Honor 8X vs Apple iPhone XS Max Comparison and Differences

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Honor 8X

Honor 8X

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Apple iPhone XS Max

Apple iPhone XS Max

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Honor 8X or Apple iPhone XS Max Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model	Honor 8X	Apple iPhone XS Max
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	157.5 x 77.4 x 7.7 mm \| 6.2 x 6.2 x 3.05 in
Weight	175 g \| 6.17 oz	208 g \| 7.34 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	3174 mAh, Non-removable Li-Ion
Battery life		Talking time - Up to 25 h (3G) Music play - Up to 65 h
Approximate price	270 EUR	1250 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	6.5" in
Screen area	103.2 cm²	102.9 cm²
Screen format	19.5:9 (height:width)	19.5:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio	84.0%	84.4%
Screen resolution	1080 x 2340 px	1242 x 2688 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
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
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		676031
Antutu 10 CPU		184996
Antutu 10 GPU		176588
Antutu 10 Mem		142942
Antutu 10 UX		184996
Antutu 8 Total	171131	431328
Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 6 Single Core	340	1275
GeekBench 6 Multi Core	1031	2594
GeekBench 6 OpenCL	435
GeekBench 6 Vulkan	943
GeekBench 6 Metal		8105
GeekBench 5 Single Core	331	1111
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core	1312	2477
GeekBench 4 Single Core	1565	4208
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core	5451	10588
GeekBench 4 RenderScript	4055
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) - for China
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 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM) - for China 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) - A2101 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) - A1921 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) - A2104
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)
Versions	- Also known as Honor View 10 Lite	- Versions: A2101 (Global market) A1921 (USA, Canada, Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands) A2104 (China, Hong Kong); A2102 (Japan)

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