Huawei nova 5 vs Honor 8A Pro Comparison and Differences

Smartphone 1

Huawei nova 5

Huawei nova 5

Smartphone 2

Honor 8A Pro

Honor 8A Pro

Smartphone 3

Huawei nova 5 or Honor 8A Pro Specs Comparison

or

Common specs

Brand and model Huawei nova 5 Honor 8A Pro
Rating (+) (+)
Release date 2019, June 2019, April
Dimensions (HxWxD) 157.4 x 74.8 x 7.3 mm | 6.2 x 6.2 x 2.94 in 156.3 x 73.5 x 8 mm | 6.15 x 6.15 x 2.89 in
Weight 171 g | 6.03 oz 150 g | 5.29 oz
Case buy from Amazon

buy from Amazon

Colors Black, Purple, Green Black, Blue
Battery 3500 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po 3020 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po
Approximate price 360 EUR 200 EUR
Check price from Amazon

from Amazon

Screen

Technology OLED LCD
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 6.39" in 6.09" in
Screen area 100.2 cm2 91.0 cm2
Screen format 19.5:9 (height:width) 19.5:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 85.1% 79.2%
Screen resolution 1080 x 2340 px 720 x 1560 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 403 PPI 282 PPI
Other specs - DCI-P3 108%
Screen protector buy from Amazon buy from Amazon

Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 48 MP, Quad 13 MP, Single
Camera specs -48 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/2'', 0.8µm, PDAF
-16 MP, f/2.2, (wide)
-2 MP, f/2.4, 27mm (wide) dedicated macro camera
-2 MP, f/2.4, depth sensor
-13 MP, f/1.8, PDAF
Functions LED flash, HDR, panorama LED flash, HDR, panorama
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie 32 MP, Single 8 MP, Single
Specifications 32 MP, f/2.0 8 MP, f/2.0
Functions HDR HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 9.0 (Pie), EMUI 9.1 Android 9.0 (Pie); EMUI 9
Chipset - HiSilicon Kirin 810 (7 nm) - Mediatek MT6765 Helio P35 (12nm)
CPU - Octa-core (2x2.27 GHz Cortex-A76 & 6x1.88 GHz Cortex-A55) - Octa-core (4x2.3 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A53)
GPU Mali-G52 MP6 PowerVR GE8320
External memory NM (Nano Memory), up to 256GB (uses shared SIM slot) microSD, up to 512 GB (dedicated slot)
Internal memory 128 GB, 8 GB RAM 64 GB, 3 GB RAM

Benchmark

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Network GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE GSM / HSPA / LTE
Bands -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 
CDMA 800 & TD-SCDMA
-3G - HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 2100
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 8(900), 19(800), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500)
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800)
Speed HSPA, LTE-A HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A Cat4 150/50 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 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
NFC
USB 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX HD v4.2, A2DP, LE

Music and Audio

Radio FM radio
Headphone jack No Yes
Others - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Other features

Sensors - Fingerprint (under display), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass - Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, proximity
Other extras
- Fast battery charging 40W (85% in 30 min)
Versions
- Versions: SEA-AL00, SEA-TL00 (China)

- Also known as Honor 8A

Reviews and Opinions on Huawei nova 5 and Honor 8A Pro

If you had to recommend one of these phones to a friend, which one would it be and why? Share your arguments using the Add Opinion button!

There are no comments yet. Be the first to comment.