Huawei nova Plus vs Google Pixel 8 Specs Comparison

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Google Pixel 8
Huawei nova Plus Google Pixel 8
Released · Oct 15, 2016
Released · Oct 12, 2023
5.5-inch · 1920x1080px
6.2-inch · 2400x1080px
Single camera
Dual camera
3GB · 32GB
8GB · 128GB
3340 mAh
4575 mAh
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Availability

Officially announced
Sep 01, 2016 Oct 04, 2023
Prices (MSRP)
€429 $699 | €799

Design

Dimensions
5.98 x 2.98 x 0.29 inches
151.8 x 75.7 x 7.3 mm
5.93 x 2.79 x 0.35 inches (~0.47 inches with camera bump)
150.5 x 70.8 x 8.9 mm (~11.87 mm with camera bump)
Weight
5.64 oz (160.0 g) 6.60 oz (187.0 g)
Materials
Back: Aluminum Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus)
Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch) Optical in-screen fingerprint
Keys
Left: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Gold, Gray, Silver, Pink Obsidian, Hazel, Rose

Display

Size
5.5-inch, 72.53% screen-to-body 6.2-inch, 86.95% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD OLED, 120Hz, HDR, 2000 nits
Resolution
1920x1080px, 401 PPI 2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 424 PPI
Colors
16 777 216
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 625 8953 Google Tensor G3
Processor
Octa-core
2000 MHz
ARM Cortex-A53
Nona-core
1x3.0GHz Cortex-X3
4x2.45G​Hz Cortex-A715
4x2.1​5GHz Cortex-A510
GPU
Adreno 506 Immortalis-G715s MC10
Memory
3GB (LPDDR3)/32GB 8GB (LPDDR5X)/128GB (UFS 3.1)
8GB/256GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 128 GB not expandable
OS
Android (6.0 Marshmallow) Android (15, 14)

Battery

Type
3340 mAh, Li - Polymer 4575 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
Fast charging
Qi wireless charging, Reverse wireless charging
Charge speed
Wired: 27.0W
Wireless: 18.0W
PhoneArena Battery Tests
Battery Life Estimate
Untested
Browsing
Untested
Video
Untested
Gaming
Untested
Battery Life Estimate
6h 41min
Browsing
15h 39min
Video
9h 36min
Gaming
9h 6min

Camera

Rear
Single camera Dual camera
Main camera
16 MP (OIS, PDAF) 50 MP (OIS, Laser and PDAF)
Sensor name: Samsung GNV
Aperture size: F1.7
Sensor size: 1/1.31"
Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Second camera
12 MP (Ultra-wide, OIS, Autofocus)
Sensor name: Sony IMX386 Exmor RS
Aperture size: F2.2
Pixel size: 1.25 μm
Flash
Dual LED LED
Video recording
4K UHD
Video calling, Video sharing
4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps)
Front
8 MP 10.5 MP
Video capture: 4K UHD (60 fps)
PhoneArena Camera Tests
N/A
Overall
N/A
Photo
N/A
Video
143
Overall
146
Photo
140
Video

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.1 5.3
WLAN
b,g,n
802.11 b, g, n
a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6,Wi-Fi 7
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Type-C Type-C, USB 3.2
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
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
Additional microphone(s)
Yes

Cellular

5G Bands
n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n20, n25, n28, n29, n30, n38, n40, n41, n48, n66, n70, n71, n77, n78, n258, n260, n261, SA, NSA, Sub-6, mmWave
4G (FDD) Bands
1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 28 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 40 38, 40, 41, 46, 48
3G Bands
5, 8, 1 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 19
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM Nano SIM, eSIM

Phone Features

Notifications
Haptic feedback
Other features
Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Nov 04, 2016
FCC ID value: QISMLA-LX2
Date approved: Aug 30, 2023
FCC ID value: A4RGKWS6
Measured SAR
Head: 1.23 W/kg
Body: 0.38 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.33 W/kg
Wireless Router: 1.09 W/kg
Head: 1.00 W/kg
Body: 0.99 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg
Wireless Router: 0.85 W/kg

Alternative variants

With 256GB internal storage
Memory 256GB
Prices (MSRP) $759
International
5G Bands n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n20, n25, n28, n29, n30, n38, n40, n41, n48, n66, n70, n71, n77, n78, SA, NSA, Sub-6
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