Home > Smartphone comparison > Honor X8c vs 200 Lite – which one to choose?

Honor X8c vs 200 Lite

55 out of 100
Honor X8c
VS
48 out of 100
Honor 200 Lite
Honor X8c
Honor 200 Lite

Here we compared two mid-range smartphones: the 6.7-inch Honor X8c (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 685) that was released on January 14, 2025, against the Honor 200 Lite, which is powered by MediaTek Dimensity 6080 and came out 9 months before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

Select the amount of RAM to evaluate performance and value for money more precisely
Memory
  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 X8c
  • Water-resistant body (IP64 classification)
  • Higher display refresh rate – 120 Hz
  • Optical image stabilization
  • The phone is 9 months newer
Reasons to consider the Honor 200 Lite
  • 18% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (552K versus 466K)
  • Has 33% more RAM: 8GB versus 6GB
  • More recent OS version: Android 16 versus 15
  • 64% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 773 and 470 points

Review

Evaluation of Honor X8c and 200 Lite 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
Select your primary usage scenario to get a more accurate NanoReview Score
πŸ“± Primary usage:

Value for money (Beta)

To get an accurate value-for-money index, update the default prices with actual prices from your country’s retailers (for the selected memory configs) and press the "Calculate" button.
Currency
6 / 128 GB
VS
8 / 256 GB
24.7
(Mediocre)
Value Index
31.1
(Mediocre)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
Honor X8c
vs
200 Lite

Display

Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.7 inches 6.7 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2412 pixels 1080 x 2412 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20.1:9
PPI 394 ppi 394 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 90 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-120 Hz) No
Max rated brightness 2800 nits 600 nits
HDR support No No
Screen protection Tempered glass Tempered glass
Screen-to-body ratio 90.2% 89.9%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming		 - DCI-P3

Design and build

Height 161.05 mm (6.34 inches) 161.05 mm (6.34 inches)
Width 74.55 mm (2.94 inches) 74.55 mm (2.94 inches)
Thickness 7.12 mm (0.28 inches) 6.78 mm (0.27 inches)
Weight 174 g (6.14 oz) 166 g (5.86 oz)
Waterproof IP64 No
Rear material Eco-leather Plastic
Frame material Plastic Plastic
Colors White, Black, Green, Purple Black, Blue, Green
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-button Yes, in-button
Screen-to-body ratio
Honor X8c
90.2%
200 Lite
89.9%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Honor X8c and Honor 200 Lite
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 685 MediaTek Dimensity 6080
Max clock 2800 MHz 2400 MHz
CPU cores 8 (4 + 4) 8 (2 + 6)
Architecture - 4 cores at 1.9 GHz: Cortex-A53
- 4 cores at 2.8 GHz: Cortex-A73		 - 6 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 2 cores at 2.4 GHz: Cortex-A76
L3 cache - 2 MB
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 6 nanometers 6 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon 686 Yes
GPU
Graphics Adreno 610 Mali-G57 MC2
GPU shading units 128 64
GPU clock 1260 MHz 1068 MHz
FLOPS ~322.6 GFLOPS ~136.7 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Honor X8c and Honor 200 Lite
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Honor X8c
470
200 Lite +64%
773
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Honor X8c
1543
200 Lite +35%
2076
Compute Score (GPU)
Compute Score (GPU) 383 -
Single-core score 470 773
Multi-core score 1543 2076
Sources: Geekbench [3]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Honor X8c
466230
200 Lite +18%
552130
CPU 165771 209812
GPU 30064 48790
Memory 144285 148929
UX 126110 144599
Total score 466230 552130
Samples [11 tests] [2 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Stability - 98%
Graphics test - 1 FPS
Graphics score - 150
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
PCMark 3.0
Honor X8c +6%
9568
200 Lite
9020
Web score 11041 9119
Video editing 4791 4847
Photo editing 15853 17079
Data manipulation 8227 7005
Writing score 11625 10618
Submit your benchmark results

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Honor X8c
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-28 (Breno)Geekbench 7 CPU496 / 1737
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-28 (Breno)AnTuTu 12598375
πŸ“˜ 2026-05-22 (Bine)AnTuTu 11426739
πŸ“˜ 2026-04-13 (OverPice)AnTuTu 11513120
πŸ“˜ 2026-04-05 (Omar)AnTuTu 11509519
Add View all (13)
Honor 200 Lite
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-27 (Dadaba)AnTuTu 11587520
πŸ“˜ 2026-01-16 (Klogu)AnTuTu 11540456
πŸ“˜ 2025-11-10 (Duic)AnTuTu 11552130
Add View all (3)

Memory

RAM
RAM size 6 GB 8 GB
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory clock 2133 MHz 2133 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage size 128 GB 256 GB
Storage type UFS 2.2 UFS 2.2
Memory card No No

Software

Operating system Android 15 Android 14 (Can be upgraded to Android 16)
ROM MagicOS 9.0 MagicOS 10
OS updates 2 years 2 years
Security updates 3 years 3 years

Battery

Capacity 5000 mAh 4500 mAh
Max charge power 35 W 35 W
Battery type Li-Po Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No No
Reverse charging No No
Fast charging Yes (85% in 40 min) Yes (80% in 51 min)
Full charging time 1:30 hr 1:52 hr
Add your battery life

Main camera

Matrix 108 megapixels 108 megapixels
Image resolution 12000 x 9000 12000 x 9000
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash LED LED
Stabilization Optical Digital
8K video recording No No
4K video recording No No
1080p video recording Up to 30FPS Up to 30FPS
Slow motion No -
Lenses 1) Standard: 108 MP
2) Ultrawide: 5 MP
1) Standard: 108 MP
2) Ultrawide: 5 MP
3) Macro: 2 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh mode
Standard lens
Image resolution 108 MP 108 MP
Aperture f/2.1 f/1.8
Focal length 24 mm -
Sensor Samsung ISOCELL HM6 -
Sensor size 1/1.67" (β‰ˆ 0.6 inch) -
Pixel size 0.64 micron -
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Optical Digital
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 5 MP 5 MP
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Stabilization Digital Digital
Macro lens
Image resolution - 2 MP
Aperture - f/2.4
Stabilization - Digital

DxOMark main camera tests

Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
Bokeh - 45
Preview - 50
Zoom - 64
Samples - Photo samples of Honor 200 Lite from DxOMark

Selfie camera

Megapixels 50 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution 8192 x 6144 8192 x 6144
Aperture f/2.1 f/2.1
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 5.1
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
DisplayPort No No
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo
NFC* Depends on the region Yes
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* - 18
5G support No Yes

Sound

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

Other

Category Mid-range Mid-range
Announced January 2025 April 2024
Release date January 2025 May 2024
Launch price (MSRP) $305 $329
Successor - Honor X8d - Honor 400 Lite
Sensors - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint		 - Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Yes, 35 W Not included
Further details
Notes on Honor X8c:
    - The ABR-LX1/ABR-LX2 models come with an older version Bluetooth 5.0.
*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 X8c is definitely a better buy.

Cast your vote

So, which phone would you choose?
39 (69.6%)
17 (30.4%)
Total votes: 56

Related comparisons

1. Honor 200 Lite vs Honor 400 Lite
2. Honor X8c vs Honor X7c
3. Honor X8c vs Honor X8b
4. Honor X8c vs Honor X9c
5. Honor X8c vs Xiaomi Redmi Note 14 4G
Compare other phones (860+)

User opinions

You can share your opinion or ask a question in the comments below
🌐 Register your profile and become part of NanoReview community!
EnglishРусский