Honor 8X
[ HONOR ] Smartphones

Honor 8X

Overall Score
34/100
GRADE D · Poor
Key Technical Specifications
Processor (CPU) 151851
Graphics (GPU) 19787
[ EXPERT VERDICT · SUMMARY ]

Honor 8X is an engineering-tested smartphones achieving an overall rating of 34/100. It is positioned for balanced everyday compute and power efficiency.

Benchmark Performance Scores

Normalized 0–100 Scale
Gaming
14/100
Rating: Poor
NanoReview Score
34/100
Rating: Poor
Performance
19/100
Rating: Poor

Detailed Technical Specifications

Battery

Battery specifications for Honor 8X
Specification Value
Battery type Li-Po
Capacity 3750 mAh
Fast charging No
Full charging time 2:25 hr
Gaming 04:15 hr
Max charge power 10 W
Replaceable No
Reverse charging No
Standby 110 hr
Watching video 09:57 hr
Web browsing 07:11 hr
Wireless charging No

Benchmarks

Benchmarks specifications for Honor 8X
Specification Value
CPU 151851
Compute Score (GPU) 484
Data manipulation 5432
GPU 19787
Memory 83300
Multi-core score 1222
Photo editing 14180
Single-core score 362
Total score 337060
UX 82122
Video editing 5134
Web score 6738
Writing score 8694

Connectivity

Connectivity specifications for Honor 8X
Specification Value
2G network GSM 850, GSM 900, GSM 1800, GSM 1900
3G network HSDPA 850, HSDPA 900, HSDPA 1900, HSDPA 2100
4G network LTE 700, LTE 2100, LTE 800, LTE 1800, LTE 2600, LTE 850, LTE 900, LTE 2300, LTE 2500
5G support No
Bluetooth features LE, A2DP
Bluetooth version 4.2
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou
Hybrid slot No
Infrared port No
LTE Cat* 12
Multi SIM mode Standby
NFC* Yes
Number of SIM* 2
Type of SIM card Nano
USB features - Charging- USB-Storage mode- OTG
USB type Micro USB
USB version 2
Wi-Fi features - Wi-Fi Direct- Wi-Fi Hotspot
Wi-Fi standard Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)
eSIM support* No

Design and build

Design and build specifications for Honor 8X
Specification Value
Colors Black, Blue, Red
Fingerprint scanner Yes, rear
Frame material Metal
Height 160.4 mm (6.31 inches)
Rear material Glass
Thickness 7.8 mm (0.31 inches)
Waterproof No
Weight 175 g (6.17 oz)
Width 76.6 mm (3.02 inches)

Display

Display specifications for Honor 8X
Specification Value
Adaptive refresh rate No
Aspect ratio 19.5:9
Contrast 880:1
HDR support No
Max rated brightness 430 nits
PPI 396 ppi
PWM Not detected
RGB color space 99.5%
Refresh rate 60 Hz
Resolution 1080 x 2340 pixels
Response time 39.6 ms
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Screen-to-body ratio 84.4%
Size 6.5 inches
Type IPS LCD

Main camera

Main camera specifications for Honor 8X
Specification Value
1080p video recording Up to 60FPS
4K video recording No
8K video recording No
Aperture f/1.8
Autofocus Phase autofocus
Camera features - Bokeh mode- Pro mode
Flash LED
Focal length 27 mm
Image resolution 5160 x 3872
Lenses 1) Standard: 20 MP2) Depth: 2 MP
Matrix 20 megapixels
Pixel size 2 micron
Slow motion 480 FPS (720p)
Stabilization Digital
Zoom Digital

Memory

Memory specifications for Honor 8X
Specification Value
Channels 2
Memory card MicroSD
Memory card max size Up to 400 GB
Memory clock 1866 MHz
Memory type LPDDR4X
RAM size 4 GB
Storage size 64 GB
Storage type eMMC 5.1

Other

Other specifications for Honor 8X
Specification Value
Announced September 2018
Category Mid-range
Launch price (MSRP) $300
Release date October 2018
SAR (body) 1.02 W/kg
SAR (head) 0.81 W/kg
Sensors - Proximity sensor- Gyroscope- Accelerometer- Ambient light sensor- Compass- Fingerprint
Successor -Honor 9X

Performance

Performance specifications for Honor 8X
Specification Value
Architecture - 4 cores at 1.7 GHz: Cortex-A53- 4 cores at 2.2 GHz: Cortex-A73
CPU cores 8 (4 + 4)
Chipset HiSilicon Kirin 710
FLOPS ~64 GFLOPS
GPU clock 1000 MHz
GPU shading units 32
Graphics Mali-G51
L3 cache 1 MB
Lithography process 12 nanometers
Manufacturing TSMC
Max clock 2200 MHz
Neural processor (NPU) No

Recent User Tests

Recent User Tests specifications for Honor 8X
Specification Value
Date Benchmark
📘 2023-10-29(Lehtommaki) GeekBench GPU
📘 2025-02-07(maj81) GeekBench GPU
📘 2026-01-20(Zephy) AnTuTu

Selfie camera

Selfie camera specifications for Honor 8X
Specification Value
Depth sensor (TOF 3D) No
Megapixels 16 megapixels
Sensor CMOS
Sensor size 1/3.06" (≈ 0.33 inch)
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 60 FPS

Software

Software specifications for Honor 8X
Specification Value
OS size 17 GB
Operating system Android 8.1 (Can be upgraded to Android 10.0)
ROM EMUI 12

Sound

Sound specifications for Honor 8X
Specification Value
Dolby Atmos No
FM radio Yes
Headphone audio jack Yes
Speakers Mono

Strengths & Limitations

Key Advantages

  • Comprehensive positive benchmark metrics recorded.

Key Considerations

  • No major hardware limitations flagged during benchmark run.

Direct Competitors & Alternatives

Methodology, Provenance & Verification

Score version 2026.1 · Data verified 2026-08-26 · Source: official manufacturer datasheets and standardized reproducible benchmark suites (Geekbench 6, Cinebench R24, 3DMark).

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