Honor 8X vs Sony Xperia X Comparison and Differences
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Honor 8X
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Honor 8X or Sony Xperia X Specs Comparison
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Common specs
| Brand and model | Honor 8X | Sony Xperia X | |
| Rating | (+) | (+) | |
| Release date | 2018, September | 2016, February | |
| Dimensions (HxWxD) | 160.4 x 76.6 x 7.8 mm | 6.31 x 6.31 x 3.02 in | 143 x 69 x 7.7 mm | 5.63 x 5.63 x 2.72 in | |
| Weight | 175 g | 6.17 oz | 153 g | 5.4 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 | White, Graphite Black, Lime Gold, Rose Gold | |
| Battery | 3750 mAh, Non-removable Li-Po | 2620 mAh, Non-removable Li-Ion | |
| Approximate price | 270 EUR | 200 EUR | |
| Check price | from Amazon | from Amazon |
Screen
| Technology | LTPS IPS LCD | IPS LCD | |
| Touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | |
| Display colors | 16M | 16M | |
| Screen size | 6.5" in | 5" in | |
| Screen area | 103.2 cm2 | 68.9 cm2 | |
| Screen format | 19.5:9 (height:width) | 16:9 (height:width) | |
| Screen to body ratio | 84.0% | 69.8% | |
| Screen resolution | 1080 x 2340 px | 1080 x 1920 px | |
| Screen PPI /points per inch/ | 397 PPI | 441 PPI | |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 3 | Scratch-resistant glass, oleophobic coating | |
| Other specs | - Triluminos display -X-Reality Engine |
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| Screen protector | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon |
Camera and Video
| Rear camera, main | 20 MP, Dual | 23 MP, Single | |
| Camera specs | -20 MP, f/1.8, 27 mm (wide), PDAF -2 MP, depth sensor |
-23 MP, f/2.0, 24mm (wide), 1/2.3'', PDAF | |
| Functions | LED flash, panorama, HDR | LED flash, HDR, panorama | |
| Video | 1080p@30/60fps, 480fps, stereo sound rec. | 1080p@30fps, 1080p@60fps | |
| Front camera, selfie | 16 MP, Single | 13 MP, Single | |
| Specifications | 16 MP, f/2.0, 26 mm (wide) | 13 MP, f/2.0, 22mm (wide), 1/3'' | |
| Functions | HDR | ||
| Video | 1080p@30fps | 1080p@30fps |
Performance
| Operating system - OS | Android 8.1 (Oreo); EMUI 8.2 | Android 6.0.1 (Marshmallow), upgradable to Android 8.0 (Oreo) | |
| Chipset | - Hisilicon Kirin 710 (12 nm) | - Qualcomm MSM8956 Snapdragon 650 | |
| CPU | - Octa-core (4x2.2 GHz Cortex-A73 & 4x1.7 GHz Cortex-A53) | - Hexa-core (4x1.4 GHz Cortex-A53 & 2x1.8 GHz Cortex-A72) | |
| GPU | Mali-G51 MP4 | Adreno 510 | |
| External memory | microSD, up to 400 GB (dedicated slot) | microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - dual SIM model only | |
| Internal memory | 64/128 GB, 6 GB RAM 64 GB, 4 GB RAM | 32 GB, 3 GB RAM - F5121 64 GB, 3 GB RAM - F5122 |
Benchmark
| Antutu 8 Total | 171131 | ||
| Antutu 7 Total | |||
| GeekBench 6 Single Core | 340 | 286 | |
| GeekBench 6 Multi Core | 1031 | 650 | |
| GeekBench 6 OpenCL | 435 | ||
| GeekBench 6 Vulkan | 943 | ||
| GeekBench 5 Single Core | 331 | 269 | |
| GeekBench 5 Multi-Core | 1312 | 714 | |
| GeekBench 4 Single Core | 1565 | 1373 | |
| GeekBench 4 Multi-Core | 5451 | 3282 | |
| GeekBench 4 RenderScript | 4055 | ||
| GeekBench 4 Battery | 3935 |
Communication and Connectivity
| SIM card | Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) | Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Hybrid 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 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - F5121, F5122 -4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 17(700), 19(800), 20(800), 26(850), 28(700), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) - F5121, F5122 |
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| Speed | HSPA, LTE-A | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A Cat6 300/50 Mbps | |
| GPRS | Yes | Up to 107 kbps | |
| Edge | Yes | Up to 296 kbps | |
| 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, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot | |
| GPS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS | |
| NFC | Yes | Yes | |
| USB | microUSB 2.0, USB On-The-Go | microUSB 2.0, USB Host | |
| Bluetooth | 4.2, A2DP, LE, aptX | 4.2, A2DP, aptX, LE | |
| Harmful irradiation |
SAR EU - 0.72 W/kg (head) |
SAR - 0.97 W/kg (head) 0.97 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 0.72 W/kg (head) 1.23 W/kg (body) |
Music and Audio
| Radio | FM radio, RDS | ||
| 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 (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, barometer, compass | |
| Other extras |
- Charging 5V/2A 10W |
- Fast battery charging (Quick Charge 2.0) |
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| Versions |
- Also known as Honor View 10 Lite |
- Also known as Sony Xperia X Dual F5122 with dual-SIM card slots |
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