Huawei Honor 8X vs Honor 10
Here we compared two smartphones: the 6.5-inch Huawei Honor 8X (with HiSilicon Kirin 710) that was released on September 5, 2018, against the Huawei Honor 10, which is powered by HiSilicon Kirin 970 and came out 4 months before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the gadgets.
Key differences
Reasons to consider the Huawei Honor 8X
- Has a 0.66 inch larger screen size
- Shows 25% longer battery life (27:23 vs 21:57 hours)
- Expandable storage via MicroSD card up to 400GB
- Comes with 350 mAh larger battery capacity: 3750 vs 3400 mAh
Reasons to consider the Huawei Honor 10
- 49% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (291K versus 195K)
- Modern USB Type-C port
- Supports 22.5W fast charging
- Ability to record video in 4K resolution
- Delivers 8% higher peak brightness (510 against 472 nits)
- Has a built-in infrared port
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Review
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Performance
CPU/GPU performance in apps and games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
NanoReview score
Final comparison evaluation
Value for money
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Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| Size | 6.5 inches | 5.84 inches |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2340 pixels | 1080 x 2280 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 | 19.9:9 |
| PPI | 396 ppi | 432 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Max rated brightness | 430 nits | 500 nits |
| HDR support | No | No |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 3 | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 84% | 79.9% |
| RGB color space | 99.5% | - |
| PWM | Not detected | Not detected |
| Response time | 39.6 ms | - |
| Contrast | 880:1 | 1423:1 |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 160.4 mm (6.31 inches) | 149.6 mm (5.89 inches) |
| Width | 76.6 mm (3.02 inches) | 71.2 mm (2.8 inches) |
| Thickness | 7.8 mm (0.31 inches) | 7.7 mm (0.3 inches) |
| Weight | 175 g (6.17 oz) | 153 g (5.4 oz) |
| Waterproof | No | No |
| Rear material | Glass | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | Black, Blue, Red | White, Black, Gray, Blue, Purple |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, rear | Yes, in home button |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 710 | HiSilicon Kirin 970 |
| Max. clock | 2200 MHz | 2360 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (4 + 4) | 8 (4 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 4 cores at 1.7 GHz: Cortex-A53 - 4 cores at 2.2 GHz: Cortex-A73 |
- 4 cores at 1.84 GHz: Cortex A53 - 4 cores at 2.36 GHz: Cortex A73 |
| L3 cache | 1 MB | 2 MB |
| Lithography process | 12 nanometers | 10 nanometers |
| Graphics | Mali-G51 MP4 | Mali G72 MP12 |
| GPU clock | 1000 MHz | 767 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~225 GFLOPS | ~347 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 5 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 (Multi-Core)
AnTuTu Benchmark 9
| CPU | 70901 | 73965 |
| GPU | 33222 | 78736 |
| Memory | 33714 | 68082 |
| UX | 57642 | 70145 |
| Total score | 195952 | 291725 |
3DMark Wild Life Performance
| Stability | 99% | 75% |
| Graphics test | 3 FPS | 4 FPS |
| Graphics score | 564 | 829 |
| PCMark 3.0 score | 7530 | 6437 |
Memory
| RAM size | 4, 6 GB | 4, 6 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory clock | 1866 MHz | 1833 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage size | 64, 128 GB | 64, 128 GB |
| Storage type | eMMC 5.1 | UFS 2.1 |
| Memory card | MicroSD | No |
| Memory card max. size | Up to 400 GB | - |
Software
| Operating system | Android 8.1 (Can be upgraded to Android 10.0) | Android 8.1 (Can be upgraded to Android 10.0) |
| ROM | EMUI 9 | EMUI 9.1 |
| OS size | 17 GB | 13 GB |
Battery
| Capacity | 3750 mAh | 3400 mAh |
| Charge power | 10 W | 22.5 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | No | No |
| Fast charging | No | Yes (50% in 25 min) |
| Full charging time | 2:25 hr | 1:20 hr |
| Web browsing | 09:18 hr | 08:22 hr |
| Watching video | 09:45 hr | 09:01 hr |
| Gaming | 03:38 hr | 03:59 hr |
| Standby | 109 hr | 68 hr |
General battery life
Camera
| Matrix | 20 megapixels | 16 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 5160 x 3872 | 4616 x 3464 |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | No | Up to 30FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 480 FPS (720p) | 480 FPS (720p) |
| Lenses | 2 (20 MP + 2 MP) | 2 (16 MP + 24 MP) |
| Wide (main) lens | - 20 MP - Aperture: f/1.8 - Focal length: 27 mm - Pixel size: 2 micron - Phase autofocus |
- 16 MP - Aperture: f/1.8 - Focal length: 27 mm - Pixel size: 1.12 micron - Sensor: 1/2.8", Sony IMX498 (Exmor-RS CMOS) - Phase autofocus |
| Monochrome lens | - | - 24 MP - Aperture: f/1.8 - Focal length: 27 mm - Pixel size: 0.9 micron - Sensor: 1/2.8" - Phase autofocus |
| Depth lens | - 2 MP - Aperture: f/1.8 |
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| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
| Megapixels | 16 megapixels | 24 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4608 x 3456 | 5760 x 4312 |
| Aperture | f/2 | f/2.0 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 26 mm |
| Pixel size | - | 0.9 microns |
| Sensor type | CMOS | CMOS |
| Sensor size | - | 1/2.8" |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 60 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 | - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot |
- Dual Band - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot |
| Bluetooth version | 4.2 | 4.2 |
| Bluetooth features | LE, A2DP | LE, A2DP |
| USB type | Micro USB | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 2 | 2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | No | Yes |
| 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* | 12 | 18 |
| 5G support | No | No |
Sound
| Speakers | Mono | Mono |
| Headphone audio jack | Yes | Yes |
| FM radio | Yes | No |
| Dolby Atmos | No | Yes |
Speakers test
Max. loudness
Other
| Category | Mid-range | Flagship |
| Announced | September 2018 | April 2018 |
| Release date | October 2018 | April 2018 |
| SAR (head) | 0.81 W/kg | 0.79 W/kg |
| SAR (body) | 1.02 W/kg | 1.15 W/kg |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Compass - Fingerprint |
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
These smartphones have a lot in common, but we would recommend the Huawei Honor 10. It has a better performance, connectivity, and sound.
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