Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE vs Huawei Honor 8A

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Compared 2 smartphones : Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE Manufactured in October, 2021, with display 6.55 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 778G, vs Huawei Honor 8A, Manufactured in March, 2019 with chipsetMediaTek Helio P35. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Key Differences

Device key advantages

Reasons to choose Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE

Larger display: 6.55in
Higher pixel density: 402ppi
Higher refresh rate: 90Hz
Higher battery capacity: 4250mAh vs 3020mAh
Newer Bluetooth version: 5.2 vs 4.2
Infrared port

Reasons to choose Huawei Honor 8A

Lighter design: 150g vs 158g

Versions

Available versions and configurations

Memory Options

- 6/128 GB
- 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB

- 2/32 GB
- 3/32 GB
- 3/64 GB

Review

Key Specs Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE and Huawei Honor 8A

Display

Color accuracy, sharpness & brightness

Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE

68

Huawei Honor 8A

41

Camera

Main & front camera tests

Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE

58

Huawei Honor 8A

25

Performance

App & system performance

Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE

41

Huawei Honor 8A

17

Games

3D gaming performance

Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE

30

Huawei Honor 8A

14

Battery

Battery life, charging speed & type

Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE

64

Huawei Honor 8A

48

Connectivity

Connectivity features

Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE

73

Huawei Honor 8A

40

NanoReview Score

Overall score by NanoReview

Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE

56

Huawei Honor 8A

31

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Display

Display quality comparison

Type	AMOLED	IPS LCD
Size	6.55 in	6.09 in
Resolution	1080x2400 pixels	720x1560 pixels
Aspect ratio	20:9	19.5:9
Pixel density	402 ppi	282 ppi
Refresh rate	90 Hz	60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate	No	No
Max brightness	500 nits	550 nits
HDR support	Yes Dolby Vision	No
Touch Sampling Rate	240 Hz	n/a
Screen-to-body ratio	85.3 %	79.2 %
Features	- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display	n/a

Peak brightness (auto)

Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE

795 nits

Huawei Honor 8A

541 nits

sRGB gamut	100 %	98.1 %
PWM (Flicker)	373 Hz	n/a
Response time	3.4 ms	36.4 ms
Contrast	∞ Infinite	1111:1

Sources: NotebookCheck [Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE], [Huawei Honor 8A]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison

Height	160.5 mm (6.32 in)	156.2 mm (6.15 in)
Width	75.7 mm (2.98 in)	73.5 mm (2.89 in)
Thickness	6.8 mm (0.27 in)	8 mm (0.31 in)
Weight	158 g (5.57 oz)	150 g (5.29 oz)
Water resistance	IP53	No
Back panel	Glass	Plastic
Frame	Plastic	Plastic
Colors	- White - Black - Blue - Pink	- Black - Gold - Blue
Fingerprint sensor	Yes In-Button	Yes rear

Screen-to-body ratio

Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE

85.3 %

Huawei Honor 8A

79.2 %

Performance

Testing Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE and Huawei Honor 8A In benchmarks

Chipset	Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G	MediaTek Helio P35
Max Frequency	2400 MHz	2300 MHz
CPU Cores	8 (1 + 3 + 4)	8 (4 + 4)
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))	- 4/1.8 (Cortex-A53) - 4/2.3 (Cortex-A53)
Process	TSMC	TSMC
Transistor Size	6 nm	12 nm
Neural Processor	Hexagon 770	No
Graphics	Adreno 642	PowerVR GE8320
GPU Cores	512	32
GPU Frequency	550 MHz	680 MHz
FLOPS	844 GFLOPS	43.5 GFLOPS

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE

1022

Huawei Honor 8A

478

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE

2969

Huawei Honor 8A

1521

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)	1022	478
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)	2969	1521

Sources: Geekbench v6 [Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE]

AnTuTu 10

Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE

584521

Huawei Honor 8A

133021

CPU	202078	57867
GPU	137716	14142
Memory	106890	34794
UX	137837	26218
NanoReview Score	584521	133021

3DMark Wild Life

Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE

2473

Huawei Honor 8A

n/a

Max Surface Temp.	36.5 °C	n/a
Stability	98 %	n/a
Graphics Test	14 fps	n/a
Graphics Score	2473	n/a

Sources: 3DMark [Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE]

