Category Breakdown
Honor Note 8
Oppo R9s Plus
Performance
60.362.5
Camera
49.950.0
Display
79.579.5
Battery
51.051.0
Build
66.868.8
Overall
60.861.7
Summary
- The Honor Note 8 features a larger 6.6-inch Super AMOLED display with a higher resolution of 1440 x 2560 pixels, compared to the 6.0-inch AMOLED display of the Oppo R9s Plus at 1080 x 1920 pixels.
- In terms of performance, the Honor is powered by the Kirin 955 chipset with 4GB of RAM, while the Oppo utilizes the Snapdragon 653 with 6GB of RAM, providing potentially smoother multitasking.
- The camera on the Oppo R9s Plus has a higher resolution at 16 MP with a wider aperture of f/1.7, compared to the Honor's 13 MP rear camera with f/2.0, although both support OIS and 4K video recording.
- The Honor Note 8 has a larger 4500 mAh battery, while the Oppo R9s Plus has a 4000 mAh battery but supports faster 20W charging.
- Both devices run on Android Marshmallow, with the Honor using EMUI 4.1 and the Oppo using ColorOS 3, offering different software experiences.
Side-by-side Specification Comparison
Honor Note 8
Oppo R9s Plus
General
Release Date
2016
2016
Announced
2016
2016
Description
Also known as Huawei Honor V8 Max
N/A
Display
Size
6.6"
6"
Type
Super AMOLED
AMOLED
Resolution
1440 x 2560 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~443 ppi density)
1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~367 ppi density)
PPI
1440
1080
Refresh Rate
60Hz
60Hz
Peak Brightness
N/A
N/A
HDR Support
✗
✗
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Performance
Chipset
Kirin 955 (16 nm)
Qualcomm MSM8976 Pro Snapdragon 653 (28 nm)
CPU
Octa-core (4x2.5 GHz Cortex-A72 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A53)
Octa-core (4x1.95 GHz Cortex-A72 & 4x1.44 GHz Cortex-A53)
GPU
Mali-T880 MP4
Adreno 510
Memory
32GB 4GB RAM, 64GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 4GB RAM
64GB 6GB RAM
Expandable Storage
✗
✗
Card Slot
microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)
microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)
Camera
Main Camera
13 MP
16 MP
Main Camera Details
13 MP, f/2.0, AF, OIS
16 MP, f/1.7, 1/2.8", 1.12µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS
Front Camera
5 MP
16 MP
Front Camera Details
5 MP, f/2.0
16 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide), 1/3.06", 1.0µm
Video Recording
4K@30fps
4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps
Selfie Video
1080p@30fps
1080p@30fps
OIS
✓
✓
Night Mode
✗
✗
RAW Support
✗
✗
Battery
Capacity
4500 mAh
4000 mAh
Battery Details
Li-Po 4500 mAh, non-removable
Li-Po 4000 mAh, non-removable
Charging Details
10W wired
20W wired
Fast Charging
✗
✗
Wireless Charging
✗
✗
Build & Design
Dimensions
178.8 x 90.9 x 7.2 mm (7.04 x 3.58 x 0.28 in)
163.6 x 80.8 x 7.4 mm (6.44 x 3.18 x 0.29 in)
Weight
219 g
185 g
Materials
N/A
N/A
Water Resistance
N/A
N/A
Colors
White, Gold, Gray
Black, Gold, Rose Gold
Foldable
✗
✗
Connectivity
SIM
Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
Network
GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE
GSM / HSPA / LTE
Network Speed
HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps or LTE (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps
HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps
5G
✗
✗
4G
✓
✓
WiFi
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
Bluetooth
4.2, A2DP, EDR, LE
4.1, A2DP, LE
NFC
✗
✓
USB
USB Type-C, OTG
microUSB 2.0, OTG
IR Blaster
✗
✗
Headphone Jack
✓
✓
Radio
✗
✗
Positioning
GPS, GLONASS, BDS
GPS
Software
Operating System
Android 6.0.1 (Marshmallow), upgradable to Android 8.0 (Oreo), EMUI 4.1
Android 6.1 (Marshmallow), ColorOS 3
OS Version
Android 6.0.1 (Marshmallow), upgradable to Android 8.0 (Oreo), EMUI 4.1
Android 6.1 (Marshmallow), ColorOS 3
Security
Fingerprint
✓
✓
Face Unlock
✗
✗
Sensors
Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Audio
Stereo Speakers
✗
✗
Loudspeaker
Yes
Yes
Audio Jack
Yes
Yes

