Huawei nova 8 Pro 5G vs Honor 9 Comparison and Differences
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Huawei nova 8 Pro 5G
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Honor 9
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Huawei nova 8 Pro 5G or Honor 9 Specs Comparison
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Common specs
| Brand and model | Huawei nova 8 Pro 5G | Honor 9 | |
| Rating | (+) | (+) | |
| Release date | 2020, December 23 | 2017, June | |
| Dimensions (HxWxD) | 163.3 x 74.1 x 7.9 mm | 6.43 x 6.43 x 2.92 in | 147.3 x 70.9 x 7.5 mm | 5.8 x 5.8 x 2.79 in | |
| Weight | 184 g | 6.49 oz | 155 g | 5.47 oz | |
| Body Build | Front/back glass, aluminum frame | ||
| Case | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon | |
| Colors | Black, Blue, Green, White | Glacier Grey, Sapphire Blue, Midnight Black, Gold, Blue Bird, Robin Egg Blue | |
| Battery | 4000 mAh, Li-Po, non-removable | 3200 mAh, Non-removable Li-Po | |
| Approximate price | 500 EUR | 310 EUR | |
| Check price | from Amazon | from Amazon |
Screen
| Technology | OLED | LTPS IPS LCD | |
| Touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | |
| Display colors | 1B | 16M | |
| Screen size | 6.72" in | 5.15" in | |
| Screen area | 110.9 cm2 | 73.1 cm2 | |
| Screen format | 19.5:9 (height:width) | 16:9 (height:width) | |
| Screen to body ratio | 91.7% | 70.0% | |
| Screen resolution | 1236 x 2676 px | 1080 x 1920 px | |
| Screen PPI /points per inch/ | 439 PPI | 428 PPI | |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 3 | ||
| Other specs | - HDR10 -120Hz |
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| Screen protector | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon |
Camera and Video
| Rear camera, main | 64 MP, Quad | 12 MP, Dual | |
| Camera specs | -64 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), PDAF -8 MP, f/2.4, 120˚, 17mm (ultrawide) -2 MP, f/2.4, (depth) -2 MP, f/2.4, (macro) |
-12 MP, f/2.2, 27mm (wide), PDAF, 2x lossless zoom -20 MP B/W, f/2.2, 27mm (wide) |
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| Functions | LED flash, panorama, HDR | Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR, panorama | |
| Video | 4K, 1080p, 720p@960fps, gyro-EIS | 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps (gyro-EIS), 1080p@60fps | |
| Front camera, selfie | 16 MP, Dual | 8 MP, Single | |
| Specifications | 16 MP, f/2.0, (wide) 32 MP, f/2.4, 100˚ (ultrawide) |
8 MP, f/2.0 | |
| Functions | HDR | ||
| Video | 4K | 1080p@30fps |
Performance
| Operating system - OS | Android 10, EMUI 11, no Google Play Services | Android 7.0 (Nougat), upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie); EMUI 9 | |
| Chipset | - HiSilicon Kirin 985 5G (7 nm) | - HiSilicon Kirin 960 (16 nm) | |
| CPU | - Octa-core (1x2.58 GHz Cortex-A76 & 3x2.40 GHz Cortex-A76 & 4x1.84 GHz Cortex-A55) | - Octa-core (4x2.4 GHz Cortex-A73 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A53) | |
| GPU | Mali-G77 (8-core) | Mali-G71 MP8 | |
| External memory | No | microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) | |
| Internal memory | 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM | 64/128 GB, 4/6 GB RAM |
Benchmark
| Antutu 9 Total | 467368 | ||
| Antutu 8 Total | 198241 | ||
| Antutu 7 Total | |||
| GeekBench 6 Single Core | 419 | ||
| GeekBench 6 Multi Core | 1323 | ||
| GeekBench 6 OpenCL | 1216 | ||
| GeekBench 5 Single Core | 378 | ||
| GeekBench 5 Multi-Core | 1543 | ||
| GeekBench 4 Single Core | 1873 | ||
| GeekBench 4 Multi-Core | 6302 | ||
| GeekBench 4 RenderScript | 10491 |
Communication and Connectivity
| SIM card | Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) | Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) | |
| Network | GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE / 5G | GSM / HSPA / LTE | |
| Bands | -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 CDMA 800 -3G - HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 -4G - 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 18, 19, 26, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41 -5G - 1, 3, 28, 38, 41, 77, 78, 79, 80, 83, 84 SA/NSA |
-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), 41(2500) |
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| Speed | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A, 5G | 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/a/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot | |
| GPS | Yes, with dual-band A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS, NavIC | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS | |
| NFC | Yes | Yes | |
| USB | USB Type-C 2.0, USB On-The-Go | Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go | |
| Bluetooth | 5.2, A2DP, LE | 4.2, A2DP, LE |
Music and Audio
| Radio | No | No | |
| Headphone jack | No | Yes | |
| Others | - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic |
Other features
| Sensors | - Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass | - Fingerprint (front-mounted), 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: 40% in 30 min |
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| Versions |
- Versions: STF-L09 (Europe, Global); STF-AL00, STF-AL10, STF-TL10 (China) Also known as Huawei Honor 9 Premium with 128GB/6GB RAM |
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