Honor 8X vs Google Pixel 4a 5G Specs Comparison

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7.0
Honor 8X
9.1
Google Pixel 4a 5G
Honor 8X Google Pixel 4a 5G
Released · Oct 10, 2018
Released · Nov 19, 2020
6.5-inch · 2340x1080px
6.2-inch · 2340x1080px
Dual camera
Dual camera
4GB · 128GB
6GB · 128GB
3750 mAh
3885 mAh
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Availability

Officially announced
Oct 03, 2018 Sep 30, 2020
Prices (MSRP)
$500

Design

Dimensions
6.31 x 3.02 x 0.31 inches
160.4 x 76.6 x 7.8 mm
6.06 x 2.91 x 0.32 inches
153.9 x 74.0 x 8.2 mm
Weight
6.17 oz / 175.0 g 5.93 oz / 168.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass
Frame: Metal
Back: Plastic
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch) Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Blue, Red Just black, Clearly white

Display

Size
6.5-inch, 84.36% screen-to-body 6.2-inch, 82.94% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD OLED, 60Hz, HDR
Resolution
2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 396 PPI 2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 416 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 3
PhoneArena Display Test
Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested Untested
Bright Min
2 (Good) Untested

Hardware

System chip
HiSilicon Kirin 710 (12 nm) Snapdragon 765G SM7250-AB (7 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
2200 MHz
ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53
Octa-core
2400 MHz
Kryo 475
GPU
Mali-G51 MP4 Adreno 620
Memory
4GB/128GB 6GB (LPDDR4)/128GB (UFS 2.1)
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 400 GB not expandable
OS
Android (9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo) Android (12, 11)

Battery

Type
3750 mAh, Li - Polymer 3885 mAh
Charging
Fast charging USB Power Delivery
Charge speed
Wired: 18.0W

Camera

Rear
Dual camera Dual camera
Main camera
20 MP (PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.8
Focal length: 27 mm
12.2 MP (OIS, PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.7
Focal length: 28 mm
Sensor size: 1/2.55"
Pixel size: 1.4 μm
Second camera
2 MP (Depth information)
Aperture size: F2.4
16 MP (Ultra-wide)
Aperture size: F2.2
Pixel size: 1 μm
Flash
LED LED
Video recording
1080p (60 fps)
Video calling, Video sharing
4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps)
OIS, Time-lapse video, EIS
Front
16 MP 8 MP (Dual-Camera, Time-of-Flight (ToF))
Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2 5.0
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
microUSB, USB 2.0 Type-C, USB 3.1
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
M3/T4
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
Album art cover, Background playback aptX, aptX-HD
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation Noise cancellation

Cellular

5G Bands
n1, n2, n5, n12, n25, n28, n41, n66, n71, n78, Sub-6
4G (FDD) Bands
1, 3, 7, 8 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands
40, 41 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48
3G Bands
5, 8, 1 1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSPA, HSUPA LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM Nano SIM, eSIM
HD Voice
Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Sep 01, 2020
FCC ID value: A4RG025E
Measured SAR
Head: 1.20 W/kg
Body: 1.20 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.57 W/kg
Wireless Router: 1.00 W/kg

Alternative variants

for Verizon
Weight 6.03 oz / 171.0 g
5G Bands n2, n5, n12, n25, n66, n71, n260, n261, Sub-6, mmWave
Prices (MSRP) $600
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