Honor X8a vs Huawei nova 14

At a glance

Brand: Honor; Huawei
Release date: February 2023, 3 years 4 months ago; May 2025, 1 years 1 months ago
AnTuTu: 253.700 Antutu v10 Overall performance better than 59% of devices; 521.000 Antutu v10 Overall performance better than 73% of devices
Launch price: —; CN¥ 2,699.00 ($ 395.33)

Size: 6.7"; 6.7"
Resolution: 1080 x 2388 px FHD+; 1084 x 2412 px FHD+
Type: LTPS LCD; Oled
Density: 391 ppi High Density; 395 ppi High Density
Aspect ratio: 20:9; 20:9
Features: Hole-punch Notch, Refresh rate 90 Hz, TÜV Rheinland Eye Comfort Certification, 2.5D curved glass screen, Capacitive, Multi-touch, Frameless; Hole-punch Notch, SGS Certified, 2160 Hz PWM, Refresh rate 120 Hz, Touch sampling rate 300 Hz, HDR10+, DCI-P3, sRGB standard, 10 Bits panel, Scratch resistant, Dual Edge display, 3D curved glass screen, AGC glass, Capacitive, Multi-touch, Frameless, LTPO (Low Temperature PolySilicon oxide)

Chipset: MediaTek Helio G88; Huawei KIRIN 8000 5G
CPU: 2x Cortex A75 2.0 GHz + 6x Cortex A55 1.8 GHz; 1x2.4 GHz + 3x 2.2GHz + 4x 1.8GHz
CPU type: Octa-Core; Octa-Core
Process: 12 nm; 7 nm
Frequency: 2 GHz; 2.4 GHz
GPU: Arm Mali-G52 MC2 1000MHz; Mali-G610
RAM: 6 GB; 12 GB
RAM type: LPDDR4X RAM; LPDDR4X RAM
64-bit: Yes; Yes

Resolution: 100 Mpx; 50 Mpx
Aperture: ƒ/ 1.9; ƒ/ 1.8
Flash: LED; LED
Optical stabilization: No; Yes
Slow motion: Yes, 120 fps; Yes, 480 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; 4K Video, Digital zoom, Optical zoom, Triple camera, Digital image stabilization, Optical Stabilization (OIS), Autofocus, Touch focus, Continuous autofocus, Laser AF, Phase detection autofocus (PDAF), Continuous shooting, Geotagging, Panorama, HDR, Face detection, White balance settings, ISO settings, Exposure compensation, Scene mode, Self-timer, RAW

Dimensions: 74.5 mm 162.9 mm 7.5 mm Print 3D Model; 75.4 mm 161.7 mm 7.2 mm Print 3D Model
Weight: 179 g; 195 g
Materials: Plastic; Plastic , Glass
Colors: Black Blue Silver; Black White Blue
Usable surface: 89 %; 88 %
Water/dust resistance: —; IP65

Operating system: Android 12 Snow Cone Android 12; HarmonyOS 5 HarmonyOS 5.0
Google services: With Google Mobile Services; —

SIM: Dual SIM Dual Standby (Nano SIM + Nano SIM); Dual SIM Dual Standby (Nano SIM + Nano SIM)
Bluetooth: Bluetooth 5.1 LELow energy consumption; Bluetooth 5.2 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), APT-x, LDAC, SBC, AAC
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, Wi-Fi MiMO
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, QZSS, Galileo, GPS (L1+L5), BeiDou (B1), Galileo (E1+E5a), NavIC System, QZSS (L1 + L5), Galileo (E1+E5a+E5b)

4G LTE: B1 (2100), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B7 (2600), B8 (900), B20 (800), B28b (700), B28a (700), B38 (TDD 2600), B40 (TDD 2300), B41 (TDD 2500); B1 (2100), B3 (1800), B4 (1700/2100 AWS 1), B5 (850), B8 (900), B18 (800), B19 (800), B26 (850), B34 (TDD 2100), B38 (TDD 2600), B39 (TDD 1900), B40 (TDD 2300), B41 (TDD 2500)
3G: B1 (2100), B5 (850), B8 (900); B1 (2100), B4 (1700/2100 AWS A-F), B5 (850), B8 (900), B19 (800)
2G: B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900); CDMA BC0 (800), B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900)