Home Phone comparison Google Pixel 9 Pro and Huawei Honor 8X - Which is better?

Google Pixel 9 Pro vs Huawei Honor 8X

80 out 100
Google Pixel 9 Pro
VS
37 out 100
Huawei Honor 8X
Google Pixel 9 Pro
Huawei Honor 8X

Compared 2 smartphones : Google Pixel 9 Pro Manufactured in September, 2024, with display 6.3 with chipsetGoogle Tensor G4, vs Huawei Honor 8X, Manufactured in October, 2018with chipsetHiSilicon Kirin 710. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery Life
  6. Cameras
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Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Google Pixel 9 Pro
  • Higher pixel density: 495ppi
  • Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
  • Higher battery capacity: 4700mAh vs 3750mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.3 vs 4.2
  • Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
  • Supports DisplayPort
  • Built-in eSIM
Reasons to choose Huawei Honor 8X
  • Larger display: 6.5in
  • Lighter design: 175g vs 199g

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 16/128 GB
- 16/256 GB
- 16/512 GB
- 16/1024 GB		 - 4/64 GB
- 4/128 GB
- 6/64 GB
- 6/128 GB

Review

Key Specs Google Pixel 9 Pro and Huawei Honor 8X
Display
Color accuracy, sharpness & brightness
Camera
Main & front camera tests
Performance
App & system performance
Games
3D gaming performance
Battery
Battery life, charging speed & type
Connectivity
Connectivity features
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison
Smartphones:
Google Pixel 9 Pro
vs
Huawei Honor 8X

Display

Display quality comparison
Type OLED IPS LCD
Size 6.3 in 6.5 in
Resolution 1280x2856 pixels 1080x2340 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 495 ppi 396 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (1-120 Hz) No
Max brightness 3000 nits 430 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ No
Screen-to-body ratio 87.1 % 84.4 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display		 n/a
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Google Pixel 9 Pro
2328 nits
Huawei Honor 8X
465 nits
sRGB gamut99.1 %99.5 %
PWM (Flicker)240 Hzn/a
Response time2 ms39.6 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite880:1
Sources: NotebookCheck [Google Pixel 9 Pro], [Huawei Honor 8X]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 152.8 mm (6.02 in) 160.4 mm (6.31 in)
Width 72 mm (2.83 in) 76.6 mm (3.02 in)
Thickness 8.5 mm (0.33 in) 7.8 mm (0.31 in)
Weight 199 g (7.02 oz) 175 g (6.17 oz)
Water resistance IP68 No
Cooling system Vapor chamber n/a
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - White
- Black
- Gray
- Pink		 - Black
- Blue
- Red
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes rear
Screen-to-body ratio
Google Pixel 9 Pro
87.1 %
Huawei Honor 8X
84.4 %

Performance

Testing Google Pixel 9 Pro and Huawei Honor 8X In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Google Tensor G4 HiSilicon Kirin 710
Max Frequency 3100 MHz 2200 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (4 + 4)
Architecture - 4/1.92 (Cortex-A520)
- 3/2.6 (Cortex-A720)
- 1/3.1 (Cortex-X4)		 - 4/1.7 (Cortex-A53)
- 4/2.2 (Cortex-A73)
Process Samsung TSMC
Transistor Size 4 nm 12 nm
Neural Processor Yes No
Graphics Mali-G715 MP7 Mali-G51 MP4
GPU Cores 896 64
GPU Frequency 940 MHz 1000 MHz
FLOPS 1792 GFLOPS 128 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Google Pixel 9 Pro
2002
Huawei Honor 8X
512
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Google Pixel 9 Pro
4710
Huawei Honor 8X
1554
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)2002512
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)47101554
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Google Pixel 9 Pro
1125355
Huawei Honor 8X
251128
CPU28391090845
GPU44710133949
Memory18329056329
UX21105470005
NanoReview Score1125355251128
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Google Pixel 9 Pro
n/a
Huawei Honor 8X
564
Max Surface Temp.n/a38.7 °C
Stabilityn/a99 %
Graphics Testn/a3 fps
Graphics Scoren/a564
Sources: 3DMark [Huawei Honor 8X]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Google Pixel 9 Pro
n/a
Huawei Honor 8X
7527
Writing scoren/a8826
Web scoren/a6453
Video editingn/a5366
Data manipulationn/a5510
NanoReview Scoren/a7527

