Huawei Nova Plus vs. Honor 8 Pro

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

In depth comparison and review of Huawei Nova Plus and Honor 8 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

Huawei Nova Plus vs. Honor 8 Pro Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Huawei Nova Plus Honor 8 Pro
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 151.8 mm 157 mm Honor 8 Pro has greater height than Huawei Nova Plus.
Width 75.7 mm 77.5 mm Honor 8 Pro has greater width than Huawei Nova Plus.
Depth 7.3 mm 6.97 mm Honor 8 Pro is narrower than Huawei Nova Plus.
Weight 160 g 184 g Huawei Nova Plus is lighter than Huawei Nova Plus.
Body Colour Mystic silver | Prestige gold | Titanium grey Midnight black
Body Material Aluminium-magnesium alloy -
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
DISPLAY Huawei Nova Plus Honor 8 Pro
Display Type LCD display LCD display
Display Technology IPS LTPS TFT
Screen Size (Display Size) 5.5" 5.7" Honor 8 Pro has larger screen size than Huawei Nova Plus.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 1920 x 1080 pixels 2560 x 1440 pixels Honor 8 Pro has better screen resolution than Huawei Nova Plus.
Display Format Full HD QHD
Pixel Density 401 ppi 515 ppi Honor 8 Pro has better pixel density than Huawei Nova Plus.
Colour Depth 16.7 million colours 16.7 million colours Both phones have the same color depth.
Contrast Ratio 1500:1 -
Display Features 2.5D curved glass -
PROCESSOR Huawei Nova Plus Honor 8 Pro
Processor Type (CPU) Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 Hisilicon Kirin 960 + i6 co-processor
Clock Speed - 2.4 GHz
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
MEMORY Huawei Nova Plus Honor 8 Pro
RAM 3 GB 6 GB Honor 8 Pro has more RAM than Huawei Nova Plus.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 32 GB 64 GB Honor 8 Pro has more internal memory than Huawei Nova Plus.
User Memory 22 GB -
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 128 GB microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 128 GB
CAMERA Huawei Nova Plus Honor 8 Pro
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 1 2
Sensor Resolution 16 Megapixel 12 Megapixel Huawei Nova Plus has better camera resolution than Honor 8 Pro.
Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) - Huawei Nova Plus has optical stabilisation.
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Special Effects - HDR
Camera Modes Beauty mode, low-light shots 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 Honor 8 Pro has face detection.
Light Source Dual LED flash Dual LED flash
Still Image Resolutions - 3968 x 2976
Video Resolutions 3840 x 2160 (4K) 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 60 fps, 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 30 fps
Camera Features (Functions) Phase Detect Auto-Focus (PDAF) Audio Note
SECOND CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) - 12 Megapixel
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 8 Megapixel 8 Megapixel Both phones have the same front camera resolution.
Focus Adjustment Focus free -
Special Effects (Front) Beauty Make-up 2.0, Beauty Skin 3.0 -
Video Resolutions (Front) - 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps
BATTERY AND CHARGING Huawei Nova Plus Honor 8 Pro
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 3340 mAh 4000 mAh Honor 8 Pro has larger battery capacity than Huawei Nova 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
Battery Technology Lithium polymer Lithium polymer
CELLULAR Huawei Nova Plus Honor 8 Pro
Technology WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
Mobile Broadband Generation 4G 4G Both phones have the same mobile network generation.
Operating System Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) Android 7.0 Nougat
User Interface HUAWEI Emotion UI 4.1 HUAWEI Emotion UI 5.1
Navigation GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou
COMMUNICATIONS Huawei Nova Plus Honor 8 Pro
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, FDD-LTE, TDD-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 IEEE 802.11b/g/n Infrared (IrDA), IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac
Bluetooth Bluetooth 4.1 Bluetooth 4.2
Messaging Services SMS, MMS Google+ Hangouts, SMS, MMS
MEDIA Huawei Nova Plus Honor 8 Pro
Supported Digital Audio Standards WAV, AAC, AMR, MP3, FLAC, OGG, M4A, MP4, MID AAC, PCM, MP3, FLAC, OGG, eAAC+, MIDI, WMA v10, AMR-NB, RA
Supported Digital Video Standards MKV, MPEG-4, 3GP, WebM RMVB, MPEG-4, WMV, ASF, 3GP
Sound Enhancements DTS Sound support -
FEATURES Huawei Nova Plus Honor 8 Pro
Phone Functions Speakerphone, call timer, conference call, flight mode, vibrating alert Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, flight mode, voice dialing, vibrating alert
Sensors Ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, hall sensor, gravity sensor Accelerometer, ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, gyro sensor, hall sensor
Security Devices Fingerprint reader Fingerprint reader
Additional Phone Features Dual microphones -
OTHERS Huawei Nova Plus Honor 8 Pro
Included Accessories Headset, USB cable, power adapter, SIM card removal tool USB cable, power adapter
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