Honor 8X Review

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Main Features

Launched in October 2018

6.5" - 396 PPI

2 Cameras

HiSilicon Kirin 710 Chipset

64/128 GB Storage

3750 mAh Battery

175 g (6.17 oz)

Expected OS Support Ends in: Ended

Expected Security Support Ends in: Ended

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Honor 8X Overview

Honor 8X is a Android phone with a 20.0 MP main camera and a 16.0 MP selfie camera. 8X features a 6.5" sized IPS LCD screen with 1080 x 2340 pixels resolution. Honor released 8X to market in October 2018. 8X is a member of Honor's Honor series of smartphones. Below you can find the latest models from this series.

Honor Honor Series History

Model	Release Date	Screen Size	Cameras	Weight
Honor 70 Compare	June 2022	6.7"	3 (54 MP + 50 MP + 2 MP)	178 g (6.28 oz)
Honor 50 Compare	June 2021	6.6"	4 (108 MP + 8 MP + 2 MP + 2 MP)	175 g (6.17 oz)
Honor 20 Pro Compare	June 2019	6.3"	4 (48 MP + 8 MP + 16 MP + 2 MP)	182 g (6.42 oz)
Honor 10 Lite Compare	February 2019	6.2"	2 (13 MP + 2 MP)	162 g (5.71 oz)
Honor 8X	October 2018	6.5"	2 (20 MP + 2 MP)	175 g (6.17 oz)
Honor 10 Compare	April 2018	5.8"	2 (16 MP + 24 MP)	153 g (5.4 oz)

Honor 8X PROs and CONs Review

Now let's get in to more details of our Honor 8X review by analysing its specs and features and listing out its pros and cons compared to average competitor phones in its class.

PROs

Large 6.5" Screen

Screen covers 99.5% of RBG color space

Fingerprint Scanner (rear)

4/6GB RAM

64/128 GB Storage

External Memory card slot (Up to 400 GB)

20 MP Main Camera

480 FPS (720p) Slow Motion recording

Bokeh Mode

Pro Shooting Mode

16 MP Selfie Camera

NFC (Near-field communication)

2 SIM Slots

Headphone Jack

FM Radio

CONs

No 5G Support

Mono Speakers

Low Max Screen Brightness of 430 nits

Most Popular Alternatives to Honor 8X

Here are the 8 phones that our readers compare the most with the Honor 8X:

Honor Honor Popular Comparisons

Model	Release Date	Screen Size	Weight
Honor 200 Lite Compare	May 2024	6.7"	166 g (5.86 oz)
Honor X6b Compare	June 2024	6.6"	192 g (6.77 oz)
Xiaomi Redmi Note 13 Pro Plus 5G Compare	January 2024	6.7"	204.5 g (7.21 oz)
Honor X7b Compare	December 2023	6.8"	199 g (7.02 oz)
Honor 90 Smart Compare	April 2024	6.8"	199 g (7.02 oz)
TCL 501 Compare	April 2024	6.0"
Google Pixel 8 Compare	October 2023	6.2"	187 g (6.6 oz)
Samsung Galaxy S24 Snapdragon Compare	January 2024	6.2"	167 g (5.89 oz)

Honor 8X Features and Specification

Here is the timeline of the Honor 8X series:

Honor 10April 2018

Honor 8XOctober 2018

Honor 10 LiteFebruary 2019

Honor 20 ProJune 2019

Honor 50June 2021

Honor 70June 2022

GENERAL
Brand	Honor
Launch Date	October 2018
Product Series	Honor Honor
Operating System	Android 8.1 (Can be upgraded to Android 10.0)
PHYSICAL SPECS
Height	160.4 mm (6.31")
Width	76.6 mm (3.02")
Thickness	7.8 mm (0.31")
Weight	175 g (6.17 oz)
Waterproof	No
Available Colors	Black Blue Red
Rear Material	Glass
Frame Material	Metal
SCREEN
Screen Size	6.5"
Aspect Ratio	19.5:9
Resolution	1080 x 2340 pixels
PPI	396
Refresh Rate	60 Hz
Adaptive Refresh Rate
Max Brightness	430 nits
HDR Support	No
Screen Protection	Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Screen-to-Body Ratio	84%
RGB Color Space	99.5%
PWM	Not detected
Response Time	39.6 ms
Contrast	880:1
CHIPSET
Chipset	HiSilicon Kirin 710
CPU Cores	8 (4 + 4)
Architecture	4 cores @1.7 GHz: Cortex-A53 4 cores @2.2 GHz: Cortex-A73
Max Clock	2200 MHz
L3 Cache	1 MB
Lithography Process	12 nm
Graphics	Mali-G51 MP4
GPU Clock	1000 MHz
GPU Shading Units	64
FLOPS	~128 GFLOPS
RAM and STORAGE
RAM Size	4/6 GB
Memory Type	LPDDR4X
Memory Clock	2200 MHz
Channels	2
Storage Size	64/128 GB
Storage Type	eMMC 5.1
Memory Card	Up to 400 GB
Max Memory Card	Up to 400 GB
BATTERY and CHARGING
Battery Capacity	3750 mAh
Max Charging Power	10 W
Battery Type	Li-Po
Replaceable Battery	No
Wireless Charging	No
Reverse Charging	No
Fast Charging	No
Full Charging Time	2:25 hr
Standby Time	110 hr
CAMERAS
Main Camera
Max Resolution	20 MP
Zoom	Digital
Flash	LED
Image Stabilization	Digital
8K Video	No
4K Video	No
HD Video	Up to 60 FPS
Slow Motion	480 FPS (720p)
Camera Set-up	2 (20 MP + 2 MP)
Depth Camera	2 MP Aperture: f/1.8
Camera Features	Bokeh mode Pro mode
Selfie Camera
Max Resolution	16.0 MP
Aperture	f/2
Focal Length	26 mm
Pixel Size	2 microns
Sensor Type	CMOS
Video Resolution	1080p (Full HD) at 60 FPS
CONNECTIVITY
WiFi Standard	Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)
WiFi Features	Wi-Fi Direct Wi-Fi Hotspot
Bluetooth Version	4.2
Bluetooth Features	LE, A2DP
USB Type	Micro USB
USB Version	2
USB Features	Charging USB-Storage mode OTG
GPS	GPS, GLONASS, Beidou
NFC
Infrared Port