Home Phone comparison Apple iPhone SE (2020) and Huawei Honor 8X - Which is better?

Apple iPhone SE (2020) vs Huawei Honor 8X

52 out 100
Apple iPhone SE (2020)
VS
37 out 100
Huawei Honor 8X
Apple iPhone SE (2020)
Huawei Honor 8X

Compared 2 smartphones : Apple iPhone SE (2020) Manufactured in April, 2020, with display 4.7 with chipsetApple A13 Bionic, vs Huawei Honor 8X, Manufactured in October, 2018 with chipsetHiSilicon Kirin 710. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery Life
  6. Cameras
  7. Comments (0)

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Apple iPhone SE (2020)
  • Lighter design: 148g vs 175g
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5 vs 4.2
  • Supports Dolby Atmos
  • Built-in eSIM
  • Includes charger
Reasons to choose Huawei Honor 8X
  • Larger display: 6.5in
  • Higher pixel density: 396ppi
  • Higher battery capacity: 3750mAh vs 1821mAh

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 3/64 GB
- 3/128 GB
- 3/256 GB		 - 4/64 GB
- 4/128 GB
- 6/64 GB
- 6/128 GB

Review

Key Specs Apple iPhone SE (2020) and Huawei Honor 8X
Display
Color accuracy, sharpness & brightness
Camera
Main & front camera tests
Performance
App & system performance
Games
3D gaming performance
Battery
Battery life, charging speed & type
Connectivity
Connectivity features
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison
Smartphones:
iPhone SE (2020)
vs
Huawei Honor 8X

Display

Display quality comparison
Type IPS LCD IPS LCD
Size 4.7 in 6.5 in
Resolution 750x1334 pixels 1080x2340 pixels
Aspect ratio 16:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 326 ppi 396 ppi
Refresh rate 60 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
Max brightness 625 nits 430 nits
HDR support Yes Dolby Vision No
Screen-to-body ratio 65.3 % 84.4 %
Features DCI-P3 n/a
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Apple iPhone SE (2020)
655 nits
Huawei Honor 8X
465 nits
sRGB gamut99.9 %99.5 %
Response time29 ms39.6 ms
Contrast2457:1880:1
Sources: NotebookCheck [Apple iPhone SE (2020)], [Huawei Honor 8X]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 138.4 mm (5.45 in) 160.4 mm (6.31 in)
Width 67.3 mm (2.65 in) 76.6 mm (3.02 in)
Thickness 7.3 mm (0.29 in) 7.8 mm (0.31 in)
Weight 148 g (5.22 oz) 175 g (6.17 oz)
Water resistance IP67 No
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - White
- Black
- Red		 - Black
- Blue
- Red
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Button Yes rear
Screen-to-body ratio
Apple iPhone SE (2020)
65.3 %
Huawei Honor 8X
84.4 %

Performance

Testing Apple iPhone SE (2020) and Huawei Honor 8X In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Apple A13 Bionic HiSilicon Kirin 710
Max Frequency 2650 MHz 2200 MHz
CPU Cores 6 (2 + 4) 8 (4 + 4)
Architecture - 4/1.6 (Thunder)
- 2/2.65 (Lightning)		 - 4/1.7 (Cortex-A53)
- 4/2.2 (Cortex-A73)
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 7 nm 12 nm
Neural Processor Apple Neural Engine No
Graphics Apple A13 GPU Mali-G51 MP4
GPU Cores 256 64
GPU Frequency 1230 MHz 1000 MHz
FLOPS 629.8 GFLOPS 128 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Apple iPhone SE (2020)
1612
Huawei Honor 8X
512
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Apple iPhone SE (2020)
4209
Huawei Honor 8X
1554
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)1612512
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)42091554
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Apple iPhone SE (2020)
800585
Huawei Honor 8X
251128
CPU19696890845
GPU31704133949
Memory12225856329
UX16431870005
NanoReview Score800585251128
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Apple iPhone SE (2020)
6872
Huawei Honor 8X
564
Max Surface Temp.44.3 °C38.7 °C
Stability68 %99 %
Graphics Test41 fps3 fps
Graphics Score6872564
Sources: 3DMark [Apple iPhone SE (2020)], [Huawei Honor 8X]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Apple iPhone SE (2020)
n/a
Huawei Honor 8X
7527
Writing scoren/a8826
Web scoren/a6453
Video editingn/a5366
Data manipulationn/a5510
NanoReview Scoren/a7527

