Huawei's Honor 8 Lite Forgone the dual camera

The Huwei Honor 8 Lite went on preorder earlier this week for a couple countries in Europe with just one camera, a 12-megapixel shooter, not two like the original Honor 8, or even the Honor 6X introduced in January.

Huawei is making quite the name for itself bringing dual-camera arrays to phones in both its Huawei and Honor lines, but not this time.

Doubling up on cameras can help photos achieve clarity and depth, even on a relatively inexpensive phone.So what's the trade-off? Apart from some extra camera tricks, the Honor 8 Lite has slightly stepped-down specs and a lower price to match.

 It'll cost about €269 , which roughly translates to $290, £232 and AU$378. The Honor 8 Lite starts selling February 14 in countries like Finland and Sweden, and will roll out to others from there.

Hardware specs:

* 5.2-inch display with 1,920 x 1,080-
pixel resolution

* Android 7.0 Nougat software

* 12-megapixel camera

* 8-megapixel front-facing camera

* Huawei octa-core HiSilicon Kirin 655
processor

* 16GB internal storage, plus microSD card
slot

* 3GB RAM

* 3,000mAh battery