Home Phone comparison Oppo Realme 8 Pro and Huawei Honor 9X - Which is better?

Oppo Realme 8 Pro vs Huawei Honor 9X

50 out 100
Oppo Realme 8 Pro
VS
38 out 100
Huawei Honor 9X
Oppo Realme 8 Pro
Huawei Honor 9X

Compared 2 smartphones : Oppo Realme 8 Pro Manufactured in March, 2021, with display 6.4 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 720G, vs Huawei Honor 9X, Manufactured in September, 2019 with chipsetHiSilicon Kirin 710F. 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 Oppo Realme 8 Pro
  • Higher pixel density: 409ppi
  • Lighter design: 176g vs 196.8g
  • Higher battery capacity: 4500mAh vs 4000mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5 vs 4.2
Reasons to choose Huawei Honor 9X
  • Larger display: 6.59in

Versions

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

Review

Key Specs Oppo Realme 8 Pro and Huawei Honor 9X
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:
Oppo Realme 8 Pro
vs
Huawei Honor 9X

Display

Display quality comparison
Type Super AMOLED IPS LCD
Size 6.4 in 6.59 in
Resolution 1080x2400 pixels 1080x2340 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 409 ppi 391 ppi
Refresh rate 60 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
Max brightness 430 nits 460 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10 No
Touch Sampling Rate 180 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 83.3 % 84.3 %
Features - Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 n/a
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Oppo Realme 8 Pro
622 nits
Huawei Honor 9X
481 nits
sRGB gamut99.9 %99 %
PWM (Flicker)114 Hzn/a
Response time7 ms29 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite969:1
Sources: NotebookCheck [Oppo Realme 8 Pro], [Huawei Honor 9X]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 160.6 mm (6.32 in) 163.5 mm (6.44 in)
Width 73.9 mm (2.91 in) 77.3 mm (3.04 in)
Thickness 8.1 mm (0.32 in) 8.8 mm (0.35 in)
Weight 176 g (6.21 oz) 196.8 g (6.94 oz)
Water resistance No No
Back panel Plastic Plastic
Frame Plastic Plastic
Colors - Black
- Blue
- Yellow		 - Black
- Blue
- Green
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes rear
Screen-to-body ratio
Oppo Realme 8 Pro
83.3 %
Huawei Honor 9X
84.3 %

Performance

Testing Oppo Realme 8 Pro and Huawei Honor 9X In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G HiSilicon Kirin 710F
Max Frequency 2300 MHz 2200 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (4 + 4)
Architecture - 6/1.8 (Kryo 465 Silver (Cortex-A55))
- 2/2.3 (Kryo 465 Gold (Cortex-A76))		 - 4/1.7 (Cortex-A53)
- 4/2.2 (Cortex-A73)
Process Samsung TSMC
Transistor Size 8 nm 12 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon 692 No
Graphics Adreno 618 Mali-G51 MP4
GPU Cores 256 64
GPU Frequency 750 MHz 650 MHz
FLOPS 384 GFLOPS 128 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Oppo Realme 8 Pro
696
Huawei Honor 9X
512
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Oppo Realme 8 Pro
1842
Huawei Honor 9X
1555
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)696512
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)18421555
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Oppo Realme 8 Pro
380482
Huawei Honor 9X
248602
CPU12288089924
GPU7697234025
Memory8226059171
UX9837065482
NanoReview Score380482248602
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Oppo Realme 8 Pro
1050
Huawei Honor 9X
559
Max Surface Temp.46.9 °C43.9 °C
Stability99 %99 %
Graphics Test6 fps3 fps
Graphics Score1050559
Sources: 3DMark [Oppo Realme 8 Pro], [Huawei Honor 9X]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Oppo Realme 8 Pro
9614
Huawei Honor 9X
6430
Writing score131216877
Web score67305821
Video editing59134885
Data manipulation68875361
NanoReview Score96146430

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 6 GB
- 8 GB		 - 4 GB
- 6 GB
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency 2133 MHz 1866 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage Capacity128 GB128 GB
Storage TypeUFS 2.1eMMC 5.1
Memory CardMicroSDMicroSD

Software

OS Android 11 (Upgradeable to Android 13) Android 9.0 (Upgradeable to Android 11)
OS Size 13 GB 15.4 GB
UI Skin Realme UI 4.0 EMUI 12

Battery

Volume 4500 mAh 4000 mAh
Max Charging Power 50 W 10 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No No
Reverse Charging No No
Fast Charging Yes (88% in 30 min) No
Full Charge Time 0:39 h 2:25 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Oppo Realme 8 Pro
24:06
Huawei Honor 9X
19:04
Web Browsing09:50 h07:29 h
Video Playback13:30 h10:29 h
Games05:43 h04:36 h
Standby Mode120 h98 h

Main camera

Matrix 108 MP 48 MP
Photo resolution 12032x9204 pixels 8000x6000 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 60 fps)
Slow Motion 960 fps (720p) 120 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens 119 ° n/a
Lenses count Standard: 108 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP
Macro: 2 MP
Monochrome: 2 MP		 Standard: 48 MP
Depth: 2 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix108 MP48 MP
Aperturef/1.9f/1.8
Focal length26 mm27 mm
SensorSamsung S5KHM2Sony IMX582
Sensor size1/1.521/2
Pixel size0.7 μm0.8 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix8 MPn/a
Aperturef/2.3n/a
Focal length16 mmn/a
Sensor size1/4.0n/a
Pixel size1.12 μmn/a
StabilizationDigitaln/a
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Oppo Realme 8 Pro
112
Huawei Honor 9X
n/a
Video quality
Oppo Realme 8 Pro
86
Huawei Honor 9X
n/a
Overall camera score
Oppo Realme 8 Pro
103
Huawei Honor 9X
n/a
Sources: DxOMark [Oppo Realme 8 Pro]

Front camera

Matrix 16 MP 16 MP
Photo resolution 4920x3264 pixels 4608x3456 pixels
Aperture f/2.5 f/2.2
Focal length n/a 26 mm
Sensor Sony IMX471 BSI CMOS
Sensor size 1/3.0 1/3
Pixel size 1 μm 1 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
Bluetooth version 5 4.2
Bluetooth features LE, A2DP LE, 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
- Galileo
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port No No
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *NoNo
Hybrid SlotNoYes
2G BandsGSM 850/900/1800/1900MHzGSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (Dual SIM model only)
3G BandsUMTS 1/5/8HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B3/B5/B7/B8/B20/B28/B38/B40/B41)LTE (B1/B3/B7/B8/B20)
LTE category154
5G SupportNon/a

Sound

Speakers Mono Mono
3.5 mm Jack Yes Yes
FM Radio No Yes
Dolby Atmos n/a No
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Oppo Realme 8 Pro
84.7 dB
Huawei Honor 9X
78 dB

Other

Class Mid-range Mid-range
Announced March, 2021 yr July, 2019 yr
Release Date March, 2021 yr September, 2019 yr
Launch Price ($) 350 n/a
Sensors - 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 Oppo Realme 8 Pro the clear winner in this comparison.

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