Huawei Nova 8 Pro 5G vs Motorola Defy 2 2023

Product
Huawei Nova 8 Pro 5G
610 USD
Motorola Defy 2 2023
610 USD

Price
610 USD
610 USD
Status
Available
Available
Brand
Huawei Mobiles
Motorola Mobiles
Model No
Huawei Nova 8 Pro - 5G
BM1S1B

Launch Date
2021, January 12
2023, March 24

Technology
GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE / 5G
GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G
2G bands
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 CDMA 800
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
3G bands
HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 18, 19, 26, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 38, 40, 41, 46, 48, 66, 71
5G bands
1, 3, 28, 38, 41, 77, 78, 79, 80, 83, 84 SA/NSA
2, 5, 23, 25, 26, 28, 38, 41, 48, 66, 70, 71, 77, 78, 255, 256 SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave
Speed
HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A, 5G
HSPA, LTE, 5G

Dimensions
163.3 x 74.1 x 7.9 mm (6.43 x 2.92 x 0.31 in)
171 x 80 x 11.9 mm (6.73 x 3.15 x 0.47 in)
Weight
184 g (6.49 oz)
268 g (9.45 oz)
SIM
Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Hybrid SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Colors
Black, Blue, Green, White
Black
Build
Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus), plastic back, aluminum frame

Type
OLED, 1B colors, HDR10, 120Hz
IPS LCD, 120Hz
Size
6.72 inches, 110.9 cm2 (~91.7% screen-to-body ratio)
6.6 inches, 104.9 cm2 (~76.7% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
1236 x 2676 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~439 ppi density)
1080 x 2408 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~400 ppi density)

OS
Android 10, EMUI 11, no Google Play Services
Android 12
Chipset
Kirin 985 5G (7 nm)
Mediatek Dimensity 930 (6 nm)
CPU
Octa-core (1x2.58 GHz Cortex-A76 & 3x2.40 GHz Cortex-A76 & 4x1.84 GHz Cortex-A55)
Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Cortex-A78 & 6x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55)
GPU
Mali-G77 (8-core)
IMG BXM-8-256

RAM
8GB
6GB
Storage
256GB
128GB
Card Slot
No
microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)

Lens 1
64 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), PDAF
50 MP, f/1.8, (wide), PDAF
Lens 2
8 MP, f/2.4, 120˚, 17mm (ultrawide)
8 MP, f/2.2, (ultrawide)
Lens 3
2 MP, f/2.4, (depth)
2 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
Lens 4
2 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
Features
LED flash, panorama, HDR
Dual-LED flash, HDR, panorama
Video
4K, 1080p, 720p@960fps, gyro-EIS
1080p@30fps

Lens 1
16 MP, f/2.0, (wide) 32 MP, f/2.4, 100˚ (ultrawide)
8 MP, f/2.0, (wide)
Features
HDR
Video
4K
1080p@30fps

Capacity
Li-Po 4000 mAh, non-removable
Li-Po 5000 mAh, non-removable
Charging
Fast charging 66W, 60% in 15 min, 100% in 35 min Reverse charging 5W
15W wireless

Sensors
Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass Emergency SOS via satellite (Bullitt Satellite Connect service)

Loudspeaker
Yes
Yes
3.5mm jack
No
No

WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/a/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band
Bluetooth
5.2, A2DP, LE
5.1, A2DP, LE
GPS
Yes, with dual-band A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS, NavIC
GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS
NFC
Yes
Yes
Radio
No
Unspecified
USB
USB Type-C 2.0, USB On-The-Go
USB Type-C 2.0, OTG