Honor X8a vs Samsung Galaxy A17 5G
Product
Price
199 USD
199 USD
Status
Available
Available
Brand
Honor Mobiles
Samsung Mobile
Model No
CRT-LX1, CRT-LX2, CRT-LX3
SM-A176B, SM-A176B/DS
Launch Date
2023, February 11
2025, August 14
Website
Wikipedia
Technology
GSM / HSPA / LTE
GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G
2G bands
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G bands
LTE (unspecified)
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66
Speed
HSPA, LTE-A
HSPA, LTE, 5G
5G bands
1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 - International
1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 26, 28, 40, 41, 66, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 - India
SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - USA unlocked
Dimensions
162.9 x 74.5 x 7.5 mm (6.41 x 2.93 x 0.30 in)
164.4 x 77.9 x 7.5 mm (6.47 x 3.07 x 0.30 in)
Weight
179 g (6.31 oz)
192 g (6.77 oz)
Build
Glass front, plastic frame, plastic back
Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus), plastic frame, glass fiber back
IP54 dust protected and water resistant (water splashes)
SIM
Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Nano-SIM
Nano-SIM + eSIM
Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
Colors
Cyan Lake, Titanium Silver, Midnight Black
Black, Gray, Blue
Type
IPS LCD, 90Hz
Super AMOLED, 90Hz, 800 nits (HBM)
Size
6.7 inches, 108.7 cm2 (~89.6% screen-to-body ratio)
6.7 inches, 110.2 cm2 (~86.0% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
1080 x 2388 pixels (~391 ppi density)
1080 x 2340 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~385 ppi density)
OS
Android 12, Magic UI 6.1
Android 15, up to 6 major Android upgrades, One UI 7
Chipset
Mediatek Helio G88 (12nm)
Exynos 1330 (5 nm)
CPU
Octa-core (2x2.0 GHz Cortex-A75 & 6x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55)
Octa-core (2x2.4 GHz Cortex-A78 & 6x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55)
GPU
Mali-G52 MC2
Mali-G68 MP2
RAM
6GB/8GB
4GB/6GB/8GB
Storage
128GB
128GB/256GB
Card Slot
No
microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)
Lens 1
100 MP, f/1.9, (wide), AF
50 MP, f/1.8, (wide), 1/2.76", 0.64µm, AF, OIS
Lens 2
5 MP, f/2.2, (ultrawide)
5 MP, f/2.2, (ultrawide), 1/5.0", 1.12µm
Lens 3
2 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
2 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
Features
LED flash, panorama, HDR
LED flash, panorama, HDR
Video
1080p@30fps
1080p@30fps, gyro-EIS
Lens 1
16 MP, f/2.5
13 MP, f/2.0, (wide), 1/3.1", 1.12µm
Video
1080p@30fps
1080p@30fps
Capacity
Li-Po 4500 mAh, non-removable
5000 mAh
Charging
22.5W wired, 50% in 30 min (advertised)
25W wired
Sensors
Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, compass
Virtual proximity sensing
Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Loudspeaker
Yes
Yes
3.5mm jack
No
WLAN
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
5.1, A2DP, LE
5.3, A2DP, LE
GPS
GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS
GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS, BDS, QZSS
NFC
Yes (CRT-LX1 only)
Yes (market/region dependent)
Radio
No
USB
USB Type-C 2.0, OTG
USB Type-C 2.0