Huawei Mate 30 Pro vs. Honor X8

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

Side by side comparison and review of Huawei Mate 30 Pro and Honor X8. Compare sizes, cameras, batteries, memory capacities and other key specifications and features to simplify the choice of your perfect phone. Our goal is to make it easier for you to decide on the phone that will best meet your expectations by revealing the main differences between the products.

Phone Specifications Comparison

Huawei Mate 30 Pro vs. Honor X8 Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Huawei Mate 30 Pro Honor X8
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Manufacturer Model Number LIO-L29C TFY-LX1
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 158.1 mm 163.4 mm Honor X8 has greater height than Huawei Mate 30 Pro.
Width 73.1 mm 74.7 mm Honor X8 has greater width than Huawei Mate 30 Pro.
Depth 8.8 mm 7.45 mm Honor X8 is narrower than Huawei Mate 30 Pro.
Weight 198 g 177 g Honor X8 is lighter than Huawei Mate 30 Pro.
Body Colour Space Silver Midnight black | Ocean blue | Titanium silver
Protection Dustproof, water-resistant, splash-resistant -
Waterproof (Water-resistant) Yes - Huawei Mate 30 Pro is waterproof.
IP rating IP68 -
Repairability Index 7.4 (out of 10) -
SAR Value 0.99 W/kg (body), 3.19 W/kg (limb), 0.54 W/kg (head) 1.24 W/kg (body), 0.84 W/kg (head), 2.75 W/kg (limb)
Connector Type USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C 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
DISPLAY Huawei Mate 30 Pro Honor X8
Display Type OLED display LCD display
Display Technology - LTPS
Screen Size (Display Size) 6.53" 6.7" Honor X8 has larger screen size than Huawei Mate 30 Pro.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 2400 x 1176 pixels 2388 x 1080 pixels Huawei Mate 30 Pro has better screen resolution than Honor X8.
Display Format Full HD+ Full HD+
Pixel Density 409 ppi -
Aspect Ratio - 19.9:9
Colour Depth 16.7 million colours 16.7 million colours Both phones have the same color depth.
Display Refresh Rate - 90 Hz
Display Features Dark mode, Huawei Horizon Display, ultra-curved screen, advanced multi-dimensional cooling system Honor Full View Display, Dark mode, eBook Mode
PROCESSOR Huawei Mate 30 Pro Honor X8
Processor Type (CPU) Hisilicon Kirin 990 Qualcomm Snapdragon 680
Clock Speed 2.86 GHz 2.4 GHz Huawei Mate 30 Pro has higher clock speed than Honor X8.
Processor Core Qty 8-core 8-core Both phones have the same number of phone cores.
64-bit Architecture Yes - Huawei Mate 30 Pro has 64-bit architecture.
Graphics System (GPU) Mali-G76 Qualcomm ADRENO 610
MEMORY Huawei Mate 30 Pro Honor X8
RAM 8 GB 6 GB + up to 2 GB virtual extension Huawei Mate 30 Pro has more RAM than Honor X8.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 256 GB 128 GB Huawei Mate 30 Pro has more internal memory than Honor X8.
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) NM card - up to 256 GB -
CAMERA Huawei Mate 30 Pro Honor X8
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 4 4
Sensor Resolution 40 Megapixel 64 Megapixel Honor X8 has better camera resolution than Huawei Mate 30 Pro.
Lens Aperture F/1.8 F/1.8 Both phones have the same camera lens aperture.
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Optical Zoom 3x -
Digital Zoom 30x 8x Huawei Mate 30 Pro has better digital zoom than Honor X8.
Special Effects Dynamic bokeh effect HDR, Stickers
Camera Modes Time-lapse mode, Pro mode, Portrait, ultra low-light video, 256x Ultra Slow-motion Video Panorama, Time-lapse mode, Pro mode, night mode, Beauty mode, portrait mode, Aperture mode, Filter mode, Super Macro Mode, High-res
Face Recognition (Face ID) - Smile Capture Honor X8 has face detection.
Light Source Dual LED flash LED flash
Still Image Resolutions - 9216 x 6912
Video Resolutions - 1920 x 1080 (1080p)
Camera Features (Functions) Phase Detect Auto-Focus (PDAF), 5x Hybrid Zoom, Contrast Auto-Focus, Huawei AI Image Stabilization (AIS), Huawei SuperSensing Cine Camera Noise reduction
