Home Phone comparison Huawei Honor X8a and Realme 15 5G - Which is better?

Huawei Honor X8a vs Realme 15 5G

42 out 100
Huawei Honor X8a
VS
70 out 100
Realme 15 5G
Huawei Honor X8a
Realme 15 5G

Compared 2 smartphones : Huawei Honor X8a Manufactured in February, 2023, with display 6.7 with chipsetMediaTek Helio G88, vs Realme 15 5G, Manufactured in July, 2025 with chipsetMediaTek Dimensity 7300 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
  • Lighter design: 179g vs 187g
Reasons to choose Realme 15 5G
  • Larger display: 6.8in
  • Higher pixel density: 453ppi
  • Higher refresh rate: 144Hz
  • Higher battery capacity: 7000mAh vs 4500mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 5.1
  • Infrared port

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 Realme 15 5G
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 X8a
vs
Realme 15 5G

Display

Display quality comparison
Type IPS LCD OLED
Size 6.7 in 6.8 in
Resolution 1080x2388 pixels 1280x2800 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.9:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 391 ppi 453 ppi
Refresh rate 90 Hz 144 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No Yes
Max brightness 450 nits 1800 nits
HDR support No Yes, HDR10+
Touch Sampling Rate n/a 240 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 89.6 % 91.9 %
Features DCI-P3 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Huawei Honor X8a
477 nits
Realme 15 5G
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) 162.27 mm (6.39 in)
Width 74.5 mm (2.93 in) 76.16 mm (3 in)
Thickness 7.48 mm (0.29 in) 7.66 mm (0.3 in)
Weight 179 g (6.31 oz) 187 g (6.6 oz)
Water resistance No IP68
Back panel Plastic n/a
Frame Plastic Plastic
Colors - Black
- Silver
- Blue		 - Silver
- Green
- Purple
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Button Yes, In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Huawei Honor X8a
89.6 %
Realme 15 5G
91.9 %

Performance

Testing Huawei Honor X8a and Realme 15 5G In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset MediaTek Helio G88 MediaTek Dimensity 7300 Plus
Max Frequency 2000 MHz 2600 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (4 + 4)
Architecture - 6/1.8 (Cortex-A55)
- 2/2 (Cortex-A75)		 - 4/2 (Cortex-A55)
- 4/2.5 (Cortex-A78)
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 12 nm 4 nm
Neural Processor MediaTek APU MediaTek APU 655
Graphics Mali-G52 MP2 Mali-G615 MP2
GPU Cores 48 256
GPU Frequency 1000 MHz 1047 MHz
FLOPS 96 GFLOPS 536.1 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Huawei Honor X8a
438
Realme 15 5G
1014
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Huawei Honor X8a
1217
Realme 15 5G
2916
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)4381014
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)12172916
Geekbench Compute (GPU)n/a2497
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Realme 15 5G]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Huawei Honor X8a
241234
Realme 15 5G
728221
CPU78728212437
GPU36649149032
Memory50558185085
UX75299181667
NanoReview Score241234728221
3DMark Wild Life
Sources: 3DMark [Huawei Honor X8a]

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 GB128 GB
Storage TypeeMMC 5.1UFS 3.1
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 12 Android 15
UI Skin Magic UI 6.1 Realme UI 6.0

Battery

Volume 4500 mAh 7000 mAh
Max Charging Power 225 W 80 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-ion
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No No
Reverse Charging No No
Fast Charging Yes (50% in 30 min) Yes
Full Charge Time 1:53 h n/a

Main camera

Matrix 100 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 11584x8688 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash LED Dual 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)
Wide-angle lens n/a 112 °
Lenses count Standard: 100 MP
Ultra-wide: 5 MP
Macro: 2 MP		 Standard: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix100 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.9f/1.8
Focal lengthn/a24 mm
Sensorn/aSony IMX896
Sensor sizen/a1/2
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationDigitalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix5 MP8 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal lengthn/a16 mm
StabilizationDigitalDigital

Front camera

Matrix 16 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 4608x3456 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Aperture f/2.5 n/a
Sensor CMOS CMOS
Autofocus No n/a
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 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 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
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
NFC* Varies by region No
Infrared Port No Yes
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *NoNo
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G Bandsn/aGSM 850/900/1800MHz
3G Bandsn/aWCDMA 1/5/8
LTE Bands*n/aLTE (B1/B3/B5/B8/B40/B41)
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
Realme 15 5G
n/a

Other

Class Mid-range Mid-range
Announced February, 2023 yr July, 2025 yr
Release Date February, 2023 yr July, 2025 yr
Launch Price ($) 235 n/a
MSRP ($) n/a 280
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, 80 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 Realme 15 5G the clear winner in this comparison.

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