Home Phone comparison Huawei Honor 8A and Vivo X300 - Which is better?

Huawei Honor 8A vs Vivo X300

31 out 100
Huawei Honor 8A
VS
92 out 100
Vivo X300
Huawei Honor 8A
Vivo X300

Compared 2 smartphones : Huawei Honor 8A Manufactured in March, 2019, with display 6.09 with chipsetMediaTek Helio P35, vs Vivo X300, Manufactured in October, 2025 with chipsetMediaTek Dimensity 9500. 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 8A
  • Lighter design: 150g vs 190g
Reasons to choose Vivo X300
  • Larger display: 6.31in
  • Higher pixel density: 460ppi
  • Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
  • Higher battery capacity: 6040mAh vs 3020mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 4.2
  • Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
  • Supports DisplayPort
  • Infrared port
  • Built-in eSIM
  • Includes charger

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 2/32 GB
- 3/32 GB
- 3/64 GB		 - 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB
- 16/256 GB
- 16/512 GB
- 16/1024 GB

Review

Key Specs Huawei Honor 8A and Vivo X300
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
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison
Smartphones:
Huawei Honor 8A
vs
Vivo X300

Display

Display quality comparison
Type IPS LCD AMOLED
Size 6.09 in 6.31 in
Resolution 720x1560 pixels 1216x2640 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 282 ppi 460 ppi
Refresh rate 60 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No Yes (1-120 Hz)
Max brightness 550 nits 2000 nits
HDR support No Yes, Dolby Vision
Touch Sampling Rate n/a 300 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 79.2 % 90.3 %
Features n/a - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Huawei Honor 8A
541 nits
Vivo X300
n/a
sRGB gamut98.1 %n/a
Response time36.4 msn/a
Contrast1111:1n/a
Sources: NotebookCheck [Huawei Honor 8A]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 156.2 mm (6.15 in) 150.57 mm (5.93 in)
Width 73.5 mm (2.89 in) 71.92 mm (2.83 in)
Thickness 8 mm (0.31 in) 7.95 mm (0.31 in)
Weight 150 g (5.29 oz) 190 g (6.7 oz)
Water resistance No IP69
Cooling system n/a Vapor chamber
Back panel Plastic Glass
Frame Plastic Metal
Colors - Black
- Gold
- Blue		 - Black
- Blue
- Red
- Pink
- Purple
Fingerprint sensor Yes rear Yes, In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Huawei Honor 8A
79.2 %
Vivo X300
90.3 %

Performance

Testing Huawei Honor 8A and Vivo X300 In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset MediaTek Helio P35 MediaTek Dimensity 9500
Max Frequency 2300 MHz 4210 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (4 + 4) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 4/1.8 (Cortex-A53)
- 4/2.3 (Cortex-A53)		 - 4/2.7 (C1-Pro)
- 3/3.5 (C1-Premium)
- 1/4.21 (C1-Ultra)
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 12 nm 3 nm
Neural Processor No MediaTek NPU 990
Graphics PowerVR GE8320 Mali-G1 Ultra MP12
GPU Cores 32 1536
GPU Frequency 680 MHz 1716 MHz
FLOPS 43.5 GFLOPS 5271.5 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Huawei Honor 8A
478
Vivo X300
3383
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Huawei Honor 8A
1521
Vivo X300
10099
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)4783383
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)152110099
Geekbench Compute (GPU)n/a25462
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Vivo X300]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Huawei Honor 8A
133021
Vivo X300
3367414
CPU57867957632
GPU141421342611
Memory34794448412
UX26218618759
NanoReview Score1330213367414

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 2 GB 12 GB
Memory Type LPDDR3 LPDDR5X
Memory Frequency 933 MHz 5333 MHz
Channels 1 4
Storage
Storage Capacity32 GB256 GB
Storage TypeeMMC 5.1UFS 4.1
Memory CardMicroSDNo

Software

OS Android 9.0 Android 16
OS Size 15 GB n/a
UI Skin EMUI 9 OriginOS 6

Battery

Volume 3020 mAh 6040 mAh
Max Charging Power n/a 90 W
Battery Type Li-Po Silicon Carbon (Si/C)
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No Yes (40 W)
Reverse Charging No Yes, (Wireless)
Fast Charging No Yes (73% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 3:00 h 0:46 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Huawei Honor 8A
18:50
Vivo X300
n/a
Web Browsing07:15 hn/a
Video Playback11:07 hn/a
Games04:24 hn/a
Standby Mode95 hn/a

Main camera

Matrix 13 MP 200 MP
Photo resolution 4128x3096 pixels n/a
Zoom Digital Optical, 3x
Flash LED Dual LED
Stabilization Digital Optical
8K Recording No No
4K Recording No Yes (Up to 120 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 30 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion n/a 240 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens n/a 119 °
Lenses count Standard: 13 MP Standard: 200 MP
Telephoto: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix13 MP200 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/1.68
Focal lengthn/a23 mm
Sensorn/aSamsung ISOCELL HPB
Sensor sizen/a1/1.4
Pixel sizen/a0.56 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusLaser autofocus
StabilizationDigitalOptical
Telephoto
Matrixn/a50 MP
Aperturen/af/2.6
Focal lengthn/a70 mm
Sensorn/aSony LYT-602
Sensor sizen/a1/1.95
Pixel sizen/a0.8 μm
Stabilizationn/aOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrixn/a50 MP
Aperturen/af/2.0
Focal lengthn/a15 mm
Sensorn/aSamsung S5KJN1
Sensor sizen/a1/2.76
Pixel sizen/a0.64 μm
Stabilizationn/aDigital

Front camera

Matrix 8 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 3264x2448 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.0
Sensor BSI CMOS Samsung S5KJN1
Sensor size n/a 1/2.76
Pixel size n/a 0.64 μm
Autofocus No Phase autofocus
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 4 (802.11 a/b/g/n) Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be)
Wi-Fi features - Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot		 - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 4.2 5.4
Bluetooth features LE, A2DP LE
USB type Micro USB USB Type-C
USB version 2 3.2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode		 - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
DisplayPort n/a Yes
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou		 - 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 *NoYes
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM 850, GSM 900, GSM 1800, GSM 1900GSM 850/900/1800/1900 MHz
3G BandsHSDPA 850, HSDPA 900, HSDPA 1900, HSDPA 2100WCDMA B1/B2/B4/B5/B6/B8/B19
LTE Bands*LTE (B700/B850/B900/B1800/B1900/B2100/B2300/B2500/B2600)LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41/B42/B43/B48/B66)
LTE category6n/a
5G SupportNoYes

Sound

Speakers Mono n/a
3.5 mm Jack Yes No
FM Radio Yes No
Dolby Atmos No No
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Huawei Honor 8A
89.4 dB
Vivo X300
n/a

Other

Class Mid-range Flagship
Announced January, 2019 yr October, 2025 yr
Release Date March, 2019 yr October, 2025 yr
Launch Price ($) 220 n/a
MSRP ($) n/a 699
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor		 - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included n/a Yes, 90 W
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Vivo X300 the clear winner in this comparison.

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