Honor 8 vs. OnePlus 9 Pro

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

In depth comparison and review of Honor 8 and OnePlus 9 Pro. 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. OnePlus 9 Pro Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Honor 8 OnePlus 9 Pro
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 145.5 mm 163.2 mm OnePlus 9 Pro has greater height than Honor 8.
Width 71 mm 73.6 mm OnePlus 9 Pro has greater width than Honor 8.
Depth 7.45 mm 8.7 mm Honor 8 is narrower than Honor 8.
Weight 153 g 197 g Honor 8 is lighter than Honor 8.
Body Colour Midnight black | Pearl white | Sapphire blue Morning mist | Stellar black
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - -
SAR Value 1.69 W/kg (body), 1.5 W/kg (head) 2.77 W/kg (limb), 1.26 W/kg (body), 0.99 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
SIM Card Qty Dual-SIM (SIM1 and SIM2/MicroSD slots) Dual-SIM
SIM Card Configuration Details Nano SIM + nano SIM/microSD -
DISPLAY Honor 8 OnePlus 9 Pro
Display Type LCD display OLED display
Display Technology LTPS TFT Fluid Amoled
Screen Size (Display Size) 5.2" 6.7" OnePlus 9 Pro has larger screen size than Honor 8.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 1920 x 1080 pixels 3216 x 1440 pixels OnePlus 9 Pro has better screen resolution than Honor 8.
Display Format Full HD -
Pixel Density 423 ppi 525 ppi OnePlus 9 Pro has better pixel density than Honor 8.
Aspect Ratio - 20.1:9
Colour Depth 16.7 million colours 1.07 billion colours OnePlus 9 Pro has better colour depth than Honor 8.
Contrast Ratio 1500:1 -
Display Refresh Rate - 120 Hz
Display Features - Reading mode, night mode, Wide colour display (P3), Vibrant Color Effect Pro, Motion Graphics Smoothing, sRGB support, Hyper Touch, Adaptive Display, Fluid Display 2.0
Display Protection (Screen Protector) - Corning Gorilla Glass (scratch resistant glass)
PROCESSOR Honor 8 OnePlus 9 Pro
Processor Type (CPU) Hisilicon Kirin 950 Qualcomm Snapdragon 888
Clock Speed 2.3 GHz -
Processor Core Qty 8-core 8-core Both phones have the same number of phone cores.
64-bit Architecture Yes - Honor 8 has 64-bit architecture.
Graphics System (GPU) - Qualcomm ADRENO 660
MEMORY Honor 8 OnePlus 9 Pro
RAM 4 GB LPDDR5 SDRAM - 8 GB OnePlus 9 Pro has more RAM than Honor 8.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 32 GB 128 GB OnePlus 9 Pro has more internal memory than Honor 8.
User Memory 24 GB -
Memory Interface - UFS 3.1 2-lane
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 128 GB -
CAMERA Honor 8 OnePlus 9 Pro
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 2 4
Sensor Resolution 12 Megapixel 48 Megapixel OnePlus 9 Pro has better camera resolution than Honor 8.
Sensor Size - 1/1.43"
Sensor Name - Sony Exmor RS IMX789 sensor
Lens Aperture F/2.2 F/1.8 OnePlus 9 Pro has better lens aperture than Honor 8.
Lens Construction - 7-element
Pixel Size - 1.12 μm
Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) - Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) OnePlus 9 Pro has optical stabilisation.
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Laser Auto Focus - Yes
Special Effects HDR HDR
HDR Mode Auto HDR mode -
Camera Modes Panorama Panorama, Time-lapse mode, Pro mode, HYPERLAPSE, Nightscape capture mode, Portrait, Filter mode, Super Macro, Macro mode, Portrait video, UltraShot HDR, Tracking Shot, Smart Scene Recognition, Tilt-shift mode, Focus Peaking, Cat/Dog Face Focus, Super Stable, Video Nightscape
Face Recognition (Face ID) Face detection - Honor 8 has face detection.
Light Source Dual LED flash Dual LED flash
Still Image Resolutions 3968 x 2976 -
Video Resolutions 1920 x 1080 (1080p) 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps, 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 60 fps, 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 30 fps, 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 60 fps, Super slow motion video 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 240 fps, Super slow motion video 1280 x 720 (720p) at 480 fps, 7680 x 4320 (8K) at 30fps, 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 120 fps
Camera Features (Functions) Sapphire crystal lens cover Continuous Auto Focus (CAF), RAW image capture, All Pixel OmniDirectional PDAF, Hasselblad Camera, Natural Color Calibration
SECOND CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) - 50 Megapixel
Sensor Size (2nd Camera) - 1/1.56"
Sensor Name (2nd Camera) - Sony Exmor RS IMX766 sensor
Lens Type (2nd Camera) - Ultra wide-angle lens
Lens Aperture (2nd Camera) - F/2.2
Lens Element Qty (2nd Camera) - 7-element
Camera Functions (2nd Camera) Dual shooting mode -
Camera Features (2nd Camera) - Freeform Lens
THIRD CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (3rd Camera) - 8 Megapixel
Lens Type (3rd Camera) - Telephoto lens
Lens Aperture (3rd Camera) - F/2.4
Pixel Size (3rd Camera) - 1 μm
Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) - Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) OnePlus 9 Pro has optical stabilisation of the third camera.
