Huawei Honor Note 8 vs Sony Xperia XA2

Huawei Honor Note 8

Sony Xperia XA2

Network
2G network

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900; CDMA 800

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900
3G network

HSDPA 850, 900, 1900, 2100; CDMA2000 1xEV-DO, TD-SCDMA

HSDPA 850, 900, 1900, 2100
4G network

LTE frequency band 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500)

LTE frequency band 1(2100), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 18(800), 39(1900)
HSDPA speed

42.2 Mbps

42.2 Mbps
HSUPA speed

5.76 Mbps

5.76 Mbps
LTE speed

LTE, Cat6, 300 Mbps download, 50 Mbps upload

-
LTE-A speed

-

LTE-A, (3CA) Cat13, 600 Mbps download, 150 Mbps upload
GPRS

Yes

Yes
EDGE

Yes

Yes

Design
SIM

Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)

Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Height

178.8 mm

142 mm
Width

90.9 mm

70 mm
Thickness

7.2 mm

9.7 mm
Weight

219 g

171 g
Colors

Gold, Gray, White

Black, Blue, Pink, Silver

Display
Display type

Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen

IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Physical size

6.6 inches

5.2 inches
Resolution

1440 x 2560 pixels

1080 x 1920 pixels
Pixel density

443 ppi

424 ppi
Display colors

16777216

16777216
Protection

-

Corning Gorilla Glass
Multitouch

Yes

Yes

Main camera
Main camera

13 MP, f/2.0

23 MP, f/2.0 , 24 mm, 1/2.3"
Primary camera resolution

-

5488 x 4112 pixels
Primary camera video

2160p@30fps

2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps
Primary camera Autofocus

autofocus

phase detection autofocus
Primary camera flash

dual-LED (dual tone) flash

LED flash
Primary camera optical image stabilization

optical image stabilization

-
Primary camera video hdr

-

HDR
Primary camera video stereo sound record

-

stereo sound record
Camera features

Geo-tagging, HDR, face detection, panorama, touch focus

Geo-tagging, HDR, face/smile detection, panorama, touch focus

Connectivity
WLAN

Wi-Fi 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11ac

Wi-Fi 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n
WLAN WiFi Hotspot

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Direct

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Dual Band

Yes

-
USB

Type-C 1.0 reversible connector

Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
USB On-The-Go

Yes

-
USB host

-

Yes
Bluetooth

v4.2

v5.0
Bluetooth A2DP

Yes

Yes
bluetooth LE

Yes

Yes
Bluetooth EDR

Yes

-
Bluetooth AptX

-

aptX HD
NFC

-

Yes
GPS

Yes, with A-GPS

Yes, with A-GPS
GLONASS

Yes

Yes
BDS

Yes

-

Features
Messaging SMS

SMS(threaded view)

SMS(threaded view)
Messaging MMS

MMS

MMS
Messaging Email

Email

Email
Messaging IM

IM

IM
Messaging Push Email

-

Push Email
Messaging Push Mail

Push Mail

-
Java

No

-
Sensors

Fingerprint, accelerometer, compass, gyro, proximity

Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, compass, proximity