands by the coming weekend
SL_72
28 Nov 16#110
ordered the blue. Nice find
Babbler
28 Nov 16#111
Gone up. Typical. Was just about to order :disappointed:
brooky_agn
29 Nov 16#112
Case is coming from Holland via DHL today apparently. Phone came via UKMail next day (black). It's unbelievably slippery so looking forward to getting my hands on the case today.
danielmgreen24
29 Nov 16#113
That's good to know. I received an email that saying that it will be sent separately (not that they knew that until today) and that they don't know when it'll be delivered.
brooky_agn
29 Nov 16#114
Case hasn't arrived. Hopefully tomorrow....
danielmgreen24
29 Nov 16#115
I'm hoping for it to arrive any day, don't want to use the phone without it. Have you gone for tempered glass screen protector?
pjnwilliamson
29 Nov 16#116
Has this deal now expired?
rasdonny
29 Nov 16#117
it shld as its now gone up :disappointed:
if you click expire on the original post it shld expire.
pjnwilliamson
29 Nov 16#118
disappointed I missed this :disappointed:
rasdonny
29 Nov 16#119
understandable indeed.
RabLewandowski
29 Nov 161#120
Indeed, I'd be gutted if I were you. They'll probably reduce it again in the run up to christmas or boxing day. The Honor 7 was £175 last year
rasdonny
29 Nov 16#121
yeah, we will see :smiley:
brooky_agn
30 Nov 16#122
nowp
pablomalin
30 Nov 16#123
Just received mine, white with view flip cover to replace my wifes LG g2, didn't get TPU.. thanks OP
brooky_agn
30 Nov 16#124
DHL delivery tracking says nobody home.. I was here and there is no card. Grrrrr.
Gotta love couriers.
brooky_agn
30 Nov 16#125
Got the case. Much better now.. Makes the fancy back a bit pointless though. Doesn't worry me.
RabLewandowski
30 Nov 16#126
The PC cases which still make the glass visible and reflective were half price? I luckily bought two, hope they're as good as they claim
danielmgreen24
30 Nov 16#127
How did you find out your case got dispatched. I have absolutely no information.
brooky_agn
1 Dec 16#128
If you login to vmall website you can view your order and then track the delivery. The order should be despatched in two shipments. The phone will be UKMail and case DHL. I was sceptical about this phone but it's astonishing value after all the bloat is removed and better launcher installed. Hated iOS 10 new unlock which is why I came to Android.
iOS is better for those who just was a nice phone to use out the box but Android is far superior if you can be bothered to spend a lot of time getting it setup how you want. I've spent hours tweaking notifications etc...
danielmgreen24
1 Dec 16#129
I think I've been in the website and it didn't seem to mention anything about the second delivery. Glad to hear the phone is living up to expectations. What launcher did you use? Wasn't a fan of the standard set up?
brooky_agn
1 Dec 16#130
I'm using Nova Launcher £4 which transforms the phone. There are others I haven't tried. I wish you could delete some if the manufacturers apps. The EMUI skin is a bit crappy.
brooky_agn
1 Dec 16#131
... still a bit disappointed with the camera. It's terrible in low light.
I got a s7 edge and this and the results are quite similar to this video in comparison to the camera. I personally think takes great pictures at this price range the only weakness is poor video. But for still at this price you won't find a better camera.
RabLewandowski
4 Dec 16#136
anyone ordered the blue and heard anything yet? the money was pending from my bank, but now its not but they havent taken it either, havent had a cancellation email either but the order still shows when I log into vmall
roirulz
4 Dec 16#137
Wrote to them and they said it was going to be in stock from tomorrow
Kidsteruk
5 Dec 16#138
My account says that the order for my Blue one has been despatched, but I can't see the tracking code - fingers crossed it arrives tomorrow
RabLewandowski
5 Dec 16#139
My status has changed from part shippable to ready to ship. Guy said it'll be dispatched tomorrow at the very latest.
Bogditzy
7 Dec 16#140
Mine dispatched today - black and blue as well as the tpu cases.
RabLewandowski
7 Dec 16#141
out for delivery today
Kidsteruk
7 Dec 16#142
Well my Blue H8 arrived yesterday.
First impressions:
- Beautifully made, the glass back is as stunning as is talked about
- It really is super slippy; I bought one of the official PC cases and it is not making any difference
- The fingerprint sensor is blazingly fast
- Screen is lovely (in comparison to my Nexus 4) and the phone does zip along without any issues
- It is taking me a little while to get used to the EMUI, but there are some nice touches (still prefer stock android) that make it interesting
- Battery life is nagging a little. It had about 50% charge and while it was used heavily all evening I was noticing the percentage drop quicker than I had expected. Need to get my head around the battery manager.
- I've uninstalled or disabled most of the 3rd party apps. Once I am 100% happy with the phone I'll follow more of the Paul O'Brien 'how to' guide: http://www.modaco.com/forums/topic/377633-guide-how-to-make-your-honor-8-more-like-stock-android/
Hope this helps someone - all in all, a lovely phone and mega bargain purchase if you got it at £270 like I did!
brooky_agn
7 Dec 16#143
Extremely helpful. I had cleaned it up loads but keen to remove calendar etc from that guide...
brooky_agn
7 Dec 16#144
I'm trying to get rid of some of the bloatware..