FOURTH CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (4th Camera) - 2 Megapixel
Lens Element Qty (4th Camera) - 3-element
Camera Functions (4th Camera) - Monochrome
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 8 Megapixel 16 Megapixel OnePlus 9 Pro has better front camera resolution than Honor 8.
Sensor Name (Front) - Sony Exmor RX IMX471 sensor
Lens Aperture (Front) F/2.4 F/2.4 Both phones have the same front camera lens aperture.
Pixel Size (Front) - 1 μm
Focus Adjustment Focus free Focus free
Special Effects (Front) - HDR, face retouch
Camera Modes (Front) - Time-lapse mode
Light Source (Front) LED flash Display flash
Video Resolutions (Front) 1920 x 1080 (1080p) 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps
Camera Features (Front) - Electronic Image Stabiliser (EIS)
BATTERY AND CHARGING Honor 8 OnePlus 9 Pro
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 3000 mAh 4500 mAh OnePlus 9 Pro has larger battery capacity than Honor 8.
Fast Charging Technology - Warp Charge 65T technology OnePlus 9 Pro has fast charging technology.
Wireless Charging - Yes OnePlus 9 Pro can be charged wirelessly.
Wireless Charging Standards - Qi, Warp Charge 50 Wireless
Talk Time 2550 minutes -
Run Time Details Talk: up to 255 min -
Battery Technology Lithium polymer -
CELLULAR Honor 8 OnePlus 9 Pro
Technology WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
Mobile Broadband Generation 4G 5G OnePlus 9 Pro has more advanced generation mobile network.
Operating System Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) OxygenOS (based on Android 11)
User Interface HUAWEI Emotion UI 4.1 -
Navigation GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo
COMMUNICATIONS Honor 8 OnePlus 9 Pro
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE LTE Advanced, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE, 5G NR FR1
2G Band 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM -
3G UMTS Band - Band 1, Band 2, Band 4, Band 5, Band 8, Band 9, Band 19
3G UMTS Frequency - 2100, 1900, 1700, 850, 900, 1700, 800
4G LTE Band - Band 1, Band 2, Band 3, Band 4, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 12, Band 13, Band 17, Band 18, Band 19, Band 20, Band 25, Band 26, Band 28, Band 32, Band 38, Band 39, Band 40, Band 41, Band 66
4G LTE Frequency - FDD 2100, FDD 1900 PCS, FDD 1800+, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 700a, FDD 700c, FDD 700b, FDD 800 lower, FDD 800 upper, FDD 800 DD, FDD 1900+, FDD 850+, FDD 700 APT, FDD 1500 L, TDD 2600, TDD 1900, TDD 2300, TDD 2500, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS-3
5G NR Band - N1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28, n38, n41, n66, n77, n78, n40
5G NR Frequency - FDD 2100, FDD 1800, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 800, FDD 700APT, TDD TD 2600, TDD TD 2500, FDD AWS-3, TDD TD 3700, TDD TD 3500, TDD 2300
Wireless Interface IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax
Bluetooth Bluetooth 4.2 Bluetooth 5.2
Bluetooth Profiles A2DP -
NFC Yes Yes Both phones have an NFC reader for mobile payments.
Modem - Snapdragon X60 5G
Messaging Services SMS, MMS -
MEDIA Honor 8 OnePlus 9 Pro
Supported Digital Audio Standards WAV, PCM, AMR, MP3, FLAC, AAC +, OGG, eAAC+, MID WAV, WMA, AAC, MP3, FLAC, AC-3, AAC +, OGG, APE (Monkey's Audio), M4A, apt-X, LDAC, IMY, EAC3, MID, AMR-WB, AMR-NB, apt-X HD, EAC3-JOC, AC-4
Supported Digital Video Standards RMVB, RM, MPEG-4, WMV, ASF, 3GP, H.264, H.263, VP8, H.265 MKV, FLV, AVI, MOV, WMV, 3GP, TS, WebM, H.265 HEVC, MP4
Sound Enhancements DTS Sound support, Integrated Sound Chamber Dolby Atmos sound technology
FEATURES Honor 8 OnePlus 9 Pro
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, RGB sensor, flicker sensor, sensor core
Security Devices Fingerprint reader Fingerprint reader (under display), face recognition
Additional Phone Features Infrared remote control, Dual noise reduction microphones, Smart Control 4.0 Face Unlock, Noise Cancellation Technology, MIMO technology, Alert Slider, dual stereo speakers
OTHERS Honor 8 OnePlus 9 Pro
Included Accessories USB cable, power adapter, SIM card removal tool SIM card removal tool, sticker, screen protector, protective case, Warp Charge 65 power adapter, Warp Type-C cable
Compliant Standards HAC (Hearing Aid Compatible) -
Max Operating Temperature 35 °C -
Min Operating Temperature 0 °C -
Humidity Range Operating 5 - 95% -
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