Home Phone comparison Huawei Honor 70 and Realme GT 8 Pro (China) - Which is better?

Huawei Honor 70 vs Realme GT 8 Pro (China)

61 out 100
Huawei Honor 70
VS
95 out 100
Realme GT 8 Pro (China)
Huawei Honor 70
Realme GT 8 Pro (China)

Compared 2 smartphones : Huawei Honor 70 Manufactured in June, 2022, with display 6.67 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 778G Plus, vs Realme GT 8 Pro (China), Manufactured in October, 2025 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5. 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 70
  • Lighter design: 178g vs 214g
Reasons to choose Realme GT 8 Pro (China)
  • Larger display: 6.79in
  • Higher pixel density: 508ppi
  • Higher refresh rate: 144Hz
  • Higher battery capacity: 7000mAh vs 4800mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 6.0 vs 5.2
  • Infrared port

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB
- 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB		 - 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB
- 16/256 GB
- 16/512 GB
- 16/1024 GB

Review

Key Specs Huawei Honor 70 and Realme GT 8 Pro (China)
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 70
vs
GT 8 Pro (China)

Display

Display quality comparison
Type OLED OLED
Size 6.67 in 6.79 in
Resolution 1080x2400 pixels 1440x3136 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 395 ppi 508 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 144 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No Yes (1-120 Hz)
Max brightness 500 nits 2000 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes, Dolby Vision
Screen-to-body ratio 90.8 % 91 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Huawei Honor 70
756 nits
Realme GT 8 Pro (China)
n/a
sRGB gamut99.6 %n/a
PWM (Flicker)61 Hzn/a
Response time2 msn/a
Contrast∞ Infiniten/a
Sources: NotebookCheck [Huawei Honor 70]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 161.4 mm (6.35 in) 161.8 mm (6.37 in)
Width 73.3 mm (2.89 in) 76.87 mm (3.03 in)
Thickness 7.91 mm (0.31 in) 8.2 mm (0.32 in)
Weight 178 g (6.28 oz) 214 g (7.55 oz)
Water resistance No IP69
Cooling system n/a Vapor chamber
Back panel Plastic n/a
Frame Plastic Metal
Colors - Black
- Silver
- Blue
- Green		 - White
- Blue
- Green
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes, In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Huawei Honor 70
90.8 %
Realme GT 8 Pro (China)
91 %

Performance

Testing Huawei Honor 70 and Realme GT 8 Pro (China) In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G Plus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
Max Frequency 2500 MHz 4600 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (2 + 6)
Architecture - 4/1.8 (Kryo 670 Silver (Cortex-A55))
- 3/2.4 (Kryo 670 Gold (Cortex-A78))
- 1/2.5 (Kryo 670 Prime (Cortex-A78))		 6/3.63 ()
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 6 nm 3 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon 770 Hexagon
Graphics Adreno 642 Adreno 840
GPU Cores 512 1536
GPU Frequency 608 MHz 1200 MHz
FLOPS 933.8 GFLOPS 3686.4 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Huawei Honor 70
1064
Realme GT 8 Pro (China)
3210
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Huawei Honor 70
3025
Realme GT 8 Pro (China)
9677
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)10643210
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)30259677
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Huawei Honor 70]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Huawei Honor 70
618614
Realme GT 8 Pro (China)
4007194
CPU1986111173438
GPU1495791475754
Memory122975486517
UX147449871485
NanoReview Score6186144007194
3DMark Wild Life
Sources: 3DMark [Huawei Honor 70]

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 8 GB
- 12 GB		 12 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5 LPDDR5X
Memory Frequency n/a 5300 MHz
Channels n/a 4
Storage
Storage Capacity- 128 GB
- 256 GB
- 512 GB		256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 3.1UFS 4.1
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 12 (Upgradeable to Android 14) Android 16
OS Size 21 GB n/a
UI Skin Magic UI 8 Realme UI 7.0

Battery

Volume 4800 mAh 7000 mAh
Max Charging Power 66 W 120 W
Battery Type Li-ion Silicon Carbon (Si/C)
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No Yes (50 W)
Reverse Charging Yes n/a
Fast Charging Yes (71% in 30 min) Yes (50% in 15 min)
Full Charge Time 0:50 h 0:37 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Huawei Honor 70
22:06
Realme GT 8 Pro (China)
n/a
Web Browsing09:26 hn/a
Video Playback13:55 hn/a
Games05:40 hn/a
Standby Mode98 hn/a

Main camera

Matrix 54 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 8768x6144 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Zoom Digital Optical, 3x
Flash Dual LED Dual LED
Stabilization Digital Optical
8K Recording No Yes (Up to 30 fps)
4K Recording Yes (Up to 30 fps) Yes (Up to 120 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 960 fps (720p) 240 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens 122 ° 112 °
Lenses count Standard: 54 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP
Depth: 2 MP		 Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 200 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix54 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.9f/1.9
Focal lengthn/a22 mm
SensorSony IMX800n/a
Sensor size1/1.491/1.56
Pixel size1 μm1 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationDigitalOptical
Telephoto
Matrixn/a200 MP
Aperturen/af/2.6
Focal lengthn/a65 mm
Stabilizationn/aDigital
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix50 MP50 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.0
Focal lengthn/a16 mm
Sensor sizen/a1/2.88
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Huawei Honor 70
115
Realme GT 8 Pro (China)
n/a
Video quality
Huawei Honor 70
129
Realme GT 8 Pro (China)
n/a
Overall camera score
Huawei Honor 70
115
Realme GT 8 Pro (China)
n/a
Bokeh55n/a
Preview60n/a
Zoom77n/a
Sources: DxOMark [Huawei Honor 70]

Front camera

Matrix 32 MP 32 MP
Photo resolution 6528x4896 pixels n/a
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.4
Focal length n/a 24 mm
Sensor Omnivision OV32C CMOS
Sensor size 1/3.2 n/a
Pixel size 0.7 μm n/a
Autofocus No n/a
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps 2160p (4K) at 60 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display		 - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5.2 6.0
Bluetooth features LE LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
DisplayPort n/a No
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port No Yes
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *NoNo
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G Bandsn/aGSM 850/900/1800MHz
3G Bandsn/aWCDMA 1/4/5/6/8/19
LTE Bands*n/aLTE (B1/B3/B4/B5/B8/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41/B42/B48/B66)
LTE category18n/a
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Mono n/a
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos n/a No
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Huawei Honor 70
80.6 dB
Realme GT 8 Pro (China)
n/a

Other

Class Mid-range Flagship
Announced May, 2022 yr October, 2025 yr
Release Date June, 2022 yr October, 2025 yr
Launch Price ($) 550 n/a
MSRP ($) n/a 560
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included Yes 66 W Yes, 120 W
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Realme GT 8 Pro (China) the clear winner in this comparison.

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