SECOND CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) 40 Megapixel 8 Megapixel Huawei Mate 30 Pro has better second camera resolution than Honor X8.
Lens Type (2nd Camera) - Wide-angle lens
Lens Aperture (2nd Camera) F/1.6 F/2.4 Huawei Mate 30 Pro has better second camera lens aperture than Huawei Mate 30 Pro.
Camera Features (2nd Camera) OIS (Optical Image Stabilisation), Huawei SuperSensing Cine Camera -
THIRD CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (3rd Camera) 8 Megapixel 2 Megapixel Huawei Mate 30 Pro has higher resolution third camera than Honor X8.
Lens Type (3rd Camera) Telephoto lens -
Lens Aperture (3rd Camera) F/2.4 F/2.4 Both phones have the same lens aperture of the third camera.
Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) - Huawei Mate 30 Pro has optical stabilisation of the third camera.
Camera Functions (3rd Camera) - Depth camera
FOURTH CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (4th Camera) - 2 Megapixel
Lens Aperture (4th Camera) - F/2.4
Camera Functions (4th Camera) HUAWEI Time-of-Flight (TOF) Camera Macro camera
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 32 Megapixel 16 Megapixel Huawei Mate 30 Pro has better front camera resolution than Honor X8.
Lens Aperture (Front) F/2.0 F/2.45 Huawei Mate 30 Pro has better front lens aperture than Huawei Mate 30 Pro.
Special Effects (Front) - HDR, Stickers
HDR Mode (Front) AI HDR+ -
Camera Modes (Front) - Beauty mode, portrait mode, Timer Shot, Mirror reflection, Filter mode
Face Recognition (Face ID) - Face recognition, Smile Capture Honor X8 has face detection.
Still Image Resolutions (Front) - 4608 x 3456
Video Resolutions (Front) - 1920 x 1080 (1080p)
Camera Features (Front) 3D Depth Sensing Camera, AI Segmentation Gesture control
BATTERY AND CHARGING Huawei Mate 30 Pro Honor X8
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 4500 mAh 4000 mAh Huawei Mate 30 Pro has larger battery capacity than Honor X8.
Fast Charging Technology HUAWEI SuperCharge technology, Wireless HUAWEI SuperCharge Honor SuperCharge Both phones have fast charging technology.
Wireless Charging Yes - Huawei Mate 30 Pro can be charged wirelessly.
Battery Technology Lithium polymer Lithium polymer
CELLULAR Huawei Mate 30 Pro Honor X8
Technology WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
Mobile Broadband Generation 4G 4G Both phones have the same mobile network generation.
Operating System Android 10 Android 11
User Interface EMUI 10.0 Magic UI 4.2
Navigation GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo
COMMUNICATIONS Huawei Mate 30 Pro Honor X8
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE LTE, FDD-LTE
2G Band 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 -
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 -
Wireless Interface IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac
Bluetooth Bluetooth 5.1 LE Bluetooth 5.0 BLE
NFC Yes Yes Both phones have an NFC reader for mobile payments.
Messaging Services SMS, MMS -
MEDIA Huawei Mate 30 Pro Honor X8
Supported Digital Audio Standards WAV, AAC, AMR, MP3, FLAC, OGG, MIDI, LDAC, MP4, SBC, 3GP WAV, AAC, AMR, MP3, FLAC, OGG, M4A, AWB, MP4, MID, 3GP
Supported Digital Video Standards 3GP, MP4 MKV, 3GP, WebM, MP4
FEATURES Huawei Mate 30 Pro Honor X8
Phone Functions Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, flight mode, voice dialing, vibrating alert -
Sensors Ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, barometer, gyro sensor, hall sensor, gesture, gravity sensor, infrared (IR) sensor, colour temperature sensor Ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, gravity sensor
Security Devices Fingerprint reader (under display) Fingerprint reader (side)
Additional Phone Features Huawei Reverse Charge, Tiny-Core NPU (Neural Network Processing Unit) HONOR RAM Turbo
OTHERS Huawei Mate 30 Pro Honor X8
Included Accessories Power adapter, SIM card removal tool, USB-C cable, USB-C headphones -
Compliant Standards IP68, TUV Rheinland TUV Rheinland Low Blue Light Certification
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