Home Phone comparison Huawei Honor 8X and OnePlus Nord 5 - Which is better?

Huawei Honor 8X vs OnePlus Nord 5

37 out 100
Huawei Honor 8X
VS
78 out 100
OnePlus Nord 5
Huawei Honor 8X
OnePlus Nord 5

Compared 2 smartphones : Huawei Honor 8X Manufactured in October, 2018, with display 6.5 with chipsetHiSilicon Kirin 710, vs OnePlus Nord 5, Manufactured in July, 2025with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3. 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 8X
  • Lighter design: 175g vs 211g
Reasons to choose OnePlus Nord 5
  • Larger display: 6.83in
  • Higher pixel density: 450ppi
  • Higher refresh rate: 144Hz
  • Higher battery capacity: 5200mAh vs 3750mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 4.2
  • Supports Dolby Atmos
  • Infrared port

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 4/64 GB
- 4/128 GB
- 6/64 GB
- 6/128 GB		 - 8/256 GB
- 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB

Review

Key Specs Huawei Honor 8X and OnePlus Nord 5
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 8X
vs
OnePlus Nord 5

Display

Display quality comparison
Type IPS LCD AMOLED
Size 6.5 in 6.83 in
Resolution 1080x2340 pixels 1272x2800 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 19.8:9
Pixel density 396 ppi 450 ppi
Refresh rate 60 Hz 144 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No Yes
Max brightness 430 nits 1400 nits
HDR support No Yes, HDR10+
Screen-to-body ratio 84.4 % 90.1 %
Features n/a - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Huawei Honor 8X
465 nits
OnePlus Nord 5
1324 nits
sRGB gamut99.5 %n/a
Response time39.6 msn/a
Contrast880:1n/a
Sources: NotebookCheck [Huawei Honor 8X]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 160.4 mm (6.31 in) 163.41 mm (6.43 in)
Width 76.6 mm (3.02 in) 77.04 mm (3.03 in)
Thickness 7.8 mm (0.31 in) 8.1 mm (0.32 in)
Weight 175 g (6.17 oz) 211 g (7.44 oz)
Water resistance No IP65
Cooling system n/a Vapor chamber
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Plastic
Colors - Black
- Blue
- Red		 - White
- Gray
- Blue
Fingerprint sensor Yes rear Yes, In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Huawei Honor 8X
84.4 %
OnePlus Nord 5
90.1 %

Performance

Testing Huawei Honor 8X and OnePlus Nord 5 In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset HiSilicon Kirin 710 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
Max Frequency 2200 MHz 3000 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (4 + 4) 8 (1 + 4 + 3)
Architecture - 4/1.7 (Cortex-A53)
- 4/2.2 (Cortex-A73)		 - 3/2 (Cortex-A520)
- 4/2.8 (Cortex-A720)
- 1/3 (Cortex-X4)
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 12 nm 4 nm
Neural Processor No Hexagon
Graphics Mali-G51 MP4 Adreno 735
GPU Cores 64 768
GPU Frequency 1000 MHz 1100 MHz
FLOPS 128 GFLOPS 1689.6 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Huawei Honor 8X
512
OnePlus Nord 5
1963
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Huawei Honor 8X
1554
OnePlus Nord 5
4981
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)5121963
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)15544981
Geekbench Compute (GPU)n/a10567
Sources: Geekbench v6 [OnePlus Nord 5]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Huawei Honor 8X
251128
OnePlus Nord 5
1481616
CPU90845395746
GPU33949525594
Memory56329263364
UX70005296912
NanoReview Score2511281481616
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Huawei Honor 8X
564
OnePlus Nord 5
n/a
Max Surface Temp.38.7 °Cn/a
Stability99 %n/a
Graphics Test3 fpsn/a
Graphics Score564n/a
Sources: 3DMark [Huawei Honor 8X]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Huawei Honor 8X
7527
OnePlus Nord 5
n/a
Writing score8826n/a
Web score6453n/a
Video editing5366n/a
Data manipulation5510n/a
NanoReview Score7527n/a

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 4 GB
- 6 GB		 8 GB
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR5X
Memory Frequency 1866 MHz n/a
Channels 2 4
Storage
Storage Capacity- 64 GB
- 128 GB		256 GB
Storage TypeeMMC 5.1UFS 3.1
Memory CardMicroSDNo

Software

OS Android 8.1 (Upgradeable to Android 10.0) Android 15
OS Size 17 GB n/a
UI Skin EMUI 12 OxygenOS 15

Battery

Volume 3750 mAh 5200 mAh
Max Charging Power 10 W 80 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No No
Reverse Charging No No
Fast Charging No Yes (79% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 2:25 h 0:42 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Huawei Honor 8X
19:34
OnePlus Nord 5
25:12
Web Browsing07:11 h10:44 h
Video Playback09:57 h16:17 h
Games04:15 h05:44 h
Standby Mode110 h112 h

Main camera

Matrix 20 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 5160x3872 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash LED Dual LED
Stabilization Digital Optical
8K Recording No No
4K Recording No Yes (Up to 60 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 480 fps (720p) 240 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens n/a 116 °
Lenses count Standard: 20 MP
Depth: 2 MP		 Standard: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix20 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/1.8
Focal length27 mm24 mm
Sensorn/aSony LYT-700
Sensor sizen/a1/1.56
Pixel size2 μmn/a
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationDigitalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrixn/a8 MP
Aperturen/af/2.2
Focal lengthn/a15 mm
Sensorn/aOmnivision OV08D10
Sensor sizen/a1/4.0
Stabilizationn/aDigital

Front camera

Matrix 16 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 4608x3456 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Aperture f/2 f/2.0
Focal length 26 mm 21 mm
Sensor CMOS Samsung JN5
Sensor size 1/3.06 1/2.76
Pixel size n/a 0.64 μm
Autofocus No Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 60 fps 2160p (4K) at 60 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) 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 2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
DisplayPort n/a No
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
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 BandsGSM 850, GSM 900, GSM 1800, GSM 1900GSM (850/900/1800/1900)
3G BandsHSDPA 850, HSDPA 900, HSDPA 1900, HSDPA 2100WCDMA (850/900/1700/1900/2100)
LTE Bands*LTE (B700/B800/B850/B900/B1800/B2100/B2300/B2500/B2600)LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B17/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B32/B66)
LTE category1218
5G SupportNoYes

Sound

Speakers Mono n/a
3.5 mm Jack Yes No
FM Radio Yes No
Dolby Atmos No Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Huawei Honor 8X
84.8 dB
OnePlus Nord 5
n/a

Other

Class Mid-range Mid-range
Announced September, 2018 yr July, 2025 yr
Release Date October, 2018 yr July, 2025 yr
Launch Price ($) 300 n/a
MSRP ($) n/a 549
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included n/a No
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider OnePlus Nord 5 the clear winner in this comparison.

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