Honor 8 vs Google Pixel 3 Specs Comparison

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7.8
Honor 8
9.0
Google Pixel 3
Honor 8 Google Pixel 3
Released · Jul 19, 2016
Released · Oct 18, 2018
5.2-inch · 1920x1080px
5.5-inch · 2160x1080px
Dual camera
Single camera
4GB · 64GB
4GB · 64GB
3000 mAh
2915 mAh
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Availability

Expected nnouncement
Oct 09, 2018
Officially announced
Jul 11, 2016 Oct 09, 2018
Prices (MSRP)
$499 $799

Design

Dimensions
5.73 x 2.80 x 0.29 inches
145.5 x 71 x 7.45 mm
5.73 x 2.69 x 0.31 inches
145.6 x 68.2 x 7.9 mm
Weight
5.40 oz / 153.0 g 5.22 oz / 148.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass
Frame: Metal
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5)
Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch) Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Gold, Pink, Blue, White Black, Pink, White

Display

Size
5.2-inch, 72.02% screen-to-body 5.5-inch, 77.36% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD P-OLED, HDR
Resolution
1920x1080px, 424 PPI 2160x1080px, 18:9 ratio, 442 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 3 Corning Gorilla Glass 5
PhoneArena Display Test
Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested Untested
Bright Min
5 (Poor) 2 (Good)

Hardware

System chip
HiSilicon Kirin 950 (16 nm) Snapdragon 845 SDM845 (10 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
2300 MHz
ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53
Octa-core
2500 MHz
Kryo 385
GPU
Mali-T880 MP4 Adreno 630
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB
3GB/32GB
4GB/32GB
4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB
4GB/128GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 128 GB not expandable
OS
Android (8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow) Android (12, 11, 10, 9.0 Pie)

Battery

Type
3000 mAh, Li - Polymer 2915 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
Fast charging USB Power Delivery
Qi wireless charging

Camera

Rear
Dual camera Single camera
Main camera
12 MP (Laser and PDAF, CMOS image sensor, BSI sensor)
Aperture size: F2.2
Focal length: 35 mm
Sensor size: 1/2.9"
Pixel size: 1.25 μm
12.2 MP (OIS, PDAF, CMOS image sensor)
Aperture size: F1.8
Focal length: 28 mm
Sensor size: 1/2.55"
Pixel size: 1.4 μm
Second camera
12 MP (Black and White, Laser and PDAF)
Aperture size: F2.2
Focal Length: 35 mm
Sensor size: 1/2.9"
Pixel size: 1.25 μm
Flash
Dual LED Dual LED
Video recording
1080p (60 fps), 720p (120 fps)
Time-lapse video, Video calling, Video sharing
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (120 fps), 720p (240 fps)
OIS, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
8 MP 8 MP (Dual-Camera, Wide Angle, Autofocus)
Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2 5.0
WLAN
b,g,n,ac,dual-band
Hotspot
802.11 b, g, n, ac
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0 Type-C, USB 3.1
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
M3/T3
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo
Other
NFC, Infrared, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync NFC, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
Album art cover, Background playback Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 32, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 39, 40, 41 38, 39, 40, 41, 46
3G Bands
5, 8, 4, 2, 1 2, 5
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s LTE-A Pro Cat 16 (1000/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA, UMTS
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM Nano SIM, eSIM
HD Voice
Yes Yes
VoLTE
Yes Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Sep 20, 2016
FCC ID value: QISFRD-L04
Date approved: Aug 31, 2018
FCC ID value: A4RG013A
Measured SAR
Head: 1.07 W/kg
Body: 0.24 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg
Wireless Router: 0.17 W/kg
Head: 1.34 W/kg
Body: 1.34 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg
Wireless Router: 1.34 W/kg

Alternative variants

with 32 GB storage
Memory 32GB
Prices (MSRP) $399
with 128 GB storage
Memory 128GB
Prices (MSRP) $899
with 32 GB storage
Memory 3GB/32GB
Dual SIM
Dual SIM Yes
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