Honor 8 vs Samsung Galaxy A53 5G Specs Comparison
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| Honor 8 | Samsung Galaxy A53 5G |
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Released
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Jul 19, 2016
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Released
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Apr 01, 2022
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5.2-inch · 1920x1080px
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6.5-inch · 2400x1080px
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Dual camera
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Quad camera
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4GB · 64GB
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6GB · 128GB
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3000 mAh
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5000 mAh
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Availability
| Officially announced | |
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| Jul 11, 2016 | Mar 17, 2022 |
| Prices (MSRP) | |
| $499 | $450 |
Design
| Dimensions | |
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| 5.73 x 2.80 x 0.29 inches 145.5 x 71 x 7.45 mm |
6.30 x 2.94 x 0.32 inches 159.9 x 74.7 x 8.1 mm |
| Weight | |
| 5.40 oz / 153.0 g | 6.67 oz / 189.0 g |
| Materials | |
| Back: Glass Frame: Metal |
Back: Plastic |
| Resistance | |
| Yes; IP67 | |
| Biometrics | |
| Fingerprint (touch) | Optical in-screen fingerprint |
| Keys | |
| Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key | Left: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key |
| Colors | |
| Black, Gold, Pink, Blue, White | |
Display
| Size | |
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| 5.2-inch, 72.02% screen-to-body | 6.5-inch, 85.36% screen-to-body |
| Type | |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED, 120Hz, 800 nits |
| Resolution | |
| 1920x1080px, 424 PPI | 2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 405 PPI |
| Protection | |
| Corning Gorilla Glass 3 | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 |
PhoneArena Display Test
| Bright Max (20% APL) | |
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| Untested | Untested |
| Bright Min | |
| 5 (Poor) | 1.7 (Good) |
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Hardware
| System chip | |
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| HiSilicon Kirin 950 (16 nm) | Exynos 1280 (5 nm) |
| Processor | |
| Octa-core 2300 MHz ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53 |
Octa-core 2x2.4GHz CortexA-78 6x2.0GHz CortexA-55 |
| GPU | |
| Mali-T880 MP4 | Yes |
| Memory | |
| 4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB 3GB/32GB 4GB/32GB |
6GB/128GB 8GB/256GB |
| Storage expansion | |
| microSDXC up to 128 GB | microSDXC up to 1024 GB |
| OS | |
| Android (8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow) | Android (12) |
PhoneArena Performance Test
| GeekBench 6 Single | |
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| Untested | 621 |
| GeekBench 6 Multi | |
| Untested | 1856 |
| 3D Mark High | |
| Untested | 636 |
| 3D Mark Low | |
| Untested | 631 |
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Battery
| Type | |
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| 3000 mAh, Li - Polymer | 5000 mAh |
| Charging | |
| Fast charging | Fast charging |
| Charge speed | |
| Wired: 25.0W | |
Battery Life Estimate
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Browsing
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Video
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Gaming
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Battery Life Estimate
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Browsing
15h 45min
Video
7h 45min
Gaming
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Camera
| Rear | |
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| Dual camera | Quad 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 |
64 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/1.7" Pixel size: 0.8 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 |
12 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Pixel size: 1.12 μm |
| Third camera | |
| 5 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.4 |
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| Fourth camera | |
| 5 MP (Depth information) Aperture size: F2.4 |
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| Flash | |
| Dual LED | LED |
| Video recording | |
| 1080p (60 fps), 720p (120 fps) Time-lapse video, Video calling, Video sharing |
Yes |
| Front | |
| 8 MP | 32 MP |
Connectivity & Features
| Bluetooth | |
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| 4.2 | 5.1 |
| WLAN | |
| b,g,n,ac,dual-band Hotspot 802.11 b, g, n, ac | a,b,g,n,ac Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac |
| USB | |
| Type-C, USB 2.0 | Type-C |
| Sensors | |
| Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor |
| Location | |
| GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning | GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning |
| Other | |
| NFC, Infrared, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync | NFC |
Multimedia
| Headphones | |
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| 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 | |
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| 5G Ready | |
| 4G (FDD) Bands | |
| 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20 | |
| 4G (TDD) Bands | |
| 38, 39, 40, 41 | |
| 3G Bands | |
| 5, 8, 4, 2, 1 | |
| Data Speed | |
| LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s | LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s |
| SIM type | |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| HD Voice | |
| Yes | |
| VoLTE | |
| Yes | |
Regulatory Approval
| FCC approval | |
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| 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 |
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Alternative variants
with 32 GB storage
| Memory | 32GB |
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| Prices (MSRP) | $399 |
With 8GB RAM and 256GB internal storage
| Memory | 8GB/256GB |
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with 32 GB storage
| Memory | 3GB/32GB |
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Dual SIM
| Dual SIM | Yes |
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