Huawei Mate 10 vs Honor 8X
Here we compared two smartphones: the 5.9-inch Huawei Mate 10 (with HiSilicon Kirin 970) that was released on October 1, 2017, against the Huawei Honor 8X, which is powered by HiSilicon Kirin 710 and came out 11 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 Mate 10
- Water-resistant body (IP53 classification)
- Modern USB Type-C port
- 42% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (230K versus 163K)
- Delivers 46% higher maximum brightness (618 against 423 nits)
- 26% higher pixel density (498 vs 396 PPI)
- Supports 22.5W fast charging
- Optical image stabilization
- Ability to record video in 4K resolution
- Slow-motion recording at 960FPS
- Has a built-in infrared port
Reasons to consider the Huawei Honor 8X
- Has a 0.6 inch larger screen size
- Shows 10% longer battery life (96 vs 87 hours)
- The phone is 11-months newer
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 | 5.9 inches | 6.5 inches |
| Resolution | 1440 x 2560 pixels | 1080 x 2340 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 16:9 | 19.5:9 |
| PPI | 498 ppi | 396 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 60 Hz |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10 | No |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 3 | Corning Gorilla Glass 3 |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 82.22% | 84% |
| RGB color space | - | 99.5% |
| PWM | Not detected | Not detected |
| Response time | 37.2 ms | 39.6 ms |
| Contrast | 2514:1 | 880:1 |
Max. Brightness
Design and build
| Height | 150.5 mm (5.93 inches) | 160.4 mm (6.31 inches) |
| Width | 77.8 mm (3.06 inches) | 76.6 mm (3.02 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.2 mm (0.32 inches) | 7.8 mm (0.31 inches) |
| Weight | 186 gramm (6.56 oz) | 175 gramm (6.17 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP53 | No |
| Rear material | Glass | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | Black, Gold, Pink | Black, Blue, Red |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in home button | Yes, rear |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 970 | HiSilicon Kirin 710 |
| Max. clock | 2400 MHz | 2200 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (4 + 4) | 8 (4 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 4 cores at 1.84 GHz: Cortex A53 - 4 cores at 2.36 GHz: Cortex A73 |
- 4 cores at 1.7 GHz: Cortex-A53 - 4 cores at 2.2 GHz: Cortex-A73 |
| Lithography process | 10 nanometers | 12 nanometers |
| Graphics | Mali G72 MP12 | Mali-G51 |
| GPU clock | 850 MHz | 1000 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~347 GFLOPS | ~225 GFLOPS |
| RAM size | 4 GB | 4, 6 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory clock | 1833 MHz | 1866 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage size | 64 GB | 64, 128 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 2.1 | eMMC 5.1 |
| Memory card | MicroSD | MicroSD |
| Memory card max. size | Up to 256 GB | Up to 400 GB |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 5 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 (Multi-Core)
AnTuTu Benchmark 8
Software
| Operating system | Android 8.0 (Can be upgraded to Android 9.0) | Android 8.1 (Can be upgraded to Android 9.0) |
| ROM | EMUI 10 | EMUI 9 |
| OS size | 12.1 GB | 17 GB |
Battery
| Capacity | 4000 mAh | 3750 mAh |
| Charge power | 22.5 W | 10 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes, SuperCharge (58% in 30 min) | No |
| Full charging time | 1:30 hr | 2:25 hr |
Battery life tests
Web browsing (Wi-Fi)
Watching videos (Player)
Talk (3G)
Camera
| Matrix | 12 megapixels | 20 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4000 x 3000 | 5160 x 3872 |
| Zoom | Digital, 2x | Digital |
| Flash | Dual LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Digital |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 30FPS | No |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 960 FPS (720p) | 480 FPS (720p) |
| Lenses | 2 (12 MP + 20 MP) | 2 (20 MP + 2 MP) |
| Wide (main) lens | - 12 MP - Aperture: f/1.6 - Focal length: 27 mm - Pixel size: 1.25 micron - Sensor: 1/2.9" (BSI CMOS) - Phase autofocus - Optical stabilization |
- 20 MP - Aperture: f/1.8 - Focal length: 27 mm - Pixel size: 2 micron - Phase autofocus |
| Monochrome lens | - 20 MP - Aperture: f/1.6 - Focal length: 27 mm - Phase autofocus - Optical stabilization |
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| Depth lens | - | - 2 MP - Aperture: f/1.8 |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
| Megapixels | 8 megapixels | 16 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 3264 x 2448 | 4608 x 3456 |
| Aperture | f/2 | f/2 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 26 mm |
| Pixel size | 1.4 microns | - |
| Sensor type | CMOS | CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/3.2" | - |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) при 30 FPS | 1080p (Full HD) при 60 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 | - Dual Band - 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 | USB Type-C | 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 | Yes | No |
| Number of SIM* | 2 | 2 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | Standby |
| eSIM support* | No | No |
| Hybrid slot | Yes | No |
| LTE Cat* | 18 | 12 |
| 5G support | No | No |
Sound
| Speakers | Mono | Mono |
| Headphone audio jack | Yes | Yes |
| FM radio | No | Yes |
| Dolby Atmos | No | No |
Speakers test
Max. loudness
Other
| Category | Flagship | Mid-range |
| Announced | October 2017 | September 2018 |
| Release date | November 2017 | October 2018 |
| Launch price | ~ 555 USD | ~ 225 USD |
| SAR (head) | 0.99 W/kg | 0.81 W/kg |
| SAR (body) | 1.29 W/kg | 1.02 W/kg |
| Sensors | - Barometer - 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 Mate 10 is definitely a better buy.
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