Honor 8X vs. Honor 8S

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

Side by side comparison and review of Honor 8X and Honor 8S. Compare sizes, cameras, batteries, memory capacities and other key specifications and features to simplify the choice of your perfect phone. Our goal is to make it easier for you to decide on the phone that will best meet your expectations by revealing the main differences between the products.

Phone Specifications Comparison

Honor 8X vs. Honor 8S Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Honor 8X Honor 8S
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 160.4 mm 147.13 mm Honor 8X has greater height than Honor 8S.
Width 76.6 mm 70.78 mm Honor 8X has greater width than Honor 8S.
Depth 7.8 mm 8.45 mm Honor 8X is narrower than Honor 8X.
Weight 175 g 146 g Honor 8S is lighter than Honor 8X.
Body Colour Red | Blue | Black Gold | Black | Blue
Body Material Glass Dual-Texture Body
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - -
SAR Value 1.02 W/kg (body), 3.19 W/kg (limb), 0.81 W/kg (head) 0.86 W/kg (body), 0.5 W/kg (head)
Integrated Components - FM radio
Connector Type USB
Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
Micro-USB - 5 pin Micro-USB Type B
Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
SIM Card Type (Size) Nano SIM Nano SIM
SIM Card Qty Dual-SIM Single-SIM
DISPLAY Honor 8X Honor 8S
Display Type LCD display LCD display
Display Technology LTPS IPS -
Screen Size (Display Size) 6.5" 5.71" Honor 8X has larger screen size than Honor 8S.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 2340 x 1080 pixels 1520 x 720 pixels Honor 8X has better screen resolution than Honor 8S.
Display Format - HD
Pixel Density 397 ppi 294 ppi Honor 8X has better pixel density than Honor 8S.
Aspect Ratio 19.5:9 19:9
Colour Depth 16.7 million colours -
Display Features FullView Display FullView Display, Dewdrop Notch Display
PROCESSOR Honor 8X Honor 8S
Processor Type (CPU) Hisilicon Kirin 710 MediaTek
Processor Number - MT6761
Clock Speed 2.2 GHz 2 GHz Honor 8X has higher clock speed than Honor 8S.
Processor Core Qty 8-core Quad-core Honor 8X has higher processor core quantity than Honor 8S.
MEMORY Honor 8X Honor 8S
RAM 4 GB 2 GB Honor 8X has more RAM than Honor 8S.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 64 GB 32 GB Honor 8X has more internal memory than Honor 8S.
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 256 GB microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 512 GB
CAMERA Honor 8X Honor 8S
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 2 1
Sensor Resolution 20 Megapixel 13 Megapixel Honor 8X has better camera resolution than Honor 8S.
Lens Aperture F/1.8 F/1.8 Both phones have the same camera lens aperture.
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Special Effects Portrait -
Camera Modes - Low-light shots, Bokeh Mode
Light Source - LED flash
Still Image Resolutions - 4208 x 3120
Video Resolutions 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 60 fps 1920 x 1080 (1080p)
Camera Features (Functions) - Phase Detect Auto-Focus (PDAF)
SECOND CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) 2 Megapixel -
Lens Aperture (2nd Camera) F/2.4 -
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 16 Megapixel 5 Megapixel Honor 8X has better front camera resolution than Honor 8S.
Lens Aperture (Front) F/2.0 F/2.2 Honor 8X has better front lens aperture than Honor 8X.
Focus Adjustment - Focus free
Camera Modes (Front) - AI Beautify
Still Image Resolutions (Front) - 2592 x 1936
Video Resolutions (Front) 1280 x 720 (720p) 1920 x 1080 (1080p)
Camera Features (Front) - Intelligent beautification
BATTERY AND CHARGING Honor 8X Honor 8S
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 3750 mAh 3020 mAh Honor 8X has larger battery capacity than Honor 8S.
Recharge Time (Charging Time) 150 min -
Standby Time 697 hours -
Talk Time 1260 minutes -
Run Time Details Talk: up to 1260 min
Standby: up to 697 hrs
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CELLULAR Honor 8X Honor 8S
Technology WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
Mobile Broadband Generation 4G 4G Both phones have the same mobile network generation.
Operating System Android 8.1 Oreo Android 9.0 Pie
User Interface HUAWEI Emotion UI 8.2 EMUI 9.0
Navigation GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou
COMMUNICATIONS Honor 8X Honor 8S
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, VoLTE, FDD-LTE
2G Band 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM
3G UMTS Band - Band 1, Band 5, Band 8
3G UMTS Frequency - 2100, 850, 900
4G LTE Band - Band 1, Band 3, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 20
4G LTE Frequency - FDD 2100, FDD 1800+, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 800 DD
Wireless Interface IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac IEEE 802.11b/g/n
Bluetooth Bluetooth 4.2 Bluetooth 5.0
NFC Yes - Honor 8X has NFC reader for mobile payments.
Messaging Services SMS, MMS SMS, MMS
MEDIA Honor 8X Honor 8S
Supported Digital Audio Standards - WAV, AAC, AMR, MP3, FLAC, OGG, M4A, AWB, MP4, MID
Supported Digital Video Standards - MKV, 3GP, WebM, MP4
FEATURES Honor 8X Honor 8S
Phone Functions Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, flight mode, voice dialing, vibrating alert Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, flight mode, voice dialing, vibrating alert
Sensors Accelerometer, ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, gyro sensor, gravity sensor Accelerometer, ambient light sensor, proximity sensor
Security Devices Face recognition, fingerprint reader Face recognition
Additional Phone Features Face Unlock Face Unlock
OTHERS Honor 8X Honor 8S
Included Accessories Headphones, USB cable, power adapter Power adapter
Compliant Standards - TUV Rheinland Low Blue Light Certification
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