Huawei nova 5i vs Huawei nova 8

Network
2G network

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900; CDMA & TD-SCDMA

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900
3G network

HSDPA 850, 900, 1700(AWS), 2100

HSDPA 800, 850, 900, 1700(AWS), 1800, 1900, 2100
4G network

LTE frequency band 1(2100), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 8(900), 19(800), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500)

LTE frequency band 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 18, 19, 26, 28, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41 - ANG-L22B; 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41 - ANG-L21B; 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 18, 19, 26, 28, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41 - ANG-L02B
HSDPA speed

-

42.2 Mbps
HSUPA speed

-

5.76 Mbps
EV-DO speed

3.1 Mbps download, 1.8 Mbps upload

EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps download, 1.8 Mbps upload
LTE speed

LTE Cat12, 603 Mbps download, 102 Mbps upload

LTE-A
GPRS

Yes

Yes
EDGE

Yes

Yes

Design
Build

Plastic

Plastic, glass
SIM

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

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

159.1 mm

160.1 mm
Width

75.9 mm

74.1 mm
Thickness

8.3 mm

7.6 mm
Weight

178 g

169 g
Colors

Black, Blue, Red

Powder Pink

Display
Display type

IPS capacitive touchscreen

OLED
Physical size

6.4 inches

6.57 inches
Resolution

1080 x 2310 pixels

1080 x 2340 pixels
Pixel density

398 ppi

392 ppi
Display colors

16777216

1073741824
Protection

2.5D curved glass screen, LTPS (Low Temeperature PolySilicon)

3D curved glass screen
Multitouch

Yes

-
Display features

-

HDR10, 90Hz

Main camera
Camera type

Quad

Quad
Main camera

24 MP, f/1.8 , 27 mm, 1/2.8" , 1.8 µm

64 MP, f/1.9 , 26 mm, (wide) , 10x digital zoom
8 MP

8 MP, (ultrawide) , f/2.4 , 120˚ , 17 mm
2 MP, f/2.4 , 27 mm

2 MP, f/2.4 , (depth)
2 MP, f/2.4

2 MP, f/2.4 , (macro)
Primary camera resolution

5632 x 4224 pixels

9216 x 6912 pixels
Primary camera video

1080p@60fps

4K, 1080p, 720p@960fps, gyro-EIS
Primary camera flash

LED flash

LED flash
Primary camera phase detection autofocus

phase detection autofocus

-
Camera features

Autofocus, continuous shooting, digital zoom, digital image stabilization, geotagging, panorama, HDR, touch focus, face detection, white balance settings, ISO settings, exposure compensation, self-timer, scene-mode

Autofocus, continuous shooting, digital zoom, digital image stabilization, geotagging, panorama, HDR, touch focus, face detection, white balance settings, ISO settings, exposure compensation, self-timer, scene-mode, macro-mode, phase detection autofocus, contrast detection autofocus

Connectivity
WLAN

Wi-Fi 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11n 5 GHz

Wi-Fi 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11n 5Ghz, 802.11ac
WLAN WiFi Hotspot

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Direct

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Dual Band

Yes

Yes
USB

Type-C 1.0 reversible connector

Type-C 2.0
USB On-The-Go

Yes

Yes
Bluetooth

v4.2

v5.0
Bluetooth A2DP

Yes

Yes
bluetooth LE

Yes

Yes
NFC

-

Yes
GPS

Yes, with A-GPS

Yes, with A-GPS
GLONASS

Yes

Yes
GALILEO

-

Yes
Beidou

Yes

-
BDS

-

Yes
QZSS

-

Yes