Honor is bombarding the market with multiple devices in the 10000 to 35000 price range market to get an edge on other brands by giving choices to its consumers according to their needs. Huawei has some plans for its sub-brand to Honor capture a part of the market share in the Indian market. The Honor 8X is priced in the mid-price range segment to compete with Xiaomi and Realme. The Honor 8X is available for Rupees 15999 for the 4GB/64GB variant and Rupees 19999 for the 6GB/128GB variant.
The Honor 8X has a 6.5 inches of LTPS IPS LCD display that has a notch design on the front. The notch design houses the camera and the earpiece. To make the notch small, honor has compromised a bit with the earpiece which is a bit frustrating at times when taking calls. The screen is bright and the sunlight reading capabilities are good. The color reproduction is sharp and bright and the blacks look good.
The phone is run by the Hisilicon Kirin 710 chipset supported by Octa-core (4x2.2 GHz Cortex-A73 & 4x1.7 GHz Cortex-A53) processors and a Mali-G51 MP4 graphics chipset. The OS on the Honor 8X is the Android 8.1 (Oreo) which will be upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie) later. The company has its own EMUI 9.0 UI overlayed on the android OS and it still needs some tuning and other upgrades. The specifications are good and handle multiple apps easily with heavy games like PUBG and Asphalt running smoothly.
The 20MP+2MP dual cameras at the back are decent shooters but the advertised AI mode is not up to par as the company promotes it to be. The AI mode can be toggled on/off even after a shot has been captured, but it does not add that much to an image. With the AI mode turned on, low light pictures suffered oversaturation of colors. Night time shots are passable but lack detail when you zoom in. The 16MP front selfie camera is a much better option when it comes to the sharpness of details in the pictures. It lacks in night shots and there is a lack of definition. The video taken by the Honor 8X lack image stabilization and the beautification mode makes the videos appear artificial.
The battery on the Honor 8X is a 3750mAh Lithium-Polymer battery and sustains you throughout your work day very easily. The battery takes around two hours to fully charge from 0 to 100 with the bundled 10W charger.
The Honor 8X is available in Black, Blue, Red and Pink color variants.
SPECIFICATIONS
GENERAL
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Factors |
Honor 8X |
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Form factor |
CandyBar |
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Release Date |
September 2018 |
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Package Contents |
Handset, Travel Charger, Warranty Card, Charging Cable, PC cover, SIM Ejector Tool |
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Price Group |
Budget Range (10000 - 20000) |
BODY
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Factors |
Honor 8X |
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Material |
Main body: Front/back Glass, Aluminium frame |
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Dimensions |
160.4 x 76.6 x 7.8 mm (6.31 x 3.02 x 0.31 in) |
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Weight |
175 g (6.17 oz) |
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SIM |
Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) |
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Screen size (Diagonal) |
6.5 inches |
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Colors |
Black, Blue, Red, Pink |
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Keys |
Right - Lock/Unlock key, Volume control |
DISPLAY –
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Factors |
Honor 8X |
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Resolution |
1080 x 2340 pixels |
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Pixels per inch |
397 ppi |
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Technology |
LTPS IPS LCD |
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Touch |
Capacitive, Multitouch |
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Features |
Sunlight display Night display Supports standard display Light sensor Proximity sensor |
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Colors |
16 Million |
CAMERA –
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Factors |
Honor 8X |
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Primary(Rear) Camera(s) + Aperture Size Focus Flashlight |
20 MP, f/1.8 + 2 MP (depth sensor) Autofocus LED flash, panorama, HDR |
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Features |
Digital zoom geo-tagging touch focus Face detection Smile detection |
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Video |
1080p@30/60fps, 480fps, stereo sound rec. |
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Video features |
Video Sharing Video calling |
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Secondary(Front) + Aperture Size Video |
16 MP, f/2.0 1080p@30fps |
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Features (Front Camera) |
Selfie countdown Face recognition Group shots Mirror |
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Shooting Modes |
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR) Panorama |
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Settings |
Exposure compensation ISO control White balance presets |
SOFTWARE, PERFORMANCE AND STORAGE –
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Factors |
Honor 8X |
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OS |
Android 8.1 (Oreo), upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie) Skin - EMUI 9.0 |
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Chipset |
Hisilicon Kirin 710 (12 nm) |
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Processor |
Octa-core (4x2.2 GHz Cortex-A73 & 4x1.7 GHz Cortex-A53) |
