Home Phone comparison Xiaomi 12 and Huawei Honor 8A - Which is better?

Xiaomi 12 vs Huawei Honor 8A

65 out 100
Xiaomi 12
VS
31 out 100
Huawei Honor 8A
Xiaomi 12
Huawei Honor 8A

Compared 2 smartphones : Xiaomi 12 Manufactured in December, 2021, with display 6.28 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1, 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 Xiaomi 12
  • Larger display: 6.28in
  • Higher pixel density: 419ppi
  • Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
  • Higher battery capacity: 4500mAh vs 3020mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.2 vs 4.2
  • Supports Dolby Atmos
  • Infrared port
  • Includes charger
Reasons to choose Huawei Honor 8A
  • Lighter design: 150g vs 180g

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB
- 12/256 GB		 - 2/32 GB
- 3/32 GB
- 3/64 GB

Review

Key Specs Xiaomi 12 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
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison
Smartphones:
Xiaomi 12
vs
Huawei Honor 8A

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED IPS LCD
Size 6.28 in 6.09 in
Resolution 1080x2400 pixels 720x1560 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 419 ppi 282 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-120 Hz) No
Max brightness 500 nits 550 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ No
Touch Sampling Rate 480 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 89.3 % 79.2 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 n/a
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Xiaomi 12
887 nits
Huawei Honor 8A
541 nits
sRGB gamutn/a98.1 %
Response timen/a36.4 ms
Contrastn/a1111:1
Sources: NotebookCheck [Huawei Honor 8A]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 152.7 mm (6.01 in) 156.2 mm (6.15 in)
Width 69.9 mm (2.75 in) 73.5 mm (2.89 in)
Thickness 8.16 mm (0.32 in) 8 mm (0.31 in)
Weight 180 g (6.35 oz) 150 g (5.29 oz)
Water resistance No No
Back panel Glass Plastic
Frame Metal Plastic
Colors - Black
- Blue
- Pink		 - Black
- Gold
- Blue
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes rear
Screen-to-body ratio
Xiaomi 12
89.3 %
Huawei Honor 8A
79.2 %

Performance

Testing Xiaomi 12 and Huawei Honor 8A In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 MediaTek Helio P35
Max Frequency 3000 MHz 2300 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (4 + 4)
Architecture - 4/1.8 (Cortex-A510)
- 3/2.5 (Cortex-A710)
- 1/3 (Cortex-X2)		 - 4/1.8 (Cortex-A53)
- 4/2.3 (Cortex-A53)
Process Samsung TSMC
Transistor Size 4 nm 12 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon No
Graphics Adreno 730 PowerVR GE8320
GPU Cores 1024 32
GPU Frequency 818 MHz 680 MHz
FLOPS 1675.3 GFLOPS 43.5 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Xiaomi 12
1702
Huawei Honor 8A
478
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Xiaomi 12
3977
Huawei Honor 8A
1521
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)1702478
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)39771521
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Xiaomi 12]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Xiaomi 12
1187033
Huawei Honor 8A
133021
CPU30802557867
GPU43906614142
Memory23764534794
UX21229726218
NanoReview Score1187033133021
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Xiaomi 12
8751
Huawei Honor 8A
n/a
Stability60 %n/a
Graphics Test52 fpsn/a
Graphics Score8751n/a
Sources: 3DMark [Xiaomi 12]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Xiaomi 12
12987
Huawei Honor 8A
n/a
Writing score14840n/a
Web score11534n/a
Video editing7452n/a
Data manipulation9643n/a
NanoReview Score12987n/a

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 8 GB
- 12 GB		 2 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5 LPDDR3
Memory Frequency 3200 MHz 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 n/a 15 GB
UI Skin HyperOS 1.0 EMUI 9

Battery

Volume 4500 mAh 3020 mAh
Max Charging Power 67 W n/a
Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (50 W) No
Reverse Charging Yes (Wireless) No
Fast Charging Yes (87% in 30 min) No
Full Charge Time 0:46 h 3:00 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Xiaomi 12
15:58
Huawei Honor 8A
18:50
Web Browsing06:17 h07:15 h
Video Playback10:46 h11:07 h
Games04:42 h04:24 h
Standby Mode71 h95 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 13 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 4128x3096 pixels
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash Dual 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 1920 fps (720p) n/a
Wide-angle lens 123 ° n/a
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 13 MP
Macro: 5 MP		 Standard: 13 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix50 MP13 MP
Aperturef/1.9f/1.8
Focal length26 mmn/a
SensorSony IMX766n/a
Sensor size1/1.56n/a
Pixel size1 μmn/a
AutofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)Phase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalDigital
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix13 MPn/a
Aperturef/2.4n/a
Focal length12 mmn/a
SensorOmniVision OV13B10n/a
Sensor size1/3.06n/a
Pixel size1.12 μmn/a
StabilizationDigitaln/a
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Xiaomi 12
118
Huawei Honor 8A
n/a
Video quality
Xiaomi 12
121
Huawei Honor 8A
n/a
Overall camera score
Xiaomi 12
113
Huawei Honor 8A
n/a
Bokeh55n/a
Preview69n/a
Zoom72n/a
Sources: DxOMark [Xiaomi 12]

Front camera

Matrix 32 MP 8 MP
Photo resolution 6528x4896 pixels 3264x2448 pixels
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.0
Focal length 26 mm n/a
Sensor OmniVision OV32B40 BSI CMOS
Pixel size 0.7 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 6E (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 2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- NAVIC		 - 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 850 900 1800 1900 MHzGSM 850, GSM 900, GSM 1800, GSM 1900
3G BandsWCDMA B1/2/4/5/6/8/19HSDPA 850, HSDPA 900, HSDPA 1900, HSDPA 2100
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B32/B66)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
Xiaomi 12
n/a
Huawei Honor 8A
89.4 dB

Other

Class Flagship Mid-range
Announced December, 2021 yr January, 2019 yr
Release Date December, 2021 yr March, 2019 yr
Launch Price ($) 580 220
Sensors - Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
Charger Included Yes 67 W n/a
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Xiaomi 12 the clear winner in this comparison.

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