Home Phone comparison Huawei Mate 70 Pro and Honor X8d - Which is better?

Huawei Mate 70 Pro vs Honor X8d

80 out 100
Huawei Mate 70 Pro
VS
64 out 100
Honor X8d
Huawei Mate 70 Pro
Honor X8d

Compared 2 smartphones : Huawei Mate 70 Pro Manufactured in November, 2024, with display 6.9 with chipsetHiSilicon Kirin 9020, vs Honor X8d, Manufactured in December, 2025 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 2. 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 Mate 70 Pro
  • Larger display: 6.9in
  • Higher pixel density: 440ppi
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.2 vs 5
  • Supports newer USB: 3.1 vs 2
  • Supports DisplayPort
Reasons to choose Honor X8d
  • Lighter design: 188g vs 221g
  • Higher battery capacity: 7000mAh vs 5500mAh

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB
- 12/1024 GB		 - 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB

Review

Key Specs Huawei Mate 70 Pro and Honor X8d
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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Overall score by NanoReview
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison
Smartphones:
Huawei Mate 70 Pro
vs
Honor X8d

Display

Display quality comparison
Type OLED AMOLED
Size 6.9 in 6.77 in
Resolution 1316x2832 pixels 1080x2392 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 19.85:9
Pixel density 440 ppi 388 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (1-120 Hz) Yes (60-120 Hz)
Max brightness 2500 nits n/a
HDR support Yes HDR10+ No
Touch Sampling Rate 300 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 89.2 % 89.5 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 164.6 mm (6.48 in) 162.9 mm (6.41 in)
Width 79.5 mm (3.13 in) 76.3 mm (3 in)
Thickness 8.2 mm (0.32 in) 7.5 mm (0.3 in)
Weight 221 g (7.8 oz) 188 g (6.63 oz)
Water resistance IP69 IP65
Cooling system Vapor chamber n/a
Back panel n/a Plastic
Frame Metal Plastic
Colors - White
- Black
- Green
- Purple		 - Black
- Gray
- Blue
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Button Yes, In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Huawei Mate 70 Pro
89.2 %
Honor X8d
89.5 %

Performance

Testing Huawei Mate 70 Pro and Honor X8d In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset HiSilicon Kirin 9020 Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 2
Max Frequency 2500 MHz 2900 MHz
CPU Cores 12 (2 + 6 + 4) 8 (4 + 4)
Architecture - 4/1.6 (Taishan-Little)
- 6/2.15 (TaiShan V120)
- 2/2.5 (TaiShan V121)		 - 4/1.9 (Cortex-A53)
- 4/2.9 (Cortex-A73)
Process SMIC TSMC
Transistor Size 7 nm 6 nm
Neural Processor Da Vinci Hexagon
Graphics Maleoon 920 Adreno 610
GPU Cores 1024 128
GPU Frequency 840 MHz n/a
FLOPS 1720.3 GFLOPS n/a
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Huawei Mate 70 Pro
1614
Honor X8d
907
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Huawei Mate 70 Pro
5159
Honor X8d
2010
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)1614907
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)51592010
Geekbench Compute (GPU)4921n/a
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Huawei Mate 70 Pro]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Huawei Mate 70 Pro
1443202
Honor X8d
413497
CPU348688137290
GPU48550249652
Memory402538116500
UX206474110055
NanoReview Score1443202413497

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 12 GB 8 GB
Channels n/a 2
Storage
Storage Capacity- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 1024 GB		128 GB
Memory CardNoMicroSD

Software

OS HarmonyOS 4.3 Android 15
UI Skin n/a MagicOS 10

Battery

Volume 5500 mAh 7000 mAh
Max Charging Power 100 W 45 W
Battery Type Li-Po Silicon Carbon (Si/C)
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (88 W) No
Reverse Charging Yes (Wireless) n/a
Fast Charging Yes Yes

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 108 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 12000x9000 pixels
Zoom Optical, 3.5x Digital
Flash Dual LED LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording No No
4K Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) No
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 30 fps)
Slow Motion 960 fps (720p) 240 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens 120 ° n/a
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 48 MP
Ultra-wide: 40 MP		 Standard: 108 MP
Ultra-wide: 5 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix50 MP108 MP
Aperturef/1.4 - 4.0f/1.8
Focal length24 mm24 mm
Sensorn/aSamsung HM6
Sensor sizen/a1/1.67 (0.6)
Pixel size1.6 μm1 μm
AutofocusLaser autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix48 MPn/a
Aperturef/2.1n/a
Focal length93 mmn/a
StabilizationOpticaln/a
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix40 MP5 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal length13 mmn/a
StabilizationDigitalDigital

Front camera

Matrix 13 MP 16 MP
Photo resolution 4160x3120 pixels 3456x4608 pixels
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.5
Focal length 18 mm n/a
Sensor CMOS CMOS
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 60 fps 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps
TOF 3D sensor Yes No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display		 - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5.2 5
Bluetooth features LE LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 3.1 2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
DisplayPort Yes DP 1.2 No
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
NFC* Yes Varies by region
Infrared Port Yes Yes
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *NoNo
Hybrid SlotNoNo
5G SupportYesNo

Sound

Speakers Stereo n/a
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos No No

Other

Class Flagship Budget
Announced November, 2024 yr December, 2025 yr
Release Date November, 2024 yr December, 2025 yr
Launch Price ($) 900 n/a
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Face Sensor
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included Yes 100 W Yes, 45 W
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Huawei Mate 70 Pro the clear winner in this comparison.

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