Home Phone comparison Honor X8c and Honor 300 - Which is better?

Honor X8c vs Honor 300

61 out 100
Honor X8c
VS
74 out 100
Honor 300
Honor X8c
Honor 300

Compared 2 smartphones : Honor X8c Manufactured in January, 2025, with display 6.7 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 685, vs Honor 300, Manufactured in December, 2024with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3. 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 X8c
  • Lighter design: 174g vs 175g
Reasons to choose Honor 300
  • Higher pixel density: 436ppi
  • Higher battery capacity: 5300mAh vs 5000mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.3 vs 5.1
  • Infrared port

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 6/128 GB
- 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB
- 8/512 GB		 - 8/256 GB
- 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB
- 16/512 GB

Review

Key Specs Honor X8c and Honor 300
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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Overall score by NanoReview
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison
Smartphones:
Honor X8c
vs
Honor 300

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.7 in 6.7 in
Resolution 1080x2412 pixels 1200x2664 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 19.98:9
Pixel density 394 ppi 436 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-120 Hz) Yes
Max brightness 2800 nits 1200 nits
HDR support No Yes HDR10+
Screen-to-body ratio 90.2 % 90.8 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 161.05 mm (6.34 in) 161 mm (6.34 in)
Width 74.55 mm (2.94 in) 74.2 mm (2.92 in)
Thickness 7.12 mm (0.28 in) 7 mm (0.28 in)
Weight 174 g (6.14 oz) 175 g (6.17 oz)
Water resistance IP64 IP65
Cooling system n/a Vapor chamber
Back panel Eco Leather n/a
Frame Plastic Plastic
Colors - White
- Black
- Green
- Purple		 - White
- Black
- Gray
- Green
- Purple
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Button Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Honor X8c
90.2 %
Honor 300
90.8 %

Performance

Testing Honor X8c and Honor 300 In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 685 Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3
Max Frequency 2800 MHz 2630 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (4 + 4) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 4/1.9 (Cortex-A53)
- 4/2.8 (Cortex-A73)		 - 4/1.8 (Kryo Silver (Cortex-A510))
- 3/2.4 (Kryo Gold (Cortex-A715))
- 1/2.63 (Kryo Prime (Cortex-A715))
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 6 nm 4 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon 686 Yes
Graphics Adreno 610 Adreno 720
GPU Cores 128 512
GPU Frequency 1260 MHz 975 MHz
FLOPS 319.2 GFLOPS 998.4 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Honor X8c
470
Honor 300
1125
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Honor X8c
1543
Honor 300
3311
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)4701125
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)15433311
Geekbench Compute (GPU)383n/a
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Honor X8c], [Honor 300]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Honor X8c
346035
Honor 300
806918
CPU103546264192
GPU43571248810
Memory122602132902
UX76316161014
NanoReview Score346035806918

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 6 GB
- 8 GB		 - 8 GB
- 12 GB
- 16 GB
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR5
Memory Frequency 2133 MHz n/a
Channels 2 4
Storage
Storage Capacity- 128 GB
- 256 GB
- 512 GB		- 256 GB
- 512 GB
Storage TypeUFS 2.2UFS 3.1
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 15 Android 15
UI Skin MagicOS 9.0 MagicOS 9

Battery

Volume 5000 mAh 5300 mAh
Max Charging Power 35 W 100 W
Battery Type Li-Po Silicon Carbon (Si/C)
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No No
Reverse Charging No Yes
Fast Charging Yes (50% in 30 min) Yes (53% in 15 min)
Full Charge Time 1:30 h 0:46 h

Main camera

Matrix 108 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 12000x9000 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical 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)
Wide-angle lens n/a 112 °
Lenses count Standard: 108 MP
Ultra-wide: 5 MP		 Standard: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix108 MP50 MP
Aperturef/2.1f/2.0
Focal length24 mmn/a
SensorSamsung ISOCELL HM6Omnivision OVH9000
Sensor size1/1.671/1.56
Pixel size0.64 μm1 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix5 MP12 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
StabilizationDigitalDigital

Front camera

Matrix 50 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Aperture f/2.1 f/2.1
Sensor CMOS n/a
Autofocus No Phase autofocus
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 6 (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 MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5.1 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
DisplayPort No No
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Galileo
- QZSS
NFC* Varies by region Yes
Infrared Port No Yes
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *NoNo
Hybrid SlotNoNo
5G SupportNoYes

Sound

Speakers n/a Stereo
3.5 mm Jack Yes No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos No n/a

Other

Class Mid-range Mid-range
Announced January, 2025 yr December, 2024 yr
Release Date January, 2025 yr December, 2024 yr
Launch Price ($) 305 320
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included Yes 35 W Yes 100 W

Note

Honor X8c:

The ABR-LX1\/ABR-LX2 models come with an older version Bluetooth 5.0.

* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Honor 300 the clear winner in this comparison.

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