I don't have 1+2 but I have nexus 6p (better phone than 1+2 by miles) and during my short spell (just got my nexus 6p a few hours ago) there are things that H7 is better
1. Finger print unlock - H7 unlock is fast!! Really really fast and accurate.. I was taking it for granted until I start using Nexus 6p and felt slower and need a steady finger.
2. The IPS neo screen is beautiful - Nexus 6p is using AMOLED and when the brightness is high the difference are small but when you are using your phone in the dark / slight darkness the AMOLED can't really find the balance correct (color become saturated in lower backlight scenario) while the IPS screen on H7 tend to maintain color accuracy even with dimmer screen.

In just a few hours I could see things that I was taken for granted on H7 was actually very very good vs other phone (even the flagship Nexus 6p)

6p is a different beast.. Great photo (miles better from H7 in low light), fast SD810, 5.7 inch but still fit nicely and the best is Marshmallow android.

H7 in the other hand is a phone with additional feature and gesture.. Dual sim / external storage / EMUI itself have more things than stock android.

To me both are a special phone on their own.. Some things are better on H7 and some on Nexus.

Honor 7 can easily handle your needs.
Kirin 935 and Snapdragon 810 are not too far apart in CPU performance, but the Adreno 430 GPU in SD810 is what destroys Mali-T628 MP4 in Kirin 935. So, if you're not gaming, Kirin 935 will do as fine as SD810.

If you consider Nexus 5X, do consider Xiaomi Mi4C too?
Similar specs, but cheaper. Snapdragon 808 + 3GB RAM + 32GB storage for RM1.2K

yeah, Mi seems to not follow Google's version updates.
But it's very stable on my Mi Note so far (Android 5.0.2)

However, I conclude EMUI is doing better. My gf has no issues whatsoever with her H7. She's a mid-heavy user. 

EMUI fly smoothly even with much lower-tier Kirin 620 of the Honor 4X.

I'm giving you my fair assessment here (personal take so don't shoot me)
H7 as other skinned android will have these issue
1. Delay in android update (more to change than just plain launcher like htc)
2. Notifications may have hit and misses - H7 early build (B100) have issue with whatsapp contact sync but rectified with B120.
3. No 3rd party ROM

So there are few known things to expect (its not plain android that sure would not have issue) but looking at earlier honor devices there are updates and patches release by Honor to fix issues.

A very simple example is how H7 is secured and patch in regards to Stage fright but its not something you could say the same even on bigger brands like the Korean and Japanese brands.

They are trying to distance themselves from other Chinese manufacturer in the android and software space.

I think you are covered on all these..

Miui7 have two version, kitkat & lollipop, mi3 & those powered by 32 bit snapdragon is on kitkat while the rest is lollipop, so mi4c should be on lollipop

you should get NEXUS then lol

like me, i get a samsung phone with cyanogen official support.
so i always can get latest update and security patches.. Cyanogen stable version will have nightly build.
OS clean and fast

Just saw Vivid Telecommunications in Sunway Pyramid (at IT center) got sell honor phones.. Can even go on installment plan for major cards. Same price as online.

Buy Mate 8..

I would say yes, 3gb ram are better than 2gb anytime..