Honor 8 vs Huawei nova 2i Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Jul 11, 2016	Oct 02, 2017
Prices (MSRP)
$499

Design

Dimensions
5.73 x 2.80 x 0.29 inches 145.5 x 71 x 7.45 mm	6.15 x 2.96 x 0.30 inches 156.2 x 75.2 x 7.5 mm
Weight
5.40 oz (153.0 g)	5.78 oz (164.0 g)
Materials
Back: Glass Frame: Metal
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)
Features
	Notification light
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Gold, Pink, Blue, White	Black, Blue, White

Display

Size
5.2-inch, 72.02% screen-to-body	5.9-inch, 76.49% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD	IPS LCD
Resolution
1920x1080px, 424 PPI	2160x1080px, 409 PPI
Colors
	16 777 216
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 3

Hardware

System chip
HiSilicon Kirin 950 (16 nm)	HiSilicon Kirin 659 (16 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2300 MHz ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53	Octa-core 2360 MHz ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Mali-T880 MP4	Mali-T830 MP2
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB 3GB/32GB 4GB/32GB	4GB (LPDDR3)/64GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 128 GB	microSDXC up to 128 GB
OS
Android (8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow)	Android (7.0 Nougat)

Battery

Type
3000 mAh, Li - Polymer	3340 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
Fast charging

Camera

Rear
Dual camera	Dual 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	16 MP (PDAF)
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	2 MP (Depth information)
Flash
Dual LED	LED
Video recording
1080p (60 fps), 720p (120 fps) Time-lapse video, Video calling, Video sharing	1080p (30 fps) Video calling, Video sharing
Front
8 MP	13 MP (Dual-Camera)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2	4.2
WLAN
b,g,n,ac,dual-band Hotspot 802.11 b, g, n, ac	b,g,n Wi-Fi Direct 802.11 b, g, n
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0	microUSB, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou
Other
NFC, Infrared, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Loudspeaker
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, 3, 7, 8, 20
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands
5, 8, 4, 2, 1	5, 8, 2
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s	LTE, HSPA, HSUPA
SIM type
Nano SIM
HD Voice
Yes
VoLTE
Yes

Phone Features

Notifications
	Haptic feedback
Other features
	Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording

Regulatory Approval

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

Alternative variants

with 32 GB storage

Memory	32GB
Prices (MSRP)	$399

with 32 GB storage

Memory	3GB/32GB

Dual SIM

Dual SIM	Yes

Links

Full specifications
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