Honor 8 Pro vs. Huawei Nova 2 Plus

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

In depth comparison and review of Honor 8 Pro and Huawei Nova 2 Plus. Compare sizes, cameras, batteries, memory, and other important specifications and features to easily choose the right phone for you. Our goal is to help you uncover differences between the products and find the phone that will best fit your needs.

Phone Specifications Comparison

Honor 8 Pro vs. Huawei Nova 2 Plus Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Honor 8 Pro Huawei Nova 2 Plus
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 157 mm 153.9 mm Honor 8 Pro has greater height than Huawei Nova 2 Plus.
Width 77.5 mm 74.9 mm Honor 8 Pro has greater width than Huawei Nova 2 Plus.
Depth 6.97 mm 6.9 mm Huawei Nova 2 Plus is narrower than Honor 8 Pro.
Weight 184 g 169 g Huawei Nova 2 Plus is lighter than Honor 8 Pro.
Body Colour Midnight black Aurora blue
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - -
Connector Type USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
SIM Card Type (Size) Nano SIM Nano SIM
SIM Card Qty Dual-SIM Dual-SIM (SIM1 and SIM2/MicroSD slots)
SIM Card Configuration Details - Nano SIM + nano SIM/microSD
DISPLAY Honor 8 Pro Huawei Nova 2 Plus
Display Type LCD display LCD display
Display Technology LTPS TFT LTPS TFT
Screen Size (Display Size) 5.7" 5.5" Honor 8 Pro has larger screen size than Huawei Nova 2 Plus.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 2560 x 1440 pixels 1920 x 1080 pixels Honor 8 Pro has better screen resolution than Huawei Nova 2 Plus.
Display Format QHD Full HD
Pixel Density 515 ppi 401 ppi Honor 8 Pro has better pixel density than Huawei Nova 2 Plus.
Colour Depth 16.7 million colours 16.7 million colours Both phones have the same color depth.
Display Features - 2.5D Glass
PROCESSOR Honor 8 Pro Huawei Nova 2 Plus
Processor Type (CPU) Hisilicon Kirin 960 + i6 co-processor Hisilicon Kirin 659
Clock Speed 2.4 GHz 2.36 GHz Honor 8 Pro has higher clock speed than Huawei Nova 2 Plus.
Processor Core Qty 8-core 8-core Both phones have the same number of phone cores.
64-bit Architecture Yes Yes Both phones have 64-bit architecture.
Graphics System (GPU) Mali G71 MP8 Mali T830 MP2
MEMORY Honor 8 Pro Huawei Nova 2 Plus
RAM 6 GB 4 GB Honor 8 Pro has more RAM than Huawei Nova 2 Plus.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 64 GB 128 GB Huawei Nova 2 Plus has more internal memory than Honor 8 Pro.
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 128 GB microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 256 GB
CAMERA Honor 8 Pro Huawei Nova 2 Plus
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 2 2
Sensor Resolution 12 Megapixel 12 Megapixel Both phones have the same camera resolution.
Lens Aperture - F/1.8
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Special Effects HDR HDR
Camera Modes Panorama, Slow motion mode, night mode, Timer mode, wide selfie mode, Beauty mode, Ultra Snapshot, Watermark mode, Light Painting mode, tap to focus -
Face Recognition (Face ID) Smile Capture Face detection, smile detection Both phones have face detection.
Light Source Dual LED flash LED light
Still Image Resolutions 3968 x 2976 -
Video Resolutions 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 60 fps, 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 30 fps 1920 x 1080 (1080p)
Camera Features (Functions) Audio Note Phase Detect Auto-Focus (PDAF), geotagging
SECOND CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) 12 Megapixel 8 Megapixel Honor 8 Pro has better second camera resolution than Huawei Nova 2 Plus.
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 8 Megapixel 20 Megapixel Huawei Nova 2 Plus has better front camera resolution than Honor 8 Pro.
Focus Adjustment - Automatic
Video Resolutions (Front) 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps -
BATTERY AND CHARGING Honor 8 Pro Huawei Nova 2 Plus
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 4000 mAh 3340 mAh Honor 8 Pro has larger battery capacity than Huawei Nova 2 Plus.
Recharge Time (Charging Time) 110 min -
Standby Time 504 hours -
Talk Time 1800 minutes -
Run Time Details Standby: up to 504 hrs
Talk (3G): up to 1800 min
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Battery Technology Lithium polymer Lithium polymer
CELLULAR Honor 8 Pro Huawei Nova 2 Plus
Technology WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
Mobile Broadband Generation 4G 4G Both phones have the same mobile network generation.
Operating System Android 7.0 Nougat Android 6.0 (Marshmallow)
User Interface HUAWEI Emotion UI 5.1 HUAWEI Emotion UI 5.1
Navigation GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou
COMMUNICATIONS Honor 8 Pro Huawei Nova 2 Plus
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE
2G Band 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM
3G UMTS Band Band 1, Band 2, Band 5, Band 8 -
3G UMTS Frequency 2100, 1900, 850, 900 -
4G LTE Band Band 1, Band 3, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 20, Band 38, Band 40 -
4G LTE Frequency FDD 2100, FDD 1800+, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 800 DD, TDD 2600, TDD 2300 -
Wireless Interface Infrared (IrDA), IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac IEEE 802.11b/g/n
Bluetooth Bluetooth 4.2 Bluetooth 4.2
Messaging Services Google+ Hangouts, SMS, MMS SMS, MMS
MEDIA Honor 8 Pro Huawei Nova 2 Plus
Supported Digital Audio Standards AAC, PCM, MP3, FLAC, OGG, eAAC+, MIDI, WMA v10, AMR-NB, RA WAV, AAC, AMR, MP3, FLAC, OGG, M4A, MP4, MID
Supported Digital Video Standards RMVB, MPEG-4, WMV, ASF, 3GP MKV, MPEG-4, 3GP, WebM
Sound Enhancements - DTS Sound support
FEATURES Honor 8 Pro Huawei Nova 2 Plus
Phone Functions Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, flight mode, voice dialing, vibrating alert Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, flight mode, voice dialing, vibrating alert
Sensors Accelerometer, ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, gyro sensor, hall sensor Accelerometer, ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, gyro sensor
Security Devices Fingerprint reader Fingerprint reader
OTHERS Honor 8 Pro Huawei Nova 2 Plus
Included Accessories USB cable, power adapter Power adapter
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