Honor 8X vs Honor 8 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Oct 03, 2018	Jul 11, 2016
Prices (MSRP)
	$499

Design

Dimensions
6.31 x 3.02 x 0.31 inches 160.4 x 76.6 x 7.8 mm	5.73 x 2.80 x 0.29 inches 145.5 x 71 x 7.45 mm
Weight
6.17 oz / 175.0 g	5.40 oz / 153.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass Frame: Metal	Back: Glass Frame: Metal
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Blue, Red	Black, Gold, Pink, Blue, White

Display

Size
6.5-inch, 84.36% screen-to-body	5.2-inch, 72.02% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD	IPS LCD
Resolution
2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 396 PPI	1920x1080px, 424 PPI
Protection
	Corning Gorilla Glass 3

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Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
2 (Good)	5 (Poor)

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Hardware

System chip
HiSilicon Kirin 710 (12 nm)	HiSilicon Kirin 950 (16 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2200 MHz ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53	Octa-core 2300 MHz ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Mali-G51 MP4	Mali-T880 MP4
Memory
4GB/128GB	4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB 3GB/32GB 4GB/32GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 400 GB	microSDXC up to 128 GB
OS
Android (9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo)	Android (8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow)

Battery

Type
3750 mAh, Li - Polymer	3000 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
Fast charging	Fast charging

Camera

Rear
Dual camera	Dual camera
Main camera
20 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 27 mm	12 MP (Laser and PDAF, CMOS image sensor, BSI sensor) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal length: 35 mm Sensor size: 1/2.9" Pixel size: 1.25 μm
Second camera
2 MP (Depth information) Aperture size: F2.4	12 MP (Black and White, Laser and PDAF) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 35 mm Sensor size: 1/2.9" Pixel size: 1.25 μm
Flash
LED	Dual LED
Video recording
1080p (60 fps) Video calling, Video sharing	1080p (60 fps), 720p (120 fps) Time-lapse video, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
16 MP	8 MP

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2	4.2
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac	b,g,n,ac,dual-band Hotspot 802.11 b, g, n, ac
USB
microUSB, USB 2.0	Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC, Infrared, 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	Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation	Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 3, 7, 8	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20
4G (TDD) Bands
40, 41	38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands
5, 8, 1	5, 8, 4, 2, 1
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSPA, HSUPA	LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM
HD Voice
	Yes
VoLTE
	Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
	Date approved: Sep 20, 2016 FCC ID value: QISFRD-L04
Measured SAR
	Head: 1.07 W/kg Body: 0.24 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 0.17 W/kg

Alternative variants

with 32 GB storage

Memory	32GB
Prices (MSRP)	$399

with 32 GB storage

Memory	3GB/32GB

Dual SIM

Dual SIM	Yes

Links

Full specifications
Honor 8X Specs	Honor 8 Specs
PhoneArena Review
Honor 8X Review	Honor 8 Review