Good deal if this is supposed to be considered a Flagship competitor to the S8, I suppose... :confused:

Call me Mr Tight A*se if you choose, but these phones are getting more expensive each year like the OnePlus 5.

The Honor 7 was £229 when I got it. and now these Honor phones are been released at prices around £150+ more, which takes the shine off them. For that money they are not really doing much more than last year's phone did, other than a tad quicker and maybe the camera slightly improved.

For these prices I would be tempted to look at buying last year's flagship phones from the big manufacturers which areca similar price.

Also you can get this year's LG6 cheaper if happy to take a punt buying from a HK, as per previous posts.

Suppose I'm just a little deflated, as had high hopes for a great phone at a sub £300 price. :disappointed:

£379 is the launch price.
Was the Honor 7 £130 at launch?
Was the Honor 8 £199 at launch?

And I guarantee you are the kind of person that pays £45 a month for 2 years for an iPhone. Lmfao

Good for you....

****... Where is the BLACK version?

In France / Italy / Germany.. everywhere you can buy also Silver version with BLACK band.

Looks like UK isn't important anymore...

Not a bad price, as the almost identical Honor 8 Pro (with 2Gb extra RAM the only probable difference) is just over £100 more from the same store: https://www.vmall.eu/de/honor-8-pro-de-64gb-black-301400/
Far-East stores are ~£50 lower (if you're brave enough).

Ah damn you beat me to it - I thought this was a good deal and was going to post it.

Price is very competitive especially when compared to pricing for equivalents, even from China the Xiaomi Mi6 costs more than this, and don't get me started on the price of the OnePlus 5!!!

Mi6 has 2Gb extra RAM, & lower price actually at present (under £335 w/o the so-called warranty): https://www.aliexpress.com/item/BRAND-NEW-Xiaomi-Mi6-Mi-6-Snapdragon-835-Octa-Core-Smartphone-6GB-64GB-Adreno540-Fingerprint-ID/32806870520.html

Roughly £290 on sale on the 28th
https://sale.aliexpress.com/__pc/brands_0628xiaomi.htm?spm=2114.11010108.15.2.U8vnq1

But I still want the Honor 9 because it's blue and shiny. Hope three get it listed online soon.

Plus it is a 5.7" 2K screen, metal unibody not glass so they are not in the same league. However this one much more compact. FHD is just fine 5.15", new camera, new audio experience. Very nice price.

True but 4gb RAM is absolutely fine, & I was price checking against the 128gb Mi6 as the Honor has upgradeable storage.
Incidentally I have a 128gb Mi6 arriving hopefully this week but may have gone for this if I'd known the pricing would be so keen.

it's not 64GB ROM, it's 64GB storage...!

Don't forget topcashback!

Good deal if this is supposed to be considered a Flagship competitor to the S8, I suppose... :confused:

Call me Mr Tight A*se if you choose, but these phones are getting more expensive each year like the OnePlus 5.

The Honor 7 was £229 when I got it. and now these Honor phones are been released at prices around £150+ more, which takes the shine off them. For that money they are not really doing much more than last year's phone did, other than a tad quicker and maybe the camera slightly improved.

For these prices I would be tempted to look at buying last year's flagship phones from the big manufacturers which areca similar price.

Also you can get this year's LG6 cheaper if happy to take a punt buying from a HK, as per previous posts.

Suppose I'm just a little deflated, as had high hopes for a great phone at a sub £300 price. :disappointed:

band 20?

How much would the Orange Band thingy sell for on ebay? I cant seem to find any info on it and i doubt i'll want to keep it.

How good is the camera? I have lenovo p2 This and upgrade?

Agree to some degree. I had Honor 7 & loved it. In fact have regretted selling it pretty much every day since. Price was utterly astounding too, but like each OnePlus iteration they've got more expensive (relatively)
The bargains now sit with the Redmi Note series, but they are more midrange than Honor ever was.

MI 6 review

I'd read this review before buying. sounds like a lot of people won't get 4G with this phone. shame

Yes they tried to get you hooked with a big loss leader - the H7 - and keep you brand loyal. How may models have they released in the last 2 years?? Although, its got a vital for me, microSD slot (or second Sim, as before) unlike the Xiaomi, not for me at £150 extra, will keep the H7, for a wee while yet. Is an upgraded processor, etc really worth it in a phone?

sadly that is the same as the way Google went, nexus 4 and 5 were amazing value, then it all went wrong.

Think the band thing is about £40, so probably get £20 for it. It also isn't available for delivery, so I have got a part shipment.

Anyone ordered from vmall.de before? They have ore colour options of band 3 available and 30euros cashback.

Wow, that's a brilliant price for the Mi6 although Band 20 not supported.

Are there any codes for Aliexpress for further discounts?

Also Xiaomi Redmi 4X 32G International version is on sale at Aliexpress tomorrow for £94 approx. Is it any good?

Order through Amazon germany may be good option to get the cashback?

Not a bad launch price. Appeals more than the OP5.

Absolutely loved the Honor 8 and while I'm not wild about the horrendous decision to move the fingerprint sensor around to the front making it a complete eyesore, I'll still get an Honor 9.

how does this compare to s8 ?

