Home Phone comparison Samsung Galaxy S22 and Huawei Honor 8A - Which is better?

Samsung Galaxy S22 vs Huawei Honor 8A

68 out 100
Samsung Galaxy S22
VS
31 out 100
Huawei Honor 8A
Samsung Galaxy S22
Huawei Honor 8A

Compared 2 smartphones : Samsung Galaxy S22 Manufactured in March, 2022, with display 6.1 with chipsetSamsung Exynos 2200, vs Huawei Honor 8A, Manufactured in March, 2019 with chipsetMediaTek Helio P35. 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 Samsung Galaxy S22
  • Larger display: 6.1in
  • Higher pixel density: 425ppi
  • Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
  • Higher battery capacity: 3700mAh vs 3020mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.2 vs 4.2
  • Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
  • Supports DisplayPort
  • Supports Dolby Atmos
  • Built-in eSIM
Reasons to choose Huawei Honor 8A
  • Lighter design: 150g vs 167g

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB		 - 2/32 GB
- 3/32 GB
- 3/64 GB

Review

Key Specs Samsung Galaxy S22 and Huawei Honor 8A
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:
Samsung Galaxy S22
vs
Huawei Honor 8A

Display

Display quality comparison
Type Dynamic AMOLED IPS LCD
Size 6.1 in 6.09 in
Resolution 1080x2340 pixels 720x1560 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 425 ppi 282 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (10-120 Hz) No
Max brightness 780 nits 550 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ No
Touch Sampling Rate 240 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 88.6 % 79.2 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display		 n/a
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Samsung Galaxy S22
858 nits
Huawei Honor 8A
541 nits
sRGB gamut99.3 %98.1 %
PWM (Flicker)239 Hzn/a
Response time10 ms36.4 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite1111:1
Sources: NotebookCheck [Samsung Galaxy S22], [Huawei Honor 8A]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 146 mm (5.75 in) 156.2 mm (6.15 in)
Width 70.6 mm (2.78 in) 73.5 mm (2.89 in)
Thickness 7.6 mm (0.3 in) 8 mm (0.31 in)
Weight 167 g (5.89 oz) 150 g (5.29 oz)
Water resistance IP68 No
Back panel Glass Plastic
Frame Metal Plastic
Colors - White
- Black
- Gray
- Blue
- Green
- Pink
- Purple
- Yellow		 - Black
- Gold
- Blue
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes rear
Screen-to-body ratio
Samsung Galaxy S22
88.6 %
Huawei Honor 8A
79.2 %

Performance

Testing Samsung Galaxy S22 and Huawei Honor 8A In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Samsung Exynos 2200 MediaTek Helio P35
Max Frequency 2800 MHz 2300 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (4 + 4)
Architecture - 4/1.82 (Cortex-A510)
- 3/2.52 (Cortex-A710)
- 1/2.8 (Cortex-X2)		 - 4/1.8 (Cortex-A53)
- 4/2.3 (Cortex-A53)
Process Samsung TSMC
Transistor Size 4 nm 12 nm
Neural Processor Yes No
Graphics Samsung Xclipse 920 PowerVR GE8320
GPU Cores 768 32
GPU Frequency 1306 MHz 680 MHz
FLOPS 2006.2 GFLOPS 43.5 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Samsung Galaxy S22
1612
Huawei Honor 8A
478
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Samsung Galaxy S22
3796
Huawei Honor 8A
1521
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)1612478
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)37961521
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Samsung Galaxy S22]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Samsung Galaxy S22
1088497
Huawei Honor 8A
133021
CPU30247157867
GPU37364414142
Memory17496234794
UX23742026218
NanoReview Score1088497133021
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Samsung Galaxy S22
6530
Huawei Honor 8A
n/a
Max Surface Temp.38 °Cn/a
Stability60 %n/a
Graphics Test39 fpsn/a
Graphics Score6530n/a
Sources: 3DMark [Samsung Galaxy S22]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Samsung Galaxy S22
12422
Huawei Honor 8A
n/a
Writing score15127n/a
Web score10324n/a
Video editing7244n/a
Data manipulation10926n/a
NanoReview Score12422n/a

