Honor is a brand that was started by Huawei to target its online customers and give them a brand that has multiple facets to the differently priced smartphones in the industry. Honor makes some of the most cost effective devices for its consumers and is able to maintain quality at the same time. The Honor 8X Max is one such smartphone device that is aptly priced in the mid price range segment for the specifications it offers. The Honor 8X Max is priced at around Rupees 20000 for its 4 GB variant and around 24000 for its 6 GB variant.
The Honor 8X Max has a 7.12 inches of IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen and has a screen resolution of about 1080 x 2244 pixels with a pixel density of 350 ppi. The screen size is bigger then most devices on the Honor 8X Max and it can be placed in the tablet category. There is a notch design at the top with the front camera. The colour reproduction is crisp and natural and there is good distinction between blacks and whites. The sunlight viewing angles are good and turning up the brightness helps in reading the display easily.
The cameras on the Honor devices are improving as they bring out new smartphones in the market. The Honor 8X Max has dual cameras in the rear, a 16 MP lens with an aperture size of f/2.0 and another 2 MP with an aperture size of f/2.4 and a depth sensor for those images with the bokeh effect. The front camera is a 8 MP lens with an aperture size of f/2.0. Pictures snapped from these cameras are good and you can see good detail in them. The selfie shots from the Honor 8X Max are good and you can easily share them on any social media platforms.
The Honor 8X Max is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 chipset with Octa-core 1.8 GHz Kryo 260 processors and Adreno 509 graphics chipset. The device runs on the EMUI 8.2 skin overlaid on top of the Android v8.1 Oreo. The device has 4 GB RAM and 6 GB with 64 GB and 128 GB of internal storage with the ability to expand the memory up to 256 GB.
The Honor 8X Max has a 5000 mAh Lithium-Polymer battery and there is a 18W fast charger in the box. The device is able to sustain for a day and a half before running out of juice with average usage. It goes from 0-100 in about 2-3 hours.
The Honor 8X Max comes in Black, Blue and Red colour variants.
SPECIFICATIONS
GENERAL
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Factors |
Honor 8X Max |
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Form factor |
CandyBar |
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Release Date |
September 2018 |
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Package Contents |
Handset, Charger, USB Cable, Warranty Card, Quick Start Guide, Eject tool, Protective Case |
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Price Group |
Budget Range (10000 - 20000) |
BODY
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Factors |
Honor 8X Max |
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Material |
Main body: Front/back glass, aluminum frame |
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Dimensions |
177.6 x 86.3 x 8.1 mm (6.99 x 3.40 x 0.32 in) |
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Weight |
210 g (7.41 oz) |
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SIM |
Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) |
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Screen size (Diagonal) |
7.12 inches |
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Colors |
Black, Blue, Red |
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Keys |
Right - Lock/Unlock key, Volume control |
DISPLAY –
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Factors |
Honor 8X Max |
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Resolution |
1080 x 2244 pixels |
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Pixels per inch |
350 ppi |
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Technology |
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 Always-on display |
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Colors |
16 Million |
CAMERA –
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Factors |
Honor 8X Max |
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Primary(Rear) Camera(s) + Aperture Size Focus Flashlight |
16 MP, f/2.0 + 2 MP, f/2.4, Depth sensor Autofocus LED flash, HDR, panorama |
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Features |
Digital zoom geo-tagging touch focus Face detection Smile detection |
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Video |
1080p@30fps |
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Video features |
Video Sharing Video calling |
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Secondary(Front) + Aperture Size Video |
8 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 Max |
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OS |
Android 8.1 (Oreo) Skin - EMUI 8.2 |
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Chipset |
Qualcomm SDM636 Snapdragon 636 (14 nm) |
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Processor |
Octa-core 1.8 GHz Kryo 260 |
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Graphics processor |
Adreno 509 |
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System memory |
4 GB RAM or 6 GB RAM |
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Internal memory |
64/128 GB |
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Card Slot |
microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) |
BATTERY
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Factors |
Honor 8X Max |
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Capacity |
5000 mAh |
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Type |
Not User replaceable, Li – Po |
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Fast Charge |
Fast battery charging 18W |
MULTIMEDIA
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Factors |
Honor 8X Max |
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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 |
3.5 mm |
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Radio |
No |
CELLULAR
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Factors |
Honor 8X Max |
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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 Max |
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Sensors |
Fingerprint Sensor (Rear Mounted) 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 Max |
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Bluetooth |
v4.2, A2DP, LE |
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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 |
microUSB 2.0 Mass storage device, USB charging |
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Charging connector |
microUSB 2.0 |
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Other |
Tethering Computer sync OTA sync |
PROS –
7.12 inch IPS LCD display with a notch design.
Average screen to body ratio that is approximately 83.4%.
350 ppi pixel density.
Good Neat design
Camera Pictures are Good.
5000mAh battery.
CONS –
Low light camera pictures show noise and lack of detail.
No USB Type-C.
EMUI 8.2 needs some improvements..
The Honor 8X Max is a good device that has some of the best features and specifications for the mid price range segment.
The cameras take good quality images. The colour reproduction is natural and crisp. The dual cameras take good images and you can see much detail and blacks in them.
The device has a 5000mAh battery that lasts you for almost a day and a half which is good and the fast charger helps in keeping it charged to 45% in just 40 minutes.
The device is suitably priced in the mid price range and is a premium built device from Xiaomi but it is a bit expensive and there are better phones on offer in the market.
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