Honor 8X vs Samsung Galaxy A8+ (2018) Comparison and Differences
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Honor 8X
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Samsung Galaxy A8+ (2018)
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Honor 8X or Samsung Galaxy A8+ (2018) Specs Comparison
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Common specs
Brand and model | Honor 8X | Samsung Galaxy A8+ (2018) | |
Rating | (+) | (+) | |
Release date | 2018, September | 2017, December | |
Dimensions (HxWxD) | 160.4 x 76.6 x 7.8 mm | 6.31 x 6.31 x 3.02 in | 159.9 x 75.7 x 8.3 mm | 6.3 x 6.3 x 2.98 in | |
Weight | 175 g | 6.17 oz | 191 g | 6.74 oz | |
Body Build | Front/back glass, aluminum frame | Front/back glass, aluminum frame | |
Case | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon | |
Colors | Black, Blue, Red, Pink | Black, orchid grey, gold, blue | |
Battery | 3750 mAh, Non-removable Li-Po | 3500 mAh, Non-removable Li-Ion | |
Battery life |
Talking time - Up to 23 h (3G) Music play - Up to 73 h |
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Approximate price | 270 EUR | 400 EUR | |
Check price | from Amazon | from Amazon |
Screen
Technology | LTPS IPS LCD | Super AMOLED | |
Touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | |
Display colors | 16M | 16M | |
Screen size | 6.5" in | 6" in | |
Screen area | 103.2 cm2 | 91.4 cm2 | |
Screen format | 19.5:9 (height:width) | 18.5:9 (height:width) | |
Screen to body ratio | 84.0% | 75.5% | |
Screen resolution | 1080 x 2340 px | 1080 x 2220 px | |
Screen PPI /points per inch/ | 397 PPI | 411 PPI | |
Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 3 | Corning Gorilla Glass (unspecified version) | |
Other specs | - Always-on display | ||
Screen protector | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon |
Camera and Video
Rear camera, main | 20 MP, Dual | 16 MP, Single | |
Camera specs | -20 MP, f/1.8, 27 mm (wide), PDAF -2 MP, depth sensor |
-16 MP, f/1.7, 26mm (wide), 1/2.8, 1.12µm, PDAF | |
Functions | LED flash, panorama, HDR | LED flash, panorama, HDR | |
Video | 1080p@30/60fps, 480fps, stereo sound rec. | 1080p@30fps | |
Front camera, selfie | 16 MP, Single | 16 MP, Dual | |
Specifications | 16 MP, f/2.0, 26 mm (wide) | 16 MP, f/1.9, 27mm (wide), 1/3.1'', 1.0µm 8 MP, f/1.9, 1/4.0'', 1.12µm |
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Functions | HDR | ||
Video | 1080p@30fps | 1080p@30fps |
Performance
Operating system - OS | Android 8.1 (Oreo); EMUI 8.2 | Android 7.1.1 (Nougat) | |
Chipset | - Hisilicon Kirin 710 (12 nm) | - Exynos 7885 Octa (14 nm) | |
CPU | - Octa-core (4x2.2 GHz Cortex-A73 & 4x1.7 GHz Cortex-A53) | - Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Cortex-A73 & 6x1.6 GHz Cortex-A53) | |
GPU | Mali-G51 MP4 | Mali-G71 | |
External memory | microSD, up to 400 GB (dedicated slot) | microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) | |
Internal memory | 64/128 GB, 6 GB RAM 64 GB, 4 GB RAM | 64 GB, 6 GB RAM 32 GB, 4 GB RAM |
Benchmark
Antutu 8 Total | 171131 | 137850 | |
Antutu 7 Total | |||
GeekBench 6 Single Core | 340 | 311 | |
GeekBench 6 Multi Core | 1031 | 816 | |
GeekBench 6 OpenCL | 435 | 402 | |
GeekBench 6 Vulkan | 943 | ||
GeekBench 5 Single Core | 331 | 305 | |
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core | 1312 | 950 | |
GeekBench 4 Single Core | 1565 | 1455 | |
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core | 5451 | 4083 | |
GeekBench 4 RenderScript | 4055 | 3547 | |
GeekBench 4 Battery | 3935 |
Communication and Connectivity
SIM card | Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) | Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) | |
Network | GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE | GSM / HSPA / LTE | |
Bands | -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 CDMA 800 & TD-SCDMA -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 -4G - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 8(900), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) |
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 -4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 26(850), 28(700), 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2500), 66(1700/2100) |
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Speed | HSPA, LTE-A | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (3CA) Cat11 600/75 Mbps | |
GPRS | Yes | Yes | |
Edge | Yes | Yes | |
Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot | |
GPS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS | |
NFC | Yes | Yes | |
USB | microUSB 2.0, USB On-The-Go | 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector | |
Bluetooth | 4.2, A2DP, LE, aptX | 5.0, A2DP, EDR, LE | |
Harmful irradiation |
SAR EU - 0.72 W/kg (head) |
SAR EU - 0.32 W/kg (head) 1.30 W/kg (body) |
Music and Audio
Radio | FM radio | ||
Headphone jack | Yes | Yes | |
Others | - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic | - 24-bit/192kHz audio -Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic |
Other features
Sensors | - Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass | - Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer | |
Other extras |
- Charging 5V/2A 10W |
- -ANT+ - Fast battery charging - Samsung Pay -IP68 dust/water proof (up to 1.5m for 30 mins) |
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Versions |
- Also known as Honor View 10 Lite |
- Versions: A730F (Global Single-SIM); A730F/DS (Global Dual-SIM). Also known as Samsung Galaxy A8+ (2018) Duos with dual-SIM card slots |
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