Phone Comparison - Honor 8 vs Honor 8X

Honor 8
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general General Info

Manufacturer Honor Honor
Announced July 2016 September 2018
Status Available - August 2016 Available - September 2018
Price Rs. 18,999 ($400.00) [Similarly Priced] -
Colors Sunrise Gold, Midnight Black, Sakura Pink, Sapphire Blue, White Black, Blue, Red, Pink
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 145.5 x 71 x 7.5 mm
(5.73 x 2.8 x 0.3 in)
160.4 x 76.6 x 7.8 mm
(6.31 x 3.02 x 0.31 in)
Weight 153 g (5.4 oz) 175 g (6.17 oz)
SIM Type - Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
CDMA 800 & TD-SCDMA
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100
4G Network LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 8(900), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500)
SAR EU - W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
0.72 W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - - Fingerprint Sensor

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v6.0.1 (Marshmallow) Android 8.1 (Oreo), upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie); EMUI 9.0
Processor Quad-core 2.3 GHz Cortex-A72 + quad-core 1.8 GHz Cortex A53, HiSilicon Kirin 950 [Similar] Octa-core (4x2.2 GHz Cortex-A73 & 4x1.7 GHz Cortex-A53), Hisilicon Kirin 710 (12 nm) [Similar]
GPU Mali-T880 MP4 [Similar] Mali-G51 MP4 [Similar]
RAM 4 GB [Browse Similar] 6 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 32 GB 64/128 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) microSD, up to 400 GB (dedicated slot)

display Display

Type IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen LTPS IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.2 inches [Similar] 6.5 inches [Similar]
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels (424 ppi) [Similar] 1080 x 2340 pixels (396 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 72.03% 84.62%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes
Radio FM radio FM radio
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera Dual 12 MP, f/2.2 [Similar] 20 MP + 2 MP [Similar]
Flash Yes LED Flash
Features 1.4 µm Pixel Size, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama 20 MP, f/1.8, 27 mm (wide), PDAF
2 MP, depth sensor
Panorama, HDR
Video 1080p@30fps, HDR 1080p@30/60fps, 480fps, stereo sound rec.
Front Camera 8 MP, f/2.4, LED flash [Similar] 16 MP, f/2.0, 26 mm (wide), HDR, 1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat6 300/50 Mbps HSPA, LTE-A
Bluetooth v4.2, A2DP, EDR, LE 4.2, A2DP, LE, aptX
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB Type-C 1.0 reversible connector microUSB 2.0, USB On-The-Go
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ BDS (market dependant) Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
Browser HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 32 GB, 4 GB RAM 64/128 GB, 6 GB RAM or 64/128 GB, 4 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) microSD, up to 400 GB (dedicated slot)
USB OTG - Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Po Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Capacity 3000 mAh 3750 mAh
Stand by - -
Talk Time - -