Home Phone comparison Huawei P30 Pro and Huawei Honor 8X - Which is better?

Huawei P30 Pro vs Huawei Honor 8X

54 out 100
Huawei P30 Pro
VS
37 out 100
Huawei Honor 8X
Huawei P30 Pro
Huawei Honor 8X

Compared 2 smartphones : Huawei P30 Pro Manufactured in May, 2019, with display 6.47 with chipsetHiSilicon Kirin 980, vs Huawei Honor 8X, Manufactured in October, 2018with chipsetHiSilicon Kirin 710. 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 P30 Pro
  • Higher pixel density: 398ppi
  • Higher battery capacity: 4200mAh vs 3750mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5 vs 4.2
  • Supports newer USB: 3.1 vs 2
  • Supports Dolby Atmos
  • Infrared port
Reasons to choose Huawei Honor 8X
  • Larger display: 6.5in
  • Lighter design: 175g vs 192g

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 6/128 GB
- 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB
- 8/512 GB		 - 4/64 GB
- 4/128 GB
- 6/64 GB
- 6/128 GB

Review

Key Specs Huawei P30 Pro and Huawei Honor 8X
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 P30 Pro
vs
Huawei Honor 8X

Display

Display quality comparison
Type OLED IPS LCD
Size 6.47 in 6.5 in
Resolution 1080x2340 pixels 1080x2340 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 398 ppi 396 ppi
Refresh rate 60 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
Max brightness 570 nits 430 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10 No
Screen-to-body ratio 88.6 % 84.4 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 n/a
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Huawei P30 Pro
601 nits
Huawei Honor 8X
465 nits
sRGB gamut99 %99.5 %
PWM (Flicker)231 Hzn/a
Response time3.6 ms39.6 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite880:1
Sources: NotebookCheck [Huawei P30 Pro], [Huawei Honor 8X]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 158 mm (6.22 in) 160.4 mm (6.31 in)
Width 73.4 mm (2.89 in) 76.6 mm (3.02 in)
Thickness 8.4 mm (0.33 in) 7.8 mm (0.31 in)
Weight 192 g (6.77 oz) 175 g (6.17 oz)
Water resistance IP68 No
Cooling system Vapor chamber n/a
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - White
- Black
- Blue
- Orange		 - Black
- Blue
- Red
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes rear
Screen-to-body ratio
Huawei P30 Pro
88.6 %
Huawei Honor 8X
84.4 %

Performance

Testing Huawei P30 Pro and Huawei Honor 8X In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset HiSilicon Kirin 980 HiSilicon Kirin 710
Max Frequency 2600 MHz 2200 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (2 + 2 + 4) 8 (4 + 4)
Architecture - 4/1.8 (Cortex-A55)
- 2/1.92 (Cortex-A76)
- 2/2.6 (Cortex-A76)		 - 4/1.7 (Cortex-A53)
- 4/2.2 (Cortex-A73)
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 7 nm 12 nm
Neural Processor Yes No
Graphics Mali-G76 MP10 Mali-G51 MP4
GPU Cores 360 64
GPU Frequency 720 MHz 1000 MHz
FLOPS 518.4 GFLOPS 128 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Huawei P30 Pro
912
Huawei Honor 8X
512
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Huawei P30 Pro
2259
Huawei Honor 8X
1554
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)912512
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)22591554
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Huawei P30 Pro
601688
Huawei Honor 8X
251128
CPU19591390845
GPU15929733949
Memory11792156329
UX12855770005
NanoReview Score601688251128
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Huawei P30 Pro
2490
Huawei Honor 8X
564
Max Surface Temp.40 °C38.7 °C
Stability48 %99 %
Graphics Test14 fps3 fps
Graphics Score2490564
Sources: 3DMark [Huawei P30 Pro], [Huawei Honor 8X]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Huawei P30 Pro
8525
Huawei Honor 8X
7527
Writing score108558826
Web score70676453
Video editing57105366
Data manipulation75535510
NanoReview Score85257527

