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Honor X7e vs Honor X7d

57 out of 100
Honor X7e
VS
57 out of 100
Honor X7d
Honor X7e
Honor X7d

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 X7d, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 685 and came out 9 months before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

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  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 X7e
  • Comes with 1000 mAh larger battery capacity: 7500 vs 6500 mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v5.1)
  • More recent OS version: Android 16 versus 15
  • Supports higher wattage charging (45W versus 35W)
  • The phone is 9 months newer
  • Reverse charging feature
  • Includes a 3.5 mm headphone audio jack port
Reasons to consider the Honor X7d
  • 78% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (499K versus 280K)
  • Water-resistant body (IP65 classification)
  • More energy-efficient CPU – Snapdragon 685
  • Stereo speakers
  • Faster storage type - UFS 2.2 versus eMMC 5.1
  • 17% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 465 and 399 points

Review

Evaluation of Honor X7e and Honor X7d 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
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Value for money (Beta)

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6 / 128 GB
VS
6 / 128 GB
123.9
(Excellent)
Value Index
139.9
(Excellent)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
Honor X7e
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Honor X7d

Display

Type TFT LCD TFT LCD
Size 6.61 inches 6.77 inches
Resolution 720 x 1604 pixels 1610 x 720 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
PPI 266 ppi 261 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-120 Hz) Yes (60-120 Hz)
Max rated brightness 1010 nits -
HDR support No No
Screen protection Tempered glass Tempered glass
Screen-to-body ratio 84.8% 86.4%

Design and build

Height 163.9 mm (6.45 inches) 166.8 mm (6.57 inches)
Width 75.9 mm (2.99 inches) 76.8 mm (3.02 inches)
Thickness 8.3 mm (0.33 inches) 8.4 mm (0.33 inches)
Weight 200 g (7.05 oz) 208 g (7.34 oz)
Waterproof IP64 IP65
Rear material Plastic Plastic
Frame material Plastic Plastic
Colors Black, Blue, Orange Black, Silver, Gold, Green
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-button Yes, in-button
Screen-to-body ratio
Honor X7e
84.8%
Honor X7d +2%
86.4%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Honor X7e and Honor X7d
SoC
Chipset MediaTek Helio G81 Ultra Qualcomm Snapdragon 685
Max clock 2000 MHz 2800 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: Cortex-A53
- 4 cores at 2.8 GHz: Cortex-A73
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 12 nanometers 6 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Yes Hexagon 686
GPU
Graphics Mali-G52 MP2 Adreno 610
GPU shading units 48 128
GPU clock 820 MHz 1260 MHz
FLOPS ~78.7 GFLOPS ~322.6 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Honor X7e and Honor X7d
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Honor X7e
399
Honor X7d +17%
465
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Honor X7e
1386
Honor X7d +6%
1468
Compute Score (GPU)
Compute Score (GPU) 960 -
Single-core score 399 465
Multi-core score 1386 1468
Sources: Geekbench [3]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Honor X7e
280245
Honor X7d +78%
499100
CPU 86390 200512
GPU 34955 25936
Memory 77659 159584
UX 81241 113068
Total score 280245 499100
Samples Less than 3 Less than 3
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Honor X7d
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Memory

RAM
RAM size 6 GB 6 GB
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory clock 1800 MHz 2133 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage size 128 GB 128 GB
Storage type eMMC 5.1 UFS 2.2
Memory card No -

Software

Operating system Android 16 Android 15
ROM MagicOS 10 MagicOS 9.0
OS updates 2 years 2 years
Security updates 3 years 3 years

Battery

Capacity 7500 mAh 6500 mAh
Max charge power 45 W 35 W
Battery type Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) Silicon-Carbon (Si/C)
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No No
Reverse charging Yes No
Bypass charging No -
Fast charging Yes Yes (50% in 42 min)
Full charging time - 2:20 hr
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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) Depth: 2 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
Standard lens
Image resolution 50 MP 108 MP
Aperture f/1.8 f/1.8
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital 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 No
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
5G support No Yes

Sound

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

Other

Category Budget Budget
Announced May 2026 August 2025
Release date May 2026 August 2025
Launch price (MSRP) $200 $190
Sensors - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint		 - Proximity sensor
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Yes, 45 W Yes, 35 W
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

Conclusion

If the battery life and software are more important to you, then choose the Honor X7e. But if the performance, gaming, and sound are more of a priority – go for the Honor X7d.

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