The Honor 8 was supposed to be one of the company’s smartphones that would be getting the Android 8.0 Oreo update. Other handsets in the range including the Honor 8 Pro and Honor 8 Lite are getting the update and now it has been revealed that the Honor 8 will not get the update.
The news comes from the official Twitter account of Honor India who have revealed that the handset is not getting the update due to software and hardware limitations.
we can understand your concern. However, we regret to inform you that Honor 8 is not compatible for Android Oreo update due to hardware and software limitations. We always work for our customers and we are really glad to have you as an Honor customer. Inconvenience is regretted.
— Honor India (@HiHonorIndia) January 15, 2018
It is not clear as yet exactly why the handset is not getting the Android Oreo update, as soon as we get some more details, we will let you guys know.
Source Android Police