The Honor 8x is a smartphone made by Huawei under their Honor sub-brand. It is a successor of the Huawei Honor 7x within the Huawei Honor series.[1][2]

Honor 8X
Reverse side of the Honor 8x
BrandHonor
ManufacturerHuawei
First releasedOctober 24, 2018; 5 years ago (2018-10-24)
Units sold15 million
PredecessorHonor 7X
SuccessorHonor 9X
TypeSlate
Form factorSmartphone+ hard Phone
Dimensions160.4 mm (6.31 in) H
76.6 mm (3.02 in) W
7.8 mm (0.31 in) D
Mass175 g (6.2 oz)
Operating systemAndroid 10
System-on-chipHiSilicon Kirin 710
CPUOcta-core (4x2.2 GHz Cortex-A73 & 4x1.7 GHz Cortex-A53)
GPUMali-G51 MP4
Memory4 or 6GB RAM
Storage64 or 128GB
Removable storagemicroSD, up to 400GB
Battery3750mAh
Display6.5 in (170 mm) FHD (1080 x 2340 pixels)
Rear cameraDual (20MP + 2MP), laser autofocus, autofocus, AI filter, Burst mode, f/2.2 aperture, 1080p video recording at 30 fps or 1080p at slow-motion video (1080p timelapse with stabilization, panorama, facial recognition, digital image stabilization, optical image stabilization 1080p 60FPS video, LED flash
Front camera16MP, f/2.2 aperture, exposure control, face detection, auto-HDR, auto image stabilization, Retina flash, 1080p HD video recording
ConnectivityHybrid Dual SIM (nano + nano/microSD), LTE Cat.6, Wi-Fi a/b/g/n/ac (2,4/5 GHz), Bluetooth 4.2, GPS,, NFC (JSN-L21 only), microUSB 2.0
Other
Websitewww.hihonor.com/global/products/smartphone/honor8x/

Specifications edit

Display and Camera edit

The Honor 8X has a 6.5-inch FHD+ display with a screen resolution of 1,080 × 2,340 pixels, has a pixel density of 396 PPI, and has a 19.5:9 aspect ratio.[3] The phone has 20 megapixel dual rear camera, a rear 2 megapixel LDAP depth sensor, and one front 16MP front camera.[3]

One feature that is advertised is its "AI Photography", which attempts to improve images by adjusting colours and focus based on the type of scene.[4]

 
Honor 8x home screen

Configuration and specifications edit

The base model Honor 8X has 64GB of internal storage, and 4GB of RAM. It can be purchased with up to 128GB of internal storage and 6GB of RAM.[3] The internal storage can be expanded with a microSD card.[3]

This device is powered by Huawei's HiSilicon Kirin 710 chipset with two quad-core Cortex A53 processors. The GPU is a Mali-T830 MP2.[3]

It has a rear-mounted fingerprint scanner.[3]

The Honor 8X uses a 3,750 mAh lithium polymer battery.[3]

 
Glass Body with Visual Grating Effect

Connectivity edit

The phone supports 4G connectivity, and has two nano-sim slots.[3] It supports Wi-Fi 802.11, Bluetooth 4.2, GPS, NFC, and has an FM radio receiver.[3]

Charging is done via a micro-USB port. A bottom 3.5 mm audio jack supports wired headphones.[3]

Software edit

The Honor 8x launched with Android (Oreo) and Huawei's EMUI 8.0, and can be upgraded to harmonyOS 3.0 with EMUI 10.0[5][6]

References edit

  1. ^ Summers, Nick (27 June 2018). "The Honor 8x is a cheaper, smaller flagship". Engadget. Oath Inc. Retrieved 24 October 2018.
  2. ^ "Honor 8X". gadgets.ndtv.com. September 25, 2019.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Honor 8X - Full phone specifications". www.gsmarena.com. Archived from the original on 2021-08-08. Retrieved 2021-08-08.
  4. ^ Kennemer, Quentyn (2019-02-08). "How to use the Honor 8X's AI to take better photos". Android Central. Archived from the original on 2021-08-08. Retrieved 2021-08-08.
  5. ^ Rayome, Alison DeNisco (February 26, 2020). "Huawei EMUI 10 Android skin update is available but some phones can't download it". cnet.com. Retrieved July 30, 2020.
  6. ^ Naresh, Sagar (March 28, 2020). "Honor 8X EMUI 10 (Android 10) stable update starts rolling out". piunikaweb.com. Retrieved July 30, 2020.