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 8 GB 2 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5 LPDDR3
Memory Frequency n/a 933 MHz
Channels 4 1
Storage
Storage Capacity- 128 GB
- 256 GB		32 GB
Storage TypeUFS 3.1eMMC 5.1
Memory CardNoMicroSD

Software

OS Android 12 (Upgradeable to Android 14) Android 9.0
OS Size 30.2 GB 15 GB
UI Skin One UI 5.1 EMUI 9

Battery

Volume 3700 mAh 3020 mAh
Max Charging Power 25 W n/a
Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (15 W) No
Reverse Charging Yes (Wireless) No
Fast Charging Yes (63% in 30 min) No
Full Charge Time 1:03 h 3:00 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Samsung Galaxy S22
19:34
Huawei Honor 8A
18:50
Web Browsing07:10 h07:15 h
Video Playback11:44 h11:07 h
Games04:49 h04:24 h
Standby Mode100 h95 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 13 MP
Photo resolution 8160x6120 pixels 4128x3096 pixels
Zoom Optical, 3x Digital
Flash LED LED
Stabilization Optical Digital
8K Recording Up to 24FPS 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) n/a
Wide-angle lens 120 ° n/a
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 10 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP		 Standard: 13 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix50 MP13 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/1.8
Focal length24 mmn/a
SensorSamsung GN5n/a
Sensor size1/1.56n/a
Pixel size1 μmn/a
AutofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)Phase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalDigital
Telephoto
Matrix10 MPn/a
Aperturef/2.4n/a
Focal length70 mmn/a
SensorSony IMX772n/a
Sensor size1/3.94n/a
Pixel size1 μmn/a
StabilizationOpticaln/a
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix12 MPn/a
Aperturef/2.2n/a
Focal length13 mmn/a
SensorSony IMX713n/a
Sensor size1/2.55n/a
Pixel size1.4 μmn/a
StabilizationDigitaln/a
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Samsung Galaxy S22
129
Huawei Honor 8A
n/a
Video quality
Samsung Galaxy S22
137
Huawei Honor 8A
n/a
Overall camera score
Samsung Galaxy S22
133
Huawei Honor 8A
n/a
Bokeh70n/a
Preview72n/a
Zoom126n/a
Sources: DxOMark [Samsung Galaxy S22]

Front camera

Matrix 10 MP 8 MP
Photo resolution 3872x2592 pixels 3264x2448 pixels
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.0
Focal length 26 mm n/a
Sensor CMOS BSI CMOS
Sensor size 1/3.24 n/a
Pixel size 1.22 μm n/a
Autofocus Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 60 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 4 (802.11 a/b/g/n)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display		 - Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
Bluetooth version 5.2 4.2
Bluetooth features LE LE, A2DP
USB type USB Type-C Micro USB
USB version 3.2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
DisplayPort Yes DP 1.2 n/a
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port No No
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *YesNo
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900)GSM 850, GSM 900, GSM 1800, GSM 1900
3G BandsWCDMA B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B4 (1700/2100 AWS A-F), B5 (850), B8 (900)HSDPA 850, HSDPA 900, HSDPA 1900, HSDPA 2100
LTE Bands*LTE (B/B(/B(1700/B1/B1)/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B32/B38/B39/B40/B41/B66/B1900)/B2100/B2100)/B2300)/B2500)/B2600))LTE (B700/B850/B900/B1800/B1900/B2100/B2300/B2500/B2600)
LTE category206
5G SupportYesNo

Sound

Speakers Stereo Mono
3.5 mm Jack No Yes
FM Radio No Yes
Dolby Atmos Yes No
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Samsung Galaxy S22
89.5 dB
Huawei Honor 8A
89.4 dB

Other

Class Flagship Mid-range
Announced February, 2022 yr January, 2019 yr
Release Date March, 2022 yr March, 2019 yr
Launch Price ($) 799 220
Sensors - Hall Sensor
- Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
Charger Included No n/a
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Samsung Galaxy S22 the clear winner in this comparison.

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