Honor 8X vs Apple iPhone XS Comparison and Differences
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Honor 8X or Apple iPhone XS Specs Comparison
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Common specs
| Brand and model | Honor 8X | Apple iPhone XS | |
| Rating | (+0) | (+0) | |
| Release date | 2018, September | 2018, September | |
| Dimensions (HxWxD) | 160.4 x 76.6 x 7.8 mm | 6.31 x 6.31 x 3.02 in | 143.6 x 70.9 x 7.7 mm | 5.65 x 5.65 x 2.79 in | |
| Weight | 175 g | 6.17 oz | 177 g | 6.24 oz | |
| Body Build | Front/back glass, aluminum frame | Front/back glass, stainless steel frame | |
| Case | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon | |
| Colors | Black, Blue, Red, Pink | Space Gray, Silver, Gold | |
| Battery | 3750 mAh, Non-removable Li-Po | 2658 mAh, Non-removable Li-Ion | |
| Battery life |
Talking time - Up to 20 h (3G) Music play - Up to 60 h |
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| Approximate price | 270 EUR | 1150 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 | 5.8" in | |
| Screen area | 103.2 cm2 | 84.4 cm2 | |
| Screen format | 19.5:9 (height:width) | 19.5:9 (height:width) | |
| Screen to body ratio | 84.0% | 82.9% | |
| Screen resolution | 1080 x 2340 px | 1125 x 2436 px | |
| Screen PPI /points per inch/ | 397 PPI | 458 PPI | |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 3 | Scratch-resistant glass, oleophobic coating | |
| Other specs | - Dolby Vision -HDR10 -Wide color gamut -3D Touch -True-tone -120 Hz touch-sensing |
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| Screen protector | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon |
Camera and Video
| Rear camera, main | 20 MP, Dual | 12 MP, Dual | |
| Camera specs | -20 MP, f/1.8, 27 mm (wide), PDAF -2 MP, depth sensor |
-12 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/2.55'', 1.4µm, OIS, PDAF -12 MP, f/2.4, 52mm (telephoto), 1/3.4'', 1.0µm, OIS, PDAF, 2x optical zoom |
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| Functions | LED flash, panorama, HDR | Quad-LED dual-tone flash, HDR (photo/panorama) | |
| Video | 1080p@30/60fps, 480fps, stereo sound rec. | 2160p@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, HDR, stereo sound rec. | |
| DxOMark Main Score | 106 | ||
| DxOMark Photo | 110 | ||
| DxOMark Video | 96 | ||
| Front camera, selfie | 16 MP, Single | 7 MP, Single | |
| Specifications | 16 MP, f/2.0, 26 mm (wide) | 7 MP, f/2.2, 32mm (standard) | |
| Functions | HDR | HDR | |
| Video | 1080p@30fps | 1080p@60fps | |
| DxOMark Selfie Score | 82 | ||
| DxOMark Photo | 81 | ||
| DxOMark Video | 82 |
Performance
| Operating system - OS | Android 8.1 (Oreo); EMUI 8.2 | iOS 12, upgradable to iOS 12.1.3 | |
| Chipset | - Hisilicon Kirin 710 (12 nm) | - Apple A12 Bionic (7 nm) | |
| CPU | - Octa-core (4x2.2 GHz Cortex-A73 & 4x1.7 GHz Cortex-A53) | - Hexa-core (2x2.5 GHz Vortex + 4x1.6 GHz Tempest) | |
| GPU | Mali-G51 MP4 | Apple GPU (4-core graphics) | |
| External memory | microSD, up to 400 GB (dedicated slot) | No | |
| Internal memory | 64/128 GB, 6 GB RAM 64 GB, 4 GB RAM | 64/256/512 GB, 4 GB RAM |
Benchmark
| Antutu 10 Total | 676363 | ||
| Antutu 10 CPU | 187714 | ||
| Antutu 10 GPU | 175166 | ||
| Antutu 10 Mem | 144453 | ||
| Antutu 10 UX | 187714 | ||
| Antutu 8 Total | 171131 | 414119 | |
| Antutu 7 Total | |||
| GeekBench 6 Single Core | 340 | 1275 | |
| GeekBench 6 Multi Core | 1031 | 2576 | |
| GeekBench 6 OpenCL | 435 | ||
| GeekBench 6 Vulkan | 943 | ||
| GeekBench 6 Metal | 8071 | ||
| GeekBench 5 Single Core | 331 | 1109 | |
| GeekBench 5 Multi-Core | 1312 | 2472 | |
| GeekBench 4 Single Core | 1565 | ||
| GeekBench 4 Multi-Core | 5451 | ||
| GeekBench 4 RenderScript | 4055 | ||
| GeekBench 4 Battery | 3935 |
Communication and Connectivity
| SIM card | Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) | Nano-SIM, Electronic SIM card (eSIM) | |
| Network | GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE | GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / 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 CDMA 800 / 1900 -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO -4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 14(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 29(700), 30(2300), 32(1500), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 46, 66(1700/2100) - A2097 LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 14(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 29(700), 30(2300), 32(1500), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 46, 66(1700/2100), 71(600) - A1920, A2100 |
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| Speed | HSPA, LTE-A | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (4CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 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, hotspot | |
| GPS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS | |
| NFC | Yes | Yes | |
| USB | microUSB 2.0, USB On-The-Go | 2.0, proprietary reversible connector | |
| Bluetooth | 4.2, A2DP, LE, aptX | 5.0, A2DP, LE | |
| Harmful irradiation |
SAR EU - 0.72 W/kg (head) |
Music and Audio
| Radio | No | ||
| Headphone jack | Yes | No | |
| Others | - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic | - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic |
Other features
| Sensors | - Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass | - Face ID, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer | |
| Other extras |
- Charging 5V/2A 10W |
- Siri natural language commands and dictation - Fast battery charging: 50% in 30 min -Qi wireless charging - - IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 2m for 30 mins) -Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified) |
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| Versions |
- Also known as Honor View 10 Lite |
- Versions: A2097 (Global market) A1920 (USA, Canada, Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands) A2100 (China, Hong Kong); A2098 (Japan) |
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