Honor 8 vs Nothing Phone (2) Specs Comparison

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7.8
Honor 8
6.6
Nothing Phone (2)
Honor 8 Nothing Phone (2)
Released · Jul 19, 2016
Released · Jul 11, 2023
5.2-inch
6.7-inch
Dual camera
Dual camera
4GB · 64GB
8GB · 128GB
3000 mAh
4700 mAh
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Availability

Officially announced
Jul 11, 2016 Jul 11, 2023
Prices (MSRP)
$499 $599

Design

Dimensions
5.73 x 2.80 x 0.29 inches
145.5 x 71 x 7.45 mm
6.38 x 3.01 x 0.34 inches
162.1 x 76.4 x 8.6 mm
Weight
5.40 oz (153.0 g) 7.10 oz (201.2 g)
Materials
Back: Glass
Frame: Metal
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5)
Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Water; IP54
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch) 2D Face unlock, Optical in-screen fingerprint
Features
Notification light
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Gold, Pink, Blue, White

Display

Size
5.2-inch, 72.02% screen-to-body 6.7-inch, 89.61% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD OLED, 120Hz, HDR, 1600 nits
Resolution
1920x1080px, 424 PPI 2412x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 394 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 3 Corning Gorilla Glass

Hardware

System chip
HiSilicon Kirin 950 (16 nm) Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 SM8475 (4 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
2300 MHz
ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53
Octa-core
1x3.0GHz Cortex-X2
3x2.5GH​z Cortex-A710
4x1.8​0GHz Cortex-A510
GPU
Mali-T880 MP4 Adreno 730
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB
3GB/32GB
4GB/32GB
8GB/128GB
12GB/256GB
12GB/512GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 128 GB not expandable
OS
Android (8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow) Android (13)

Battery

Type
3000 mAh, Li - Polymer 4700 mAh
Charging
Fast charging Fast charging
Qi wireless charging, Reverse wired charging
Charge speed
Wired: 45.0W
Wireless: 15.0W
PhoneArena Battery Tests
Battery Life Estimate
Untested
Browsing
Untested
Video
Untested
Gaming
Untested
Battery Life Estimate
6h 29min
Browsing
15h 59min
Video
10h 14min
Gaming
5h 27min

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
50 MP (OIS, PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.9
Focal length: 24 mm
Sensor size: 1/1.56"
Pixel size: 1.0 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
50 MP (Ultra-wide)
Aperture size: F2.2
Sensor size: 1/2.76"
Flash
Dual LED LED
Video recording
1080p (60 fps), 720p (120 fps)
Time-lapse video, Video calling, Video sharing
4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (60 fps)
OIS, HDR, Time-lapse video, EIS
Front
8 MP 32 MP
PhoneArena Camera Tests
N/A
Overall
N/A
Photo
N/A
Video
139
Overall
147
Photo
131
Video

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2 5.3
WLAN
b,g,n,ac,dual-band
Hotspot
802.11 b, g, n, ac
a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6
MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0 Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, SBAS, NavIC, Dual-band positioning, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, Infrared, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync NFC

Multimedia

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

Cellular

5G Bands
n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n20, n25, n28, n30, n38, n40, n41, n66, n71, n75, n77, n78, 5G Ready
4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 32, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 39, 40, 41 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48
3G Bands
5, 8, 4, 2, 1 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 19
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s LTE-A
SIM type
Nano SIM Dual Nano SIM
HD Voice
Yes
VoLTE
Yes

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
Memory 12GB/256GB
with 32 GB storage
Memory 3GB/32GB
Memory 12GB/512GB
Dual SIM
Dual SIM Yes
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