Honor 8X vs 10 Lite

46 out of 100

44 out of 100

Here we compared two mid-range smartphones: the 6.5-inch Honor 8X (with HiSilicon Kirin 710) that was released on September 5, 2018, against the Honor 10 Lite, which is powered by the same chip and came out 2 months after. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

Differences
Review
Specs
Benchmarks
Battery life
Camera
Comments

Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone

Reasons to consider the Honor 8X

Shows 26% longer battery life (27:23 vs 21:39 hours)
Slow-motion recording at 480FPS
Comes with 350 mAh larger battery capacity: 3750 vs 3400 mAh
Uses a faster type of memory: LPDDR4X 1866 MHz
Compatible with Wi-Fi 5 wireless networks

Review

Evaluation of Honor 8X and 10 Lite crucial features

Display

Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness

Type	IPS LCD	IPS LCD
Size	6.5 inches	6.21 inches
Resolution	1080 x 2340 pixels	1080 x 2340 pixels
Aspect ratio	19.5:9	19.5:9
PPI	396 ppi	415 ppi
Refresh rate	60 Hz	60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate	No	No
Max rated brightness	430 nits	450 nits
HDR support	No	No
Screen protection	Corning Gorilla Glass 3	Tempered glass
Screen-to-body ratio	84%	83.1%

RGB color space	99.5%	98.6%
PWM	Not detected	Not detected
Response time	39.6 ms	38.2 ms
Contrast	880:1	805:1

Height	160.4 mm (6.31 inches)	154.8 mm (6.09 inches)
Width	76.6 mm (3.02 inches)	73.6 mm (2.9 inches)
Thickness	7.8 mm (0.31 inches)	8 mm (0.31 inches)
Weight	175 g (6.17 oz)	162 g (5.71 oz)
Waterproof	No	No
Rear material	Glass	Plastic
Frame material	Metal	Plastic
Colors	Black, Blue, Red	White, Black, Blue, Red
Fingerprint scanner	Yes, rear	Yes, rear

Chipset	HiSilicon Kirin 710	HiSilicon Kirin 710
Max clock	2200 MHz	2200 MHz
CPU cores	8 (4 + 4)	8 (4 + 4)
Architecture	- 4 cores at 1.7 GHz: Cortex-A53 - 4 cores at 2.2 GHz: Cortex-A73	- 4 cores at 1.7 GHz: Cortex-A53 - 4 cores at 2.2 GHz: Cortex-A73
L3 cache	1 MB	1 MB
Lithography process	12 nanometers	12 nanometers
Graphics	Mali-G51 MP4	Mali-G51 MP4
GPU shading units	64	64
GPU clock	1000 MHz	1000 MHz
FLOPS	~128 GFLOPS	~128 GFLOPS

CPU	78091	84811
GPU	31454	34999
Memory	56653	54158
UX	63962	60583
Total score	231260	234958

Max surface temperature	38.7 °C	36.8 °C
Stability	99%	84%
Graphics test	3 FPS	2 FPS
Graphics score	564	493

Web score	6322	5166
Video editing	5404	4888
Photo editing	14248	10910
Data manipulation	5575	5418
Writing score	8835	6794

RAM size	4, 6 GB	3, 4, 6 GB
Memory type	LPDDR4X	LPDDR4
Memory clock	1866 MHz	1866 MHz
Channels	2	2

Storage size	64, 128 GB	32, 64, 128 GB
Storage type	eMMC 5.1	eMMC 5.1
Memory card	MicroSD	MicroSD
Memory card max size	Up to 400 GB	Up to 1024 GB

Operating system	Android 8.1 (Can be upgraded to Android 10.0)	Android 9.0 (Can be upgraded to Android 10.0)
ROM	EMUI 9	EMUI 12
OS size	17 GB	9 GB

Capacity	3750 mAh	3400 mAh
Max charge power	10 W	10 W
Battery type	Li-Po	Li-Po
Replaceable	No	No
Wireless charging	No	No
Reverse charging	No	No
Fast charging	No	No
Full charging time	2:25 hr	2:00 hr

Battery life tests
Web browsing	09:18 hr	06:40 hr
Watching video	09:45 hr	08:09 hr
Gaming	03:38 hr	03:33 hr
Standby	109 hr	88 hr

Main camera
Matrix	20 megapixels	13 megapixels
Image resolution	5160 x 3872	4128 x 3096
Zoom	Digital	Digital
Flash	LED	LED
Stabilization	Digital	Digital
8K video recording	No	No
4K video recording	No	No
1080p video recording	Up to 60FPS	Up to 60FPS
Slow motion	480 FPS (720p)	120 FPS (720p)
Lenses	2 (20 MP + 2 MP)	2 (13 MP + 2 MP)
Wide (main) lens	- 20 MP - Aperture: f/1.8 - Focal length: 27 mm - Pixel size: 2 micron - Phase autofocus	- 13 MP - Aperture: f/1.8 - Focal length: 26 mm - Phase autofocus
Depth lens	- 2 MP - Aperture: f/1.8	- 2 MP - Aperture: f/2.4
Camera features	- Bokeh mode - Pro mode	- Bokeh mode - Pro mode

Selfie camera
Megapixels	16 megapixels	24 megapixels
Image resolution	4608 x 3456	5632 x 4224
Aperture	f/2	f/2.0
Focal length	26 mm	26 mm
Pixel size	-	0.9 microns
Sensor type	CMOS	BSI CMOS
Video resolution	1080p (Full HD) at 60 FPS	1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS

Wi-Fi standard	Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)	Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 a/b/g/n)
Wi-Fi features	- Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot	- Dual Band - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot
Bluetooth version	4.2	4.2
Bluetooth features	LE, A2DP	LE, A2DP
USB type	Micro USB	Micro USB
USB version	2	2
USB features	- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG	- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG
GPS	GPS, GLONASS, Beidou	GPS, GLONASS, Beidou
NFC *	Yes	Yes
Infrared port	No	No

Number of SIM *	2	2
Type of SIM card	Nano	Nano
Multi SIM mode	Standby	Standby
eSIM support *	No	No
Hybrid slot	No	Yes
LTE Cat *	12	12
5G support	No	No

Speakers	Mono	Mono
Headphone audio jack	Yes	Yes
FM radio	Yes	Yes
Dolby Atmos	No	No

Category	Mid-range	Mid-range
Announced	September 2018	November 2018
Release date	October 2018	February 2019
SAR (head)	0.81 W/kg	-
SAR (body)	1.02 W/kg	-
Sensors	- Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint	- Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint

Honor 8X vs 10 Lite

Honor 8X vs 10 Lite

Key differences

Review

Value for money

Tests and specifications

Display

Design and build

Performance

Benchmarks

Memory

Software

Battery

Camera

Connectivity

Sound

Other

Conclusion