Honor 8 vs. Huawei P40

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

In depth comparison and review of Honor 8 and Huawei P40. 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 vs. Huawei P40 Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Honor 8 Huawei P40
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 145.5 mm 148.9 mm Huawei P40 has greater height than Honor 8.
Width 71 mm 71.06 mm Huawei P40 has greater width than Honor 8.
Depth 7.45 mm 8.5 mm Honor 8 is narrower than Honor 8.
Weight 153 g 175 g Honor 8 is lighter than Honor 8.
Body Colour Midnight black | Pearl white | Sapphire blue Silver frost | Black
Protection - Dustproof, splashproof, waterproof
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - Yes Huawei P40 is waterproof.
IP rating - IEC 60529 IP53
Repairability Index - 7.9 (out of 10)
SAR Value 1.69 W/kg (body), 1.5 W/kg (head) 1.29 W/kg (body), 3.19 W/kg (limb), 0.49 W/kg (head)
Connector Type USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
SIM Card Type (Size) Nano SIM Nano SIM, Electronic SIM card (e-SIM)
SIM Card Qty Dual-SIM (SIM1 and SIM2/MicroSD slots) Dual-SIM
SIM Card Configuration Details Nano SIM + nano SIM/microSD Nano SIM + nano SIM/NM card
DISPLAY Honor 8 Huawei P40
Display Type LCD display OLED display
Display Technology LTPS TFT -
Screen Size (Display Size) 5.2" 6.1" Huawei P40 has larger screen size than Honor 8.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 1920 x 1080 pixels 2340 x 1080 pixels Huawei P40 has better screen resolution than Honor 8.
Display Format Full HD Full HD+
Pixel Density 423 ppi 422 ppi Honor 8 has better pixel density than Huawei P40.
Colour Depth 16.7 million colours 16.7 million colours Both phones have the same color depth.
Contrast Ratio 1500:1 -
PROCESSOR Honor 8 Huawei P40
Processor Type (CPU) Hisilicon Kirin 950 Hisilicon Kirin 990 5G
Clock Speed 2.3 GHz 2.86 GHz Huawei P40 has higher clock speed than Honor 8.
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-G76 MC16
MEMORY Honor 8 Huawei P40
RAM 4 GB 8 GB Huawei P40 has more RAM than Honor 8.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 32 GB 128 GB Huawei P40 has more internal memory than Honor 8.
User Memory 24 GB -
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 128 GB NM card - up to 256 GB
CAMERA Honor 8 Huawei P40
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 2 3
Sensor Resolution 12 Megapixel 50 Megapixel Huawei P40 has better camera resolution than Honor 8.
Sensor Size - 1/1.28"
Sensor Name - Huawei Ultra Vision sensor
Lens Aperture F/2.2 F/1.9 Huawei P40 has better lens aperture than Honor 8.
Pixel Size - 2.44 μm
Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) - Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Huawei P40 has optical stabilisation.
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Special Effects HDR -
HDR Mode Auto HDR mode -
Camera Modes Panorama -
Face Recognition (Face ID) Face detection - Honor 8 has face detection.
Light Source Dual LED flash LED light
Still Image Resolutions 3968 x 2976 8192 x 6144
Video Resolutions 1920 x 1080 (1080p) 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 60 fps
Camera Features (Functions) Sapphire crystal lens cover Hybrid Zoom, Leica Triple Camera, Huawei AI Image Stabilization (AIS), RYYB colour filter array, Octa PD Focus, 4-in-1 pixel binning, AI Portrait Studio, AI AWB Algorithm, AI motion algorithm, Gallery Edit, HUAWEI Golden Snap, AI Remove Reflection, AI Remove Passersby, AI Best Moment, HUAWEI XD Fusion Engine
SECOND CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) - 16 Megapixel
Lens Type (2nd Camera) - Ultra wide-angle lens
Lens Aperture (2nd Camera) - F/2.2
Camera Functions (2nd Camera) Dual shooting mode -
Camera Features (2nd Camera) - 2.5cm macro photography
THIRD CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (3rd Camera) - 8 Megapixel
Lens Type (3rd Camera) - Telephoto lens
Lens Aperture (3rd Camera) - F/2.4
Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) - Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Huawei P40 has optical stabilisation of the third camera.
Optical Zoom - 3x
Hybrid Zoom - 5x
Camera Features (3rd Camera) - 30X Max Zoom
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 2
Sensor Resolution (Front) 8 Megapixel 32 Megapixel Huawei P40 has better front camera resolution than Honor 8.
