Honor 6x vs Honor 8X Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Oct 18, 2016	Oct 03, 2018
Prices (MSRP)
$250

Design

Dimensions
5.94 x 3.00 x 0.32 inches 150.9 x 76.2 x 8.2 mm	6.31 x 3.02 x 0.31 inches 160.4 x 76.6 x 7.8 mm
Weight
5.71 oz / 162.0 g	6.17 oz / 175.0 g
Materials
Back: Aluminum	Back: Glass Frame: Metal
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Notification light
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Gold, Gray, Silver	Black, Blue, Red

Display

Size
5.5-inch, 76.09% screen-to-body	6.5-inch, 84.36% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD	IPS LCD
Resolution
1920x1080px, 402 PPI	2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 396 PPI
Colors
16 777 216

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
8 (Poor)	2 (Good)

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Hardware

System chip
HiSilicon Kirin 655	HiSilicon Kirin 710 (12 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2100 MHz ARM Cortex-A53	Octa-core 2200 MHz ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Mali-T830 MP2	Mali-G51 MP4
Memory
3GB (LPDDR3)/32GB 4GB/64GB	4GB/128GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 128 GB	microSDXC up to 400 GB
OS
Android (7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow)	Android (9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo)

Battery

Type
3340 mAh	3750 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
	Fast charging

Camera

Rear
Dual camera	Dual camera
Main camera
12 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F2.2 Sensor size: 1/2.9" Pixel size: 1.25 μm	20 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 27 mm
Second camera
2 MP (Depth information)	2 MP (Depth information) Aperture size: F2.4
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
1080p Video calling, Video sharing	1080p (60 fps) Video calling, Video sharing
Front
8 MP (Wide Angle)	16 MP

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.1	4.2
WLAN
b,g,n 802.11 b, g, n	a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
microUSB, USB 2.0	microUSB, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou
Other
Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	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

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
2, 4, 5, 12, 20	1, 3, 7, 8
4G (TDD) Bands
38	40, 41
3G Bands
8, 2, 1	5, 8, 1
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSPA	LTE-A, HSPA, HSUPA
Dual SIM
Yes	Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM

Phone Features

Notifications
Haptic feedback
Other features
Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Nov 14, 2016 FCC ID value: QISBLN-L24
Measured SAR
Head: 0.95 W/kg Body: 0.59 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.56 W/kg Wireless Router: 0.87 W/kg

Alternative variants

International version with 64 GB storage

Memory	4GB/64GB
4G (FDD) Bands	1, 3, 7, 8
4G (TDD) Bands	38

International version

4G (FDD) Bands	1, 3, 7, 8
4G (TDD) Bands	38

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