A new Honor smartphone has just been announced for the European market as the Honor 8 Pro. The Honor brand is owned by Huawei, but produced by a separate branch of the firm. In this case, the Honor 8 Pro is a re-branding of a handset already available in China as the Honor V9.

Until now, however, the Honor brand has largely been aimed at the younger demographic, with its "for the brave" slogan and a lower end price tag. The Honor 8 Pro bucks this trend somewhat with an RRP of €549 (£480 in the UK); previously no Honor phone has been priced above €400.

However, as the Pro name suggests, this is a pretty capable handset; so you do get a fair bit of bang for your buck. The display is a 5.7in QHD affair, while the processor is Huawei's blisteringly quick Kirin 960. That's the same CPU as the Huawei Mate 9 and Huawei P10. There's also 6GB of RAM onboard along with 64GB of storage.

The camera hasn't been upgraded from the regular Honor 8; a dual-12MP sensor setup on the rear. There's also a fingerprint scanner, a 4,000mAh battery, microSD support, and a Type-C USB port.

Pre-orders are now live, you can place yours here.