Home Phone comparison Huawei Honor X9a and Apple iPhone 8 Plus - Which is better?

Huawei Honor X9a vs Apple iPhone 8 Plus

52 out 100
Huawei Honor X9a
VS
47 out 100
Apple iPhone 8 Plus
Huawei Honor X9a
Apple iPhone 8 Plus

Compared 2 smartphones : Huawei Honor X9a Manufactured in January, 2023, with display 6.67 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 695, vs Apple iPhone 8 Plus, Manufactured in September, 2017 with chipsetApple A11 Bionic. 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 X9a
  • Larger display: 6.67in
  • Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
  • Lighter design: 175g vs 202g
  • Higher battery capacity: 5100mAh vs 2691mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.1 vs 5
  • Infrared port
  • Includes charger
Reasons to choose Apple iPhone 8 Plus
  • Higher pixel density: 401ppi
  • Supports Dolby Atmos

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 6/128 GB
- 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB		 - 3/64 GB
- 3/128 GB
- 3/256 GB

Review

Key Specs Huawei Honor X9a and Apple iPhone 8 Plus
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 X9a
vs
Apple iPhone 8 Plus

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED IPS LCD
Size 6.67 in 5.5 in
Resolution 1080x2400 pixels 1080x1920 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 16:9
Pixel density 395 ppi 401 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
Max brightness 800 nits 625 nits
HDR support No No
Touch Sampling Rate 300 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 89.9 % 67.4 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 n/a
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Huawei Honor X9a
859 nits
Apple iPhone 8 Plus
615 nits
sRGB gamutn/a99.9 %
Response timen/a32 ms
Contrastn/a1471:1
Sources: NotebookCheck [Apple iPhone 8 Plus]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 161.6 mm (6.36 in) 158.4 mm (6.24 in)
Width 73.9 mm (2.91 in) 78.1 mm (3.07 in)
Thickness 7.9 mm (0.31 in) 7.5 mm (0.3 in)
Weight 175 g (6.17 oz) 202 g (7.13 oz)
Water resistance No IP67
Back panel Plastic Glass
Frame Plastic Metal
Colors - Black
- Silver
- Green		 - Silver
- Gold
- Gray
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Button
Screen-to-body ratio
Huawei Honor X9a
89.9 %
Apple iPhone 8 Plus
67.4 %

Performance

Testing Huawei Honor X9a and Apple iPhone 8 Plus In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 695 Apple A11 Bionic
Max Frequency 2200 MHz 2390 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (2 + 6) 6 (2 + 4)
Architecture - 6/1.8 (Kryo 660 Silver (Cortex-A55))
- 2/2.2 (Kryo 660 Gold (Cortex-A78))		 - 4/1.42 (Mistral)
- 2/2.39 (Monsoon)
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 6 nm 10 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon 686 Apple Neural Engine
Graphics Adreno 619 Apple A11 GPU
GPU Cores 256 192
GPU Frequency 950 MHz 1066 MHz
FLOPS 430.1 GFLOPS 409.3 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Huawei Honor X9a
912
Apple iPhone 8 Plus
1092
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Huawei Honor X9a
2097
Apple iPhone 8 Plus
2921
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)9121092
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)20972921
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Huawei Honor X9a]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Huawei Honor X9a
412091
Apple iPhone 8 Plus
459620
CPU12424594584
GPU82760151697
Memory9222187118
UX112865116221
NanoReview Score412091459620
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Huawei Honor X9a
n/a
Apple iPhone 8 Plus
3432
Max Surface Temp.n/a42.6 °C
Stabilityn/a71 %
Graphics Testn/a20 fps
Graphics Scoren/a3432
Sources: 3DMark [Huawei Honor X9a], [Apple iPhone 8 Plus]

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 6 GB
- 8 GB		 3 GB
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR4
Memory Frequency 2133 MHz n/a
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage Capacity- 128 GB
- 256 GB		- 64 GB
- 256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 2.2NVMe
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 12 (Upgradeable to Android 13) iOS 11 (Upgradeable to iOS 16.5)
OS Size n/a 6 GB
UI Skin Magic UI 7.2 n/a

Battery

Volume 5100 mAh 2691 mAh
Max Charging Power 40 W 15 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-ion
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No Yes Qi (7.5 W)
Reverse Charging No No
Fast Charging Yes (57% in 30 min) Yes (50% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 1:13 h 1:25 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Huawei Honor X9a
25:08
Apple iPhone 8 Plus
18:45
Web Browsing08:51 h06:52 h
Video Playback13:56 h10:47 h
Games05:42 h04:11 h
Standby Mode139 h99 h

Main camera

Matrix 64 MP 12 MP
Photo resolution 9216x6912 pixels 4032x3024 pixels
Zoom Digital Optical, 2x
Flash LED Quad LED
Stabilization Digital Optical
8K Recording No No
4K Recording No Yes (Up to 60 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 30 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 120 fps (720p) 240 fps (1080p)
Lenses count Standard: 64 MP
Ultra-wide: 5 MP
Macro: 2 MP		 Standard: 12 MP
Telephoto: 12 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix64 MP12 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/1.8
Focal lengthn/a28 mm
Sensorn/aApple iSight Duo Camera
Sensor sizen/a1/3
Pixel size0.8 μm1.22 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationDigitalOptical
Telephoto
Matrixn/a12 MP
Aperturen/af/2.8
Focal lengthn/a57 mm
Stabilizationn/aDigital
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix5 MPn/a
Aperturef/2.2n/a
StabilizationDigitaln/a
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Huawei Honor X9a
n/a
Apple iPhone 8 Plus
94
Video quality
Huawei Honor X9a
n/a
Apple iPhone 8 Plus
89
Overall camera score
Huawei Honor X9a
n/a
Apple iPhone 8 Plus
96
Sources: DxOMark [Apple iPhone 8 Plus]

Front camera

Matrix 16 MP 7 MP
Photo resolution 4608x3456 pixels 3088x2320 pixels
Aperture f/2.5 f/2.2
Focal length n/a 32 mm
Sensor CMOS BSI CMOS
Pixel size n/a 1 μm
Autofocus No Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
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
Bluetooth version 5.1 5
Bluetooth features LE LE, A2DP
USB type USB Type-C No
USB version 2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port Yes No
Connectivity
SIM Count*21
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *NoNo
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G Bandsn/aGSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Bandsn/aHSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
LTE Bands*n/aLTE (B1/B2/B3/B4(1700/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B29/B30/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41/B66(1700/B2100))
LTE category1816
5G SupportYesNo

Sound

Speakers Mono Stereo
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos No Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Huawei Honor X9a
n/a
Apple iPhone 8 Plus
80.1 dB

Other

Class Mid-range Flagship
Announced January, 2023 yr September, 2017 yr
Release Date January, 2023 yr September, 2017 yr
Launch Price ($) 350 799
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included Yes 40 W n/a
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

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