Honor Note 8 vs Honor 8 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Aug 01, 2016	Jul 11, 2016
Prices (MSRP)
$420	$499

Design

Dimensions
7.04 x 3.58 x 0.28 inches 178.8 x 90.9 x 7.18 mm	5.73 x 2.80 x 0.29 inches 145.5 x 71 x 7.45 mm
Weight
7.73 oz / 219.0 g	5.40 oz / 153.0 g
Materials
	Back: Glass Frame: Metal
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Gold, Gray	Black, Gold, Pink, Blue, White

Display

Size
6.6-inch, 73.85% screen-to-body	5.2-inch, 72.02% screen-to-body
Type
Super AMOLED	IPS LCD
Resolution
2560x1440px, 445 PPI	1920x1080px, 424 PPI
Protection
	Corning Gorilla Glass 3

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Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
Untested	5 (Poor)

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Hardware

System chip
HiSilicon Kirin 955	HiSilicon Kirin 950 (16 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2500 MHz ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53	Octa-core 2300 MHz ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Mali-T880 MP4	Mali-T880 MP4
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/128GB 4GB/32GB 4GB/64GB	4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB 3GB/32GB 4GB/32GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 128 GB	microSDXC up to 128 GB
OS
Android (6.0 Marshmallow)	Android (8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow)

Battery

Type
4500 mAh, Li - Polymer	3000 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
Fast charging	Fast charging

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Dual camera
Main camera
13 MP (OIS, Autofocus) Aperture size: F2.0	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
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
Flash
Dual LED	Dual LED
Video recording
1080p Video calling, Video sharing	1080p (60 fps), 720p (120 fps) Time-lapse video, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
8 MP	8 MP

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2	4.2
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac	b,g,n,ac,dual-band Hotspot 802.11 b, g, n, ac
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0	Type-C, USB 2.0
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, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC, Infrared, 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

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 3, 7	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 39, 40, 41	38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands
5, 8, 2, 1	5, 8, 4, 2, 1
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSPA	LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM
HD Voice
Yes	Yes
VoLTE
Yes	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

Memory	32GB
Prices (MSRP)	$345

with 32 GB storage

Memory	32GB
Prices (MSRP)	$399

Memory	64GB
Prices (MSRP)	$375

with 32 GB storage

Memory	3GB/32GB

Dual SIM

Dual SIM	Yes

Links

Full specifications
Honor Note 8 Specs	Honor 8 Specs
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