Honor 9X vs Honor 8X Specs Comparison

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Honor 8X
Honor 9X Honor 8X
Released · October 2019
Released · Oct 10, 2018
6.6-inch
6.5-inch
Triple camera
Dual camera
4GB · 64GB
4GB · 128GB
4000 mAh
3750 mAh

Availability

Officially announced
Oct 24, 2019 Oct 03, 2018

Design

Dimensions
6.44 x 3.04 x 0.35 inches
163.5 x 77.3 x 8.8 mm
6.31 x 3.02 x 0.31 inches
160.4 x 76.6 x 7.8 mm
Weight
6.94 oz (196.8 g) 6.17 oz (175.0 g)
Materials
Back: Glass
Frame: Aluminum
Back: Glass
Frame: Metal
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch) Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Midnight black, Sapphire blue Black, Blue, Red

Display

Size
6.6-inch, 84.40% screen-to-body 6.5-inch, 84.36% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD IPS LCD
Resolution
2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 391 PPI 2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 396 PPI

Hardware

System chip
HiSilicon Kirin 710F (12 nm) HiSilicon Kirin 710 (12 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
2200 MHz
ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53
Octa-core
2200 MHz
ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Mali-G51 MP4 Mali-G51 MP4
Memory
4GB/64GB
6GB/128GB
4GB/128GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 512 GB microSDXC up to 400 GB
OS
Android (9.0 Pie) Android (9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo)

Battery

Type
4000 mAh, Li - Polymer 3750 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
Fast charging

Camera

Rear
Triple camera Dual camera
Main camera
Aperture size: F1.8
Sensor size: 1/2"
Pixel size: 0.8 μm
20 MP (PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.8
Focal length: 27 mm
Second camera
8 MP (Ultra-wide)
Aperture size: F2.4
2 MP (Depth information)
Aperture size: F2.4
Third camera
2 MP (Depth information)
Aperture size: F2.4
Flash
LED LED
Video recording
1080p (30 fps), 720p
EIS
1080p (60 fps)
Video calling, Video sharing
Front
16 MP (Pop-up)
Video capture: 1080p
16 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
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0 microUSB, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou
Other
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
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share Wireless screen share
Radio
FM
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation Noise cancellation

Cellular

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

Alternative variants

with 128 GB storage
Memory 6GB/128GB
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