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Huawei Honor V8 Mobile Phone
Huawei Honor V8
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Sony Xperia X Compact Mobile Phone
Sony Xperia X Compact
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Sony Xperia X Performance Mobile Phone
Sony Xperia X Performance
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An extraordinarily shiny Android phone with extraordinary specsRead more
With dual cameras, dual Sim, microSD card slot, premium build and two-day battery life, the only thing holding back the Honor 8 is Huawei’s softwareRead more
This well-crafted, midprice handset takes good photos with its double cameras, while saving you big bucks.Read more
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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 6.0Android 6.0Android 6.0
CPU clock speed2.0 GHz1.8 GHz2.15 GHz
CPU cores8-core6-coreQuad-core
CPU modelHuawei HiSilicon Kirin 950Qualcomm Snapdragon 650Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996
GPU modelARM Mali-T880 MP4Qualcomm Adreno 510Qualcomm Adreno 530
RAM memory4 GB3 GB3 GB

Display

Screen size5.7 in4.6 in5.0 in
Touchscreenyesyesyes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeLCDLCDLCD
Resolution1920 x 1080 px1280 x 720 px1920 x 1080 px
TechnologyIPS LCDIPS TFT
  • IPS
  • IPS TFT
Pixel density386.0 ppi319.0 ppi441.0 ppi
Dual screen supportnonono
HDRnonono
Multi touchyesyesyes
Screen material
N/A
Corning Gorilla GlassScratch-resistant glass
Scratch resistant display
N/A
yesyes

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution12.0 Mpx23.0 Mpx23.0 Mpx
Primary lens aperture2.2 f2.0 f2.0 f
Video recordingyesyesyes
Highest video resolution1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px
Autofocusyesyesyes
Digital zoomyesyesyes
Face detectionyesyesyes
Geo-taggingyesyesyes
Gesture Shotyesyesyes
HDR Captureyesyesyes
LED Flashyesyesyes
Panoramayesyesyes
Smile detectionyesyesyes
Touch focusyesyesyes
Primary sensor size
N/A
1/2.3"1/2.3"
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution
N/A
60.0 fps60.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)
N/A
60.0 fps
N/A
Max resolution (highest frame rate)
N/A
1920 x 1080 px
N/A
Burst Mode
N/A
yesyes
Focus adjustment
N/A
N/A
Automatic
Digital Image Stabilization
N/A
N/A
yes

Front camera

Primary resolution8.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx13.0 Mpx
Lens aperture
N/A
N/A
F/2.0

Storage

Internal storage
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
32 GB32 GB
Memory card readeryesyesyes
Maximum card storage128GB256GB256GB
Types of memory card supportedmicroSDmicroSDmicroSD

Design

Colour of product
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Gold
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • White
  • Black
  • Silver
  • White
N/A
MaterialMetalPlasticMetal
Water resistantnonoyes
Shock resistantnonono
Dust resistant
N/A
N/A
yes

Dimensions

Height6.18 in5.08 in5.66 in
Width3.06 in2.56 in2.77 in
Depth0.31 in0.37 in0.34 in
Weight6.0 oz4.76 oz5.82 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyes
Digital compassyesyesyes
Ambient light sensoryesyesyes
Fingerprintyesyesyes
Gyroscopeyesyesyes
Barometer
N/A
yesyes
Pedometer
N/A
yesyes
Magnetometer
N/A
N/A
yes

Connectivity

Dual sim supportyesyesyes
Sim card sizeNano-SIMNano-SIMNano-SIM
Bluetoothyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.14.24.2
NFCyesyesyes
Charging connectionUSBUSBUSB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version
3.1
2.02.0
Type of USB connectorUSB Type-C
N/A
Micro-USB
USB On-The-Go (OTG)yesyesyes
Video outputDisplayPort over USB-CNoNo
DLNA certified
N/A
yesyes
Bluetooth profile
N/A
  • A2DP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • DID
  • GAP
  • GATT
  • GAVDP
  • HFP
  • HID
  • HOGP
  • HSP
  • MAP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • PBAP
  • SPP
Bluetooth codec
N/A
  • aptX
  • LDAC
  • SBC
  • aptX
  • LDAC
  • SBC

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyesyes
Data transmissionHSPA+HSPA+
  • EDGE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • LTE
Navigation systemGPSGLONASS
  • A-GPS
  • BeiDou
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
2G GSMyesyesyes
GSM frequencies
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
3G UMTSyesyesyes
UMTS frequences
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
4G LTEyesyesyes
LTE frequencies
  • 800 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • 2300 MHz
  • 2500 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • 2300 MHz
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • 2300 MHz
  • 2500 MHz
Mobile hotspotyesyesyes
Wireless networking standard
N/A
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
Streaming standards
N/A
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast
  • MirrorLink

Battery

Battery typeLithium PolymerLithium ionLithium ion
Battery capacity3500.0 mAh2700.0 mAh2700.0 mAh
Standby time437.0 h750.0 h540.0 h
Talk time25.0 h14.0 h15.7 h
Fast chargingnoyesyes
Wireless charging nonono
Replaceable battery
N/A
nono
Fast charging standard
N/A
Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0
N/A

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