Huawei nova 8 vs Huawei P30 Pro Comparison and Differences
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Huawei nova 8
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Huawei P30 Pro
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Huawei nova 8 or Huawei P30 Pro Specs Comparison
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Common specs
Brand and model | Huawei nova 8 | Huawei P30 Pro | |
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Release date | 2021, August 05 | 2019, March | |
Dimensions (HxWxD) | 160.1 x 74.1 x 7.6 mm | 6.3 x 6.3 x 2.92 in | 158 x 73.4 x 8.4 mm | 6.22 x 6.22 x 2.89 in | |
Weight | 169 g | 5.96 oz | 192 g | 6.77 oz | |
Body Build | Front/back glass, aluminum frame | ||
Case | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon | |
Colors | Powder Pink | Aurora, Amber Sunrise, Breathing Crystal, Black, Pearl White | |
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 | OLED | |
Touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | |
Display colors | 1B | 16M | |
Screen size | 6.57" in | 6.47" in | |
Screen area | 106.0 cm2 | 102.8 cm2 | |
Screen format | 19.5:9 (height:width) | 19.5:9 (height:width) | |
Screen to body ratio | 89.3% | 88.6% | |
Screen resolution | 1080 x 2340 px | 1080 x 2340 px | |
Screen PPI /points per inch/ | 392 PPI | 398 PPI | |
Other specs | - HDR10 -90Hz -Wide color gamut |
- DCI-P3 | |
Screen protector | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon |
Camera and Video
Rear camera, main | 64 MP, Quad | 40 MP, Quad | |
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/1.6, 27mm (wide), 1/1.7'', PDAF, OIS -20 MP, f/2.2, 16mm (ultrawide), 1/2.7'', PDAF -8 MP, f/3.4, 125mm (telephoto), 1/4'', 5x optical zoom, 10X Hybrid zoom, OIS, PDAF -TOF 3D camera |
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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 | 116 | ||
DxOMark Photo | 125 | ||
DxOMark Video | 97 | ||
Front camera, selfie | 32 MP, Single | 32 MP, Single | |
Specifications | 32 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide) | 32 MP, f/2.0, (wide) | |
Functions | HDR | HDR | |
Video | 4K | 1080p@30fps | |
DxOMark Selfie Score | 89 | ||
DxOMark Photo | 90 | ||
DxOMark Video | 88 |
Performance
Operating system - OS | Android 11, EMUI 12, no Google Play Services | Android 9.0 (Pie); EMUI 9.1 | |
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 HDR10 | |
External memory | No | NM (Nano Memory), up to 256GB (uses SIM 2) | |
Internal memory | 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM | 128/256/512 GB, 8 GB RAM 128 GB, 6 GB RAM |
Benchmark
Antutu 9 Total | 467649 | ||
Antutu 8 Total | 406239 | ||
Antutu 7 Total | |||
GeekBench 6 Single Core | 769 | ||
GeekBench 6 Multi Core | 2217 | ||
GeekBench 6 OpenCL | 1448 | ||
GeekBench 6 Vulkan | 3650 | ||
GeekBench 5 Single Core | 844 | 681 | |
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core | 2697 | 2376 |
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, 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 | |
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 -Dolby Atmos sound |
Other features
Sensors | - Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass | - Fingerprint (under display), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, 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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Versions |
- Versions: VOG-L29, VOG-L09, VOG-L04 (Global); VOG-AL00, VOG-TL00 (China) |
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