Huawei nova 2 vs Honor 8X Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Jul 11, 2017	Oct 03, 2018

Design

Dimensions
5.60 x 2.71 x 0.27 inches 142.2 x 68.9 x 6.9 mm	6.31 x 3.02 x 0.31 inches 160.4 x 76.6 x 7.8 mm
Weight
5.04 oz / 143.0 g	6.17 oz / 175.0 g
Materials
Back: Aluminum	Back: Glass Frame: Metal
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Gold, Blue	Black, Blue, Red

Display

Size
5.0-inch, 70.39% screen-to-body	6.5-inch, 84.36% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD	IPS LCD
Resolution
1920x1080px, 441 PPI	2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 396 PPI

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
Untested	2 (Good)

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Hardware

System chip
HiSilicon Kirin 659	HiSilicon Kirin 710 (12 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2360 MHz ARM Cortex-A53	Octa-core 2200 MHz ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Mali-T830 MP2	Mali-G51 MP4
Memory
4GB/64GB	4GB/128GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 128 GB	microSDXC up to 400 GB
OS
Android (7.0 Nougat)	Android (9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo)

Battery

Type
2950 mAh, Li - Polymer	3750 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
Fast charging	Fast charging

Camera

Rear
Dual camera	Dual camera
Main camera
12 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Pixel size: 1.25 μm	20 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 27 mm
Second camera
8 MP Aperture size: F2.4	2 MP (Depth information) Aperture size: F2.4
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
1080p (30 fps) Time-lapse video, Video calling, Video sharing	1080p (60 fps) Video calling, Video sharing
Front
20 MP	16 MP

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2	4.2
WLAN
b,g,n Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 b, g, n	a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0	microUSB, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou
Other
VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC, 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, 3, 5, 7, 8, 18, 19, 20, 26	1, 3, 7, 8
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 40, 41	40, 41
3G Bands
6, 5, 8, 1	5, 8, 1
Data Speed
LTE, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS	LTE-A, HSPA, HSUPA
Dual SIM
	Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM

Alternative variants

Dual SIM

Dual SIM	Yes

Links

Full specifications
Huawei nova 2 Specs	Honor 8X Specs
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