Home Phone comparison Huawei Honor X8a and Honor 400 Pro - Which is better?

Huawei Honor X8a vs Honor 400 Pro

42 out 100
Huawei Honor X8a
VS
84 out 100
Honor 400 Pro
Huawei Honor X8a
Honor 400 Pro

Compared 2 smartphones : Huawei Honor X8a Manufactured in February, 2023, with display 6.7 with chipsetMediaTek Helio G88, vs Honor 400 Pro, Manufactured in May, 2025 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 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 X8a
  • Lighter design: 179g vs 205g
Reasons to choose Honor 400 Pro
  • Higher pixel density: 460ppi
  • Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
  • Higher battery capacity: 6000mAh vs 4500mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 5.1
  • Infrared port
  • Built-in eSIM

Versions

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

Review

Key Specs Huawei Honor X8a and Honor 400 Pro
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 X8a
vs
Honor 400 Pro

Display

Display quality comparison
Type IPS LCD AMOLED
Size 6.7 in 6.7 in
Resolution 1080x2388 pixels 1280x2800 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.9:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 391 ppi 460 ppi
Refresh rate 90 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No Yes
Max brightness 450 nits n/a
HDR support No n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 89.6 % 90 %
Features DCI-P3 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Huawei Honor X8a
477 nits
Honor 400 Pro
n/a
sRGB gamut99.5 %n/a
Response time22 msn/a
Contrast1295:1n/a
Sources: NotebookCheck [Huawei Honor X8a]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 162.9 mm (6.41 in) 160.8 mm (6.33 in)
Width 74.5 mm (2.93 in) 76.1 mm (3 in)
Thickness 7.48 mm (0.29 in) 8.1 mm (0.32 in)
Weight 179 g (6.31 oz) 205 g (7.23 oz)
Water resistance No n/a
Cooling system n/a Vapor chamber
Back panel Plastic n/a
Frame Plastic Metal
Colors - Black
- Silver
- Blue		 - Black
- Gray
- Blue
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Button Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Huawei Honor X8a
89.6 %
Honor 400 Pro
90 %

Performance

Testing Huawei Honor X8a and Honor 400 Pro In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset MediaTek Helio G88 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
Max Frequency 2000 MHz 3000 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2)
Architecture - 6/1.8 (Cortex-A55)
- 2/2 (Cortex-A75)		 - 2/2.27 (Cortex-A520)
- 2/2.96 (Cortex-A720)
- 3/3.15 (Cortex-A720)
- 1/3.3 (Cortex-X4)
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 12 nm 4 nm
Neural Processor MediaTek APU Hexagon
Graphics Mali-G52 MP2 Adreno 750
GPU Cores 48 1536
GPU Frequency 1000 MHz n/a
FLOPS 96 GFLOPS 2774 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Huawei Honor X8a
438
Honor 400 Pro
2110
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Huawei Honor X8a
1217
Honor 400 Pro
6408
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)4382110
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)12176408
Geekbench Compute (GPU)n/a14352
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Honor 400 Pro]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Huawei Honor X8a
241234
Honor 400 Pro
1939360
CPU78728468854
GPU36649775461
Memory50558370578
UX75299324467
NanoReview Score2412341939360
3DMark Wild Life
Sources: 3DMark [Huawei Honor X8a]

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 6 GB
- 8 GB		 12 GB
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR5X
Memory Frequency 2133 MHz 4800 MHz
Channels 2 4
Storage
Storage Capacity128 GB256 GB
Storage TypeeMMC 5.1UFS 4.0
Memory CardNon/a

Software

OS Android 12 Android 15
UI Skin Magic UI 6.1 MagicOS 9

Battery

Volume 4500 mAh 6000 mAh
Max Charging Power 225 W 100 W
Battery Type Li-Po Silicon Carbon
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No Yes (50 W)
Reverse Charging No n/a
Fast Charging Yes (50% in 30 min) Yes (51% in 15 min)
Full Charge Time 1:53 h 0:45 h

Main camera

Matrix 100 MP 200 MP
Photo resolution 11584x8688 pixels n/a
Zoom Digital Optical, 3x
Flash LED Dual LED
Stabilization Digital Optical
8K Recording No n/a
4K Recording No Yes (Up to 30 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 30 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Wide-angle lens n/a 112 °
Lenses count Standard: 100 MP
Ultra-wide: 5 MP
Macro: 2 MP		 Standard: 200 MP
Telephoto: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP
Depth: 2 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix100 MP200 MP
Aperturef/1.9f/1.9
Sensorn/aSamsung ISOCELL HP3
Sensor sizen/a1/1.4
Pixel sizen/a0.56 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationDigitalOptical
Telephoto
Matrixn/a50 MP
Aperturen/af/2.4
Sensor sizen/a1/2
Pixel sizen/a0.8 μm
Stabilizationn/aOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix5 MP12 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
StabilizationDigitalDigital

Front camera

Matrix 16 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 4608x3456 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Aperture f/2.5 f/2.1
Sensor CMOS n/a
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 30 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 - 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 5.1 5.4
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
- Galileo
- QZSS
NFC* Varies by region Yes
Infrared Port No Yes
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *NoYes
Hybrid SlotNoNo
LTE category7n/a
5G SupportNoYes

Sound

Speakers Mono n/a
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos No n/a
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Huawei Honor X8a
80.3 dB
Honor 400 Pro
n/a

Other

Class Mid-range Flagship
Announced February, 2023 yr May, 2025 yr
Release Date February, 2023 yr May, 2025 yr
Launch Price ($) 235 n/a
MSRP ($) n/a 799
Sensors - Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included Yes 22 W Yes 100 W

Note

Huawei Honor X8a:

Only the "CRT-LX1" model supports NFC.

* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Honor 400 Pro the clear winner in this comparison.

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