Huawei Honor 8X vs Honor 10 Lite
Here we compared two mid-range smartphones: the 6.5-inch Huawei Honor 8X (with HiSilicon Kirin 710) that was released on September 5, 2018, against the Huawei Honor 10 Lite, which is powered by the same chip and came out 3 months after. 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
- Shows 26% longer battery life (27:23 vs 21:39 hours)
- Compatible with Wi-Fi 5 wireless networks
- Slow-motion recording at 480FPS
- Comes with 350 mAh larger battery capacity: 3750 vs 3400 mAh
- Uses a faster type of memory: LPDDR4X 1866 MHz
- 18% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (195K versus 165K)
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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 | 6.21 inches |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2340 pixels | 1080 x 2340 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 | 19.5:9 |
| PPI | 396 ppi | 415 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Max rated brightness | 430 nits | 450 nits |
| HDR support | No | No |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 3 | Tempered glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 84% | 83.1% |
| RGB color space | 99.5% | 98.6% |
| PWM | Not detected | Not detected |
| Response time | 39.6 ms | 38.2 ms |
| Contrast | 880:1 | 805:1 |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 160.4 mm (6.31 inches) | 154.8 mm (6.09 inches) |
| Width | 76.6 mm (3.02 inches) | 73.6 mm (2.9 inches) |
| Thickness | 7.8 mm (0.31 inches) | 8 mm (0.31 inches) |
| Weight | 175 g (6.17 oz) | 162 g (5.71 oz) |
| Waterproof | No | No |
| Rear material | Glass | Plastic |
| Frame material | Metal | Plastic |
| Colors | Black, Blue, Red | White, Black, Blue, Red |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, rear | Yes, rear |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 710 | HiSilicon Kirin 710 |
| Max. clock | 2200 MHz | 2200 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 1.7 GHz: Cortex-A53 - 4 cores at 2.2 GHz: Cortex-A73 |
| L3 cache | 1 MB | 1 MB |
| Lithography process | 12 nanometers | 12 nanometers |
| Graphics | Mali-G51 MP4 | Mali-G51 MP4 |
| GPU clock | 1000 MHz | 1000 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~225 GFLOPS | ~225 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 5 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 (Multi-Core)
AnTuTu Benchmark 9
| CPU | 70901 | 61001 |
| GPU | 33222 | 18817 |
| Memory | 33714 | 29888 |
| UX | 57642 | 55675 |
| Total score | 195263 | 165165 |
3DMark Wild Life Performance
| Stability | 99% | 84% |
| Graphics test | 3 FPS | 2 FPS |
| Graphics score | 564 | 493 |
| PCMark 3.0 score | 7530 | 6277 |
Memory
| RAM size | 4, 6 GB | 3, 4, 6 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4 |
| Memory clock | 1866 MHz | 1866 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage size | 64, 128 GB | 32, 64, 128 GB |
| Storage type | eMMC 5.1 | eMMC 5.1 |
| Memory card | MicroSD | MicroSD |
| Memory card max. size | Up to 400 GB | Up to 1024 GB |
Software
| Operating system | Android 8.1 (Can be upgraded to Android 10.0) | Android 9.0 (Can be upgraded to Android 10.0) |
| ROM | EMUI 9 | EMUI 12 |
| OS size | 17 GB | 9 GB |
Battery
| Capacity | 3750 mAh | 3400 mAh |
| Charge power | 10 W | 10 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | No | No |
| Fast charging | No | No |
| Full charging time | 2:25 hr | 2:00 hr |
| Web browsing | 09:18 hr | 06:40 hr |
| Watching video | 09:45 hr | 08:09 hr |
| Gaming | 03:38 hr | 03:33 hr |
| Standby | 109 hr | 88 hr |
General battery life
Camera
| Matrix | 20 megapixels | 13 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 5160 x 3872 | 4128 x 3096 |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | No | No |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 480 FPS (720p) | 120 FPS (720p) |
| Lenses | 2 (20 MP + 2 MP) | 2 (13 MP + 2 MP) |
| Wide (main) lens | - 20 MP - Aperture: f/1.8 - Focal length: 27 mm - Pixel size: 2 micron - Phase autofocus |
- 13 MP - Aperture: f/1.8 - Focal length: 26 mm - Phase autofocus |
| Depth lens | - 2 MP - Aperture: f/1.8 |
- 2 MP - Aperture: f/2.4 |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
| Megapixels | 16 megapixels | 24 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4608 x 3456 | 5632 x 4224 |
| Aperture | f/2 | f/2.0 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 26 mm |
| Pixel size | - | 0.9 microns |
| Sensor type | CMOS | BSI CMOS |
| 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 4 (802.11 a/b/g/n) |
| 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 | Micro USB |
| 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 | No |
| Number of SIM* | 2 | 2 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | Standby |
| eSIM support* | No | No |
| Hybrid slot | No | Yes |
| LTE Cat* | 12 | 12 |
| 5G support | No | No |
Sound
| Speakers | Mono | Mono |
| Headphone audio jack | Yes | Yes |
| FM radio | Yes | Yes |
| Dolby Atmos | No | No |
Speakers test
Max. loudness
Other
| Category | Mid-range | Mid-range |
| Announced | September 2018 | November 2018 |
| Release date | October 2018 | February 2019 |
| SAR (head) | 0.81 W/kg | - |
| SAR (body) | 1.02 W/kg | - |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - 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 8X. It has a better battery life, camera, connectivity, and design.
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