Huawei Honor 8X vs Honor 8C
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 8C, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 632 and came out 1 month 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
- 47% higher pixel density (396 vs 269 PPI)
- 39% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (190K versus 136K)
- Compatible with Wi-Fi 5 wireless networks
- Slow-motion recording at 480FPS
- Uses a faster type of memory: LPDDR4X 1866 MHz
- More recent OS version: Android 10 versus 8.1
- More energy-efficient CPU – Kirin 710
Reasons to consider the Huawei Honor 8C
- Water-resistant body (IP53 classification)
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 | 6.26 inches |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2340 pixels | 720 x 1520 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 | 18.9:9 |
| PPI | 396 ppi | 269 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 60 Hz |
| HDR support | No | No |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 3 | Tempered glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 84% | 81.41% |
| RGB color space | 99.5% | - |
| PWM | Not detected | - |
| Response time | 39.6 ms | - |
| Contrast | 880:1 | - |
Max. Brightness
Design and build
| Height | 160.4 mm (6.31 inches) | 158.7 mm (6.25 inches) |
| Width | 76.6 mm (3.02 inches) | 75.9 mm (2.99 inches) |
| Thickness | 7.8 mm (0.31 inches) | 7.9 mm (0.31 inches) |
| Weight | 175 gramm (6.17 oz) | 167 gramm (5.89 oz) |
| Waterproof | No | IP53 |
| Rear material | Glass | Plastic |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | Black, Blue, Red | Black, Gold, Blue |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, rear | Yes, rear |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 710 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 632 |
| Max. clock | 2200 MHz | 1800 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: Kryo 250 Silver (Cortex-A53) - 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Kryo 250 Gold (Cortex-A73 |
| L3 cache | 1 MB | - |
| Lithography process | 12 nanometers | 14 nanometers |
| Graphics | Mali-G51 MP4 | Adreno 506 |
| GPU clock | 1000 MHz | 650 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~225 GFLOPS | ~124.8 GFLOPS |
| RAM size | 4, 6 GB | 4 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR3 |
| Memory clock | 1866 MHz | 933 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 1 |
| 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 256 GB |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 5 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 (Multi-Core)
AnTuTu Benchmark 9
| CPU | 63383 | 56077 |
| GPU | 29545 | 16235 |
| Memory | 38775 | 23447 |
| UX | 59457 | 41673 |
| Total score | 190281 | 136713 |
3DMark Wild Life Performance
| Stability | 99% | - |
| Graphics test | 3 FPS | - |
| Graphics score | 564 | - |
| PCMark 3.0 score | 7523 | - |
Software
| Operating system | Android 8.1 (Can be upgraded to Android 10.0) | Android 8.1 |
| ROM | EMUI 9 | EMUI 8.2 |
| OS size | 17 GB | - |
Battery
| Capacity | 3750 mAh | 4000 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 | 2:15 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 | 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 30FPS |
| Slow motion | 480 FPS (720p) | No |
| 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 - Phase autofocus |
| Depth lens | - 2 MP - Aperture: f/1.8 |
- 2 MP - Aperture: f/2.4 |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
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| Megapixels | 16 megapixels | 8 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4608 x 3456 | 3264 x 2448 |
| Aperture | f/2 | f/2 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 28 mm |
| Sensor type | CMOS | 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 b/g/n) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot |
- 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 | No |
| 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 | No |
| LTE Cat* | 12 | 6 |
| 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 | October 2018 |
| Release date | October 2018 | November 2018 |
| 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
After analyzing all the data, we think that the Huawei Honor 8X is definitely a better buy.
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