Huawei Mate 20 vs Honor 8X Specs Comparison

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8.0
Huawei Mate 20
7.0
Honor 8X
Huawei Mate 20 Honor 8X
Released · Oct 26, 2018
Released · Oct 10, 2018
6.5-inch · 2244x1080px
6.5-inch · 2340x1080px
Triple camera
Dual camera
4GB · 128GB
4GB · 128GB
4000 mAh
3750 mAh

Availability

Officially announced
Oct 16, 2018 Oct 03, 2018

Design

Dimensions
6.23 x 3.04 x 0.33 inches
158.2 x 77.2 x 8.3 mm
6.31 x 3.02 x 0.31 inches
160.4 x 76.6 x 7.8 mm
Weight
6.63 oz / 188.0 g 6.17 oz / 175.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass
Frame: Metal
Back: Glass
Frame: Metal
Resistance
Splash, Dust; IP53
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch) Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Gold, Green, Blue Black, Blue, Red

Display

Size
6.5-inch, 87.98% screen-to-body 6.5-inch, 84.36% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD, HDR, 820 nits IPS LCD
Resolution
2244x1080px, 18.7:9 ratio, 381 PPI 2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 396 PPI
Colors
16 777 216
PhoneArena Display Test
Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested Untested
Bright Min
1 (Excellent) 2 (Good)

Hardware

System chip
HiSilicon Kirin 980 (7 nm) HiSilicon Kirin 710 (12 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
2600 MHz
ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55
Octa-core
2200 MHz
ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Mali-G76 MP10 Mali-G51 MP4
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/128GB
6GB/128GB
4GB/128GB
Storage expansion
Nano Memory (NM) up to 256 GB microSDXC up to 400 GB
OS
Android (9.0 Pie) Android (9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo)

Battery

Type
4000 mAh, Li - Ion 3750 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
Huawei SuperCharge Fast charging

Camera

Rear
Triple camera Dual camera
Main camera
12 MP (OIS, Laser and PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.8
Focal length: 27 mm
Sensor size: 1/2.3"
20 MP (PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.8
Focal length: 27 mm
Second camera
16 MP (Ultra-wide, Laser and PDAF)
Aperture size: F2.2
Focal Length: 17 mm
2 MP (Depth information)
Aperture size: F2.4
Third camera
8 MP (Telephoto, Laser and PDAF)
Optical zoom: 2.0x
Aperture size: F2.4
Focal Length: 52 mm
Sensor size: 1/4"
Flash
LED LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (120 fps), 720p (960 fps)
Time-lapse video, Picture-taking during video recording, Video light, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
1080p (60 fps)
Video calling, Video sharing
Front
24 MP
Video capture: 1080p
16 MP

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0 4.2
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct
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 3.1 microUSB, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Dual-band positioning GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou
Other
NFC, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), Infrared, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync NFC, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Multiple speakers 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, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28 1, 3, 7, 8
4G (TDD) Bands
34, 38, 39, 40, 41 40, 41
3G Bands
5, 8, 4, 2, 1 5, 8, 1
Data Speed
LTE-A Pro Cat 21 (1400/200 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA LTE-A, HSPA, HSUPA
Dual SIM
Yes Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM Nano SIM
VoLTE
Yes

Phone Features

Notifications
Haptic feedback, Music ringtones, Vibration
Other features
Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording

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