Huawei nova 8 vs Huawei Mate 20 Pro Comparison and Differences
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Huawei nova 8
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Huawei nova 8 or Huawei Mate 20 Pro Specs Comparison
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Common specs
| Brand and model | Huawei nova 8 | Huawei Mate 20 Pro | |
| Rating | (+0) | (+0) | |
| Release date | 2021, August 05 | 2018, October | |
| Dimensions (HxWxD) | 160.1 x 74.1 x 7.6 mm | 6.3 x 6.3 x 2.92 in | 157.8 x 72.3 x 8.6 mm | 6.21 x 6.21 x 2.85 in | |
| Weight | 169 g | 5.96 oz | 189 g | 6.67 oz | |
| Body Build | Front/back glass & aluminum frame | ||
| Case | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon | |
| Colors | Powder Pink | Emerald Green, Midnight Blue, Twilight, Pink Gold, Black | |
| Battery | 3800 mAh, Li-Po, non-removable | 4200 mAh, Non-removable Li-Po | |
| Approximate price | 420 EUR | 880 EUR | |
| Check price | from Amazon | from Amazon |
Screen
| Technology | OLED | AMOLED | |
| Touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | |
| Display colors | 1B | 16M | |
| Screen size | 6.57" in | 6.39" in | |
| Screen area | 106.0 cm2 | 100.2 cm2 | |
| Screen format | 19.5:9 (height:width) | 19.5:9 (height:width) | |
| Screen to body ratio | 89.3% | 87.9% | |
| Screen resolution | 1080 x 2340 px | 1440 x 3120 px | |
| Screen PPI /points per inch/ | 392 PPI | 538 PPI | |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass (unspecified version) | ||
| Other specs | - HDR10 -90Hz -Wide color gamut |
- DCI-P3 -HDR10 |
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| Screen protector | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon |
Camera and Video
| Rear camera, main | 64 MP, Quad | 40 MP, Triple | |
| Camera specs | -64 MP, f/1.9, 26mm (wide), PDAF -8 MP, f/2.4, 120˚, 17mm (ultrawide) -2 MP, f/2.4, (depth) -2 MP, f/2.4, (macro) |
-40 MP, f/1.8, 27mm (wide), 1/1.7", PDAF, Laser AF -8 MP, f/2.4, 80mm (telephoto), 1/4", PDAF, Laser AF, OIS, 3x optical zoom -20 MP, f/2.2, 16mm (ultrawide), 1/2.7", PDAF, Laser AF |
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| Functions | LED flash, panorama, HDR | Leica optics, dual-LED dual-tone flash, panorama, HDR | |
| Video | 4K, 1080p, 720p@960fps, gyro-EIS | 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 1080p@30fps (gyro-EIS), 720p@960fps | |
| DxOMark Main Score | 112 | ||
| DxOMark Photo | 120 | ||
| DxOMark Video | 97 | ||
| Front camera, selfie | 32 MP, Single | 24 MP, Single | |
| Specifications | 32 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide) | 24 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide) | |
| Functions | HDR | HDR | |
| Video | 4K | 1080p@30fps | |
| DxOMark Selfie Score | 75 | ||
| DxOMark Photo | 73 | ||
| DxOMark Video | 79 |
Performance
| Operating system - OS | Android 11, EMUI 12, no Google Play Services | Android 9.0 (Pie); EMUI 9 | |
| Chipset | - Kirin 820E (7nm) | - HiSilicon Kirin 980 (7 nm) | |
| CPU | - Hexa-core (3x2.22 GHz Cortex-A76 & 3x1.84 GHz Cortex-A55) | - Octa-core (2x2.6 GHz Cortex-A76 & 2x1.92 GHz Cortex-A76 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55) | |
| GPU | Mali-G57 (6-core) | Mali-G76 MP10 | |
| External memory | No | NM (Nano Memory), up to 256GB (uses SIM 2) | |
| Internal memory | 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM | 256 GB, 8 GB RAM 128 GB, 6 GB RAM |
Benchmark
| Antutu 9 Total | 467649 | ||
| Antutu 8 Total | 385302 | ||
| Antutu 7 Total | |||
| GeekBench 6 Single Core | 782 | ||
| GeekBench 6 Multi Core | 2220 | ||
| GeekBench 6 OpenCL | 1425 | ||
| GeekBench 6 Vulkan | 3643 | ||
| GeekBench 5 Single Core | 844 | 679 | |
| GeekBench 5 Multi-Core | 2697 | 2320 | |
| GeekBench 4 Single Core | 3331 | ||
| GeekBench 4 Multi-Core | 9771 | ||
| GeekBench 4 RenderScript | 7627 |
Communication and Connectivity
| SIM card | Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) | Single SIM (Nano-SIM)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 (dual-SIM model only) -3G - HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1800 / 1900 / 2100 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) -4G - 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 18, 19, 26, 28, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41 - ANG-L22B - SIM 1 & SIM 2 |
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) -3G - HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 -4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 6(900), 7(2600), 8(900), 9(1800), 12(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 26(850), 28(700), 32(1500), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300) |
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| Speed | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A, 5G | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A Cat21 1400/200 Mbps | |
| GPRS | Yes | Yes | |
| Edge | Yes | Yes | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot | |
| GPS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS | Yes, with dual-band A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS | |
| NFC | Yes | Yes | |
| USB | USB Type-C 2.0, USB On-The-Go | 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go | |
| Bluetooth | 5.0, A2DP, LE | 5.0, A2DP, aptX HD, LE |
Music and Audio
| Radio | No | No | |
| Headphone jack | No | No | |
| Others | - 32-bit/384kHz audio -Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic |
Other features
| Sensors | - Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass | - Face ID, fingerprint (under display), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, barometer, compass , Infrared port | |
| Other extras |
- Fast charging 66W, 60% in 15 min, 100% in 35 min -Reverse charging 5W |
- Fast battery charging 40W (70% in 30 min) -Fast wireless charging 15W -Power bank/Reverse wireless charging - IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 2m for 30 mins) |
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