Home Phone comparison Honor X8b and Samsung Galaxy A34 5G - Which is better?

Honor X8b vs Samsung Galaxy A34 5G

51 out 100
Honor X8b
VS
59 out 100
Samsung Galaxy A34 5G
Honor X8b
Samsung Galaxy A34 5G

Compared 2 smartphones : Honor X8b Manufactured in December, 2023, with display 6.7 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 680, vs Samsung Galaxy A34 5G, Manufactured in March, 2023 with chipsetMediaTek Dimensity 1080. 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 Honor X8b
  • Larger display: 6.7in
  • Higher pixel density: 394ppi
  • Lighter design: 166g vs 199g
  • Includes charger
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy A34 5G
  • Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
  • Higher battery capacity: 5000mAh vs 4500mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.3 vs 5
  • Supports Dolby Atmos

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 6/256 GB
- 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB
- 8/512 GB		 - 4/128 GB
- 6/128 GB
- 6/256 GB
- 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB

Review

Key Specs Honor X8b and Samsung Galaxy A34 5G
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 comparison
Smartphones:
Honor X8b
vs
Samsung Galaxy A34 5G

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED Super AMOLED
Size 6.7 in 6.6 in
Resolution 1080x2412 pixels 1080x2340 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 394 ppi 390 ppi
Refresh rate 90 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No Yes (60-120 Hz)
Max brightness 2000 nits 1000 nits
HDR support No No
Touch Sampling Rate 270 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 90.2 % 84.9 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Honor X8b
n/a
Samsung Galaxy A34 5G
1008 nits
sRGB gamutn/a100 %
PWM (Flicker)n/a253 Hz
Response timen/a1 ms
Contrastn/a∞ Infinite
Sources: NotebookCheck [Samsung Galaxy A34 5G]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 161.05 mm (6.34 in) 161.3 mm (6.35 in)
Width 74.55 mm (2.94 in) 78.1 mm (3.07 in)
Thickness 6.78 mm (0.27 in) 8.2 mm (0.32 in)
Weight 166 g (5.86 oz) 199 g (7.02 oz)
Water resistance No IP67
Back panel Plastic Plastic
Frame Plastic Plastic
Colors - Black
- Silver
- Green		 - Black
- Silver
- Green
- Purple
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Button Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Honor X8b
90.2 %
Samsung Galaxy A34 5G
84.9 %

Performance

Testing Honor X8b and Samsung Galaxy A34 5G In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 680 MediaTek Dimensity 1080
Max Frequency 2400 MHz 2600 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))		 - 6/2 (Cortex-A55)
- 2/2.6 (Cortex-A78)
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 6 nm 6 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon 686 MediaTek APU 3.0
Graphics Adreno 610 Mali-G68 MP4
GPU Cores 128 256
GPU Frequency 1114 MHz 800 MHz
FLOPS 284 GFLOPS 686 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Honor X8b
412
Samsung Galaxy A34 5G
1047
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Honor X8b
1475
Samsung Galaxy A34 5G
2557
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)4121047
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)14752557
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Honor X8b], [Samsung Galaxy A34 5G]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Honor X8b
311981
Samsung Galaxy A34 5G
550223
CPU101808172683
GPU39155117198
Memory98664113093
UX72354147249
NanoReview Score311981550223
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Honor X8b
n/a
Samsung Galaxy A34 5G
2302
Max Surface Temp.n/a37.5 °C
Stabilityn/a99 %
Graphics Testn/a13 fps
Graphics Scoren/a2302
Sources: 3DMark [Samsung Galaxy A34 5G]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Honor X8b
n/a
Samsung Galaxy A34 5G
11700
Writing scoren/a14674
Web scoren/a9843
Video editingn/a7467
Data manipulationn/a10972
NanoReview Scoren/a11700

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 8 GB - 6 GB
- 8 GB
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency 2133 MHz 2133 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage Capacity- 128 GB
- 256 GB
- 512 GB		- 128 GB
- 256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 2.2UFS 2.2
Memory CardNoMicroSD

Software

OS Android 13 Android 13 (Upgradeable to Android 14)
OS Size n/a 38 GB
UI Skin MagicOS 7.2 One UI 6.1

Battery

Volume 4500 mAh 5000 mAh
Max Charging Power 35 W 25 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-ion
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No No
Reverse Charging No No
Fast Charging Yes (50% in 30 min) Yes (49% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 1:28 h 1:55 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Honor X8b
n/a
Samsung Galaxy A34 5G
26:03
Web Browsingn/a10:42 h
Video Playbackn/a15:54 h
Gamesn/a06:24 h
Standby Moden/a122 h

Main camera

Matrix 108 MP 48 MP
Photo resolution 12000x9000 pixels 8000x6000 pixels
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash LED LED
Stabilization Digital Optical
8K Recording No No
4K Recording No Yes (Up to 30 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 30 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion n/a 480 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens n/a 123 °
Lenses count Standard: 108 MP
Ultra-wide: 5 MP
Macro: 2 MP		 Standard: 48 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP
Macro: 5 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix108 MP48 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/1.8
Focal length24 mm26 mm
SensorSamsung ISOCELL HM6Sony IMX582
Sensor size1/1.671/2.0
Pixel size0.64 μm0.8 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationDigitalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix5 MP8 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Sensorn/aSamsung S5K4HAYX
Sensor sizen/a1/4.0
Pixel sizen/a1.12 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Honor X8b
n/a
Samsung Galaxy A34 5G
99
Video quality
Honor X8b
n/a
Samsung Galaxy A34 5G
78
Overall camera score
Honor X8b
n/a
Samsung Galaxy A34 5G
92
Bokehn/a45
Previewn/a48
Zoomn/a76
Sources: DxOMark [Samsung Galaxy A34 5G]

Front camera

Matrix 50 MP 13 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 4160x3120 pixels
Aperture f/2.1 f/2.2
Focal length n/a 26 mm
Sensor CMOS Sony IMX258
Sensor size n/a 1/3.1
Pixel size n/a 1.12 μm
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps 2160p (4K) at 30 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display		 - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5 5.3
Bluetooth features LE LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
NFC* No Yes
Infrared Port No No
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *NoNo
Hybrid SlotNoYes
2G Bandsn/aGSM850, GSM900, DCS1800, PCS1900
3G Bandsn/aUMTS B1(2100), B2(1900), B4(AWS), B5(850), B8(900)
LTE Bands*n/aLTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B17/B20/B26/B28/B32/B38/B40/B41/B66)
LTE category13n/a
5G SupportNoYes

Sound

Speakers Mono Stereo
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos No Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Honor X8b
n/a
Samsung Galaxy A34 5G
90.4 dB

Other

Class Mid-range Mid-range
Announced December, 2023 yr March, 2023 yr
Release Date December, 2023 yr March, 2023 yr
Launch Price ($) 215 390
Sensors - Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Hall Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included Yes 35 W No
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

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