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Graphics processor |
Mali-G51 MP4 |
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System memory |
4 GB and 6 GB |
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Internal memory |
64 GB and 64/128 GB |
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Card Slot |
MicroSD up to 400 GB (Dedicated slot) |
BATTERY
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Factors |
Honor 8X |
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Capacity |
3750 mAh |
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Type |
Not User replaceable, Li – Po |
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Fast Charge |
Yes |
MULTIMEDIA
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Factors |
Honor 8X |
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Mirroring |
DLNA, Wireless screen share |
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Music player Filter by Features Supported formats |
Album, Artist, Genre, Playlists Album art cover, Background playback, MP3, AAC, FLAC, WAV, M4A (Apple lossless), AMR, OGG, MIDI |
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Video Playback Supported Formats |
MPEG4, H.263, H.264 |
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Speakers |
Earpiece, Loudspeaker |
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Headphones connector |
Micro USB 2.0 |
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Radio |
Yes |
CELLULAR
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Factors |
Honor 8X |
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Technology |
GSM / HSPA / LTE |
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2G bands |
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 |
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3G Network |
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 |
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4G Network |
LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) |
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Data |
LTE, HSPA |
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No. of SIMs |
2 |
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Card Slots |
Nano SIM(GSM)+Nano SIM(GSM) |
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VoLTE |
Yes |
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EDGE |
Yes |
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GPRS |
Yes |
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Supports 4G in India (Band 40) |
Yes |
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IR port |
No |
PHONE FEATURES
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Factors |
Honor 8X |
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Sensors |
Fingerprint Sensor (Rear Mounted) Face Unlock Accelerometer Proximity Compass Ambient Light Sensor Gyroscope |
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Notifications |
Haptic feedback Music ringtones (MP3) Vibration, Flight mode Silent mode Speakerphone |
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Messaging |
SMS(threaded view) MMS |
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Browser |
HTML5 |
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IMAP, POP3, SMTP |
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Instant messaging |
Hangouts / Google Talk |
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Java |
No |
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Other features |
XviD/MP4/H.265 player MP3/WAV/eAAC+/ Document editor Voice dialing Voice commands Voice recording |
CONNECTIVITY –
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Factors |
Honor 8X |
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Bluetooth |
v4.2, A2DP, LE, aptX |
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Navigation |
Turn-by-turn navigation, Voice navigation |
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GPS |
Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS |
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Infrared port |
Yes |
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Radio |
Yes |
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Wi-Fi |
802.11 a/b/g/n/ac |
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Wi-Fi Direct |
Yes |
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Mobile hotspot |
Yes |
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NFC |
Yes |
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USB Connector Features |
Micro USB 2.0 Mass storage device, USB charging |
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Charging connector |
Micro USB 2.0 |
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Other |
Tethering Computer sync OTA sync |
PROS –
6.5 inch display with a notch display.
Average screen to body ratio that is, approximately 84.0%.
397 ppi pixel density.
Great colorful gradient design
Camera Pictures are good.
The phone has a dual camera setup
3750mAh battery with fast charging.
CONS –
The Notch design is a makes the earpiece a bit small.
The EMUI 9.0 is just okay.
Low Light camera performance is average.
The Honor 8X is a decent device that has some quality features and offers good specifications at a competitive price.
The device performs well in terms of multiple apps and the RAM on the device is capable of handling those tasks easily. The internal storage on the device is also adequate for most users and if you plan to upgrade it then you can use the dedicated microSD slot which supports up to 400GB.
The cameras are decent and the AI mode is not a major influencer to the pictures. Selfie shots are good for social media.
The battery life is good and the phone easily lasts for a single day without worrying about battery draining in the middle of the day.
Buy the device for its premium looks and good specifications.
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