Honor 8 vs Sony Xperia XA Dual

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Comparing the Honor 8 vs Sony Xperia XA Dual across performance, display, camera, battery, storage and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Honor 8 runs at a higher processing speed of 2.3 GHz, while Sony Xperia XA Dual runs at 2.0 GHz, making Honor 8 the better performer.


Display: Honor 8 offers a screen size of 5.2 inches, while Sony Xperia XA Dual offers 5 inches, making Honor 8 the larger display of the two. Both Honor 8 and Sony Xperia XA Dual feature the same IPS LCD display.


Rear Camera: Sony Xperia XA Dual offers a higher rear camera resolution with 13 MP, while Honor 8 offers 12 MP, making Sony Xperia XA Dual better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: Both Honor 8 and Sony Xperia XA Dual feature a 8 MP primary front camera.


Battery: Honor 8 offers a higher battery capacity with 3000 mAh, while Sony Xperia XA Dual offers 2300 mAh, making Honor 8 better for longer battery life.


Storage: Honor 8 offers higher internal storage with 32 GB, while Sony Xperia XA Dual offers 16 GB, making Honor 8 the better option for storage.


User Rating: Honor 8 receives a higher user rating of 4.3, while Sony Xperia XA Dual has a rating of 3.7.

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Honor 8
₹29,999
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Sony Xperia XA Dual
₹11,990
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Summary

Spec Score

73%
70%

Release Date

12 Oct, 2016
24 Jun, 2016

Performance

HiSilicon Kirin
MediaTek MT6755
Octa Core (upto 2.3 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2 GHz)
4 GB RAM
2 GB RAM

Display

5.2 inches (13.21 cm)
5.0 inches (12.7 cm)
IPS LCD
IPS LCD
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)
720x1280 px (HD)

Rear Camera

12 MP
Primary Camera
13 MP
Primary Camera
12 MP
Camera
N/A

Front Camera

8 MP
8 MP

Battery

3000 mAh
2300 mAh
Fast Charging
Fast Charging
No Wireless Charging
No Wireless Charging

Storage

32 GB
16 GB

Expert Review

7.0/10
N/A

Pros

  • Gorgeous design
  • Good cameras
  • Day-long battery life
  • Smart Key implementation is useful
  • Device yet to be reviewed

Cons

  • No VoLTE support
  • No dual-SIM
  • Fast charger not included
  • Expensive
  • Device yet to be reviewed

User Ratings

4.3/5
(3,917 ratings)
3.7/5
(4,916 ratings)

Video

Videos
2 More Videos
There are no videos available for the device.

User Feedback

General

Launch Date

Oct 12, 2016
(Official)
Jun 24, 2016
(Official)

Operating System

Android v6.0 (Marshmallow)
Android v6.0 (Marshmallow)

Custom UI

EMUI
N/A

Performance

Performance Rating

Good
Avg

Chipset

HiSilicon Kirin 950
MediaTek MT6755

Processor

Octa core

2.3 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A72 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53
Octa core

2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53 1 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-T880 MP4
Mali-T860 MP2

RAM

4 GB
2 GB

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Excellent

Display Type

IPS LCD
IPS LCD

Screen Size

5.2 inches  (13.21 cm)
5.0 inches  (12.7 cm)

Resolution

1080x1920 px (FULL HD)
720x1280 px (HD)

Aspect Ratio

16:9
N/A

Pixel Density

424 ppi
294 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

71.99 %
71.68 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v3 Scratch-resistant glass
Yes

Design

Height

145.5 mm
143.6 mm

Width

71.0 mm
66.8 mm

Thickness

7.4 mm
7.9 mm

Weight

153 grams
137.4 grams

Build Material

N/A
Frame: Metal
Back: Metal

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good
Good

Resolution

12 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.2Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor 1.25µm pixel size
13 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.01/3" sensor size Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor
12 MP
N/A

Autofocus

Yes Laser Autofocus
Yes Hybrid Autofocus Phase Detection Autofocus

OIS

No
No

Flash

Yes Dual-color LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

4000 x 3000 Pixels
4128 x 3096 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Digital image stabilization
Face detection
Touch to focus
Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Digital image stabilization
Face detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Resolution

8 MP
f/2.4 Primary Camera
8 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera1/4.0" sensor size Exmor-R CMOS

Autofocus

No
Yes

Flash

No
No

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Capacity

3000 mAh
2300 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer
Li-ion

TalkTime

Up to 17.5 Hours(3G) / Up to 21 Hours(2G)
Up to 10 Hours(3G) / Up to 11 Hours(2G)

Quick Charging

Yes Fast Charging
Yes Fast Charging

Storage

Internal Storage

32 GB / 64 GB
16 GB

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 128 GB
Yes Up to 200 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G
5G Not Supported 4G

SIM 1

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 850(band 5)
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 300 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 6)
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 150 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 4)
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SAR Value

Head: 1.45 W/kg
N/A

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) 5GHz
Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 a/b/g/n)

Wi-Fi Features

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.2
Yes v4.1

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

Yes
Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
No

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Rear
N/A

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass