Honor X7e vs Honor X7b
Here we compared two budget smartphones: the 6.61-inch Honor X7e (with MediaTek Helio G81 Ultra) that was released on May 19, 2026, against the Honor X7b, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 680 and came out 2 years and 6 months before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.
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Key differences
Reasons to consider the Honor X7e
- Water-resistant body (IP64 classification)
- Comes with 1500 mAh larger battery capacity: 7500 vs 6000 mAh
- Higher display refresh rate – 120 Hz
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.1)
- The phone is 2 years and 6 months newer
- More recent OS version: Android 16 versus 14
- Supports higher wattage charging (45W versus 35W)
- Reverse charging feature
Reasons to consider the Honor X7b
- 46% higher pixel density (389 vs 266 PPI)
- 38% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (385K versus 280K)
- Expandable storage via MicroSD card up to 1024GB
- More energy-efficient CPU – Snapdragon 680
- Stereo speakers
- Faster storage type - UFS 2.2 versus eMMC 5.1
Review
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
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Value for money (Beta)
Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | TFT LCD | TFT LCD |
| Size | 6.61 inches | 6.8 inches |
| Resolution | 720 x 1604 pixels | 1080 x 2412 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 20:9 |
| PPI | 266 ppi | 389 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 90 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (60-120 Hz) | No |
| Max rated brightness | 1010 nits | 850 nits |
| HDR support | No | No |
| Screen protection | Tempered glass | Tempered glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 84.8% | 87.6% |
| Display features | - | - DCI-P3 |
Design and build
| Height | 163.9 mm (6.45 inches) | 166.7 mm (6.56 inches) |
| Width | 75.9 mm (2.99 inches) | 76.5 mm (3.01 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.3 mm (0.33 inches) | 8.24 mm (0.32 inches) |
| Weight | 200 g (7.05 oz) | 199 g (7.02 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP64 | No |
| Rear material | Plastic | Plastic |
| Frame material | Plastic | Plastic |
| Colors | Black, Blue, Orange | Black, Silver, Green |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-button | Yes, in-button |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | MediaTek Helio G81 Ultra | Qualcomm Snapdragon 680 |
| Max clock | 2000 MHz | 2400 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (2 + 6) | 8 (4 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 6 cores at 1.7 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 2 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A75 |
- 4 cores at 1.9 GHz: Kryo 265 Silver (Cortex-A53) - 4 cores at 2.4 GHz: Kryo 265 Gold (Cortex-A73) |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 12 nanometers | 6 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Yes | Hexagon 686 |
| Graphics | Mali-G52 MP2 | Adreno 610 |
| GPU shading units | 48 | 128 |
| GPU clock | 820 MHz | 1114 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~78.7 GFLOPS | ~285.2 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 960 | 354 |
| Single-core score | 399 | 410 |
| Multi-core score | 1386 | 1386 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 86390 | 156746 |
| GPU | 34955 | 34743 |
| Memory | 77659 | 95119 |
| UX | 81241 | 98734 |
| Total score | 280245 | 385342 |
| Samples | Less than 3 | Less than 3 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | - | 7902 |
| Video editing | - | 4304 |
| Photo editing | - | 16103 |
| Data manipulation | - | 5671 |
| Writing score | - | 9239 |
Recent User Tests
Honor X7e
No benchmark results yet
Honor X7b
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-10-27 (That one guy) | AnTuTu 12 | 507323 |
| 📘 2026-10-27 (That one guy) | AnTuTu 12 | 507323 |
| 📘 2026-08-27 (That one guy) | AnTuTu 11 | 441460 |
| 📘 2026-05-03 (I-75) | Geekbench 6 GPU | 354 |
| 📘 2026-05-03 (I-75) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 410 / 1386 |
Memory
| RAM size | 6 GB | 6 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory clock | 1800 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage size | 128 GB | 128 GB |
| Storage type | eMMC 5.1 | UFS 2.2 |
| Memory card | No | MicroSD |
| Memory card max size | - | Up to 1024 GB |
Software
| Operating system | Android 16 | Android 13 (Can be upgraded to Android 14) |
| ROM | MagicOS 10 | MagicOS 7.2 |
| OS updates | 2 years | - |
| Security updates | 3 years | - |
Battery
| Capacity | 7500 mAh | 6000 mAh |
| Max charge power | 45 W | 35 W |
| Battery type | Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | Yes | No |
| Bypass charging | No | - |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes (50% in 40 min) |
| Full charging time | - | 2:00 hr |
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 108 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | 12000 x 9000 |
| 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 |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP |
1) Standard: 108 MP 2) Ultrawide: 5 MP 3) Depth: 2 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 108 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | - | 24 mm |
| Sensor | - | Samsung ISOCELL HM6 |
| Sensor size | - | 1/1.67" (≈ 0.6 inch) |
| Pixel size | - | 0.64 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Image resolution | - | 5 MP |
| Aperture | - | f/2.2 |
| Stabilization | - | Digital |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 5 megapixels | 8 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 2592 x 1944 | 3264 x 2448 |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.0 |
| Sensor | - | CMOS |
| Autofocus | No | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS |
| Depth sensor (TOF 3D) | No | No |
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 |
| 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 |
| DisplayPort | No | - |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo |
| NFC* | Depends on the region | No |
| 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 | No |
| LTE Cat* | - | 13 |
| 5G support | No | No |
Sound
| Speakers | Mono | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | Yes | Yes |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | No | No |
Other
| Category | Budget | Budget |
| Announced | May 2026 | December 2023 |
| Release date | May 2026 | December 2023 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $200 | $230 |
| Successor | - | - Honor X7e |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Yes, 45 W | Yes, 35 W |
Further details
Notes on Honor X7b:
- The Clark-L03E1 model is available only with a single SIM card. NFC is exclusive to the CLK-LX1 model.
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
After analyzing all the data, we think that the Honor X7e is definitely a better buy.
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