Xiaomi Redmi 10 vs Honor 8X
Here we compared two smartphones: the 6.5-inch Xiaomi Redmi 10 (with MediaTek Helio G88) that was released on August 19, 2021, against the Honor 8X, which is powered by HiSilicon Kirin 710 and came out 36 months before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.
Key differences
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi Redmi 10
- Comes with 1250 mAh larger battery capacity: 5000 vs 3750 mAh
- Higher display refresh rate – 90 Hz
- Shows 28% longer battery life (35:02 vs 27:23 hours)
- Modern USB Type-C port
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.1)
- Supports 18W fast charging
- More recent OS version: Android 12 versus 10
- 12% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (219K versus 195K)
- Stereo speakers
- Has an ultra-wide angle camera lens
- The phone is 3-years newer
- Has a built-in infrared port
Reasons to consider the Honor 8X
- Slow-motion recording at 480FPS
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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 | 6.5 inches |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2400 pixels | 1080 x 2340 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 19.5:9 |
| PPI | 405 ppi | 396 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 90 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | No |
| Max rated brightness | 400 nits | 430 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10 | No |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 3 | Corning Gorilla Glass 3 |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 83.5% | 84% |
| RGB color space | - | 99.5% |
| PWM | - | Not detected |
| Response time | 35.4 ms | 39.6 ms |
| Contrast | 2464:1 | 880:1 |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 161.9 mm (6.37 inches) | 160.4 mm (6.31 inches) |
| Width | 75.5 mm (2.97 inches) | 76.6 mm (3.02 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.9 mm (0.35 inches) | 7.8 mm (0.31 inches) |
| Weight | 181 g (6.38 oz) | 175 g (6.17 oz) |
| Waterproof | No | No |
| Rear material | Plastic | Glass |
| Frame material | Plastic | Metal |
| Colors | White, Gray, Blue | Black, Blue, Red |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in home button | Yes, rear |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | MediaTek Helio G88 | HiSilicon Kirin 710 |
| Max clock | 2000 MHz | 2200 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (2 + 6) | 8 (4 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 6 cores at 1.8 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 2 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A75 |
- 4 cores at 1.7 GHz: Cortex-A53 - 4 cores at 2.2 GHz: Cortex-A73 |
| L3 cache | - | 1 MB |
| Lithography process | 12 nanometers | 12 nanometers |
| Graphics | Mali-G52 MC2 | Mali-G51 MP4 |
| GPU clock | 1000 MHz | 1000 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~62 GFLOPS | ~225 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 5 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 (Multi-Core)
AnTuTu Benchmark 9
| CPU | 67785 | 70901 |
| GPU | 38298 | 33222 |
| Memory | 50109 | 33714 |
| UX | 62642 | 57642 |
| Total score | 219143 | 195781 |
3DMark Wild Life Performance
| Max surface temperature | 39.3 °C | 38.7 °C |
| Stability | - | 99% |
| Graphics test | - | 3 FPS |
| Graphics score | - | 564 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | - | 6306 |
| Video editing | - | 5422 |
| Photo editing | - | 14266 |
| Data manipulation | - | 5583 |
| Writing score | - | 8835 |
Memory
| RAM size | 4, 6 GB | 4, 6 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory clock | 1866 MHz | 1866 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage size | 64, 128 GB | 64, 128 GB |
| Storage type | eMMC 5.1 | eMMC 5.1 |
| Memory card | MicroSD | MicroSD |
| Memory card max size | Up to 512 GB | Up to 400 GB |
Software
| Operating system | Android 11 (Can be upgraded to Android 12) | Android 8.1 (Can be upgraded to Android 10.0) |
| ROM | MIUI 13 | EMUI 9 |
| OS size | 22.4 GB | 17 GB |
Battery
| Capacity | 5000 mAh | 3750 mAh |
| Charge power | 18 W | 10 W |
| Battery type | Li-Ion | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | Yes | No |
| Fast charging | Yes (26% in 30 min) | No |
| Full charging time | 2:13 hr | 2:25 hr |
| Web browsing | 11:59 hr | 09:18 hr |
| Watching video | 11:32 hr | 09:45 hr |
| Gaming | 06:07 hr | 03:38 hr |
| Standby | 140 hr | 109 hr |
General battery life
Camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 20 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8700 x 5800 | 5160 x 3872 |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | No | No |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 30FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 120 FPS (720p) | 480 FPS (720p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 120° | - |
| Lenses | 4 (50 MP + 8 MP + 2 MP + 2 MP) | 2 (20 MP + 2 MP) |
| Wide (main) lens | - 50 MP - Aperture: f/1.8 - Pixel size: 0.64 micron - Sensor: 1/2.76", Samsung S5KJN1 (ISOCELL Plus CMOS) - Phase autofocus |
- 20 MP - Aperture: f/1.8 - Focal length: 27 mm - Pixel size: 2 micron - Phase autofocus |
| Ultra-wide lens | - 8 MP - Aperture: f/2.2 - Focal length: 13 mm - Pixel size: 1.14 micron - Sensor: 1/2.8", Sony IMX355 (Exmor-RS CMOS) |
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| Macro lens | - 2 MP - Aperture: f/2.4 - Pixel size: 1.12 micron |
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| Depth lens | - 2 MP - Aperture: f/2.4 |
- 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/2.0 | f/2 |
| Focal length | 27 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor type | CMOS | CMOS |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS | 1080p (Full HD) at 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 Display |
- Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot |
| Bluetooth version | 5.1 | 4.2 |
| Bluetooth features | LE, HID, 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, Galileo | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou |
| NFC* | Depends on the region | 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 | No | No |
| LTE Cat* | 7 | 12 |
| 5G support | No | No |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Mono |
| Headphone audio jack | Yes | Yes |
| FM radio | Yes | Yes |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | No |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Budget | Mid-range |
| Announced | August 2021 | September 2018 |
| Release date | August 2021 | October 2018 |
| SAR (head) | - | 0.81 W/kg |
| SAR (body) | - | 1.02 W/kg |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - 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 Xiaomi Redmi 10 is definitely a better buy.
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