Honor 8X vs Honor 8

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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 8, which is powered by HiSilicon Kirin 950 and came out 26 months before. 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

Has a 1.3 inches larger screen size
Comes with 750 mAh larger battery capacity: 3750 vs 3000 mAh
Thinner bezels – 11.61% more screen real estate
More recent OS version: Android 10 versus 8
Slow-motion recording at 480FPS
Uses a faster type of memory: LPDDR4X 1866 MHz
More energy-efficient CPU – Kirin 710
Has 2 SIM card slots
The phone is 2-years and 2-months newer

Reasons to consider the Honor 8

Modern USB Type-C port
Supports 18W fast charging
Better grip in hands – the body is 5.6 mm narrower
Weighs 22 grams less
Has a built-in infrared port

Review

Evaluation of Honor 8X and Honor 8 crucial features

Display

Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness

Type	IPS LCD	IPS LCD
Size	6.5 inches	5.2 inches
Resolution	1080 x 2340 pixels	1080 x 1920 pixels
Aspect ratio	19.5:9	16:9
PPI	396 ppi	424 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	Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Screen-to-body ratio	84%	72.39%

RGB color space	99.5%	-
PWM	Not detected	Not detected
Response time	39.6 ms	41 ms
Contrast	880:1	1128:1

Height	160.4 mm (6.31 inches)	145.5 mm (5.73 inches)
Width	76.6 mm (3.02 inches)	71 mm (2.8 inches)
Thickness	7.8 mm (0.31 inches)	7.4 mm (0.29 inches)
Weight	175 g (6.17 oz)	153 g (5.4 oz)
Waterproof	No	No
Rear material	Glass	Glass
Frame material	Metal	Metal
Colors	Black, Blue, Red	White, Black, Gold, Blue, Pink
Fingerprint scanner	Yes, rear	Yes, rear

Chipset	HiSilicon Kirin 710	HiSilicon Kirin 950
Max clock	2200 MHz	2300 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 1.8 GHz: Cortex-A53 - 4 cores at 2.4 GHz: Cortex-A72
L3 cache	1 MB	-
Lithography process	12 nanometers	16 nanometers
Graphics	Mali-G51 MP4	Mali-T880 MP4
GPU shading units	64	64
GPU clock	1000 MHz	900 MHz
FLOPS	~128 GFLOPS	~115.2 GFLOPS

Max surface temperature	38.7 °C	44.5 °C
Stability	99%	-
Graphics test	3 FPS	-
Graphics score	564	-

Web score	6322	-
Video editing	5404	-
Photo editing	14248	-
Data manipulation	5575	-
Writing score	8835	-

RAM size	4, 6 GB	4 GB
Memory type	LPDDR4X	LPDDR4
Memory clock	1866 MHz	1333 MHz
Channels	2	2

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

Operating system	Android 8.1 (Can be upgraded to Android 10.0)	Android 6.0 (Can be upgraded to Android 8.0)
ROM	EMUI 9	EMUI 8
OS size	17 GB	8 GB

Capacity	3750 mAh	3000 mAh
Max charge power	10 W	18 W
Battery type	Li-Po	Li-Po
Replaceable	No	No
Wireless charging	No	No
Reverse charging	No	No
Fast charging	No	Yes, Quick Charge 3.0 (47% in 30 min)
Full charging time	2:25 hr	1:25 hr

CPU	78091	-
GPU	31454	-
Memory	56653	-
UX	63962	-
Total score	231260	-

Battery life tests
Web browsing	09:18 hr	-
Watching video	09:45 hr	-
Gaming	03:38 hr	-
Standby	109 hr	-

Main camera
Matrix	20 megapixels	12 megapixels
Image resolution	5160 x 3872	4000 x 3000
Zoom	Digital	Digital
Flash	LED	Dual 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 (12 MP + 12 MP)
Wide (main) lens	- 20 MP - Aperture: f/1.8 - Focal length: 27 mm - Pixel size: 2 micron - Phase autofocus	- 12 MP - Aperture: f/2.2 - Focal length: 35 mm - Pixel size: 1.25 micron - Sensor: 1/2.9", Sony IMX286 (Exmor-RS CMOS) - Laser autofocus
Monochrome lens	-	- 12 MP - Aperture: f/2.2 - Focal length: 35 mm - Pixel size: 1.25 micron - Sensor: 1/2.9" (CMOS) - Laser autofocus
Depth lens	- 2 MP - Aperture: f/1.8	-
Camera features	- Bokeh mode - Pro mode	- Bokeh mode

Selfie camera
Megapixels	16 megapixels	8 megapixels
Image resolution	4608 x 3456	3264 x 2448
Aperture	f/2	f/2.4
Focal length	26 mm	-
Pixel size	-	1.4 microns
Sensor type	CMOS	CMOS
Sensor size	-	1/3.2"
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 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)
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	USB Type-C
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	Yes

Number of SIM *	2	1
Type of SIM card	Nano	Nano
Multi SIM mode	Standby	Active
eSIM support *	No	No
Hybrid slot	No	Yes
LTE Cat *	12	6
5G support	No	No

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

Category	Mid-range	Mid-range
Announced	September 2018	July 2016
Release date	October 2018	August 2016
SAR (head)	0.81 W/kg	1.5 W/kg
SAR (body)	1.02 W/kg	1.69 W/kg
Sensors	- Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint	- Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint

Honor 8X vs Honor 8

Honor 8X vs Honor 8

Key differences

Review

Value for money

Tests and specifications

Display

Design and build

Performance

Benchmarks

Memory

Software

Battery

Camera

Connectivity

Sound

Other

Conclusion