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 6 GB
- 8 GB
- 12 GB		 - 4 GB
- 6 GB
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency 2133 MHz 1866 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage Capacity- 128 GB
- 256 GB
- 512 GB		- 64 GB
- 128 GB
Storage TypeUFS 2.1eMMC 5.1
Memory CardNano MemoryMicroSD

Software

OS Android 9.0 (Upgradeable to Android 10) Android 8.1 (Upgradeable to Android 10.0)
OS Size 13.4 GB 17 GB
UI Skin EMUI 12 EMUI 12

Battery

Volume 4200 mAh 3750 mAh
Max Charging Power 40 W 10 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (15 W) No
Reverse Charging Yes (Wireless) No
Fast Charging Yes SuperCharge (70% in 30 min) No
Full Charge Time 1:05 h 2:25 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Huawei P30 Pro
21:15
Huawei Honor 8X
19:34
Web Browsing08:25 h07:11 h
Video Playback13:36 h09:57 h
Games05:24 h04:15 h
Standby Mode99 h110 h

Main camera

Matrix 40 MP 20 MP
Photo resolution 7360x4912 pixels 5160x3872 pixels
Zoom Optical, 5x Digital
Flash Dual LED LED
Stabilization Optical Digital
8K Recording No No
4K Recording Yes (Up to 30 fps) No
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 960 fps (720p) 480 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens 120 ° n/a
Lenses count Standard: 40 MP
Telephoto: 8 MP
Ultra-wide: 20 MP
Depth		 Standard: 20 MP
Depth: 2 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix40 MP20 MP
Aperturef/1.6f/1.8
Focal length27 mm27 mm
SensorSony IMX650n/a
Sensor size1/1.7n/a
Pixel size1 μm2 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalDigital
Telephoto
Matrix8 MPn/a
Aperturef/3.4n/a
Focal length125 mmn/a
Sensor size1/4n/a
StabilizationOpticaln/a
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix20 MPn/a
Aperturef/2.2n/a
Focal length16 mmn/a
Sensor size1/2.7n/a
StabilizationDigitaln/a
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Huawei P30 Pro
119
Huawei Honor 8X
n/a
Video quality
Huawei P30 Pro
97
Huawei Honor 8X
n/a
Overall camera score
Huawei P30 Pro
112
Huawei Honor 8X
n/a
Sources: DxOMark [Huawei P30 Pro]

Front camera

Matrix 32 MP 16 MP
Photo resolution 6528x4896 pixels 4608x3456 pixels
Aperture f/2.0 f/2
Focal length 29 mm 26 mm
Sensor BSI CMOS CMOS
Sensor size 1/2.8 1/3.06
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps 1080p (Full HD) at 60 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No
Selfie camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Huawei P30 Pro
110
Huawei Honor 8X
n/a
Video quality
Huawei P30 Pro
130
Huawei Honor 8X
n/a

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 Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
Bluetooth version 5 4.2
Bluetooth features LE, A2DP LE, A2DP
USB type USB Type-C Micro USB
USB version 3.1 2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port Yes No
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *NoNo
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM 850, GSM 900, GSM 1800, GSM 1900GSM 850, GSM 900, GSM 1800, GSM 1900
3G BandsHSDPA 850, HSDPA 900, HSDPA 1900, HSDPA 2100HSDPA 850, HSDPA 900, HSDPA 1900, HSDPA 2100
LTE Bands*LTE (B700/B800/B850/B900/B1700/B1800/B1900/B2100/B2300/B2600)LTE (B700/B800/B850/B900/B1800/B2100/B2300/B2500/B2600)
LTE category2112
5G SupportNoNo

Sound

Speakers Mono Mono
3.5 mm Jack No Yes
FM Radio No Yes
Dolby Atmos Yes No
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Huawei P30 Pro
87.5 dB
Huawei Honor 8X
84.8 dB

Other

Class Flagship Mid-range
Announced March, 2019 yr September, 2018 yr
Release Date May, 2019 yr October, 2018 yr
Launch Price ($) 1000 300
Sensors - Hall Sensor
- Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Huawei P30 Pro the clear winner in this comparison.

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