Honor X8b vs OnePlus 15
Compared 2 smartphones : Honor X8b Manufactured in December, 2023, with display 6.7 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 680, vs OnePlus 15, Manufactured in October, 2025with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Key Differences
Reasons to choose Honor X8b
- Lighter design: 166g vs 211g
Reasons to choose OnePlus 15
- Larger display: 6.78in
- Higher pixel density: 450ppi
- Higher refresh rate: 165Hz
- Higher battery capacity: 7300mAh vs 4500mAh
- Newer Bluetooth version: 6.0 vs 5
- Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
- Supports DisplayPort
- Infrared port
- Built-in eSIM
Versions
| Memory Options | - 6/256 GB - 8/128 GB - 8/256 GB - 8/512 GB |
- 12/256 GB - 12/512 GB - 16/256 GB - 16/512 GB - 16/1024 GB |
Review
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
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Tests & specs
Specs & test comparisonDisplay
| Type | AMOLED | AMOLED |
| Size | 6.7 in | 6.78 in |
| Resolution | 1080x2412 pixels | 1272x2772 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 19.5:9 |
| Pixel density | 394 ppi | 450 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 90 Hz | 165 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | Yes (1-120 Hz) |
| Max brightness | 2000 nits | 1800 nits |
| HDR support | No | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Touch Sampling Rate | 270 Hz | n/a |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 90.2 % | 91.2 % |
| Features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC dimming |
Design & Build
| Height | 161.05 mm (6.34 in) | 161.4 mm (6.35 in) |
| Width | 74.55 mm (2.94 in) | 76.7 mm (3.02 in) |
| Thickness | 6.78 mm (0.27 in) | 8.1 mm (0.32 in) |
| Weight | 166 g (5.86 oz) | 211 g (7.44 oz) |
| Water resistance | No | IP69 |
| Cooling system | n/a | Vapor chamber |
| Back panel | Plastic | Glass |
| Frame | Plastic | Metal |
| Colors | - Black - Silver - Green |
- Black - Gold - Purple |
| Fingerprint sensor | Yes In-Button | Yes, In-Display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 680 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 |
| Max Frequency | 2400 MHz | 4600 MHz |
| CPU Cores | 8 (4 + 4) | 8 (2 + 6) |
| Architecture | - 4/1.9 (Kryo 265 Silver (Cortex-A53)) - 4/2.4 (Kryo 265 Gold (Cortex-A73)) |
6/3.63 () |
| Process | TSMC | TSMC |
| Transistor Size | 6 nm | 3 nm |
| Neural Processor | Hexagon 686 | Hexagon |
| Graphics | Adreno 610 | Adreno 840 |
| GPU Cores | 128 | 1536 |
| GPU Frequency | 1114 MHz | 1200 MHz |
| FLOPS | 284 GFLOPS | 3686.4 GFLOPS |
| Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 412 | 3726 |
| Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 1475 | 11199 |
| Geekbench Compute (GPU) | n/a | 27829 |
| CPU | 101808 | 968935 |
| GPU | 39155 | 1235307 |
| Memory | 98664 | 489823 |
| UX | 72354 | 740672 |
| NanoReview Score | 311981 | 3434737 |
Memory
| RAM Size | 8 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory Type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory Frequency | 2133 MHz | 5300 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 4 |
| Storage Capacity | - 128 GB - 256 GB - 512 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 2.2 | UFS 4.1 |
| Memory Card | No | No |
Software
| OS | Android 13 | Android 16 |
| UI Skin | MagicOS 7.2 | OxygenOS 16 |
Battery
| Volume | 4500 mAh | 7300 mAh |
| Max Charging Power | 35 W | 120 W |
| Battery Type | Li-Po | Silicon Carbon (Si/C) |
| Removable | No | No |
| Wireless Charging | No | Yes (50 W) |
| Reverse Charging | No | Yes, (Wireless) |
| Fast Charging | Yes (50% in 30 min) | Yes (50% in 15 min) |
| Full Charge Time | 1:28 h | 0:43 h |
Main camera
| Matrix | 108 MP | 50 MP |
| Photo resolution | 12000x9000 pixels | 8192x6144 pixels |
| Zoom | Digital | Optical, 3.5x |
| Flash | LED | Dual LED |
| Stabilization | Digital | Optical |
| 8K Recording | No | Yes (Up to 30 fps) |
| 4K Recording | No | Yes (Up to 120 fps) |
| 1080p Recording | Yes (Up to 30 fps) | Yes (Up to 60 fps) |
| Wide-angle lens | n/a | 116 ° |
| Lenses count | Standard: 108 MP Ultra-wide: 5 MP Macro: 2 MP |
Standard: 50 MP Telephoto: 50 MP Ultra-wide: 50 MP |
| Features | - Bokeh effect - Pro mode |
- Bokeh effect - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Matrix | 108 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | 24 mm | 24 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung ISOCELL HM6 | Sony LYTIA-T808 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.67 | 1/1.56 |
| Pixel size | 0.64 μm | 1 μm |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Optical |
| Matrix | n/a | 50 MP |
| Aperture | n/a | f/2.8 |
| Focal length | n/a | 85 mm |
| Sensor | n/a | Samsung S5KJN5 |
| Sensor size | n/a | 1/2.76 |
| Pixel size | n/a | 0.64 μm |
| Stabilization | n/a | Optical |
| Matrix | 5 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.0 |
| Focal length | n/a | 15 mm |
| Sensor | n/a | Samsung S5KJN5 |
| Sensor size | n/a | 1/2.76 |
| Pixel size | n/a | 0.64 μm |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
Front camera
| Matrix | 50 MP | 32 MP |
| Photo resolution | 8192x6144 pixels | 6560x4928 pixels |
| Aperture | f/2.1 | f/2.4 |
| Focal length | n/a | 21 mm |
| Sensor | CMOS | Sony IMX615 |
| Sensor size | n/a | 1/2.74 |
| Pixel size | n/a | 0.8 μm |
| Autofocus | No | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps | 2160p (4K) at 60 fps |
| TOF 3D sensor | No | No |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi version | Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) | Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
- Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 5 | 6.0 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 2 | 3.2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB Storage Mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB Storage Mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | n/a | Yes |
| GPS | - GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo |
- GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - QZSS - NAVIC |
| NFC* | No | Yes |
| Infrared Port | No | Yes |
| SIM Count* | 2 | 2 |
| SIM Type | Nano | Nano |
| SIM Mode | Dual SIM Standby | Dual SIM Standby |
| eSIM Support * | No | Yes |
| Hybrid Slot | No | No |
| LTE category | 13 | n/a |
| 5G Support | No | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Mono | n/a |
| 3.5 mm Jack | No | No |
| FM Radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | No | No |
Other
| Class | Mid-range | Flagship |
| Announced | December, 2023 yr | October, 2025 yr |
| Release Date | December, 2023 yr | October, 2025 yr |
| Launch Price ($) | 215 | n/a |
| MSRP ($) | n/a | 899 |
| Sensors | - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor |
- Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor |
| Charger Included | Yes 35 W | Yes, 120 W |
*
Attention!
Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.
Results
After analyzing the data, we consider OnePlus 15 the clear winner in this comparison.
Survey
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