Honor X8a vs OnePlus Nord CE5

At a glance

Brand: Honor; OnePlus
Release date: February 2023, 3 years 4 months ago; July 2025, 11 months ago
AnTuTu: 253.700 Antutu v10 Overall performance better than 59% of devices; 1.450.000 Antutu v10 Overall performance better than 90% of devices
Launch price: —; ₹ 26,999.00 ($ 286.46)

Size: 6.7"; 6.77"
Resolution: 1080 x 2388 px FHD+; 1080 x 2392 px FHD+
Type: LTPS LCD; AMOLED
Density: 391 ppi High Density; 388 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, Refresh rate 120 Hz, Touch sampling rate 240 Hz, Brightnes 600 cd/m² (typ), Brightnes 800 cd/m² (typ), Peak brightness - 1400 cd/m², Max brightness HBM - 1300 cd/m², 5000000:1 contrast ratio, TÜV Rheinland Eye Comfort Certification, HDR10+, DCI-P3, sRGB standard, 10 Bits panel, Dolby Vision, Scratch resistant, Corning Gorilla Glass 7i, Capacitive, Multi-touch, Frameless, LTPO (Low Temperature PolySilicon oxide)

Chipset: MediaTek Helio G88; MediaTek Dimensity 8350
CPU: 2x Cortex A75 2.0 GHz + 6x Cortex A55 1.8 GHz; 1x3,35 GHz Cortex A715 + 3x3,20 GHz Cortex A715 + 4x2,20 GHz Cortex A510
CPU type: Octa-Core; Octa-Core
Process: 12 nm; 4 nm
Frequency: 2 GHz; 3.35 GHz
GPU: Arm Mali-G52 MC2 1000MHz; Mali G615-MC6
RAM: 6 GB; 8 GB
RAM type: LPDDR4X RAM; RAM LPDDR5X
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; Cinematic Mode, Noise reduction, 4K Video, Digital zoom, Dual camera, Digital image stabilization, Optical Stabilization (OIS), Ultra stable video, Autofocus, Touch focus, Manual focus, Phase detection autofocus (PDAF), Laser autofocus (LAF), Continuous shooting, Geotagging, Panorama, HDR, Face detection, White balance settings, ISO settings, Exposure compensation, Scene mode, Self-timer, Night Mode
Sensor: —; Sony LYT-600
Pixel size: —; 0.70 µm
Sensor size: —; 1/1.95"

Capacity: 128 GB; 256 GB
SD slot: Yes , Slot for SD or second SIM card; Yes , Slot for SD or second SIM card
Type: —; UFS Storage 3.1

Dimensions: 74.5 mm 162.9 mm 7.5 mm Print 3D Model; 76.0 mm 163.6 mm 8.2 mm Print 3D Model
Weight: 179 g; 199 g
Materials: Plastic; Plastic
Colors: Black Blue Silver; Black White Blue
Usable surface: 89 %; 89 %
Water/dust resistance: —; IP65
Drop resistance: —; Class A B C D E 300 drops without defects
Repairability: —; Class A B C D E

Operating system: Android 12 Snow Cone Android 12; Android 16 OxygenOS 16 (Android 16)
Google services: With Google Mobile Services; With Google Mobile Services
Updates: —; OS updates: 4 years, Security updates: 6 years

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 5.4 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), BeiDou (B2), QZSS (L1 + L5)

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), B5 (850), B8 (900), B28b (700), B38 (TDD 2600), B40 (TDD 2300), B41 (TDD 2500)
3G: B1 (2100), B5 (850), B8 (900); B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B4 (1700/2100 AWS A-F), B5 (850), B6 (800), B8 (900), B19 (800)
2G: B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900); B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900)
5G: —; n1 (2100), n3 (1800), n5 (850), n8 (900), n28b (700), n38 (2600), n40 (2300), n41 (2500), n77 (3700), n78 (3500)