Unfortunately I can't get adb shell to play ball.
$ adb shell [email protected]:/ $ pm hide com.android.calendar
Error: java.lang.SecurityException: Neither user 2000 nor current process has android.permission.MANAGE_USERS.
Opening post
Black and white in stock. Blue Out of Stock atm but can order as stock due in 7 days.
Comes with free case I believe.
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I'd be grateful for any advice about this phone/alternatives. Looking for as good a phone I can get for sub £300. I previously had an S5 which has recently died. Initial googling seems to suggest this is a good pick. My wife has a P9 and I love the premium feel of it. I'm just hoping for a decent feeling phone with a good camera - I was thinking about picking up the LG G5 at argos but that deal didn't materialise. Cheers for any help!
Apparently there is a buggy Cyanogenmod 13 for it.
https://www.xda-developers.com/unofficial-cyanogenmod-13-lands-on-the-honor-8/
https://www.vmall.eu/uk/trade-in/
Anyway, if you don't like it, you can stick another launcher on it (Action Launcher is a personal fave)
Got the Honor 7 Last xmas for £150! trade in would be a good idea and get the 8!
Absolute steal at this price, buy buy buy!
another issue, has anyone used this place before? trustpilot reviews make it look atrocious , they asking for £161 for my good condition 5S!! which would be great as my iphone is 3 years old!
Confirmed £11.50 TCB making order total £258.40. Went for black. This is my first ever Android phone coming from numerous iPhones.
Oh and check out Huawei's 'Phone Clone' transfer app - need it on both phones. Here's the android version for the new one, https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.hicloud.android.clone&hl=en Assume it's in the Apple store for your old one.
What's good in the £130 -150 mark?
For the average user it doesn't matter, but some like to install custom firmware.
Look at this.
Currently Not Working :
* NFC
* FPS - due to Huawei kernel source code ( missing or inadequate driver )
* Encryption
* also, may be some others small issues !
* CyanogenMod for Honor 8 will never be official !
* No dual SIM support !
http://forum.xda-developers.com/honor-8/development/rom-t3500171
Not being official is a big deal.
Read this post from a Honor 6 XDA developer, talking about the Honor 6.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=58650031&postcount=90
Don't get me wrong, the specs are great, the phone is solid and it's a good buy. But the above really just puts me off Huawei as a whole, it's an entirely personal thing.
Official support is not effected :smiley:
Is this not a community build? nougat beta?
O2 Refresh - Huawei P9 £288?
In terms of phone and warranty?
http://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/o2-refresh-huawei-p9-288-huawei-p9-plus-360-2558502?aui=298
As I understand it, you request unlock code before cancelling airtime
Who does better warranty? O2 or vmall
http://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/o2-refresh-huawei-p9-288-huawei-p9-plus-360-2558502
Not sure why that deal went so cold, it looks like a better deal to me.
Isn't the warranty from O2 (for the P9) also better than the warranty from vmall (for the Honor :sunglasses:????
but currently inclined to go for P9 for £18 extra
With marginally better performance and a lower price, the Honor 8 should probably be a no-brainer when compared to the Huawei P9. For the most part, it does have the edge in all areas but the camera. While the EMUI skin continues to grate, the Honor 8 is a good all-round phone for its price.
However, since the Huawei P9's release, we've also had the launch of the OnePlus 3 – which is even cheaper than the Honor 8, even after its recent post-Brexit price hike. It’s still by far the superior phone in this price category.
VERDICT
The Honor 8 is a good all-round mid-range smartphone that looks good and performs well – but it doesn't particularly excel in any areas
Read more at http://www.trustedreviews.com/honor-8-review#yurGrTJOUkDtOSO0.99
https://youtu.be/HvRFaIEUba0
https://youtu.be/eUQQAyLvoM0
Few speed test
if you click expire on the original post it shld expire.
Gotta love couriers.
iOS is better for those who just was a nice phone to use out the box but Android is far superior if you can be bothered to spend a lot of time getting it setup how you want. I've spent hours tweaking notifications etc...
I got a s7 edge and this and the results are quite similar to this video in comparison to the camera. I personally think takes great pictures at this price range the only weakness is poor video. But for still at this price you won't find a better camera.
First impressions:
- Beautifully made, the glass back is as stunning as is talked about
- It really is super slippy; I bought one of the official PC cases and it is not making any difference
- The fingerprint sensor is blazingly fast
- Screen is lovely (in comparison to my Nexus 4) and the phone does zip along without any issues
- It is taking me a little while to get used to the EMUI, but there are some nice touches (still prefer stock android) that make it interesting
- Battery life is nagging a little. It had about 50% charge and while it was used heavily all evening I was noticing the percentage drop quicker than I had expected. Need to get my head around the battery manager.
- I've uninstalled or disabled most of the 3rd party apps. Once I am 100% happy with the phone I'll follow more of the Paul O'Brien 'how to' guide: http://www.modaco.com/forums/topic/377633-guide-how-to-make-your-honor-8-more-like-stock-android/
Hope this helps someone - all in all, a lovely phone and mega bargain purchase if you got it at £270 like I did!
Unfortunately I can't get adb shell to play ball.
$ adb shell
[email protected]:/ $ pm hide com.android.calendar
Error: java.lang.SecurityException: Neither user 2000 nor current process has android.permission.MANAGE_USERS.