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Honor X8d vs Honor X8c

60 out of 100
Honor X8d
VS
55 out of 100
Honor X8c
Honor X8d
Honor X8c

Here we compared two smartphones: the 6.77-inch Honor X8d (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 2) that was released on December 12, 2025, against the Honor X8c, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 685 and came out 11 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 X8d
  • Comes with 2000 mAh larger battery capacity: 7000 vs 5000 mAh
  • Expandable storage via MicroSD card up to 2048GB
  • Water-resistant body (IP65 classification)
  • Slow-motion recording at 240FPS
  • Has 33% more RAM: 8GB versus 6GB
  • The phone is 11 months newer
  • Supports higher wattage charging (45W versus 35W)
  • Has a built-in infrared port
Reasons to consider the Honor X8c
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v5.1)

Review

Evaluation of Honor X8d and Honor X8c 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.
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Value for money (Beta)

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Currency
8 / 128 GB
VS
6 / 128 GB
98.7
(Very good)
Value Index
24.7
(Mediocre)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
Honor X8d
vs
Honor X8c

Display

Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.77 inches 6.7 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2392 pixels 1080 x 2412 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.85:9 20:9
PPI 388 ppi 394 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-120 Hz) Yes (60-120 Hz)
Max rated brightness - 2800 nits
HDR support No No
Screen protection Tempered glass Tempered glass
Screen-to-body ratio 89.5% 90.2%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming

Design and build

Height 162.9 mm (6.41 inches) 161.05 mm (6.34 inches)
Width 76.3 mm (3 inches) 74.55 mm (2.94 inches)
Thickness 7.5 mm (0.3 inches) 7.12 mm (0.28 inches)
Weight 188 g (6.63 oz) 174 g (6.14 oz)
Waterproof IP65 IP64
Rear material Plastic Eco-leather
Frame material Plastic Plastic
Colors Black, Gray, Blue White, Black, Green, Purple
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-button
Screen-to-body ratio
Honor X8d
89.5%
Honor X8c +1%
90.2%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Honor X8d and Honor X8c
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 2 Qualcomm Snapdragon 685
Max clock 2900 MHz 2800 MHz
CPU cores 8 (4 + 4) 8 (4 + 4)
Architecture - 4 cores at 1.9 GHz: Cortex-A53
- 4 cores at 2.9 GHz: Cortex-A73		 - 4 cores at 1.9 GHz: Cortex-A53
- 4 cores at 2.8 GHz: Cortex-A73
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 6 nanometers 6 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon Hexagon 686
GPU
Graphics Adreno Adreno 610
GPU shading units 128 128
GPU clock 950 MHz 1260 MHz
FLOPS ~243.2 GFLOPS ~322.6 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Honor X8d and Honor X8c
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Honor X8d +4%
489
Honor X8c
470
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Honor X8d
1532
Honor X8c +1%
1543
Compute Score (GPU)
Honor X8d +1%
385
Honor X8c
383
Compute Score (GPU) 385 383
Single-core score 489 470
Multi-core score 1532 1543
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Honor X8d +8%
505682
Honor X8c
466230
CPU 205745 165771
GPU 30315 30064
Memory 148947 144285
UX 120675 126110
Total score 505682 466230
Samples Less than 3 [11 tests]
PCMark 3.0
Honor X8d
n/a
Honor X8c
9568
Web score - 11041
Video editing - 4791
Photo editing - 15853
Data manipulation - 8227
Writing score - 11625
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Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Honor X8d
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-21 -> Gori-zontikAnTuTu 11518432
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-27 (Zeno)AnTuTu 11505682
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Honor X8c
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-05-22 (Bine)AnTuTu 11426739
πŸ“˜ 2026-04-13 (OverPice)AnTuTu 11513120
πŸ“˜ 2026-04-05 (Omar)AnTuTu 11509519
πŸ“˜ 2026-04-03 (Breno)AnTuTu 11532979
πŸ“˜ 2026-03-03 (OverPice)AnTuTu 11466230
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Memory

RAM
RAM size 8 GB 6 GB
Memory type - LPDDR4X
Memory clock - 2133 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage size 128 GB 128 GB
Storage type - UFS 2.2
Memory card MicroSD No
Memory card max size Up to 2048 GB -

Software

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

Battery

Capacity 7000 mAh 5000 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 - No
Fast charging Yes Yes (85% in 40 min)
Full charging time - 1:30 hr
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Main camera

Matrix 108 megapixels 108 megapixels
Image resolution 12000 x 9000 12000 x 9000
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash LED LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K video recording No No
4K video recording No No
1080p video recording Up to 30FPS Up to 30FPS
Slow motion 240 FPS (720p) No
Lenses 1) Standard: 108 MP
2) Ultrawide: 5 MP
1) Standard: 108 MP
2) Ultrawide: 5 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
Standard lens
Image resolution 108 MP 108 MP
Aperture f/1.8 f/2.1
Focal length 24 mm 24 mm
Sensor Samsung HM6 Samsung ISOCELL HM6
Sensor size 1/1.67" (β‰ˆ 0.6 inch) 1/1.67" (β‰ˆ 0.6 inch)
Pixel size 1 micron 0.64 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Optical Optical
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 5 MP 5 MP
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Stabilization Digital Digital

Selfie camera

Megapixels 16 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution 3456 x 4608 8192 x 6144
Aperture f/2.5 f/2.1
Sensor CMOS 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 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 Depends on the region
Infrared port Yes 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 No

Sound

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

Other

Category Budget Mid-range
Announced December 2025 January 2025
Release date January 2026 January 2025
Launch price (MSRP) - $305
Successor - - Honor X8d
Sensors - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint		 - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Not included Yes, 35 W
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 X8d is definitely a better buy.

Cast your vote

So, which phone would you choose?
34 (50.7%)
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Total votes: 67

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