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 3 GB - 4 GB
- 6 GB
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency n/a 1866 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage Capacity- 64 GB
- 128 GB
- 256 GB		- 64 GB
- 128 GB
Storage TypeNVMeeMMC 5.1
Memory CardNoMicroSD

Software

OS iOS 13 (Upgradeable to iOS 18.3.2) Android 8.1 (Upgradeable to Android 10.0)
OS Size 8.4 GB 17 GB
UI Skin n/a EMUI 12

Battery

Volume 1821 mAh 3750 mAh
Max Charging Power 18 W 10 W
Battery Type Li-ion Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes Qi (7.5 W) No
Reverse Charging No No
Fast Charging Yes (55% in 60 min) No
Full Charge Time 2:32 h 2:25 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Apple iPhone SE (2020)
16:40
Huawei Honor 8X
19:34
Web Browsing06:52 h07:11 h
Video Playback10:09 h09:57 h
Games03:33 h04:15 h
Standby Mode79 h110 h

Main camera

Matrix 12 MP 20 MP
Photo resolution 4032x3024 pixels 5160x3872 pixels
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash Quad LED LED
Stabilization Optical Digital
8K Recording No No
4K Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) No
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 240 fps (1080p) 480 fps (720p)
Lenses count Standard: 12 MP Standard: 20 MP
Depth: 2 MP
Features Bokeh effect - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix12 MP20 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/1.8
Focal length28 mm27 mm
SensorApple iSight Cameran/a
Sensor size1/3n/a
Pixel size1.22 μm2 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Apple iPhone SE (2020)
103
Huawei Honor 8X
n/a
Video quality
Apple iPhone SE (2020)
98
Huawei Honor 8X
n/a
Overall camera score
Apple iPhone SE (2020)
101
Huawei Honor 8X
n/a
Sources: DxOMark [Apple iPhone SE (2020)]

Front camera

Matrix 7 MP 16 MP
Photo resolution 3088x2320 pixels 4608x3456 pixels
Aperture f/2.2 f/2
Focal length 32 mm 26 mm
Sensor CMOS CMOS
Sensor size n/a 1/3.06
Pixel size 1 μm n/a
Autofocus Phase autofocus No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps 1080p (Full HD) at 60 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No
Selfie camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Apple iPhone SE (2020)
103
Huawei Honor 8X
n/a
Video quality
Apple iPhone SE (2020)
122
Huawei Honor 8X
n/a

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 b/g/n/ac/ax) Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display		 - Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
Bluetooth version 5 4.2
Bluetooth features LE, A2DP LE, A2DP
USB type No Micro USB
USB version 2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port No No
Connectivity
SIM Count*12
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *YesNo
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900GSM 850, GSM 900, GSM 1800, GSM 1900
3G BandsHSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100HSDPA 850, HSDPA 900, HSDPA 1900, HSDPA 2100
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4(1700/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B29/B30/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41/B66(1700/B2100))LTE (B700/B800/B850/B900/B1800/B2100/B2300/B2500/B2600)
LTE category1612
5G SupportNoNo

Sound

Speakers Stereo Mono
3.5 mm Jack No Yes
FM Radio No Yes
Dolby Atmos Yes No
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Apple iPhone SE (2020)
86.4 dB
Huawei Honor 8X
84.8 dB

Other

Class Mid-range Mid-range
Announced April, 2020 yr September, 2018 yr
Release Date April, 2020 yr October, 2018 yr
Launch Price ($) 399 300
Sensors - Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included Yes 5 W n/a
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Apple iPhone SE (2020) the clear winner in this comparison.

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