Huawei P20 vs. Honor 8X

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

Side by side comparison and review of Huawei P20 and Honor 8X. 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

Huawei P20 vs. Honor 8X Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Huawei P20 Honor 8X
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 149.1 mm 160.4 mm Honor 8X has greater height than Huawei P20.
Width 70.8 mm 76.6 mm Honor 8X has greater width than Huawei P20.
Depth 7.65 mm 7.8 mm Huawei P20 is narrower than Huawei P20.
Weight 165 g 175 g Huawei P20 is lighter than Huawei P20.
Body Colour Black Red | Blue | Black
Body Material - Glass
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - -
SAR Value 1.26 W/kg (body), 0.76 W/kg (head) 1.02 W/kg (body), 3.19 W/kg (limb), 0.81 W/kg (head)
Connector Type USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C USB
Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
SIM Card Type (Size) Nano SIM Nano SIM
SIM Card Qty Single-SIM Dual-SIM
DISPLAY Huawei P20 Honor 8X
Display Type LCD display LCD display
Display Technology TFT LTPS IPS
Screen Size (Display Size) 5.8" 6.5" Honor 8X has larger screen size than Huawei P20.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 2244 x 1080 pixels 2340 x 1080 pixels Honor 8X has better screen resolution than Huawei P20.
Display Format Full HD+ -
Pixel Density 428 ppi 397 ppi Huawei P20 has better pixel density than Honor 8X.
Aspect Ratio - 19.5:9
Colour Depth - 16.7 million colours
Display Features FullView Display FullView Display
PROCESSOR Huawei P20 Honor 8X
Processor Type (CPU) Hisilicon Kirin 970 - with i7 Hisilicon Kirin 710
Clock Speed 2.36 GHz 2.2 GHz Huawei P20 has higher clock speed than Honor 8X.
Processor Core Qty 8-core 8-core Both phones have the same number of phone cores.
64-bit Architecture Yes - Huawei P20 has 64-bit architecture.
MEMORY Huawei P20 Honor 8X
RAM 4 GB 4 GB Both phones have the same RAM size.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 128 GB 64 GB Huawei P20 has more internal memory than Honor 8X.
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) - microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 256 GB
CAMERA Huawei P20 Honor 8X
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 2 2
Sensor Resolution 12 Megapixel 20 Megapixel Honor 8X has better camera resolution than Huawei P20.
Sensor Type RGB CMOS -
Lens Aperture F/1.8 F/1.8 Both phones have the same camera lens aperture.
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Digital Zoom 2x -
Special Effects - Portrait
Camera Modes Auto scene recognition, 3D Portrait Lighting -
Light Source Dual tone LED flash -
Video Resolutions 3840 x 2160 (4K), Super slow motion video 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 960 fps 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 60 fps
Camera Features (Functions) Leica Dual-Kamera, 2x Hybrid Zoom -
SECOND CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) 20 Megapixel 2 Megapixel Huawei P20 has better second camera resolution than Honor 8X.
Sensor Type (2nd Camera) Monochrome CMOS -
Lens Aperture (2nd Camera) F/1.6 F/2.4 Huawei P20 has better second camera lens aperture than Huawei P20.
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 24 Megapixel 16 Megapixel Huawei P20 has better front camera resolution than Honor 8X.
Lens Aperture (Front) F/2.0 F/2.0 Both phones have the same front camera lens aperture.
Video Resolutions (Front) - 1280 x 720 (720p)
Camera Features (Front) Light Fusion technology -
BATTERY AND CHARGING Huawei P20 Honor 8X
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 3400 mAh 3750 mAh Honor 8X has larger battery capacity than Huawei P20.
Fast Charging Technology HUAWEI Safe SuperCharge technology - Huawei P20 has fast charging technology.
Recharge Time (Charging Time) 90 min 150 min Huawei P20 has shorter charging time than Huawei P20.
Standby Time 406 hours 697 hours Honor 8X has longer standby time than Huawei P20.
Talk Time 1140 minutes 1260 minutes Honor 8X has longer battery life when making calls than Huawei P20.
Run Time Details Talk: up to 1140 min
Standby: up to 406 hrs
Talk: up to 1260 min
Standby: up to 697 hrs
Battery Technology Lithium polymer -
CELLULAR Huawei P20 Honor 8X
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 8.1 Oreo
User Interface HUAWEI Emotion UI 8.1 HUAWEI Emotion UI 8.2
Navigation GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS
COMMUNICATIONS Huawei P20 Honor 8X
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE, FDD-LTE, TDD-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 2, Band 4, Band 5, Band 6, Band 8, Band 19 -
3G UMTS Frequency 2100, 1900, 1700, 850, 800, 900, 800 -
4G LTE Band Band 1, Band 2, Band 3, Band 4, Band 5, Band 6, Band 7, Band 8, Band 9, Band 12, Band 17, Band 18, Band 19, Band 20, Band 26, Band 28, Band 32, Band 34, Band 38, Band 39, Band 40, Band 41 -
4G LTE Frequency FDD 2100, FDD 1900 PCS, FDD 1800+, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS, FDD 850, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 1800, FDD 700a, FDD 700b, FDD 800 lower, FDD 800 upper, FDD 800 DD, FDD 850+, FDD 700 APT, FDD 1500 L, TDD 2000, TDD 2600, TDD 1900, TDD 2300, TDD 2500 -
Wireless Interface IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac
Bluetooth Bluetooth 4.2 Bluetooth 4.2
NFC Yes Yes Both phones have an NFC reader for mobile payments.
Messaging Services SMS, MMS SMS, MMS
MEDIA Huawei P20 Honor 8X
Supported Digital Audio Standards Apt-X, LDAC, apt-X HD -
FEATURES Huawei P20 Honor 8X
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, hall sensor, laser sensor, colour temperature sensor Accelerometer, ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, gyro sensor, gravity sensor
Security Devices Fingerprint reader Face recognition, fingerprint reader
Additional Phone Features Face Unlock, MIMO technology, Knuckle, Split Screen, Neural Network Processing Unit Face Unlock
Android Enterprise Recommended Yes -
OTHERS Huawei P20 Honor 8X
Included Accessories Protective cover, power adapter, USB-C to 3.5 jack adapter, USB-C cable, USB-C high resolution earphones Headphones, USB cable, power adapter
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