Honor 7X vs Apple iPhone XR Specs Comparison

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8.0
Honor 7X
9.0
Apple iPhone XR
Honor 7X Apple iPhone XR
Released · Dec 14, 2017
Released · Oct 26, 2018
5.9-inch · 2160x1080px
6.1-inch · 1792x828px
Dual camera
Single camera
3GB · 32GB
3GB · 64GB
3340 mAh
2942 mAh
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Availability

Officially announced
Dec 05, 2017 Sep 12, 2018
Prices (MSRP)
$200 $749

Design

Dimensions
6.16 x 2.96 x 0.30 inches
156.5 x 75.3 x 7.6 mm
5.94 x 2.98 x 0.33 inches
150.9 x 75.7 x 8.3 mm
Weight
5.82 oz / 165.0 g 6.84 oz / 194.0 g
Materials
Back: Aluminum Back: Glass
Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP67
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch) 3D Face unlock
Features
Notification light
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Gold, Blue, Red Black, Yellow, Blue, Red, White, Rose gold

Display

Size
5.9-inch, 77.14% screen-to-body 6.1-inch, 79.24% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD IPS LCD, 625 nits
Resolution
2160x1080px, 407 PPI 1792x828px, 19.5:9 ratio, 326 PPI
Colors
16 777 216
Features
Oleophobic coating
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Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested Untested
Bright Min
4 (Poor) 2 (Good)

Hardware

System chip
HiSilicon Kirin 659 (16 nm) Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 (7 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
2360 MHz
ARM Cortex-A53
Hexa-core
2490 MHz
Vortex and Tempest
GPU
Mali-T830 MP2 Apple 4-core GPU
Memory
3GB (LPDDR3)/32GB
4GB/64GB
3GB/64GB
3GB/128GB
3GB/256GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB not expandable
OS
Android (8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat) iOS (15.x, 14.x, 13.x, 12.x)

Battery

Type
3340 mAh 2942 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
USB Power Delivery
Qi wireless charging
Charge speed
Wireless: 7.5W
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Battery Life Estimate
Untested
Browsing
Untested
Video
Untested
Gaming
Untested
Battery Life Estimate
4h 14min
Browsing
11h 8min
Video
5h 50min
Gaming
4h 35min

Camera

Rear
Dual camera Single camera
Main camera
16 MP (PDAF)
Aperture size: F2.2
Focal length: 26 mm
Sensor size: 1/2.9"
Pixel size: 1.25 μm
12 MP (Sapphire crystal lens cover, OIS, PDAF, CMOS image sensor, BSI sensor)
Aperture size: F1.8
Focal length: 26 mm
Sensor size: 1/2.55"
Pixel size: 1.4 μm
Second camera
2 MP (Depth information)
Flash
LED Quad LED
Video recording
1080p (30 fps)
Time-lapse video, Video calling, Video sharing
4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps), 720p
OIS, Time-lapse video, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
8 MP
Video capture: 1080p
7 MP (HDR)
Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.1 5.0
WLAN
b,g,n
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 b, g, n
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
microUSB, USB 2.0 Lightning
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
M3/T4
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync NFC, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling)

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation, Video recording

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
2, 4, 5, 7, 12, 17 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 29, 30, 32, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands
40 34, 38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands
5, 4, 2, 1 1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE, HSPA, HSUPA LTE-A Cat 12/13 (600/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, HSUPA, UMTS
Dual SIM
Yes Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM Nano SIM, eSIM
HD Voice
Yes
VoLTE
Yes

Phone Features

Other features
Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Nov 22, 2017
FCC ID value: QISBND-L24
Measured SAR
Head: 1.11 W/kg
Body: 1.11 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.43 W/kg
Wireless Router: 1.27 W/kg

Alternative variants

International version
Memory 4GB/64GB
4G (FDD) Bands 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20
4G (TDD) Bands 40
3G Bands 5, 8, 2, 1
with 256 GB storage
Memory 256GB
Prices (MSRP) $899
for US
Memory 4GB/64GB
with 128 GB storage
Memory 128GB
Prices (MSRP) $799
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