Phone Comparison - Honor 8X vs Honor View40 5G

Honor 8X
honor 8x
Honor View40 5G
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general General Info

Manufacturer Honor Honor
Announced September 2018 2021, January 22
Status Available - September 2018 Available. Released 2021, January 22
Colors Black, Blue, Red, Pink Midnight Black, Rose Gold, Titanium Silver
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 160.4 x 76.6 x 7.8 mm
(6.31 x 3.02 x 0.31 in)
163.1 x 74.3 x 8 mm
(6.42 x 2.93 x 0.31 in)
Weight 175 g (6.17 oz) 189 g (6.67 oz)
SIM Type Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
CDMA 800 & TD-SCDMA
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1800 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 8(900), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) LTE
5G Network - SA/NSA
SAR EU 0.72 W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
- W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
Messaging
Build Features - Fingerprint Sensor
- Fingerprint Sensor (under display, optical)

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android 8.1 (Oreo), upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie); EMUI 9.0 Android 10, with Google Play Services (unconfirmed)
Processor Octa-core (4x2.2 GHz Cortex-A73 & 4x1.7 GHz Cortex-A53), Hisilicon Kirin 710 (12 nm) [Similar] Octa-core (4x2.6 GHz Cortex-A77 & 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55), Mediatek MT6889Z Dimensity 1000+ (7nm) [Similar]
GPU Mali-G51 MP4 [Similar] Mali-G77 MC9 [Similar]
RAM 6 GB [Browse Similar] 8 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 64/128 GB 256 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 400 GB (dedicated slot) No

display Display

Type LTPS IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3 FHD+ AMOLED Screen
HDR10
120Hz Refresh Rate
800 nits (peak)
Colors 16M colors 1B Colour
Size 6.5 inches [Similar] 6.72 inches [Similar]
Resolution 1080 x 2340 pixels (396 ppi) 1236 x 2676 pixels (439 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 84.62% 91.37%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes no
Radio FM radio No
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 20 MP + 2 MP [Similar] 50 MP + 8 MP + 2 MP [Similar]
Flash LED Flash LED Flash
Features 20 MP, f/1.8, 27 mm (wide), PDAF
2 MP, depth sensor
Panorama, HDR
50 MP, f/1.8, 23mm (wide), 1/1.28", 2.44µm, omnidirectional PDAF, Laser AF, OIS
8 MP, f/2.2, 120˚, 17mm (ultrawide)
2 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
Panorama, HDR
Video 1080p@30/60fps, 480fps, stereo sound rec. 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60fps, gyro-EIS
Front Camera 16 MP, f/2.0, 26 mm (wide), HDR, 1080p@30fps [Similar] 32 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide), 1/2.8", 0.8µm
16 MP, f/2.2, 17mm (ultrawide)
HDR
4K, 1080p; gyro-EIS [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
3G HSPA, LTE-A HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A, 5G
Bluetooth 4.2, A2DP, LE, aptX 5.1, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB microUSB 2.0, USB On-The-Go USB Type-C, USB On-The-Go
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with dual-band A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS
Browser Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 64/128 GB, 6 GB RAM or 64/128 GB, 4 GB RAM 256 GB, 8 GB RAM UFS 2.1
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 400 GB (dedicated slot) No
USB OTG Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
Magnetic-Field Sensor (Compass) magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present
Gyroscope Sensor gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Po Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery charging 66W, 60% in 15 min, 100% in 35 min (advertised)
Fast wireless charging 50W, 50% in 35 min (advertised)
Capacity 3750 mAh 4000 mAh
Stand by - -
Talk Time - -