Honor X8a vs Honor 50 Comparison and Differences

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Honor X8a

Honor X8a

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Honor 50

Honor 50

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Honor X8a or Honor 50 Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model	Honor X8a	Honor 50
Rating	(+0)	(+0)
Release date	2023, February 08	2021, June 16
Dimensions (HxWxD)	162.9 x 74.5 x 7.5 mm \| 6.41 x 6.41 x 2.93 in	160 x 73.8 x 7.7 mm \| 6.3 x 6.3 x 2.91 in
Weight	179 g \| 6.31 oz	175 g \| 6.17 oz
Body Build	Glass front, plastic frame, plastic back
Case	buy from Amazon	buy from Amazon
Colors	Cyan Lake, Titanium Silver, Midnight Black	Frost Crystal, Amber Red, Emerald Green, Midnight Black
Battery	4500 mAh, Li-Po, non-removable	4300 mAh, Li-Po, non-removable
Approximate price	220 EUR	350 EUR
Check price	from Amazon	from Amazon

Screen

Technology	IPS LCD	OLED
Touchscreen	capacitive touchscreen	capacitive touchscreen
Display colors	16M	1B
Screen size	6.7" in	6.57" in
Screen area	108.7 cm²	106.0 cm²
Screen format		19.5:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio	89.6%	89.7%
Screen resolution	1080 x 2388 px	1080 x 2340 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/	0 PPI	392 PPI
Other specs	- 90Hz	- 120Hz
Screen protector	buy from Amazon	buy from Amazon

Camera and Video

Rear camera, main	100 MP, Triple	108 MP, Quad
Camera specs	-100 MP, f/1.9, (wide), AF -5 MP, f/2.2, (ultrawide) -2 MP, f/2.4, (macro)	-108 MP, f/1.9, (wide), 1/1.52'', 0.7µm, PDAF -8 MP, f/2.2, 120˚, 17mm (ultrawide) -2 MP, f/2.4, (macro) -2 MP, f/2.4, (depth)
Functions	LED flash, panorama, HDR	LED flash, HDR, panorama
Video	1080p@30fps	4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps, gyro-EIS
Front camera, selfie	16 MP, Single	32 MP, Single
Specifications	16 MP, f/2.5	32 MP, f/2.2, (wide), 1/3.14''
Video	1080p@30fps	1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS	Android 12, Magic UI 6.1	Android 11, Magic UI 4.2, Google Play Services (market/region dependent)
Chipset	- Mediatek MT6769H Helio G88 (12nm)	- Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G 5G (6 nm)
CPU	- Octa-core (2x2.0 GHz Cortex-A75 & 6x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55)	- Octa-core (1x2.4 GHz Kryo 670 Prime & 3x2.2 GHz Kryo 670 Gold & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo 670 Silver)
GPU	Mali-G52 MC2	Adreno 642L
External memory	No	No
Internal memory	128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM	128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 12GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 10 Total	249749
Antutu 9 Total		513101
GeekBench 6 Single Core	436
GeekBench 6 Multi Core	1214
GeekBench 5 Single Core		784
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core		2856

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card	Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)	Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Network	GSM / HSPA / LTE	GSM / CDMA / HSPA / CDMA2000 / LTE / 5G
Bands	-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 -4G - LTE	-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 CDMA 800 -3G - HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 CDMA2000 1x -4G - 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 18, 19, 26, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41 -5G - 1, 5, 8, 41, 77, 78 SA/NSA
Speed	HSPA, LTE-A	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A, 5G
GPRS	Yes	Yes
Edge	Yes	Yes
Wi-Fi	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
GPS	GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
NFC	Yes (CRT-LX1 only)	Yes
USB	USB Type-C 2.0, OTG	USB Type-C 2.0, USB On-The-Go
Bluetooth	5.1, A2DP, LE	5.2, A2DP, LE, aptX HD

Music and Audio

Radio	No	No
Headphone jack	No	No

Other features

Sensors	- Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, compass, proximity	- Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Other extras	- Fast charging 22.5W, 50% in 30 min	- Fast charging 66W, 70% in 20 min

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