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Honor X8a vs Honor X7a

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Honor X8a vs Honor X7a

58 out of 100
Honor X8a
VS
56 out of 100
Honor X7a
Honor X8a
Honor X7a

Here we compared two smartphones: the 6.7-inch Honor X8a (with MediaTek Helio G88) that was released on February 8, 2023, against the Honor X7a, which is powered by MediaTek Helio G37 and came out 2 months before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery life
  6. Camera
  7. Comments

Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Honor X8a
  • 50% higher pixel density (391 vs 260 PPI)
  • 44% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (250K versus 174K)
  • 2.3x faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 440 and 195 points
  • Weighs 17 grams less
Reasons to consider the Honor X7a
  • Comes with 1500 mAh larger battery capacity: 6000 vs 4500 mAh
  • Expandable storage via MicroSD card up to 512GB
  • Delivers 17% higher peak brightness (563 against 482 nits)
  • Reverse charging feature
  • Includes a 3.5 mm headphone audio jack port

Review

Evaluation of Honor X8a and Honor X7a crucial features
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
Scores with a red asterisk ( * ) are approximate and may change in the future as we gather more data.
NanoReview Score
Final comparison evaluation

Value for money

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
Honor X8a
vs
Honor X7a

Display

Type IPS LCD TFT LCD
Size 6.7 inches 6.75 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2388 pixels 720 x 1600 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.9:9 20:9
PPI 391 ppi 260 ppi
Refresh rate 90 Hz 90 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
Max rated brightness 450 nits 450 nits
HDR support No No
Screen protection Tempered glass Tempered glass
Screen-to-body ratio 89.6% 85.4%
Display features - DCI-P3 -
Display tests
RGB color space 99.5% 93.7%
PWM Not detected Not detected
Response time 22 ms 25 ms
Contrast 1295:1 2254:1
Peak brightness test (auto)
Honor X8a
482 nits
Honor X7a +17%
563 nits

Design and build

Height 162.9 mm (6.41 inches) 167.5 mm (6.59 inches)
Width 74.5 mm (2.93 inches) 76.9 mm (3.03 inches)
Thickness 7.48 mm (0.29 inches) 8.3 mm (0.33 inches)
Weight 179 g (6.31 oz) 196 g (6.91 oz)
Waterproof No No
Rear material Plastic Plastic
Frame material Plastic Plastic
Colors Black, Silver, Blue Black, Silver, Blue
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-button Yes, in-button
Screen-to-body ratio
Honor X8a +5%
89.6%
Honor X7a
85.4%

Performance

Tests of Honor X8a and Honor X7a in the benchmarks
SoC
Chipset MediaTek Helio G88 MediaTek Helio G37
Max clock 2000 MHz 2300 MHz
CPU cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (4 + 4)
Architecture - 6 cores at 1.8 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 2 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A75 		- 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Cortex-A53
- 4 cores at 2.3 GHz: Cortex-A53
Lithography process 12 nanometers 12 nanometers
Graphics Mali-G52 MP2 PowerVR GE8320
GPU shading units 48 32
GPU clock 1000 MHz 680 MHz
FLOPS ~96 GFLOPS ~43.5 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
AnTuTu Benchmark 10
Honor X8a +44%
250515
Honor X7a
174121
CPU 80392 60683
GPU 44557 15786
Memory 54144 47624
UX 70428 49491
Total score 250515 174121
3DMark Wild Life Performance
Max surface temperature 45.3 °C 45.5 °C
Stability 95% -
Graphics test 4 FPS -
Graphics score 741 -
PCMark 3.0
Web score 6969 -
Video editing 5435 -
Photo editing 12466 -
Data manipulation 6139 -
Writing score 8417 -

Memory

RAM
RAM size 6, 8 GB 4, 6 GB
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory clock 2133 MHz 2133 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage size 128 GB 128 GB
Storage type UFS 2.2 -
Memory card No MicroSD
Memory card max size - Up to 512 GB

Software

Operating system Android 12 Android 12
ROM Magic UI 6.1 Magic UI 6.1
OS size - 18 GB

Battery

Capacity 4500 mAh 6000 mAh
Max charge power 22.5 W 22.5 W
Battery type Li-Po Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No No
Reverse charging No Yes
Fast charging Yes (50% in 30 min) Yes (80% in 80 min)
Full charging time 1:53 hr 1:55 hr

Camera

Specs and camera test of smartphones
Main camera
Matrix 100 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution 11584 x 8688 8192 x 6144
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash LED LED
Stabilization Digital Digital
8K video recording No No
4K video recording No No
1080p video recording Up to 30FPS Up to 30FPS
Slow motion - No
Lenses 3 (100 MP + 5 MP + 2 MP) 4 (50 MP + 5 MP + 2 MP + 2 MP)
Wide (main) lens - 100 MP
- Aperture: f/1.9
- Phase autofocus
- 50 MP
- Aperture: f/1.8
- Phase autofocus
Ultra-wide lens - 5 MP
- Aperture: f/2.2
- 5 MP
- Aperture: f/2.2
Macro lens - 2 MP
- Aperture: f/2.4
- 2 MP
- Aperture: f/2.4
Depth lens - - 2 MP
- Aperture: f/2.4
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode 		- Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
Selfie camera
Megapixels 16 megapixels 8 megapixels
Image resolution 4608 x 3456 3264 x 2448
Aperture f/2.5 f/2.0
Sensor type CMOS CMOS
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS

Connectivity

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 - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display 		- Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5.1 5.1
Bluetooth features LE LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG 		- Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo
NFC * Depends on the region Depends on the region
Infrared port No No
Network
Number of SIM * 2 2
Type of SIM card Nano Nano
Multi SIM mode Standby Standby
eSIM support * No No
Hybrid slot No No
LTE Cat * 7 7
5G support No No

Sound

Speakers Mono Mono
Headphone audio jack No Yes
FM radio No No
Dolby Atmos No No
Speakers test
Max loudness
Honor X8a +1%
80.3 dB
Honor X7a
79.6 dB

Other

Category Mid-range Budget
Announced February 2023 January 2023
Release date February 2023 January 2023
Sensors - Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint 		- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Yes, 22 W Yes, 22 W
Further details
Notes on Honor X8a:
    - Only the "CRT-LX1" model supports NFC.
* Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

Conclusion

If the display, performance, gaming, and design are more important to you, then choose the Honor X8a . But if the battery life and sound are more of a priority – go for the Honor X7a .

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