Apple iPhone 8 Plus vs Huawei Honor Note 8

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OS
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CPU
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camera
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Front
Video
Features
display
Size
Resolution
Technology
Protection
Multitouch
battery
General
Talk time
Playing Music
body
Dimensions
Weight
Build
SIM card
Miscellaneous
Colors
memory
Internal Storage & RAM
Card slot
comms
WLAN
Bluetooth
GPS
NFC
Radio
USB
features
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Messaging
Browser
Java
sound
3.5mm jack
network
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2G bands
3G bands
4G bands
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GPRS
EDGE
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Main
Model
Apple iPhone 8 Plus
Price
$458.95
Advantages
CAMERA Front: 7 MP (f/2.2, 32mm), 1080p@30fps, 720p@240fps, face detection, HDR
BODY Dimensions: 158.4 x 78.1 x 7.5 mm (6.24 x 3.07 x 0.30 in)
COMMS Bluetooth: 5.0, A2DP, LE
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Main
Model
Huawei Honor Note 8
Price
$483.00
Advantages
PLATFORM CPU: Octa-core (4x2.5 GHz Cortex-A72 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A53)
CAMERA Rear: 13 MP, f/2.0, autofocus, OIS, dual-LED (dual tone) flash
DISPLAY Size: 6.6 inches
DISPLAY Resolution: 1440 x 2560 pixels (~443 ppi pixel density)
BATTERY General: Non-removable Li-Po 4500 mAh battery
MEMORY Internal Storage & RAM: 32/64/128 GB, 4 GB RAM
MEMORY Card slot: microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)
COMMS Radio: FM radio
SOUND 3.5mm jack : Yes
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launch
Announced
2017, September
Status
Available. Released 2017, September
platform
OS
iOS 11, upgradable to iOS 11.2
Chipset
Apple A11 Bionic
CPU
Hexa-core (2x Monsoon + 4x Mistral)
GPU
Apple GPU (three-core graphics)
camera
Rear
Dual: 12 MP (f/1.8, 28mm, OIS) + 12 MP (f/2.8, 57mm), phase detection autofocus, 2x optical zoom, quad-LED dual-tone flash, check quality
Front
7 MP (f/2.2, 32mm), 1080p@30fps, 720p@240fps, face detection, HDR
Video
2160p@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, check quality
Features
Geo-tagging, simultaneous 4K video and 8MP image recording, touch focus, face/smile detection, HDR (photo/panorama)
display
Size
5.5 inches, 83.4 cm2
Resolution
1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~401 ppi density)
Technology
LED-backlit IPS LCD, capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Protection
Ion-strengthened glass, oleophobic coating - Wide color gamut display - 3D Touch display & home button - True-tone display
Multitouch
Yes
battery
General
Non-removable Li-Ion 2691 mAh battery (10.28 Wh)
Talk time
About 21 h
Playing Music
About 60 h
body
Dimensions
158.4 x 78.1 x 7.5 mm (6.24 x 3.07 x 0.30 in)
Weight
202 g (7.13 oz, 0.45 lb)
Build
Front/back glass, aluminum frame
SIM card
Nano-SIM
Miscellaneous
Colors
Gold, Space Gray, Silver
memory
Internal Storage & RAM
64/256 GB, 3 GB RAM
Card slot
No
comms
WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot
Bluetooth
5.0, A2DP, LE
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS
NFC
Yes (Apple Pay only)
Radio
No
USB
2.0, proprietary reversible connector
features
Sensors
Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
Messaging
iMessage, SMS (threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email
Browser
HTML5 (Safari) - Fast battery charging: 50% in 30 min - Qi wireless charging - Siri natural language commands and dictation - iCloud cloud service - MP3/WAV/AAX+/AIFF/Apple Lossless player - MP4/H.265 player - Audio/video/photo editor - Document editor
Java
—
sound
3.5mm jack
No
network
Technology
GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G bands
LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 29(700), 30(2300), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 66(1700/2100)
Speed
HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (3CA) Cat12 600/150 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps
GPRS
Yes
EDGE
Yes
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launch
Announced
2016, August
Status
Coming soon
platform
OS
Android OS, v6.0.1 (Marshmallow)
Chipset
HiSilicon Kirin 955
CPU
Octa-core (4x2.5 GHz Cortex-A72 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A53)
GPU
Mali-T880 MP4
camera
Rear
13 MP, f/2.0, autofocus, OIS, dual-LED (dual tone) flash
Front
5 MP, f/2.0, 1080p
Video
2160p@30fps
Features
Geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection, HDR, panorama
display
Size
6.6 inches
Resolution
1440 x 2560 pixels (~443 ppi pixel density)
Technology
Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Protection
—
Multitouch
Yes - EMUI 4.1
battery
General
Non-removable Li-Po 4500 mAh battery
Talk time
—
Playing Music
—
body
Dimensions
178.8 x 90.9 x 7.2 mm (7.04 x 3.58 x 0.28 in)
Weight
219 g (7.72 oz, 0.48 lb)
Build
—
SIM card
Dual SIM
Miscellaneous
Colors
White, Gold, Gray
memory
Internal Storage & RAM
32/64/128 GB, 4 GB RAM
Card slot
microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)
comms
WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot
Bluetooth
v4.2, A2DP, EDR, LE
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ BDS (market dependant)
NFC
—
Radio
FM radio
USB
Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go
features
Sensors
Fingerprint, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Messaging
SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Mail, IM
Browser
HTML5
Java
No
sound
3.5mm jack
Yes
network
Technology
GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE
2G bands
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 CDMA 800
3G bands
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO / TD-SCDMA
4G bands
LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500)
Speed
HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps or LTE Cat6 300/50 Mbps
GPRS
Yes
EDGE
Yes
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Summary

The Honor Note 8 uses a faster processor Octa-core (4x2.5 GHz Cortex-A72 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A53) in comparison with the iPhone 8 Plus. It is an important specification of this model as powerful processor allows the user to perform multiple tasks easily.

The Honor Note 8 has better rear camera specifications that makes it a better buy for those who want to make high quality photos. The iPhone 8 Plus front camera specifications are better than that of the Honor Note 8: (7 megapixels and 2.2 aperture versus 5 megapixels and 2 aperture). If you like to take selfies then it is an important advantage for you.

The Huawei Honor Note 8 has 4K UHD (1440 x 2560 pixels) screen resolution with 445 ppi pixel density that is more high than the iPhone 8 Plus 2K HD (1080 x 1920 pixels) screen resolution with 400 ppi pixel density. It makes this phone a better choice for playing games. The iPhone 8 Plus smartphone is easier to use as it has smaller dimensions in comparison to the Huawei Honor Note 8: 158.4 x 78.1 x 7.5 mm versus 178.8 x 90.9 x 7.2 mm. The Apple iPhone 8 Plus cell phone weight 202g that is 17g less than the weight of the Honor Note 8.

The Honor Note 8 model has a card slot. It's a pleasant pros: the user can easily expand internal storage and transfer files. The Honor Note 8 is equipped with a 3.5mm jack that is the most simple way to connect headphones and listen music. The Huawei Honor Note 8 has a better battery life as it is produced with 4500mah battery that is 1809mah bigger compared to the Apple iPhone 8 Plus cell. It means that this model can be used for a longer time without charging.

The Honor Note 8 has 9 advantages and the iPhone 8 Plus only 4 so the Honor Note 8 is the best choice. Get the list of the best offers on Amazon.