Huawei Honor 7i vs Honor 8

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Comparing the Huawei Honor 7i vs Honor 8 across performance, display, camera, battery and storage 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 Huawei Honor 7i runs at 1.5 GHz, making Honor 8 the better performer.


Display: Both Huawei Honor 7i and Honor 8 offer the same screen size of 5.2 inches and feature the same IPS LCD display.


Rear Camera: Huawei Honor 7i offers a higher rear camera resolution with 13 MP, while Honor 8 offers 12 MP, making Huawei Honor 7i better for rear camera photography.


Battery: Huawei Honor 7i offers a higher battery capacity with 3100 mAh, while Honor 8 offers 3000 mAh, making Huawei Honor 7i better for longer battery life.


Storage: Both Huawei Honor 7i and Honor 8 offer the same internal storage of 32 GB.

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Summary

Release Date

20 Aug, 2015
12 Oct, 2016
14 Jul, 2026

Performance

N/A
Snapdragon
HiSilicon Kirin
Snapdragon 6 Gen 4
Octa Core (upto 1.5 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2.3 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2.3 GHz)
3 GB RAM
4 GB RAM
8 GB RAM

Display

N/A
5.2 inches (13.21 cm)
5.2 inches (13.21 cm)
6.77 inches (17.2 cm)
IPS LCD
IPS LCD
Super AMOLED
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)
1080x2344 px (FHD+)
N/A
N/A
120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

N/A
13 MP
Primary Camera
12 MP
Primary Camera
50 MP
Primary Camera
N/A
12 MP
Camera
8 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Front Camera

N/A
N/A
8 MP
16 MP

Battery

N/A
3100 mAh
3000 mAh
6000 mAh
N/A
Fast Charging
33W Fast Charging
N/A
No Wireless Charging
N/A

Storage

32 GB
32 GB
128 GB
N/A
N/A
UFS 2.2

Expert Review

N/A
7.0/10
N/A

Pros

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

Cons

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

User Ratings

N/A
4.3/5
(3,917 ratings)
N/A

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General

Launch Date

N/A
Oct 12, 2016
(Official)
Jul 07, 2026
(Official)

Operating System

Android v5.1 (Lollipop)
Android v6.0 (Marshmallow)
Android v16

OS Updates

N/A
N/A
3 Year

Security Updates

N/A
N/A
6 Year

Custom UI

EMUI
EMUI
Nothing OS

Performance

Performance Rating

N/A
Good
Very Good

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon
HiSilicon Kirin 950
Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 4 SM6650

Processor

Octa core

1.5 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53 1.2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53
Octa core

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

2.3 GHz, Single core, Cortex A720 2.2 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A720 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A520

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
4 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 405
Mali-T880 MP4
Adreno 810

RAM

3 GB
4 GB
8 GB

RAM Type

N/A
N/A
LPDDR4X

Display

Display Rating

N/A
Excellent
Excellent

Display Type

IPS LCD
IPS LCD
Super AMOLED

Screen Size

5.2 inches  (13.21 cm)
5.2 inches  (13.21 cm)
6.77 inches  (17.2 cm)

Resolution

1080x1920 px (FULL HD)
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)
1080x2344 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

N/A
N/A
2000 nits

HBM Brightness

N/A
N/A
1200 nits

Refresh Rate

N/A
N/A
120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

N/A
16:9
20:9

Pixel Density

424 ppi
424 ppi
381 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

73.77 %
71.99 %
87.32 %

Screen Protection

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

Bezel-less Display

N/A
N/A
Yes with punch-hole display

Design

Height

141.6 mm
145.5 mm
164.4 mm

Width

71.2 mm
71.0 mm
78.2 mm

Thickness

7.8 mm
7.4 mm
8.6 mm

Weight

160 grams
153 grams
210 grams

Water Resistance

N/A
N/A
Yes Water resistant IP64 (up to 20 minutes in a depth of 0.25 meter)

Ruggedness

N/A
N/A
Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

N/A
Good
Very Good

Resolution

13 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.028 mm focal length
12 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.2Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor 1.25µm pixel size
50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.81/2.76" sensor size
N/A
12 MP
8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera1/4.0" sensor size

Autofocus

Yes
Yes Laser Autofocus
Yes

OIS

N/A
No
Yes

Flash

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

Image Resolution

4128 x 3096 Pixels
4000 x 3000 Pixels
N/A

Settings

N/A
Exposure compensation ISO control
N/A

Shooting Modes

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

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Digital image stabilization
Face detection
Touch to focus
N/A

Video Recording

N/A
Full HD @30 fps
4k @30 fps
Full HD @30/60 fps

Video Recording Features

N/A
N/A
Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

N/A
Very Good
Very Good

Resolution

N/A
8 MP
f/2.4 Primary Camera
16 MP
f/2.4 Primary Camera

Autofocus

N/A
No
N/A

Flash

N/A
No
Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

N/A
Full HD @30 fps
N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

N/A
Very Good
Very Good

Capacity

3100 mAh
3000 mAh
6000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer
Li-Polymer
N/A

TalkTime

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

Quick Charging

N/A
Yes Fast Charging
Yes 33W Fast Charging 50% in 80 minutes

Storage

Internal Storage

32 GB
32 GB / 64 GB
128 GB / 256 GB

Storage Type

N/A
N/A
UFS 2.2

Expandable Storage

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

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Single SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

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

Network Support

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

VoLTE

N/A
N/A
Yes

SIM 1

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 1800(band 3)
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)
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N40 / N41 / N77 / N78
N/A
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 300 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 6)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5)
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SIM 2

N/A
N/A
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N40 / N41 / N77 / N78
N/A
N/A
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5)
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SAR Value

N/A
Head: 1.45 W/kg
N/A

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 b/g/n)
Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) 5GHz
Yes Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/be/ax) MIMO

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot
Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot
Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.0
Yes v4.2
Yes v6.0

GPS

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

NFC

N/A
Yes
Yes

Multimedia

Stereo Speakers

N/A
N/A
Yes

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm
USB Type-C

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

N/A
Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

N/A
Rear
On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A
N/A
Optical

Other Sensors

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

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