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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Summary

Release Date

12 Oct, 2016
24 Jun, 2016
16 Jul, 2026

Performance

N/A
HiSilicon Kirin
MediaTek MT6755
Unisoc T7100
Octa Core (upto 2.3 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 1.8 GHz)
4 GB RAM
2 GB RAM
3 GB RAM

Display

N/A
5.2 inches (13.21 cm)
5.0 inches (12.7 cm)
6.56 inches (16.66 cm)
IPS LCD
IPS LCD
IPS LCD
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)
720x1280 px (HD)
N/A
N/A
N/A
90 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

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

Front Camera

N/A
8 MP
8 MP
5 MP

Battery

N/A
3000 mAh
2300 mAh
5000 mAh
Fast Charging
Fast Charging
10W
No Wireless Charging
No Wireless Charging
N/A

Storage

32 GB
16 GB
64 GB
N/A
N/A
eMMC 5.0

Expert Review

7.0/10
N/A
N/A

Pros

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

Cons

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

User Ratings

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

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General

Launch Date

Oct 12, 2016
(Official)
Jun 24, 2016
(Official)
Jul 16, 2026
(Official)

Operating System

Android v6.0 (Marshmallow)
Android v6.0 (Marshmallow)
Android v15

Custom UI

EMUI
N/A
Android Go

Performance

Performance Rating

Good
Avg
N/A

Chipset

HiSilicon Kirin 950
MediaTek MT6755
Unisoc T7100

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
Octa core

1.8 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A75 1.2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A55

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
12 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-T880 MP4
Mali-T860 MP2
PowerVR GE8322

RAM

4 GB
2 GB
3 GB / 4 GB

RAM Type

N/A
N/A
LPDDR4X

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Excellent
N/A

Display Type

IPS LCD
IPS LCD
IPS LCD

Screen Size

5.2 inches  (13.21 cm)
5.0 inches  (12.7 cm)
6.56 inches  (16.66 cm)

Resolution

1080x1920 px (FULL HD)
720x1280 px (HD)
N/A

Brightness

N/A
N/A
400 nits

Refresh Rate

N/A
N/A
90 Hz

Aspect Ratio

16:9
N/A
N/A

Pixel Density

424 ppi
294 ppi
269 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

71.99 %
71.68 %
N/A

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v3 Scratch-resistant glass
Yes
N/A

Design

Height

145.5 mm
143.6 mm
N/A

Width

71.0 mm
66.8 mm
N/A

Thickness

7.4 mm
7.9 mm
8.49 mm

Weight

153 grams
137.4 grams
N/A

Build Material

N/A
Frame: Metal
Back: Metal
N/A

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good
Good
N/A

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
8 MP
Primary Cameraf/2GC08A8 1.12µm pixel size
12 MP
N/A
N/A

Autofocus

Yes Laser Autofocus
Yes Hybrid Autofocus Phase Detection Autofocus
N/A

OIS

No
No
No

Flash

Yes Dual-color LED Flash
Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

4000 x 3000 Pixels
4128 x 3096 Pixels
N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
Exposure compensation ISO control
N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
N/A

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
Digital Zoom

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps
N/A

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good
N/A

Resolution

8 MP
f/2.4 Primary Camera
8 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera1/4.0" sensor size Exmor-R CMOS
5 MP
Primary Camera1.12µm pixel size

Autofocus

No
Yes
N/A

Flash

No
No
No

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps
N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good
N/A

Capacity

3000 mAh
2300 mAh
5000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer
Li-ion
N/A

TalkTime

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

Quick Charging

Yes Fast Charging
Yes Fast Charging
Yes 10W

Storage

Internal Storage

32 GB / 64 GB
16 GB
64 GB

Storage Type

N/A
N/A
eMMC 5.0

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 128 GB
Yes Up to 200 GB
N/A

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM
Dual SIM
Single SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano
N/A

Network Support

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

VoLTE

N/A
N/A
Yes

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)
N/A
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 300 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 6)
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 150 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 4)
N/A
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SAR Value

Head: 1.45 W/kg
N/A
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)
Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 n)

Wi-Fi Features

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot
N/A

Bluetooth

Yes v4.2
Yes v4.1
Yes

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with A-GPS Glonass
N/A

NFC

Yes
Yes
N/A

IR Blaster

N/A
N/A
Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm
N/A

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
No
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Rear
N/A
Side

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass
N/A

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