Home Phone comparison Huawei Nova 11 and Huawei Honor X8a - Which is better?

Huawei Nova 11 vs Huawei Honor X8a

60 out 100
Huawei Nova 11
VS
42 out 100
Huawei Honor X8a
Huawei Nova 11
Huawei Honor X8a

Compared 2 smartphones : Huawei Nova 11 Manufactured in April, 2023, with display 6.7 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 778G, vs Huawei Honor X8a, Manufactured in February, 2023 with chipsetMediaTek Helio G88. 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 Nova 11
  • Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
  • Lighter design: 168g vs 179g
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.2 vs 5.1
Reasons to choose Huawei Honor X8a

    Versions

    Available versions and configurations
    Memory Options - 8/128 GB
    - 8/256 GB
    - 8/512 GB    		 - 4/128 GB
    - 4/256 GB
    - 6/128 GB
    - 8/128 GB
    - 12/128 GB

    Review

    Key Specs Huawei Nova 11 and Huawei Honor X8a
    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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    Function
    Importance (Weight)
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    Tests & specs

    Specs & test comparison
    Smartphones:
    Huawei Nova 11
    vs
    Huawei Honor X8a

    Display

    Display quality comparison
    Type OLED IPS LCD
    Size 6.7 in 6.7 in
    Resolution 1084x2412 pixels 1080x2388 pixels
    Aspect ratio 20:9 19.9:9
    Pixel density 391 ppi 391 ppi
    Refresh rate 120 Hz 90 Hz
    Adaptive refresh rate No No
    Max brightness 950 nits 450 nits
    HDR support Yes HDR10 No
    Touch Sampling Rate 240 Hz n/a
    Screen-to-body ratio 89.6 % 89.6 %
    Features - DCI-P3
    - Always-On Display    		 DCI-P3
    Display test
    Peak brightness (auto)
    Huawei Nova 11
    n/a
    Huawei Honor X8a
    477 nits
    sRGB gamutn/a99.5 %
    Response timen/a22 ms
    Contrastn/a1295:1
    Sources: NotebookCheck [Huawei Honor X8a]

    Design & Build

    Design and ergonomics comparison
    Height 161.29 mm (6.35 in) 162.9 mm (6.41 in)
    Width 74.96 mm (2.95 in) 74.5 mm (2.93 in)
    Thickness 6.88 mm (0.27 in) 7.48 mm (0.29 in)
    Weight 168 g (5.93 oz) 179 g (6.31 oz)
    Water resistance No No
    Back panel Plastic Plastic
    Frame Plastic Plastic
    Colors - White
    - Black
    - Gold
    - Green    		 - Black
    - Silver
    - Blue
    Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Button
    Screen-to-body ratio
    Huawei Nova 11
    89.6 %
    Huawei Honor X8a
    89.6 %

    Performance

    Testing Huawei Nova 11 and Huawei Honor X8a In benchmarks
    Processor
    Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G MediaTek Helio G88
    Max Frequency 2400 MHz 2000 MHz
    CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (2 + 6)
    Architecture - 4/1.8 (Kryo 670 Silver (Cortex-A55))
    - 3/2.4 (Kryo 670 Gold (Cortex-A78))
    - 1/2.4 (Kryo 670 Prime (Cortex-A78))    		 - 6/1.8 (Cortex-A55)
    - 2/2 (Cortex-A75)
    Process TSMC TSMC
    Transistor Size 6 nm 12 nm
    Neural Processor Hexagon 770 MediaTek APU
    Graphics Adreno 642 Mali-G52 MP2
    GPU Cores 512 48
    GPU Frequency 550 MHz 1000 MHz
    FLOPS 844 GFLOPS 96 GFLOPS
    GeekBench v6
    Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
    Huawei Nova 11
    1024
    Huawei Honor X8a
    438
    Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
    Huawei Nova 11
    2941
    Huawei Honor X8a
    1217
    Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)1024438
    Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)29411217
    Sources: Geekbench v6 [Huawei Nova 11]
    AnTuTu 10
    AnTuTu 10
    Huawei Nova 11
    588186
    Huawei Honor X8a
    241234
    CPU19384078728
    GPU13878236649
    Memory12572450558
    UX12984075299
    NanoReview Score588186241234
    3DMark Wild Life
    Sources: 3DMark [Huawei Honor X8a]

    Memory

    RAM
    RAM Size 8 GB - 6 GB
    - 8 GB
    Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
    Memory Frequency 2133 MHz 2133 MHz
    Channels 2 2
    Storage
    Storage Capacity- 128 GB
    - 256 GB
    - 512 GB    		128 GB
    Storage TypeUFS 3.1eMMC 5.1
    Memory CardNoNo

    Software

    OS Android 13 Android 12
    UI Skin EMUI 13 Magic UI 6.1

    Battery

    Volume 4500 mAh 4500 mAh
    Max Charging Power 66 W 225 W
    Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
    Removable No No
    Wireless Charging No No
    Reverse Charging Yes No
    Fast Charging Yes (50% in 13 min) Yes (50% in 30 min)
    Full Charge Time 0:32 h 1:53 h

    Main camera

    Matrix 50 MP 100 MP
    Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 11584x8688 pixels
    Zoom Digital Digital
    Flash LED LED
    Stabilization Digital Digital
    8K Recording No No
    4K Recording Yes (Up to 30 fps) No
    1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 30 fps)
    Slow Motion 960 fps (720p) n/a
    Wide-angle lens 112 ° n/a
    Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
    Ultra-wide: 8 MP    		 Standard: 100 MP
    Ultra-wide: 5 MP
    Macro: 2 MP
    Features - Bokeh effect
    - Pro mode    		 - Bokeh effect
    - Pro mode
    Main lens
    Matrix50 MP100 MP
    Aperturef/1.9f/1.9
    AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus
    StabilizationDigitalDigital
    Ultra-wide lens
    Matrix8 MP5 MP
    Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
    StabilizationDigitalDigital

    Front camera

    Matrix 60 MP 16 MP
    Photo resolution 8960x6720 pixels 4608x3456 pixels
    Aperture f/2.4 f/2.5
    Focal length 17 mm n/a
    Sensor Omnivision OV60A CMOS
    Sensor size 1/2.8 n/a
    Pixel size 0.61 μm n/a
    Autofocus No No
    Stabilization Digital Digital
    Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 30 fps 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps
    TOF 3D sensor No No

    Connectivity

    Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) 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 5.2 5.1
    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
    - QZSS    		 - GPS
    - GLONASS
    - Beidou
    - Galileo
    NFC* Yes Varies by region
    Infrared Port No No
    Connectivity
    SIM Count*22
    SIM TypeNanoNano
    SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
    eSIM Support *NoNo
    Hybrid SlotNoNo
    2G BandsGSM Bands 2/3/5/8 (850/900/1800/1900 MHz)n/a
    3G BandsWCDMA Bands 1/2/4/5/6/8/19n/a
    LTE Bands*LTE (B/B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B38/B40/B41/B66)n/a
    LTE category187
    5G SupportNoNo

    Sound

    Speakers Stereo Mono
    3.5 mm Jack No No
    FM Radio No No
    Dolby Atmos No No
    Speaker Test
    Max Volume
    Huawei Nova 11
    n/a
    Huawei Honor X8a
    80.3 dB

    Other

    Class Mid-range Mid-range
    Announced April, 2023 yr February, 2023 yr
    Release Date April, 2023 yr February, 2023 yr
    Launch Price ($) 399 235
    Sensors - Gyroscope
    - Accelerometer
    - Ambient Light Sensor
    - Compass
    - Fingerprint sensor    		 - Gyroscope
    - Accelerometer
    - Ambient Light Sensor
    - Compass
    - Fingerprint sensor
    Charger Included Yes 66 W Yes 22 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 Nova 11 the clear winner in this comparison.

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