Lens Aperture (Front) F/2.4 F/2.0 Huawei P40 has better front lens aperture than Honor 8.
Focus Adjustment Focus free -
Face Recognition (Face ID) - Face recognition Huawei P40 has face detection.
Light Source (Front) LED flash -
Still Image Resolutions (Front) - 6528 x 4896
Video Resolutions (Front) 1920 x 1080 (1080p) 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 60 fps
SECOND FRONT CAMERA
Camera Functions (2nd Front) - IR camera
BATTERY AND CHARGING Honor 8 Huawei P40
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 3000 mAh 3800 mAh Huawei P40 has larger battery capacity than Honor 8.
Fast Charging Technology - HUAWEI SuperCharge technology, Wireless HUAWEI SuperCharge Huawei P40 has fast charging technology.
Recharge Time (Charging Time) - 1.5 hour(s)
Wireless Charging - Yes Huawei P40 can be charged wirelessly.
Talk Time 2550 minutes -
Run Time Details Talk: up to 255 min -
Battery Technology Lithium polymer -
CELLULAR Honor 8 Huawei P40
Technology WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
Mobile Broadband Generation 4G 5G Huawei P40 has more advanced generation mobile network.
Operating System Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) Android 10
User Interface HUAWEI Emotion UI 4.1 EMUI 10.1
Intelligent Assistant - Celia
Payment Technology - Google Pay
Navigation GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS, NavIC
COMMUNICATIONS Honor 8 Huawei P40
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE, 5G NR FR1
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 4, Band 5, Band 6, Band 8, Band 19
3G UMTS Frequency - 2100, 1900, 1700, 850, 800, 900, 800
4G LTE Band - Band 1, Band 2, Band 3, Band 4, Band 5, Band 6, Band 7, Band 8, Band 9, Band 12, Band 17, Band 18, Band 19, Band 20, Band 26, Band 28, Band 32, Band 34, Band 38, Band 39, Band 40, Band 41
4G LTE Frequency - FDD 2100, FDD 1900 PCS, FDD 1800+, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS, FDD 850, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 1800, FDD 700a, FDD 700b, FDD 800 lower, FDD 800 upper, FDD 800 DD, FDD 850+, FDD 700 APT, FDD 1500 L, TDD 2000, TDD 2600, TDD 1900, TDD 2300, TDD 2500
5G NR Band - N1, n3, n28, n38, n41, n77, n78, n79
5G NR Frequency - FDD 2100, FDD 1800, FDD 700APT, TDD TD 2600, TDD TD 2500, TDD TD 3700, TDD TD 3500, TDD TD 4500
Wireless Interface IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac, IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax
Bluetooth Bluetooth 4.2 Bluetooth 5.1 LE
Bluetooth Profiles A2DP -
NFC Yes Yes Both phones have an NFC reader for mobile payments.
Messaging Services SMS, MMS SMS, MMS
MEDIA Honor 8 Huawei P40
Supported Digital Audio Standards WAV, PCM, AMR, MP3, FLAC, AAC +, OGG, eAAC+, MID WAV, AAC, AMR, MP3, FLAC, OGG, MIDI, LDAC, MP4, SBC, 3GP
Supported Digital Video Standards RMVB, RM, MPEG-4, WMV, ASF, 3GP, H.264, H.263, VP8, H.265 MPEG-4, 3GP
Sound Enhancements DTS Sound support, Integrated Sound Chamber -
FEATURES Honor 8 Huawei P40
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 Ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, gyro sensor, hall sensor, gesture, gravity sensor, laser sensor, colour temperature sensor
Security Devices Fingerprint reader Fingerprint reader (under display), face recognition
Additional Phone Features Infrared remote control, Dual noise reduction microphones, Smart Control 4.0 Multitasking, Face Unlock, MIMO technology, MU-MIMO technology, Huawei Share, Tiny-Core NPU (Neural Network Processing Unit), Dual Big Core, HUAWEI XD Fusion Engine, HUAWEI Golden Snap, HUAWEI MeeTime
OTHERS Honor 8 Huawei P40
Included Accessories USB cable, power adapter, SIM card removal tool Power adapter, SIM card removal tool, USB-C cable, USB-C headphones
Compliant Standards HAC (Hearing Aid Compatible) IEC 60529 IP53
Max Depth of Water Resistance - 1.5 m
Max Operating Temperature 35 °C -
Min Operating Temperature 0 °C -
Humidity Range Operating 5 - 95% -
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