Home Phone comparison Huawei Honor 50 and Apple iPhone 8 Plus - Which is better?

Huawei Honor 50 vs Apple iPhone 8 Plus

58 out 100
Huawei Honor 50
VS
47 out 100
Apple iPhone 8 Plus
Huawei Honor 50
Apple iPhone 8 Plus

Compared 2 smartphones : Huawei Honor 50 Manufactured in June, 2021, with display 6.57 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 778G 5G, vs Apple iPhone 8 Plus, Manufactured in September, 2017 with chipsetApple A11 Bionic. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery Life
  6. Cameras
  7. Comments (0)

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Huawei Honor 50
  • Larger display: 6.57in
  • Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
  • Lighter design: 175g vs 202g
  • Higher battery capacity: 4300mAh vs 2691mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.2 vs 5
  • Includes charger
Reasons to choose Apple iPhone 8 Plus
  • Higher pixel density: 401ppi
  • Supports Dolby Atmos

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 6/128 GB
- 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB
- 12/256 GB		 - 3/64 GB
- 3/128 GB
- 3/256 GB

Review

Key Specs Huawei Honor 50 and Apple iPhone 8 Plus
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:
Huawei Honor 50
vs
Apple iPhone 8 Plus

Display

Display quality comparison
Type OLED IPS LCD
Size 6.57 in 5.5 in
Resolution 1080x2340 pixels 1080x1920 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 16:9
Pixel density 392 ppi 401 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
Max brightness 525 nits 625 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10 No
Touch Sampling Rate 300 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 89.7 % 67.4 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 n/a
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Huawei Honor 50
745 nits
Apple iPhone 8 Plus
615 nits
sRGB gamut100 %99.9 %
PWM (Flicker)120 Hzn/a
Response time2.4 ms32 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite1471:1
Sources: NotebookCheck [Huawei Honor 50], [Apple iPhone 8 Plus]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 160 mm (6.3 in) 158.4 mm (6.24 in)
Width 73.8 mm (2.91 in) 78.1 mm (3.07 in)
Thickness 7.8 mm (0.31 in) 7.5 mm (0.3 in)
Weight 175 g (6.17 oz) 202 g (7.13 oz)
Water resistance No IP67
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Plastic Metal
Colors - White
- Black
- Green
- Red		 - Silver
- Gold
- Gray
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Button
Screen-to-body ratio
Huawei Honor 50
89.7 %
Apple iPhone 8 Plus
67.4 %

Performance

Testing Huawei Honor 50 and Apple iPhone 8 Plus In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G 5G Apple A11 Bionic
Max Frequency 2400 MHz 2390 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 6 (2 + 4)
Architecture - 4/1.8 (Kryo 670 Silver (Cortex-A55))
- 3/2.4 (Kryo 670 Gold (Cortex-A78))
- 1/2.4 (Kryo 670 Prime (Cortex-A78))		 - 4/1.42 (Mistral)
- 2/2.39 (Monsoon)
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 6 nm 10 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon 770 Apple Neural Engine
Graphics Adreno 642 Apple A11 GPU
GPU Cores 512 192
GPU Frequency 550 MHz 1066 MHz
FLOPS 844 GFLOPS 409.3 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Huawei Honor 50
1071
Apple iPhone 8 Plus
1092
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Huawei Honor 50
2998
Apple iPhone 8 Plus
2921
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)10711092
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)29982921
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Huawei Honor 50
600003
Apple iPhone 8 Plus
459620
CPU20731594584
GPU149618151697
Memory9916787118
UX143903116221
NanoReview Score600003459620
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Huawei Honor 50
n/a
Apple iPhone 8 Plus
3432
Max Surface Temp.n/a42.6 °C
Stabilityn/a71 %
Graphics Testn/a20 fps
Graphics Scoren/a3432
Sources: 3DMark [Huawei Honor 50], [Apple iPhone 8 Plus]

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 8 GB 3 GB
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR4
Memory Frequency 2133 MHz n/a
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage Capacity- 128 GB
- 256 GB		- 64 GB
- 256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 2.1NVMe
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 11 (Upgradeable to Android 13) iOS 11 (Upgradeable to iOS 16.5)
OS Size 21 GB 6 GB
UI Skin Magic UI 7.1 n/a

Battery

Volume 4300 mAh 2691 mAh
Max Charging Power 66 W 15 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-ion
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No Yes Qi (7.5 W)
Reverse Charging No No
Fast Charging Yes (61% in 30 min) Yes (50% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 0:54 h 1:25 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Huawei Honor 50
23:01
Apple iPhone 8 Plus
18:45
Web Browsing09:06 h06:52 h
Video Playback12:48 h10:47 h
Games05:24 h04:11 h
Standby Mode118 h99 h

Main camera

Matrix 108 MP 12 MP
Photo resolution 12032x9024 pixels 4032x3024 pixels
Zoom Digital Optical, 2x
Flash LED Quad LED
Stabilization Digital Optical
8K Recording No No
4K Recording Yes (Up to 30 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 240 fps (720p) 240 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens 120 ° n/a
Lenses count Standard: 108 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP
Macro: 2 MP
Depth: 2 MP		 Standard: 12 MP
Telephoto: 12 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix108 MP12 MP
Aperturef/1.9f/1.8
Focal lengthn/a28 mm
SensorSamsung S5KHM2Apple iSight Duo Camera
Sensor size1/1.521/3
Pixel size0.7 μm1.22 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationDigitalOptical
Telephoto
Matrixn/a12 MP
Aperturen/af/2.8
Focal lengthn/a57 mm
Stabilizationn/aDigital
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix8 MPn/a
Aperturef/2.4n/a
Focal length17 mmn/a
Sensor size1/4n/a
StabilizationDigitaln/a
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Huawei Honor 50
n/a
Apple iPhone 8 Plus
94
Video quality
Huawei Honor 50
n/a
Apple iPhone 8 Plus
89
Overall camera score
Huawei Honor 50
n/a
Apple iPhone 8 Plus
96
Sources: DxOMark [Apple iPhone 8 Plus]

Front camera

Matrix 32 MP 7 MP
Photo resolution 6528x4896 pixels 3088x2320 pixels
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length 22 mm 32 mm
Sensor Samsung JD1 BSI CMOS
Sensor size 1/3.14 n/a
Pixel size n/a 1 μm
Autofocus No Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 60 fps 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display		 - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
Bluetooth version 5.2 5
Bluetooth features LE, A2DP LE, A2DP
USB type USB Type-C No
USB version 2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
- SBAS		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port No No
Connectivity
SIM Count*21
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *NoNo
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM 2/3/5/8GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G BandsWCDMA 1/2/4/5/6/8/19HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B17/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41/B66)LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4(1700/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B29/B30/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41/B66(1700/B2100))
LTE category1816
5G SupportYesNo

Sound

Speakers Mono Stereo
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos No Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Huawei Honor 50
92.7 dB
Apple iPhone 8 Plus
80.1 dB

Other

Class Mid-range Flagship
Announced June, 2021 yr September, 2017 yr
Release Date June, 2021 yr September, 2017 yr
Launch Price ($) 350 799
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included Yes 66 W n/a
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Huawei Honor 50 the clear winner in this comparison.

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