Apple iPhone SE vs Honor 8X Specs Comparison

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8.8
Apple iPhone SE
7.0
Honor 8X
Apple iPhone SE Honor 8X
Released · Mar 31, 2016
Released · Oct 10, 2018
4.0-inch · 1136x640px
6.5-inch · 2340x1080px
Single camera
Dual camera
2GB · 128GB
4GB · 128GB
1624 mAh
3750 mAh
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Availability

Officially announced
Mar 21, 2016 Oct 03, 2018
Prices (MSRP)
$499

Design

Dimensions
4.87 x 2.31 x 0.30 inches
123.8 x 58.6 x 7.6 mm
6.31 x 3.02 x 0.31 inches
160.4 x 76.6 x 7.8 mm
Weight
3.99 oz / 113.0 g 6.17 oz / 175.0 g
Materials
Back: Aluminum
Frame: Aluminum
Back: Glass
Frame: Metal
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch) Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Left: Volume control, Other Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Gold, Silver, Rose gold, Space gray Black, Blue, Red

Display

Size
4.0-inch, 60.82% screen-to-body 6.5-inch, 84.36% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD, 500 nits IPS LCD
Resolution
1136x640px, 326 PPI 2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 396 PPI
Features
Oleophobic coating
PhoneArena Display Test
Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested Untested
Bright Min
6 (Poor) 2 (Good)

Hardware

System chip
Apple A9 APL0898 HiSilicon Kirin 710 (12 nm)
Processor
Dual-core
1840 MHz
Twiste
Octa-core
2200 MHz
ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
PowerVR GT7600 Mali-G51 MP4
Memory
2GB/128GB
2GB/16GB
2GB/32GB
2GB/64GB
4GB/128GB
Storage expansion
not expandable microSDXC up to 400 GB
OS
iOS (14.x, 13.x, 12.x, 11.x, 10.x, 9.x) Android (9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo)

Battery

Type
1624 mAh, Li - Ion 3750 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
Fast charging

Camera

Rear
Single camera Dual camera
Main camera
12 MP (Sapphire crystal lens cover, Autofocus, BSI sensor)
Aperture size: F2.2
Focal length: 29 mm
Sensor size: 1/3"
Pixel size: 1.22 μm
20 MP (PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.8
Focal length: 27 mm
Second camera
2 MP (Depth information)
Aperture size: F2.4
Flash
Dual LED LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (120 fps), 720p (240 fps)
Time-lapse video, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
1080p (60 fps)
Video calling, Video sharing
Front
1.2 MP (HDR)
Video capture: 720p
16 MP

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2 4.2
WLAN
b,g,n,ac,dual-band
Hotspot
802.11 b, g, n, ac
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Lightning microUSB, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
M3/T4
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou
Other
NFC, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync, AirDrop NFC, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
Album art cover, Background playback Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation, Video recording Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 29 1, 3, 7, 8
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 39, 40, 41 40, 41
3G Bands
5, 8, 4, 2, 1 5, 8, 1
Data Speed
LTE Cat 4 (150/50 Mbit/s), HSPA, HSUPA, UMTS LTE-A, HSPA, HSUPA
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM Nano SIM
HD Voice
Yes
VoLTE
Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Mar 21, 2016
FCC ID value: BCG-E3042A
Measured SAR
Head: 1.16 W/kg
Body: 1.17 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg
Wireless Router: 1.17 W/kg

Alternative variants

with 16 GB storage
Memory 16GB
Prices (MSRP) $399
with 32 GB storage
Memory 32GB
Prices (MSRP) $399
with 64 GB storage
Memory 64GB
Prices (MSRP) $499
for Europe
4G (FDD) Bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28
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