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Honor View30 Pro vs Huawei nova 8 5G

What View30 Pro does better (8) and where nova 8 5G wins (8) — every spec side by side.

Honor View30 Pro
Honor · 2020View30 Pro
7.2Score
8 advantages
vs
Huawei nova 8 5G
Huawei · 2020nova 8 5G
7.4Score
8 advantages≈ $440
Higher score
4.4Display7.0
8.7Camera7.9
5.4Battery4.2
7.1Features7.1
Dimensions

Size comparison

View30 Pronova 8 5G
75.8 × 162.78.874.1 × 160.17.6
View30 Pronova 8 5GDifference
Height162.7 mm160.1 mm+2.6 mm
Width75.8 mm74.1 mm+1.7 mm
Thickness8.8 mm7.6 mm+1.2 mm
Weight206 g169 g+37 g

Drawn to the same scale from the official dimensions (front and side).

Why is View30 Pro better than nova 8 5G?

  1. Optical stabilisationYes · nova 8 5G: No
  2. Telephoto cameraYes · nova 8 5G: No
  3. Wireless chargingYes · nova 8 5G: No
  4. Battery capacity4,100 mAh vs 3,800 mAh+8%
  5. CPU frequency2.86 GHz vs 2.58 GHz+11%
  6. Pixel density400 ppi vs 392 ppi+2%
  7. Rear cameras3 vs 2+50%
  8. Main camera aperturef/1.6 vs f/1.9+19%

Why is nova 8 5G better than View30 Pro?

  1. Wired charging40 W vs 66 W+65%
  2. Main camera40 MP vs 64 MP+60%
  3. Refresh rate60 Hz vs 90 Hz+50%
  4. OLED panelNo · View30 Pro: Yes
  5. Weight206 g vs 169 g+22%
  6. Charged in 30 min70% vs 120%+71%
  7. Thickness8.8 mm vs 7.6 mm+16%
  8. Screen-to-body ratio84.9% vs 89.3%+5%
Specifications

Side by side

Huawei nova 8 5GHuawei nova 8 5G≈ $4407.4
Design
Weight206 g169 g
Thickness8.8 mm7.6 mm
Height162.7 mm160.1 mm
Width75.8 mm74.1 mm
FrameAluminium—
BackGlass—
Glass protectionYes—
ColoursOcean Blue, Midnight Black, Icelandic frost, Sunrise OrangeBlack, Blue, Green, White
Display
Screen size6.6″6.6″
PanelIPS LCDOLED
OLED panelNoYes
Resolution (width)1,080 px1,080 px
Resolution (height)2,400 px2,340 px
Pixel density400 ppi392 ppi
Refresh rate60 Hz90 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio84.9%89.3%
HDR—Yes
Performance
ChipsetKirin 990 5GKirin 985 5G
Chip makerKirinKirin
Process7 nm7 nm
CPU cores88
CPU frequency2.86 GHz2.58 GHz
GPUMali-G76 MP16Mali-G77
Memory
RAM8 GB8 GB
Storage (max)256 GB256 GB
Storage (base)128 GB128 GB
Storage typeUFS 3.0—
Memory card slotNoNo
Camera
Main camera40 MP64 MP
Main camera aperturef/1.6f/1.9
Main sensor size1/1.7"—
Rear cameras32
Optical stabilisationYesNo
Ultra-wide cameraYesYes
Telephoto cameraYesNo
Optical zoom3×—
Max video4K4K
4K video frame rate30 fps—
Selfie camera32 MP32 MP
4K selfie videoYesYes
Battery
Battery capacity4,100 mAh3,800 mAh
Battery typeLi-PoLi-Po
Wired charging40 W66 W
Charged in 30 min70%120%
Wireless chargingYesNo
Wireless charging power27 W—
Reverse wireless chargingYes—
Connectivity
5GYesYes
eSIMNoNo
Dual SIMYesYes
Wi-Fi standardWi-Fi 5Wi-Fi 5
Bluetooth5.15.1
NFCYesYes
USBUSB Type-C 2.0USB Type-C 2.0
USB version22
Dual-band GPSYes—
Satellite navigationGLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSSGLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS
Features
Stereo speakersNoNo
3.5 mm headphone jackNoNo
Fingerprint sensorSideUnder display
SensorsFingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compassFingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Software
OS at launchAndroid 10Android 10
PlatformAndroidAndroid
InterfaceMagic UI 3.0.1EMUI 11
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