Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 vs Honor 8X Comparison and Differences
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                                            Xiaomi Redmi Note 8
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                                            Honor 8X
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Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 or Honor 8X Specs Comparison
 
                                                   
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Common specs
                                            | Brand and model | Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 | Honor 8X | |
| Rating | (+0) | (+0) | |
| Release date | 2019, August | 2018, September | |
| Dimensions (HxWxD) | 158.3 x 75.3 x 8.4 mm | 6.23 x 6.23 x 2.96 in | 160.4 x 76.6 x 7.8 mm | 6.31 x 6.31 x 3.02 in | |
| Weight | 190 g | 6.7 oz | 175 g | 6.17 oz | |
| Body Build | Front/back glass (Gorilla Glass 5) | Front/back glass, aluminum frame | |
| Case | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon | |
| Colors | Neptune Blue, Moonlight White, Space Black | Black, Blue, Red, Pink | |
| Battery | 4000 mAh, Non-removable Li-Po | 3750 mAh, Non-removable Li-Po | |
| Approximate price | 175 EUR | 270 EUR | |
| Check price | from Amazon | from Amazon | 
Screen
                                                                                        | Technology | IPS LCD | LTPS IPS LCD | |
| Touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | |
| Display colors | 16M | 16M | |
| Screen size | 6.3" in | 6.5" in | |
| Screen area | 97.4 cm2 | 103.2 cm2 | |
| Screen format | 19.5:9 (height:width) | 19.5:9 (height:width) | |
| Screen to body ratio | 81.7% | 84.0% | |
| Screen resolution | 1080 x 2340 px | 1080 x 2340 px | |
| Screen PPI /points per inch/ | 409 PPI | 397 PPI | |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 | Corning Gorilla Glass 3 | |
| Screen protector | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon | 
Camera and Video
                                            | Rear camera, main | 48 MP, Quad | 20 MP, Dual | |
| Camera specs | -48 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/2", 0.8µm, PDAF -8 MP, f/2.2, 13mm (ultrawide), 1/4", 1.12µm -2 MP, f/2.4, 1/5", 1.75µm (dedicated macro camera) -2 MP, f/2.4, 1/5", 1.75µm, depth sensor  | 
                                                    -20 MP, f/1.8, 27 mm (wide), PDAF -2 MP, depth sensor  | 
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| Functions | LED flash, HDR, panorama | LED flash, panorama, HDR | |
| Video | 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, gyro-EIS | 1080p@30/60fps, 480fps, stereo sound rec. | |
| Front camera, selfie | 13 MP, Single | 16 MP, Single | |
| Specifications | 13 MP, f/2.0, 1.12µm | 16 MP, f/2.0, 26 mm (wide) | |
| Functions | HDR, panorama | HDR | |
| Video | 1080p@30fps | 1080p@30fps | 
Performance
                                            | Operating system - OS | Android 9.0 (Pie); MIUI 10 | Android 8.1 (Oreo); EMUI 8.2 | |
| Chipset | - Qualcomm SM6125 Snapdragon 665 (11 nm) | - Hisilicon Kirin 710 (12 nm) | |
| CPU | - Octa-core (4x2.0 GHz Kryo 260 Gold & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 260 Silver) | - Octa-core (4x2.2 GHz Cortex-A73 & 4x1.7 GHz Cortex-A53) | |
| GPU | Adreno 610 | Mali-G51 MP4 | |
| External memory | microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) | microSD, up to 400 GB (dedicated slot) | |
| Internal memory | 32GB 3GB RAM, 64GB 4GB RAM, 64GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 6GB RAM | 64/128 GB, 6 GB RAM 64 GB, 4 GB RAM | 
Benchmark
                                            | Antutu 10 Total | 227941 | ||
| Antutu 10 CPU | 84510 | ||
| Antutu 10 GPU | 34789 | ||
| Antutu 10 Mem | 51208 | ||
| Antutu 10 UX | 84510 | ||
| Antutu 8 Total | 173592 | 171131 | |
| Antutu 7 Total | |||
| GeekBench 6 Single Core | 323 | 340 | |
| GeekBench 6 Multi Core | 1062 | 1031 | |
| GeekBench 6 OpenCL | 293 | 435 | |
| GeekBench 6 Vulkan | 477 | 943 | |
| GeekBench 5 Single Core | 309 | 331 | |
| GeekBench 5 Multi-Core | 1328 | 1312 | |
| GeekBench 4 Single Core | 1499 | 1565 | |
| GeekBench 4 Multi-Core | 5543 | 5451 | |
| GeekBench 4 RenderScript | 4055 | ||
| GeekBench 4 Battery | 3935 | 
Communication and Connectivity
                                            | SIM card | Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) | Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) | |
| Network | GSM / HSPA / LTE | GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE | |
| Bands |                                                             -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 -4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 38(2600), 40(2300) LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 8(900), 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2500)  | 
                                                                                                                -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)  | 
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| Speed | HSPA 42.2/11.5 Mbps, LTE-A | HSPA, LTE-A | |
| GPRS | Yes | Yes | |
| Edge | Yes | Yes | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot | |
| GPS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS | |
| NFC | Yes | ||
| USB | 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go | microUSB 2.0, USB On-The-Go | |
| Bluetooth | 4.2, A2DP, LE | 4.2, A2DP, LE, aptX | |
| Harmful irradiation | 
                                                             SAR - 0.26 W/kg (head)     1.00 W/kg (body)                                                              SAR EU - 0.19 W/kg (head) 1.09 W/kg (body)  | 
                                                        
                                                                                                                          SAR EU - 0.72 W/kg (head)  | 
                                                        
Music and Audio
                                            | Radio | FM radio | ||
| Headphone jack | Yes | Yes | |
| Others | - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic | 
Other features
                                            | Sensors | - Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass , Infrared port | - Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass | |
| Other extras | 
                                                                                                                 - Fast battery charging 18W - Splash protection  | 
                                                    
                                                                                                                 - Charging 5V/2A 10W  | 
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| Versions | 
                                                             - Also known as Honor View 10 Lite  | 
                                                        
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