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Huawei Honor X8a vs Huawei Honor 20 Pro

42 out 100
Huawei Honor X8a
VS
51 out 100
Huawei Honor 20 Pro
Huawei Honor X8a
Huawei Honor 20 Pro

Compared 2 smartphones : Huawei Honor X8a Manufactured in February, 2023, with display 6.7 with chipsetMediaTek Helio G88, vs Huawei Honor 20 Pro, Manufactured in June, 2019with chipsetHiSilicon Kirin 980. 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
  • Larger display: 6.7in
  • Higher refresh rate: 90Hz
  • Lighter design: 179g vs 182g
  • Higher battery capacity: 4500mAh vs 4000mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.1 vs 5
  • Includes charger
Reasons to choose Huawei Honor 20 Pro
  • Higher pixel density: 412ppi

Versions

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

Review

Key Specs Huawei Honor X8a and Huawei Honor 20 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
Huawei Honor 20 Pro

Display

Display quality comparison
Type IPS LCD IPS LCD
Size 6.7 in 6.26 in
Resolution 1080x2388 pixels 1080x2340 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.9:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 391 ppi 412 ppi
Refresh rate 90 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
Max brightness 450 nits 500 nits
HDR support No No
Screen-to-body ratio 89.6 % 84.2 %
Features DCI-P3 n/a
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Huawei Honor X8a
477 nits
Huawei Honor 20 Pro
494 nits
sRGB gamut99.5 %100 %
PWM (Flicker)n/a333 Hz
Response time22 ms33 ms
Contrast1295:1n/a
Sources: NotebookCheck [Huawei Honor X8a], [Huawei Honor 20 Pro]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 162.9 mm (6.41 in) 154.6 mm (6.09 in)
Width 74.5 mm (2.93 in) 73.9 mm (2.91 in)
Thickness 7.48 mm (0.29 in) 8.4 mm (0.33 in)
Weight 179 g (6.31 oz) 182 g (6.42 oz)
Water resistance No No
Back panel Plastic Glass
Frame Plastic Metal
Colors - Black
- Silver
- Blue		 - Black
- Blue
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Button Yes In-Button
Screen-to-body ratio
Huawei Honor X8a
89.6 %
Huawei Honor 20 Pro
84.2 %

Performance

Testing Huawei Honor X8a and Huawei Honor 20 Pro In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset MediaTek Helio G88 HiSilicon Kirin 980
Max Frequency 2000 MHz 2600 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (2 + 2 + 4)
Architecture - 6/1.8 (Cortex-A55)
- 2/2 (Cortex-A75)		 - 4/1.8 (Cortex-A55)
- 2/1.92 (Cortex-A76)
- 2/2.6 (Cortex-A76)
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 12 nm 7 nm
Neural Processor MediaTek APU Yes
Graphics Mali-G52 MP2 Mali-G76 MP10
GPU Cores 48 360
GPU Frequency 1000 MHz 720 MHz
FLOPS 96 GFLOPS 518.4 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Huawei Honor X8a
438
Huawei Honor 20 Pro
955
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Huawei Honor X8a
1217
Huawei Honor 20 Pro
2503
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)438955
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)12172503
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Huawei Honor X8a
241234
Huawei Honor 20 Pro
591363
CPU78728189613
GPU36649158736
Memory50558121205
UX75299121809
NanoReview Score241234591363
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Huawei Honor X8a
n/a
Huawei Honor 20 Pro
2481
Max Surface Temp.n/a46.7 °C
Stabilityn/a47 %
Graphics Testn/a14 fps
Graphics Scoren/a2481
Sources: 3DMark [Huawei Honor X8a], [Huawei Honor 20 Pro]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Huawei Honor X8a
n/a
Huawei Honor 20 Pro
8855
Writing scoren/a10875
Web scoren/a7309
Video editingn/a5734
Data manipulationn/a7972
NanoReview Scoren/a8855

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 6 GB
- 8 GB		 8 GB
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency 2133 MHz 2133 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage Capacity128 GB256 GB
Storage TypeeMMC 5.1UFS 2.1
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 12 Android 9.0 (Upgradeable to Android 10)
OS Size n/a 13 GB
UI Skin Magic UI 6.1 Magic 4.0

Battery

Volume 4500 mAh 4000 mAh
Max Charging Power 225 W 225 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No No
Reverse Charging No No
Fast Charging Yes (50% in 30 min) Yes (50% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 1:53 h 1:25 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Huawei Honor X8a
n/a
Huawei Honor 20 Pro
20:55
Web Browsingn/a08:17 h
Video Playbackn/a12:21 h
Gamesn/a05:04 h
Standby Moden/a103 h

Main camera

Matrix 100 MP 48 MP
Photo resolution 11584x8688 pixels 8000x6000 pixels
Zoom Digital Optical, 3x
Flash LED LED
Stabilization Digital Optical
8K Recording No No
4K Recording No Yes (Up to 30 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 30 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion n/a 480 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens n/a 117 °
Lenses count Standard: 100 MP
Ultra-wide: 5 MP
Macro: 2 MP		 Standard: 48 MP
Telephoto: 8 MP
Ultra-wide: 16 MP
Macro: 2 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix100 MP48 MP
Aperturef/1.9f/1.4
Focal lengthn/a28 mm
Sensorn/aSony IMX586
Sensor sizen/a1/2
Pixel sizen/a0.8 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationDigitalOptical
Telephoto
Matrixn/a8 MP
Aperturen/af/2.4
Focal lengthn/a80 mm
Sensor sizen/a1/4.4
Stabilizationn/aOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix5 MP16 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal lengthn/a17 mm
Sensor sizen/a1/3.1
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Huawei Honor X8a
n/a
Huawei Honor 20 Pro
117
Video quality
Huawei Honor X8a
n/a
Huawei Honor 20 Pro
97
Overall camera score
Huawei Honor X8a
n/a
Huawei Honor 20 Pro
111
Sources: DxOMark [Huawei Honor 20 Pro]

Front camera

Matrix 16 MP 32 MP
Photo resolution 4608x3456 pixels 6528x4896 pixels
Aperture f/2.5 f/2.0
Focal length n/a 26 mm
Sensor CMOS BSI CMOS
Sensor size n/a 1/2.8
Pixel size n/a 0.8 μm
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No
Selfie camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Huawei Honor X8a
n/a
Huawei Honor 20 Pro
104
Video quality
Huawei Honor X8a
n/a
Huawei Honor 20 Pro
126

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) 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 5.1 5
Bluetooth features LE LE, A2DP
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
NFC* Varies by region Yes
Infrared Port No No
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *NoNo
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G Bandsn/aGSM 850, GSM 900, GSM 1800, GSM 1900
3G Bandsn/aHSDPA 850, HSDPA 900, HSDPA 1900, HSDPA 2100
LTE Bands*n/aLTE (B800/B900/B1800/B2100/B2300/B2500/B2600)
LTE category721
5G SupportNoNo

Sound

Speakers Mono Mono
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos No No
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Huawei Honor X8a
80.3 dB
Huawei Honor 20 Pro
84.9 dB

Other

Class Mid-range Flagship
Announced February, 2023 yr May, 2019 yr
Release Date February, 2023 yr June, 2019 yr
Launch Price ($) 235 600
Sensors - Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included Yes 22 W n/a

Note

Huawei Honor X8a:

Only the "CRT-LX1" model supports NFC.

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

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