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 16 GB - 4 GB
- 6 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5 LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency n/a 1866 MHz
Channels 4 2
Storage
Storage Capacity- 128 GB
- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 1024 GB		- 64 GB
- 128 GB
Storage TypeUFS 3.1eMMC 5.1
Memory CardNoMicroSD

Software

OS Android 14 (Upgradeable to Android 15) Android 8.1 (Upgradeable to Android 10.0)
OS Size 28.8 GB 17 GB
UI Skin Stock Android EMUI 12

Battery

Volume 4700 mAh 3750 mAh
Max Charging Power 27 W 10 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (12 W) No
Reverse Charging Yes (Wireless) No
Fast Charging Yes (56% in 30 min) No
Full Charge Time 1:24 h 2:25 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Google Pixel 9 Pro
22:07
Huawei Honor 8X
19:34
Web Browsing10:12 h07:11 h
Video Playback12:40 h09:57 h
Games06:23 h04:15 h
Standby Mode96 h110 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 20 MP
Photo resolution 8160x6144 pixels 5160x3872 pixels
Zoom Optical, 5x Digital
Flash Dual LED LED
Stabilization Optical Digital
8K Recording Yes (Up to 30 fps) No
4K Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) No
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 240 fps (1080p) 480 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens 123 ° n/a
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 48 MP
Ultra-wide: 48 MP		 Standard: 20 MP
Depth: 2 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix50 MP20 MP
Aperturef/1.7f/1.8
Focal length25 mm27 mm
SensorSamsung GNKn/a
Sensor size1/1.31n/a
Pixel size1.2 μm2 μm
AutofocusLaser autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalDigital
Telephoto
Matrix48 MPn/a
Aperturef/2.8n/a
Focal length113 mmn/a
Sensor size1/2.55n/a
StabilizationOpticaln/a
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix48 MPn/a
Aperturef/1.7n/a
Sensor size1/2.55n/a
StabilizationDigitaln/a

Front camera

Matrix 42 MP 16 MP
Photo resolution 3648x2736 pixels 4608x3456 pixels
Aperture f/2.2 f/2
Focal length 17 mm 26 mm
Sensor n/a CMOS
Sensor size 1/2.51 1/3.06
Autofocus Phase autofocus No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 60 fps 1080p (Full HD) at 60 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display		 - Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
Bluetooth version 5.3 4.2
Bluetooth features LE LE, A2DP
USB type USB Type-C Micro USB
USB version 3.2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
DisplayPort Yes n/a
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Galileo		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port No No
Connectivity
SIM Count*12
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM Moden/aDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *YesNo
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM/EDGE Quad-band (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz)GSM 850, GSM 900, GSM 1800, GSM 1900
3G BandsUMTS/HSPA+/HSDPA 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 19HSDPA 850, HSDPA 900, HSDPA 1900, HSDPA 2100
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B14/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B29/B30/B38/B40/B41/B48/B66/B71)LTE (B700/B800/B850/B900/B1800/B2100/B2300/B2500/B2600)
LTE categoryn/a12
5G SupportYesNo

Sound

Speakers Stereo Mono
3.5 mm Jack No Yes
FM Radio No Yes
Dolby Atmos No No
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Google Pixel 9 Pro
90.6 dB
Huawei Honor 8X
84.8 dB

Other

Class Flagship Mid-range
Announced August, 2024 yr September, 2018 yr
Release Date September, 2024 yr October, 2018 yr
Launch Price ($) 999 300
Sensors - Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included No n/a
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Google Pixel 9 Pro the clear winner in this comparison.

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