PCMark 3.0

Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE

9976

Huawei Honor 8A

n/a

Writing score	11945	n/a
Web score	7477	n/a
Video editing	5930	n/a
Data manipulation	8591	n/a
NanoReview Score	9976	n/a

Memory

RAM Size	- 6 GB - 8 GB	2 GB
Memory Type	LPDDR4X	LPDDR3
Memory Frequency	2133 MHz	933 MHz
Channels	2	1

Storage Capacity	- 128 GB - 256 GB	32 GB
Storage Type	UFS 2.2	eMMC 5.1
Memory Card	MicroSD	MicroSD

Software

OS	Android 11 (Upgradeable to Android 14)	Android 9.0
OS Size	14.8 GB	15 GB
UI Skin	HyperOS 2.0	EMUI 9

Battery

Volume	4250 mAh	3020 mAh
Max Charging Power	33 W	n/a
Battery Type	Li-Po	Li-Po
Removable	No	No
Wireless Charging	No	No
Reverse Charging	No	No
Fast Charging	Yes (60% in 30 min)	No
Full Charge Time	1:04 h	3:00 h

Battery Life

Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE

20:31

Huawei Honor 8A

18:50

Web Browsing	07:37 h	07:15 h
Video Playback	13:17 h	11:07 h
Games	04:48 h	04:24 h
Standby Mode	100 h	95 h

Main camera

Matrix	64 MP	13 MP
Photo resolution	9248x6936 pixels	4128x3096 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	119 °	n/a
Lenses count	Standard: 64 MP Ultra-wide: 8 MP Macro: 5 MP	Standard: 13 MP
Features	- Bokeh effect - Pro mode

Matrix	64 MP	13 MP
Aperture	f/1.8	f/1.8
Focal length	26 mm	n/a
Sensor	Samsung GW3	n/a
Sensor size	1/1.97	n/a
Pixel size	0.7 μm	n/a
Autofocus	Phase autofocus	Phase autofocus
Stabilization	Digital	Digital

Matrix	8 MP	n/a
Aperture	f/2.2	n/a
Focal length	13 mm	n/a
Sensor size	1/4	n/a
Pixel size	1.12 μm	n/a
Stabilization	Digital	n/a

Front camera

Matrix	20 MP	8 MP
Photo resolution	5184x3888 pixels	3264x2448 pixels
Aperture	f/2.2	f/2.0
Focal length	27 mm	n/a
Sensor	CMOS	BSI CMOS
Sensor size	1/3.4	n/a
Pixel size	0.8 μm	n/a
Autofocus	No	No
Stabilization	Digital	Digital
Video resolution	1080p (Full HD) at 60 fps	1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps
TOF 3D sensor	No	No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version	Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 b/g/n/ac/ax)	Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 a/b/g/n)
Wi-Fi features	- Dual Band - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display	- Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot
Bluetooth version	5.2	4.2
Bluetooth features	LE, HID, A2DP	LE, A2DP
USB type	USB Type-C	Micro USB
USB version	2	2
USB features	- Charging - USB Storage Mode - OTG	- Charging - USB Storage Mode
GPS	- GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - QZSS - NAVIC	- GPS - GLONASS - Beidou
NFC*	Yes	Yes
Infrared Port	Yes	No

SIM Count*	2	2
SIM Type	Nano	Nano
SIM Mode	Dual SIM Standby	Dual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *	No	No
Hybrid Slot	Yes	No
2G Bands	GSM 2/3/5/8	GSM 850, GSM 900, GSM 1800, GSM 1900
3G Bands	WCDMA 1/2/4/5/6/8/19	HSDPA 850, HSDPA 900, HSDPA 1900, HSDPA 2100
LTE Bands*	LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B32/B38/B40/B41/B42/B66)	LTE (B700/B850/B900/B1800/B1900/B2100/B2300/B2500/B2600)
LTE category	20	6
5G Support	Yes	No

Sound

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

Max Volume

Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE

89.3 dB

Huawei Honor 8A

89.4 dB

Other

Class	Mid-range	Mid-range
Announced	September, 2021 yr	January, 2019 yr
Release Date	October, 2021 yr	March, 2019 yr
Launch Price ($)	320	220
Sensors	- Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor	- Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE the clear winner in this comparison.

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Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE vs Huawei Honor 8A

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