Huawei nova 2s vs Honor 8 Pro Comparison and Differences

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Huawei nova 2s

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Honor 8 Pro

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Huawei nova 2s or Honor 8 Pro Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Huawei nova 2s Honor 8 Pro
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Release date 2017, December 2017, April
Dimensions (HxWxD) 156.9 x 75.1 x 7.5 mm | 6.18 x 6.18 x 2.96 in 157 x 77.5 x 7 mm | 6.18 x 6.18 x 3.05 in
Weight 169 g | 5.96 oz 184 g | 6.49 oz
Body Build Front glass, aluminum body Front glass, aluminum body
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Colors Black, Gray, Red, Rose Gold, Light Blue Pearl White, Midnight Black, Navy Blue
Battery 3340 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po 4000 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po
Battery life Stand by time - Up to 504 h (3G)
Talking time - Up to 30 h (3G)
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Screen

Technology LTPS IPS LCD LTPS IPS LCD
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 6" in 5.7" in
Screen area 92.4 cm2 89.6 cm2
Screen format 18:9 (height:width) 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 78.5% 73.6%
Screen resolution 1080 x 2160 px 1440 x 2560 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 403 PPI 515 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 3
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 16 MP, Dual 12 MP, Single
Camera specs -16 MP, f/1.8, PDAF
-20 MP B/W, f/1.8
-12 MP, f/2.2, PDAF & laser AF
-12 MP B/W, f/2.2, PDAF & laser AF
Functions LED flash, HDR, panorama Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR, panorama
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps
Front camera, selfie 20 MP, Dual 8 MP, Single
Specifications 20 MP, f/2.0
2 MP, depth sensor
8 MP, f/2.0
Functions LED flash
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 8.0 (Oreo); EMUI 8 Android 7.0 (Nougat), upgradable to Android 8.0 (Oreo); EMUI 8
Chipset - HiSilicon Kirin 960 (16 nm) - HiSilicon Kirin 960 (16 nm)
CPU - Octa-core (4x2.4 GHz Cortex-A73 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A53) - Octa-core (4x2.4 GHz Cortex-A73 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A53)
GPU Mali-G71 MP8 Mali-G71 MP8
External memory microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)
Internal memory 128 GB, 6 GB RAM 64 GB, 4/6 GB RAM 64 GB, 4/6 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 6 Single Core 403 402
GeekBench 6 Multi Core 1294 1195
GeekBench 6 OpenCL 1306
GeekBench 5 Single Core 381 376
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 1500 1511
GeekBench 4 Single Core 1893 1867
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 6386 6063
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 10902 9021

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Network GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / HSPA / LTE
Bands -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
-3G - HSDPA
-4G - LTE
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 38(2600), 40(2300)
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (3CA) Cat12 600/150 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (3CA) Cat12 600/150 Mbps
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, DLNA, WiFi Direct, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
NFC Yes Yes
USB 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go
Bluetooth 4.2, A2DP, LE, aptX HD 4.2, A2DP, LE

Music and Audio

Radio No No
Headphone jack Yes Yes
Others - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic - DTS sound
-Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Other features

Sensors - Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass - Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass , Infrared port
Other extras
- Fast battery charging 9V/2A 18W

- Fast battery charging
Versions
- Also known as Huawei Honor V9 in China with 128 GB storage and 6 GB RAM

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