1080p, large bezels. seems poor value to me. P2 is half the price.

I agree with you. I bought the Honor 7 on release as Honor's first flagship for £209.99.
I could have almost bought two for the cost of their new flagship (albeit with a free fitness band that I don't want). It is disappointing :disappointed:

Got the honor 8 for £200 brand new with deal here... didn't like it at first but love it now... however doesnt seem much point upgrading to this one from the 8 as not a lot in it (and smaller screen!).

"The Honor 9 is only £10 more than the Honor 8 was at launch but, crucially, it's £60 less than a OnePlus 5 and a massive £185-or-so less than the Huawei P10. "

http://www.pocket-lint.com/news/141463-honor-9-vs-honor-8-what-s-the-difference

Sell the band on fleabay and then you will be close to your £300 price for the phone...

Please count on rhat the pound has devalued by about 15 % since brifian decided to be great again. Ot all adds up to the hike in price.

Honor 7 still a great phone, only thing is I do have a couple of screen fractures even though I put on a screen protector. it cracked from the edge. Still fast enough, fingerprint sensor very responsive and perfectly placed at the back.
Honor 9 with all its strength's price point not right for me to bite.
Purchased the Redmi 4X for partner, great phone at under £100, fingerprint sensor works well, does the job, camera decent. Once my Honor 7 dies I think I may go to the Redmi 4Z.:sunglasses:

It's a tight race in that price range.

Honor 8 can still be had for £300 if you shop around. Last year's tech, but quite honestly things haven't advanced all that much since then. Slippery as an eel, mind you. Better at updates than I thought it would be, but not great there.

OP5 has better specs all-round and a better history for updates, but you're looking at £450 and no SD card for music/photos.

Honor 9 slots into the middle. But is a minor bump from the 8 really with the extra £80? The 8 will still sweep the floor with any of those cheap A53-only phones.

How are these phones for long term Android updates?

How much did you end up paying for the Mi6 128gb?

I paid circa £130 for Honor 7 (Amazon), £199 for Honor 8 (Sainsbury's), but £379 for 9? Hmm.. no thanks.

Android sucks

You're right but it's not the phone cost more to make, it's just the pound that sink due to the BREXIT!!:
http://www.xe.com/currencycharts/?from=GBP&to=EUR&view=2Y

I was just thinking this myself; it's depressing that "mid tier" is now almost £400. Suspect the internal gubbins and camera are very similar to last years Huawei P9, which was a LOT more expensive but the problem generally with the phone market is you can't get top spec in smaller chassis/sub 5 inch screens. In terms of size, my favourite phone of recent years was the Nexus 4. I'd love these sorts of specs shoehorned into a 4 inch screen but it's not the way the market is going. Pretty soon the average size will be similar to the original O2 XDA and we'll have come full circle...

Can't see this being a better buy than the cheaper LG G6?

I have the Honor 8 and I am very happy with it however I wouldn't pay £379 for phone nowadays. There is just no need when you can get great performance for a sub £200 phone.

Think i'd rather enjoy a week away in the sun with the money that I would spend on this!

I'd take a look at Xiaomi phones if you're looking for good quality at a great price.

Phones in the mid range are easily good enough for 99% of users.

bit disappointed that its not that much of an upgrade to the honor 8, good price though if you don't already have the honor 8 imo, can't really justify it otherwise, too similar

2 years ago £229 = $360ish

Now £229 = $280ish

Add in the massive shortage of RAM and flash storage and this is what you get :smile:

I've cancelled my order. Ordered last night when in stock, today status changed to awaiting stock in 7 days, now it's just changed to awaiting stock in 18 days!

I ordered yesterday evening and stated back in stock in 7days. However, the phone has been shipped today and the band will be shipped once back in stock

Anyone ever return their phone back to honor UK for a refund? Simple process?

can anyone tell me how sturdy this glass on the back is, this is the only thing why I've not gone for Honor8 when i saw my mates phone dropped from about 3ft landed onto wooden floor and shattered both sides. i strongly believe that even with case protector if dropped on something hard (concrete, tiles) it would not survive. thanks for your opinions

Err, not quite! Never had an iPhone, never want an iPhone! Thanks for your input anyway.

Liar.

:disappointed: I really should check the packaging alot better, never opened the small box as I thought it just had manuals and went out and got a gel case.

Considering this to replace my ageing Z3 Compact; I've been waiting for something interesting in the mid-flagship range which isn't too big, my other main consideration currenty is a Samsung S7, would this be much better than that?

Shame it seems to be out of stock now, I wonder if it'll be back in stock any time soon? I see it's now appeared on the Three website, but only as a pay monthly phone, otherwise I'd consider just popping out at lunchtime and buying one from the Three store in town.

I need a screen protector but can't find anywhere selling them yet. Any ideas please?

Should be expired as its out of stock

It's available to order again with the free band, albeit with a short waiting time for delivery :smile:

My band is getting delivered tomorrow

Bought one from the 3 store in the end. Preferred to get the free bluetooth headphones rather than the band, which I don't think I'd really use. It's a great phone so far, very quick and premium feeling.