Honor X8a 5G vs Nokia G42

At a glance

Brand: Honor; Nokia
Release date: May 2023, 3 years ago; June 2023, 2 years 11 months ago
AnTuTu: 437.860 Antutu v10 Overall performance better than 70% of devices; 380.000 Antutu v9 Overall performance better than 64% of devices

Size: 6.5"; 6.56"
Resolution: 720 x 1600 px HD+; 720 x 1612 px HD+
Type: TFT LCD (IPS); LCD IPS
Density: 270 ppi Medium Density; 269 ppi Medium Density
Aspect ratio: 20:9; 20:9
Features: Water Drop Notch, Refresh rate 90 Hz, TÜV Rheinland Eye Comfort Certification, 2.5D curved glass screen, Capacitive, Multi-touch, Frameless; Water Drop Notch, Refresh rate 90 Hz, Brightnes 450 cd/m² (typ), 560 cd/m² peak brightness, Corning Gorilla Glass 3, 2.5D curved glass screen, Capacitive, Multi-touch

Chipset: Qualcomm Snapdragon 695 (SM6375); Qualcomm Snapdragon 480 Plus (SM4350-AC)
CPU: 2x2.2 GHz Kryo 660 Gold +6x1.7 GHz Kryo 660 Silver; 2x2.2 GHz Kryo 460 + 6x1.8 GHz Kryo 460,
CPU type: Octa-Core; Octa-Core
Process: 6 nm; 8 nm
Frequency: 2.2 GHz; 2.2 GHz
GPU: Qualcomm Adreno 619; Qualcomm Adreno 619
RAM: 6 GB; 4 GB
RAM type: LPDDR4X RAM; LPDDR4X RAM
64-bit: Yes; Yes

Resolution: 100 Mpx; 50 Mpx
Aperture: ƒ/ 1.8; ƒ/ 1.8
Flash: LED; LED
Optical stabilization: No; No
Slow motion: No, 30 fps; No, 30 fps
Features: Digital zoom, Triple camera, Digital image stabilization, Autofocus, Touch focus, Phase detection autofocus (PDAF), Contrast detection autofocus (CDAF), Continuous shooting, Geotagging, Panorama, HDR, Face detection, White balance settings, ISO settings, Exposure compensation, Scene mode, Self-timer; Triple camera, Autofocus, Touch focus, Geotagging, Panorama, HDR, White balance settings, ISO settings, Exposure compensation, Scene mode, Self-timer

Dimensions: 75.3 mm 163.6 mm 8.7 mm Print 3D Model; 75.8 mm 165.0 mm 8.6 mm Print 3D Model
Weight: 194 g; 193 g
Materials: Plastic; Plastic
Colors: Blue Silver; Gray Purple
Usable surface: 82 %; 82 %
Water/dust resistance: —; IP52

Operating system: Android 12 Snow Cone Android 12; Android 13 Tiramisu Android 13
Google services: Without Google Mobile services; With Google Mobile Services

SIM: Dual SIM Dual Standby (Nano SIM + Nano SIM); Single SIM (Nano SIM)
Bluetooth: Bluetooth 5.0 LELow energy consumption; Bluetooth 5.1 LELow energy consumption
Bluetooth profiles: A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile), EDR (Enhanced Data Rate), LE (Low Energy); A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile), LE (Low Energy)
Wi-Fi: 802.11a , 802.11b , 802.11g , 802.11n , 802.11n 5GHz , 802.11ac; 802.11a , 802.11b , 802.11g , 802.11n , 802.11n 5GHz , 802.11ac, WiFi 6 (802.11ax)
Wi-Fi features: Dual band, Wi-Fi Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi Display; Dual band, Wi-Fi Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi Display
USB: USB Type-C; USB Type-C
USB features: Charging, OTG; Charging, OTG
Navigation: GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo; GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo

5G: n1 (2100), n2 (1900 PCS), n3 (1800), n5 (850), n7 (2600), n8 (900), n38 (2600), n40 (2300), n41 (2500), n77 (3700), n78 (3500); n1 (2100), n2 (1900 PCS), n3 (1800), n5 (850), n7 (2600), n8 (900), n28b (700), n28a (700), n40 (2300), n41 (2500), n66 (1700), n77 (3700), n78 (3500)
4G LTE: B1 (2100), B3 (1800), B4 (1700/2100 AWS 1), B5 (850), B7 (2600), B8 (900), B12 (700), B13 (700), B17 (700), B38 (TDD 2600), B39 (TDD 1900), B40 (TDD 2300), B41 (TDD 2500); B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B4 (1700/2100 AWS 1), B5 (850), B7 (2600), B8 (900), B12 (700), B13 (700), B17 (700), B20 (800), B28b (700), B28a (700), B38 (TDD 2600), B39 (TDD 1900), B40 (TDD 2300), B41 (TDD 2500), B66 (1700/2100)
3G: B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B4 (1700/2100 AWS A-F), B5 (850), B8 (900); B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B4 (1700/2100 AWS A-F), B5 (850), B8 (900)
2G: CDMA BC0 (800), B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900); B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900)

Fingerprint: Yes, on the side; Yes, on the side
Accelerometer: Yes; Yes
Proximity: Yes; Yes
Light sensor: Yes; Yes
Cooling system: No; No
Audio: Hi-Res Audio, Noise cancellation microphone, 2 microphones; 2 microphones
Gyroscope: —; Yes