Huawei Honor 8X vs Honor 8
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 8, which is powered by HiSilicon Kirin 950 and came out 26 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 1.3 inches larger screen size
- Comes with 750 mAh larger battery capacity: 3750 vs 3000 mAh
- Thinner bezels – 11.61% more screen real estate
- More recent OS version: Android 10 versus 8
- Slow-motion recording at 480FPS
- Uses a faster type of memory: LPDDR4X 1866 MHz
- More energy-efficient CPU – Kirin 710
- Has 2 SIM card slots
- The phone is 2-years and 2-months newer
Reasons to consider the Huawei Honor 8
- Modern USB Type-C port
- Supports 18W fast charging
- Better grip in hands – the body is 5.6 mm narrower
- Weighs 22 grams less
- 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 | 5.2 inches |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2340 pixels | 1080 x 1920 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 | 16:9 |
| PPI | 396 ppi | 424 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Max rated brightness | 430 nits | 450 nits |
| HDR support | No | No |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 3 | Corning Gorilla Glass 3 |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 84% | 72.39% |
| RGB color space | 99.5% | - |
| PWM | Not detected | Not detected |
| Response time | 39.6 ms | 41 ms |
| Contrast | 880:1 | 1128:1 |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 160.4 mm (6.31 inches) | 145.5 mm (5.73 inches) |
| Width | 76.6 mm (3.02 inches) | 71 mm (2.8 inches) |
| Thickness | 7.8 mm (0.31 inches) | 7.4 mm (0.29 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, Gold, Blue, Pink |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, rear | Yes, rear |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 710 | HiSilicon Kirin 950 |
| Max. clock | 2200 MHz | 2300 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 1.8 GHz: Cortex-A53 - 4 cores at 2.4 GHz: Cortex-A72 |
| L3 cache | 1 MB | - |
| Lithography process | 12 nanometers | 16 nanometers |
| Graphics | Mali-G51 MP4 | Mali-T880 MP4 |
| GPU clock | 1000 MHz | 900 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~225 GFLOPS | ~122 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 5 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 (Multi-Core)
AnTuTu Benchmark 9
| CPU | 70901 | - |
| GPU | 33222 | - |
| Memory | 33714 | - |
| UX | 57642 | - |
| Total score | 195952 | - |
3DMark Wild Life Performance
| Stability | 99% | - |
| Graphics test | 3 FPS | - |
| Graphics score | 564 | - |
| PCMark 3.0 score | 7530 | - |
Memory
| RAM size | 4, 6 GB | 4 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4 |
| Memory clock | 1866 MHz | 1333 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage size | 64, 128 GB | 32, 64 GB |
| Storage type | eMMC 5.1 | eMMC 5.1 |
| Memory card | MicroSD | MicroSD |
| Memory card max. size | Up to 400 GB | Up to 128 GB |
Software
| Operating system | Android 8.1 (Can be upgraded to Android 10.0) | Android 6.0 (Can be upgraded to Android 8.0) |
| ROM | EMUI 9 | EMUI 8 |
| OS size | 17 GB | 8 GB |
Battery
| Capacity | 3750 mAh | 3000 mAh |
| Charge power | 10 W | 18 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | No | No |
| Fast charging | No | Yes, Quick Charge 3.0 (47% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 2:25 hr | 1:25 hr |
| Web browsing | 09:18 hr | - |
| Watching video | 09:45 hr | - |
| Gaming | 03:38 hr | - |
| Standby | 109 hr | - |
General battery life
Camera
| Matrix | 20 megapixels | 12 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 5160 x 3872 | 4000 x 3000 |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | LED | Dual 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 (12 MP + 12 MP) |
| Wide (main) lens | - 20 MP - Aperture: f/1.8 - Focal length: 27 mm - Pixel size: 2 micron - Phase autofocus |
- 12 MP - Aperture: f/2.2 - Focal length: 35 mm - Pixel size: 1.25 micron - Sensor: 1/2.9", Sony IMX286 (Exmor-RS CMOS) - Laser autofocus |
| Monochrome lens | - | - 12 MP - Aperture: f/2.2 - Focal length: 35 mm - Pixel size: 1.25 micron - Sensor: 1/2.9" (CMOS) - Laser autofocus |
| Depth lens | - 2 MP - Aperture: f/1.8 |
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| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode |
| Megapixels | 16 megapixels | 8 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4608 x 3456 | 3264 x 2448 |
| Aperture | f/2 | f/2.4 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | - |
| Pixel size | - | 1.4 microns |
| Sensor type | CMOS | CMOS |
| Sensor size | - | 1/3.2" |
| 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 | 1 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | Active |
| eSIM support* | No | No |
| Hybrid slot | No | Yes |
| LTE Cat* | 12 | 6 |
| 5G support | No | No |
Sound
| Speakers | Mono | Mono |
| Headphone audio jack | Yes | Yes |
| FM radio | Yes | No |
| Dolby Atmos | No | No |
Speakers test
Max. loudness
Other
| Category | Mid-range | Mid-range |
| Announced | September 2018 | July 2016 |
| Release date | October 2018 | August 2016 |
| SAR (head) | 0.81 W/kg | 1.5 W/kg |
| SAR (body) | 1.02 W/kg | 1.69 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
If the display, software, battery life, camera, and design are more important to you, then choose the Huawei Honor 8X. But if the performance is more of a priority – go for the Huawei Honor 8.
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