Honor X8d vs Honor 500
Compared 2 smartphones : Honor X8d Manufactured in December, 2025, with display 6.77 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 2, vs Honor 500, Manufactured in November, 2025 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Key Differences
Reasons to choose Honor X8d
- Larger display: 6.77in
- Lighter design: 188g vs 198g
Reasons to choose Honor 500
- Higher pixel density: 460ppi
- Higher battery capacity: 8000mAh vs 7000mAh
- Newer Bluetooth version: 6.0 vs 5
Versions
| Memory Options | - 8/128 GB - 8/256 GB |
- 12/256 GB - 12/512 GB - 16/512 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 | 6.77 in | 6.55 in |
| Resolution | 1080x2392 pixels | 1264x2736 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.85:9 | 19.5:9 |
| Pixel density | 388 ppi | 460 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (60-120 Hz) | Yes |
| Max brightness | n/a | 1800 nits |
| HDR support | No | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Touch Sampling Rate | n/a | 360 Hz |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 89.5 % | 91.1 % |
| Features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC dimming |
Design & Build
| Height | 162.9 mm (6.41 in) | 155.8 mm (6.13 in) |
| Width | 76.3 mm (3 in) | 74.2 mm (2.92 in) |
| Thickness | 7.5 mm (0.3 in) | 7.75 mm (0.31 in) |
| Weight | 188 g (6.63 oz) | 198 g (6.98 oz) |
| Water resistance | IP65 | IP69 |
| Cooling system | n/a | Vapor chamber |
| Back panel | Plastic | n/a |
| Frame | Plastic | Metal |
| Colors | - Black - Gray - Blue |
- Black - Silver - Blue - Pink |
| Fingerprint sensor | Yes, In-Display | Yes, In-Display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 2 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 |
| Max Frequency | 2900 MHz | 3210 MHz |
| CPU Cores | 8 (4 + 4) | 8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2) |
| Architecture | - 4/1.9 (Cortex-A53) - 4/2.9 (Cortex-A73) |
- 2/2.02 (Cortex-A720) - 2/2.8 (Cortex-A720) - 3/3 (Cortex-A720) - 1/3.21 (Cortex-X4) |
| Process | TSMC | TSMC |
| Transistor Size | 6 nm | 4 nm |
| Neural Processor | Hexagon | Hexagon |
| Graphics | Adreno 610 | Adreno 825 |
| GPU Cores | 128 | 1024 |
| GPU Frequency | n/a | 1150 MHz |
| FLOPS | n/a | 2355.2 GFLOPS |
| Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 907 | 2185 |
| Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 2010 | 6974 |
| CPU | 137290 | 670547 |
| GPU | 49652 | 781383 |
| Memory | 116500 | 353250 |
| UX | 110055 | 539215 |
| NanoReview Score | 413497 | 2344395 |
Memory
| RAM Size | 8 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory Type | n/a | LPDDR5X |
| Channels | 2 | 4 |
| Storage Capacity | 128 GB | 256 GB |
| Memory Card | MicroSD | No |
Software
| OS | Android 15 | Android 16 |
| UI Skin | MagicOS 10 | MagicOS 10 |
Battery
| Volume | 7000 mAh | 8000 mAh |
| Max Charging Power | 45 W | 80 W |
| Battery Type | Silicon Carbon (Si/C) | Silicon Carbon (Si/C) |
| Removable | No | No |
| Wireless Charging | No | No |
| Reverse Charging | n/a | No |
| Fast Charging | Yes | Yes |
Main camera
| Matrix | 108 MP | 200 MP |
| Photo resolution | 12000x9000 pixels | 16384x12288 pixels |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K Recording | No | No |
| 4K Recording | No | Yes (Up to 60 fps) |
| 1080p Recording | Yes (Up to 30 fps) | Yes (Up to 60 fps) |
| Slow Motion | 240 fps (720p) | 240 fps (1080p) |
| Wide-angle lens | n/a | 117 ° |
| Lenses count | Standard: 108 MP Ultra-wide: 5 MP |
Standard: 200 MP Ultra-wide: 12 MP |
| Features | - Bokeh effect - Pro mode |
- Bokeh effect - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Matrix | 108 MP | 200 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/1.9 |
| Focal length | 24 mm | n/a |
| Sensor | Samsung HM6 | Samsung ISOCELL HP9 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.67 (0.6) | 1/1.4 (0.71) |
| Pixel size | 1 μm | 0.56 μm |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | n/a |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Matrix | 5 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
Front camera
| Matrix | 16 MP | 50 MP |
| Photo resolution | 3456x4608 pixels | 8192x6144 pixels |
| Aperture | f/2.5 | f/2.0 |
| Sensor | CMOS | CMOS |
| 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 | 2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB Storage Mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB Storage Mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | No | No |
| GPS | - GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo |
- GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - QZSS - NAVIC |
| NFC* | Varies by region | Yes |
| Infrared Port | Yes | Yes |
| SIM Count* | 2 | 2 |
| SIM Type | Nano | Nano |
| SIM Mode | Dual SIM Standby | Dual SIM Standby |
| eSIM Support * | No | n/a |
| Hybrid Slot | No | No |
| 5G Support | No | Yes |
Sound
| 3.5 mm Jack | No | No |
| FM Radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | No | No |
Other
| Class | Budget | Flagship |
| Announced | December, 2025 yr | November, 2025 yr |
| Release Date | December, 2025 yr | November, 2025 yr |
| MSRP ($) | n/a | 380 |
| Sensors | - Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor |
- Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Face Sensor - Fingerprint sensor |
| Charger Included | Yes, 45 W | Yes, 80 W |
*
Attention!
Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.
Results
After analyzing the data, we consider Honor 500 the clear winner in this comparison.
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