Home Phone comparison Huawei Honor X8a and Huawei Honor 70 - Which is better?

Huawei Honor X8a vs Huawei Honor 70

42 out 100
Huawei Honor X8a
VS
61 out 100
Huawei Honor 70
Huawei Honor X8a
Huawei Honor 70

Compared 2 smartphones : Huawei Honor X8a Manufactured in February, 2023, with display 6.7 with chipsetMediaTek Helio G88, vs Huawei Honor 70, Manufactured in June, 2022 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 778G Plus. 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
Reasons to choose Huawei Honor 70
  • Higher pixel density: 395ppi
  • Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
  • Lighter design: 178g vs 179g
  • Higher battery capacity: 4800mAh vs 4500mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.2 vs 5.1

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
- 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB

Review

Key Specs Huawei Honor X8a and Huawei Honor 70
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 70

Display

Display quality comparison
Type IPS LCD OLED
Size 6.7 in 6.67 in
Resolution 1080x2388 pixels 1080x2400 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.9:9 20:9
Pixel density 391 ppi 395 ppi
Refresh rate 90 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
Max brightness 450 nits 500 nits
HDR support No Yes HDR10+
Screen-to-body ratio 89.6 % 90.8 %
Features DCI-P3 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Huawei Honor X8a
477 nits
Huawei Honor 70
756 nits
sRGB gamut99.5 %99.6 %
PWM (Flicker)n/a61 Hz
Response time22 ms2 ms
Contrast1295:1∞ Infinite
Sources: NotebookCheck [Huawei Honor X8a], [Huawei Honor 70]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 162.9 mm (6.41 in) 161.4 mm (6.35 in)
Width 74.5 mm (2.93 in) 73.3 mm (2.89 in)
Thickness 7.48 mm (0.29 in) 7.91 mm (0.31 in)
Weight 179 g (6.31 oz) 178 g (6.28 oz)
Water resistance No No
Back panel Plastic Plastic
Frame Plastic Plastic
Colors - Black
- Silver
- Blue		 - Black
- Silver
- Blue
- Green
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Button Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Huawei Honor X8a
89.6 %
Huawei Honor 70
90.8 %

Performance

Testing Huawei Honor X8a and Huawei Honor 70 In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset MediaTek Helio G88 Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G Plus
Max Frequency 2000 MHz 2500 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 6/1.8 (Cortex-A55)
- 2/2 (Cortex-A75)		 - 4/1.8 (Kryo 670 Silver (Cortex-A55))
- 3/2.4 (Kryo 670 Gold (Cortex-A78))
- 1/2.5 (Kryo 670 Prime (Cortex-A78))
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 12 nm 6 nm
Neural Processor MediaTek APU Hexagon 770
Graphics Mali-G52 MP2 Adreno 642
GPU Cores 48 512
GPU Frequency 1000 MHz 608 MHz
FLOPS 96 GFLOPS 933.8 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Huawei Honor X8a
438
Huawei Honor 70
1064
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Huawei Honor X8a
1217
Huawei Honor 70
3025
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)4381064
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)12173025
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Huawei Honor 70]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Huawei Honor X8a
241234
Huawei Honor 70
618614
CPU78728198611
GPU36649149579
Memory50558122975
UX75299147449
NanoReview Score241234618614
3DMark Wild Life
Sources: 3DMark [Huawei Honor X8a], [Huawei Honor 70]

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 6 GB
- 8 GB		 - 8 GB
- 12 GB
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR5
Memory Frequency 2133 MHz n/a
Channels 2 n/a
Storage
Storage Capacity128 GB- 128 GB
- 256 GB
- 512 GB
Storage TypeeMMC 5.1UFS 3.1
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 12 Android 12 (Upgradeable to Android 14)
OS Size n/a 21 GB
UI Skin Magic UI 6.1 Magic UI 8

Battery

Volume 4500 mAh 4800 mAh
Max Charging Power 225 W 66 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-ion
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No No
Reverse Charging No Yes
Fast Charging Yes (50% in 30 min) Yes (71% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 1:53 h 0:50 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Huawei Honor X8a
n/a
Huawei Honor 70
22:06
Web Browsingn/a09:26 h
Video Playbackn/a13:55 h
Gamesn/a05:40 h
Standby Moden/a98 h

Main camera

Matrix 100 MP 54 MP
Photo resolution 11584x8688 pixels 8768x6144 pixels
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash LED Dual LED
Stabilization Digital Digital
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 960 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens n/a 122 °
Lenses count Standard: 100 MP
Ultra-wide: 5 MP
Macro: 2 MP		 Standard: 54 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP
Depth: 2 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix100 MP54 MP
Aperturef/1.9f/1.9
Sensorn/aSony IMX800
Sensor sizen/a1/1.49
Pixel sizen/a1 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix5 MP50 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Huawei Honor X8a
n/a
Huawei Honor 70
115
Video quality
Huawei Honor X8a
n/a
Huawei Honor 70
129
Overall camera score
Huawei Honor X8a
n/a
Huawei Honor 70
115
Bokehn/a55
Previewn/a60
Zoomn/a77
Sources: DxOMark [Huawei Honor 70]

Front camera

Matrix 16 MP 32 MP
Photo resolution 4608x3456 pixels 6528x4896 pixels
Aperture f/2.5 f/2.4
Sensor CMOS Omnivision OV32C
Sensor size n/a 1/3.2
Pixel size n/a 0.7 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

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display		 - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5.1 5.2
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
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
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
LTE category718
5G SupportNoYes

Sound

Speakers Mono Mono
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
Huawei Honor 70
80.6 dB

Other

Class Mid-range Mid-range
Announced February, 2023 yr May, 2022 yr
Release Date February, 2023 yr June, 2022 yr
Launch Price ($) 235 550
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 66 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 Huawei Honor 70 the clear winner in this comparison.

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