Huawei nova 8i vs OnePlus Nord 2 5G

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PHONES
Phone Names	Huawei nova 8i	OnePlus Nord 2 5G

Network
2G bands	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100	HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1800 / 1900 / 2100
4G bands	1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 66 - EU
5G bands	-	1, 3, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 41, 66, 78 SA/NSA - EU
Speed	HSPA, LTE	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat18 1200/150 Mbps, 5G
Technology	GSM / HSPA / LTE	GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G

Launch
Announced	2021, July 07	2021, July 22
Status	Available. Released 2021, July 22	Available. Released 2021, July 28

Body
Build	-	Glass front (Gorilla Glass 5), glass back (Gorilla Glass 5), plastic frame
Dimensions	161.9 x 74.7 x 8.6 mm (6.37 x 2.94 x 0.34 in)	159.1 x 73.3 x 8.3 mm (6.26 x 2.89 x 0.33 in)
SIM	Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM	Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
Weight	190 g (6.70 oz)	189 g (6.67 oz)

Display
Protection	-	Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Resolution	1080 x 2376 pixels (~391 ppi density)	1080 x 2400 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~409 ppi density)
Size	6.67 inches, 108.1 cm2 (~89.4% screen-to-body ratio)	6.43 inches, 99.8 cm2 (~85.6% screen-to-body ratio)
Type	IPS LCD	Fluid AMOLED, 90Hz, HDR10+

Platform
CPU	Octa-core (4x2.0 GHz Kryo 260 Gold & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 260 Silver)	Octa-core (1x3.0 GHz Cortex-A78 & 3x2.6 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55)
Chipset	Qualcomm SM6115 Snapdragon 662 (11 nm)	Mediatek Dimensity 1200 (6 nm)
GPU	Adreno 610	Mali-G77 MC9
OS	Android 10, EMUI 11, no Google Play Services	Android 11, upgradable to Android 13, OxygenOS 13

Memory
Card slot	No	No
Internal	128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM	128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 12GB RAM

Main Camera
Features	LED flash, Panorama, HDR	Dual-LED flash, HDR, panorama
Quad	64 MP, f/1.9, 26mm (wide), PDAF 8 MP, f/2.4, 120˚, 17mm (ultrawide) 2 MP (macro) Auxiliary lens	-
Single	16 MP, f/2.0, (wide)	-
Triple	-	50 MP, f/1.9, 24mm (wide), 1/1.56", 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS 8 MP, f/2.3, 120˚ (ultrawide) Auxiliary lens
Video	1080p@30fps	4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, gyro-EIS

Selfie camera
Features	HDR	Auto HDR
Single	16 MP, f/2.0, (wide)	32 MP, f/2.5, (wide), 1/2.8", 0.8µm
Video	1080p@30fps	1080p@30fps, gyro-EIS

Sound
3.5mm jack	Yes	No
35mm jack	Yes	No
Loudspeaker	Yes	Yes, with stereo speakers

Comms
Bluetooth	5.0, A2DP, LE	5.2, A2DP, LE, aptX HD
NFC	No	Yes
Positioning	GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS	GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, SBAS, NavIC
Radio	No	No
USB	USB Type-C 2.0	USB Type-C 2.0, OTG
WLAN	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct

Features
Sensors	Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass	Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass

Battery
Charging	66W wired, 60% in 17 min, 100% in 38 min	65W wired, PD, 100% in 30 min
Type	Li-Po 4300 mAh	Li-Po 4500 mAh

Misc
Colors	Moonlight Silver, Interstellar Blue, Starry Black	Gray Sierra, Blue Haze, Green Wood, Pac-Man Edition
Models	NEN-L22, NEN-LX1, NEN-LX3	DN2101, DN2103
Price	About 200 EUR	€ 189.00 / $ 219.99 / £ 148.00

Tests
Battery life	-	Endurance rating 102h
Camera	-	Photo / Video
Display	-	Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal)
Loudspeaker	-	-24.3 LUFS (Very good)
Performance	-	AnTuTu: 512164 (v8) | 598022 (v9) GeekBench: 2792 (v5.1) GFXBench: 38fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)

OUR TESTS
Battery (old)	-	Endurance rating 102h
Camera	-	Photo / Video
Display	-	633 nits max brightness (measured)
Loudspeaker	-	-24.3 LUFS (Very good)
Performance	-	AnTuTu: 512164 (v8) | 598022 (v9) GeekBench: 2792 (v5.1) GFXBench: 38fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)