Honor 8 vs Samsung Galaxy S23 FE Specs Comparison

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7.8	6.2
Honor 8	Samsung Galaxy S23 FE
Released · Jul 19, 2016	Released · Oct 27, 2023
5.2-inch · 1920x1080px	6.4-inch · 2340x1080px
Dual camera	Triple camera
4GB · 64GB	8GB · 128GB
3000 mAh	4500 mAh
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Availability

Officially announced
Jul 11, 2016	Oct 04, 2023
Prices (MSRP)
$499	$599

Design

Dimensions
5.73 x 2.80 x 0.29 inches 145.5 x 71 x 7.45 mm	6.22 x 3.01 x 0.32 inches 158 x 76.5 x 8.2 mm
Weight
5.40 oz (153.0 g)	7.37 oz (209.0 g)
Materials
Back: Glass Frame: Metal	Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
	Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Optical in-screen fingerprint
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Gold, Pink, Blue, White

Display

Size
5.2-inch, 72.02% screen-to-body	6.4-inch, 83.24% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD	Dynamic AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR, 1450 nits
Resolution
1920x1080px, 424 PPI	2340x1080px, 29.5:9 ratio, 403 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 3	Corning Gorilla Glass 5

Hardware

System chip
HiSilicon Kirin 950 (16 nm)	Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 SM8450 (4 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2300 MHz ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53	Octa-core 1x2.8GHz Cortex-X2 3x2.50GHz Cortex-A710 4x1.8GHz Cortex-A510
GPU
Mali-T880 MP4	Adreno 730
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB 3GB/32GB 4GB/32GB	8GB/128GB 8GB/256GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 128 GB	not expandable
OS
Android (8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow)	Android (14, 13)

Battery

Type
3000 mAh, Li - Polymer	4500 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
Fast charging	Fast charging Qi wireless charging, Reverse wireless charging
Charge speed
	Wired: 25.0W Wireless: 15.0W

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

6h 18min

Browsing

16h 15min

Video

8h 3min

Gaming

8h 50min

Camera

Rear
Dual camera	Triple 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: F1.8 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	12 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Third camera
	8 MP (Ultra-wide) Optical zoom: 3.0x Aperture size: F2.4 Pixel size: 1.0 μm
Flash
Dual LED	LED
Video recording
1080p (60 fps), 720p (120 fps) Time-lapse video, Video calling, Video sharing	8K UHD (24 fps), 4K UHD (60 fps)
Front
8 MP	10 MP

N/A

Overall

N/A

Photo

N/A

Video

137

Overall

146

Photo

128

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,Wi-Fi 6E Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0	Type-C
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, 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, n20, n28, n38, n40, n41, n66, 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, 13, 17, 20, 26, 28, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 39, 40, 41	38, 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, eSIM
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

With 256GB internal storage


Memory	256GB

with 32 GB storage


Memory	3GB/32GB

Dual SIM


Dual SIM	Yes

Links

Full specifications
Honor 8 Specs	Samsung Galaxy S23 FE Specs
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Honor 8 Review	Samsung Galaxy S23 FE Review
User Reviews
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