Home Phone comparison Huawei Honor X8a and Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro - Which is better?

Huawei Honor X8a vs Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro

42 out 100
Huawei Honor X8a
VS
43 out 100
Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro
Huawei Honor X8a
Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro

Compared 2 smartphones : Huawei Honor X8a Manufactured in February, 2023, with display 6.7 with chipsetMediaTek Helio G88, vs Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro, Manufactured in October, 2019with chipsetMediaTek Helio G90T. 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 200g
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.1 vs 5
  • Includes charger
Reasons to choose Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro
  • Higher pixel density: 395ppi
  • Infrared port

Versions

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

Review

Key Specs Huawei Honor X8a and Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 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
Redmi Note 8 Pro

Display

Display quality comparison
Type IPS LCD IPS LCD
Size 6.7 in 6.53 in
Resolution 1080x2388 pixels 1080x2340 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.9:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 391 ppi 395 ppi
Refresh rate 90 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
Max brightness 450 nits 640 nits
HDR support No Yes HDR10
Screen-to-body ratio 89.6 % 84.9 %
Features DCI-P3 n/a
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Huawei Honor X8a
477 nits
Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro
637 nits
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) 161.4 mm (6.35 in)
Width 74.5 mm (2.93 in) 76.4 mm (3.01 in)
Thickness 7.48 mm (0.29 in) 8.8 mm (0.35 in)
Weight 179 g (6.31 oz) 200 g (7.05 oz)
Water resistance No IP52
Cooling system n/a Vapor chamber
Back panel Plastic Glass
Frame Plastic Plastic
Colors - Black
- Silver
- Blue		 - White
- Gray
- Blue
- Green
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Button Yes rear
Screen-to-body ratio
Huawei Honor X8a
89.6 %
Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro
84.9 %

Performance

Testing Huawei Honor X8a and Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset MediaTek Helio G88 MediaTek Helio G90T
Max Frequency 2000 MHz 2050 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (2 + 6)
Architecture - 6/1.8 (Cortex-A55)
- 2/2 (Cortex-A75)		 - 6/2 (Cortex-A55)
- 2/2.05 (Cortex-A76)
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 12 nm 12 nm
Neural Processor MediaTek APU MediaTek APU 2.0
Graphics Mali-G52 MP2 Mali-G76 MP4
GPU Cores 48 144
GPU Frequency 1000 MHz 800 MHz
FLOPS 96 GFLOPS 230.4 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Huawei Honor X8a
438
Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro
602
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Huawei Honor X8a
1217
Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro
1684
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)438602
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)12171684
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Huawei Honor X8a
241234
Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro
368990
CPU78728120779
GPU3664978652
Memory5055872733
UX7529996826
NanoReview Score241234368990
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Huawei Honor X8a
n/a
Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro
1321
Stabilityn/a87 %
Graphics Testn/a7 fps
Graphics Scoren/a1321
Sources: 3DMark [Huawei Honor X8a], [Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Huawei Honor X8a
n/a
Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro
8104
Writing scoren/a8202
Web scoren/a6022
Video editingn/a5662
Data manipulationn/a7000
NanoReview Scoren/a8104

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 6 GB
- 8 GB		 - 4 GB
- 6 GB
- 8 GB
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency 2133 MHz 2133 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage Capacity128 GB- 64 GB
- 128 GB
- 256 GB
Storage TypeeMMC 5.1UFS 2.1
Memory CardNoMicroSD

Software

OS Android 12 Android 9.0 (Upgradeable to Android 11)
OS Size n/a 10.3 GB
UI Skin Magic UI 6.1 MIUI 12.5

Battery

Volume 4500 mAh 4500 mAh
Max Charging Power 225 W 18 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 (30% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 1:53 h 2:00 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Huawei Honor X8a
n/a
Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro
21:15
Web Browsingn/a07:29 h
Video Playbackn/a12:01 h
Gamesn/a05:02 h
Standby Moden/a115 h

Main camera

Matrix 100 MP 64 MP
Photo resolution 11584x8688 pixels 9000x7000 pixels
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash LED 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 120 °
Lenses count Standard: 100 MP
Ultra-wide: 5 MP
Macro: 2 MP		 Standard: 64 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP
Macro: 2 MP
Depth: 2 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix100 MP64 MP
Aperturef/1.9f/1.9
Focal lengthn/a26 mm
Sensorn/aSamsung S5KGW1
Sensor sizen/a1/1.7
Pixel sizen/a0.8 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix5 MP8 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal lengthn/a13 mm
Sensor sizen/a1/4
Pixel sizen/a1.12 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Huawei Honor X8a
n/a
Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro
87
Video quality
Huawei Honor X8a
n/a
Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro
78
Overall camera score
Huawei Honor X8a
n/a
Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro
84
Sources: DxOMark [Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro]

Front camera

Matrix 16 MP 20 MP
Photo resolution 4608x3456 pixels 5184x3880 pixels
Aperture f/2.5 f/2.0
Sensor CMOS Samsung S5K3T1
Sensor size n/a 1/3.1
Pixel size n/a 0.9 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 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
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5.1 5
Bluetooth features LE LE, HID, 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 Yes
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *NoNo
Hybrid SlotNoYes
2G Bandsn/aGSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Bandsn/aHSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
LTE Bands*n/aLTE (B1/B3/B5/B7/B8/B40/B41)
LTE category712
5G SupportNoNo

Sound

Speakers Mono Mono
3.5 mm Jack No Yes
FM Radio No Yes
Dolby Atmos No No
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Huawei Honor X8a
80.3 dB
Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro
82.2 dB

Other

Class Mid-range Mid-range
Announced February, 2023 yr August, 2019 yr
Release Date February, 2023 yr October, 2019 yr
Launch Price ($) 235 220
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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