Huawei Honor 10 vs Huawei Honor 8X

Compared 2 smartphones : Huawei Honor 10 Manufactured in April, 2018, with display 5.84 with chipsetHiSilicon Kirin 970, vs Huawei Honor 8X, Manufactured in October, 2018 with chipsetHiSilicon Kirin 710. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Huawei Honor 10
  • Higher pixel density: 432ppi
  • Lighter design: 153g vs 175g
  • Supports Dolby Atmos
  • Infrared port
Reasons to choose Huawei Honor 8X
  • Larger display: 6.5in
  • Higher battery capacity: 3750mAh vs 3400mAh

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 4/64 GB
- 4/128 GB
- 6/64 GB
- 6/128 GB
- 8/128 GB
- 4/64 GB
- 4/128 GB
- 6/64 GB
- 6/128 GB

Review

Key Specs Huawei Honor 10 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
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison

Display

Display quality comparison
Type IPS LCD IPS LCD
Size 5.84 in 6.5 in
Resolution 1080x2280 pixels 1080x2340 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.9:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 432 ppi 396 ppi
Refresh rate 60 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
Max brightness 500 nits 430 nits
HDR support No No
Screen-to-body ratio 77.6 % 84.4 %
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Huawei Honor 10
507 nits
Huawei Honor 8X
465 nits
sRGB gamutn/a99.5 %
Response timen/a39.6 ms
Contrast1423:1880:1

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 149.6 mm (5.89 in) 160.4 mm (6.31 in)
Width 71.2 mm (2.8 in) 76.6 mm (3.02 in)
Thickness 7.7 mm (0.3 in) 7.8 mm (0.31 in)
Weight 153 g (5.4 oz) 175 g (6.17 oz)
Water resistance No No
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - White
- Black
- Gray
- Blue
- Purple
- Black
- Blue
- Red
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Button Yes rear
Screen-to-body ratio
Huawei Honor 10
77.6 %
Huawei Honor 8X
84.4 %

Performance

Testing Huawei Honor 10 and Huawei Honor 8X In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset HiSilicon Kirin 970 HiSilicon Kirin 710
Max Frequency 2360 MHz 2200 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (4 + 4) 8 (4 + 4)
Architecture - 4/1.84 (Cortex A53)
- 4/2.36 (Cortex A73)
- 4/1.7 (Cortex-A53)
- 4/2.2 (Cortex-A73)
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 10 nm 12 nm
Neural Processor Yes No
Graphics Mali-G72 MP12 Mali-G51 MP4
GPU Cores 216 64
GPU Frequency 767 MHz 1000 MHz
FLOPS 331.8 GFLOPS 128 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Huawei Honor 10
526
Huawei Honor 8X
512
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Huawei Honor 10
1570
Huawei Honor 8X
1554
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)526512
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)15701554
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Huawei Honor 10
353467
Huawei Honor 8X
251128
CPU8004290845
GPU10649933949
Memory8176656329
UX8516070005
NanoReview Score353467251128
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Huawei Honor 10
827
Huawei Honor 8X
564
Max Surface Temp.40 °C38.7 °C
Stability75 %99 %
Graphics Test4 fps3 fps
Graphics Score827564
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Huawei Honor 10
6542
Huawei Honor 8X
7527
Writing score67728826
Web score52256453
Video editing50755366
Data manipulation56115510
NanoReview Score65427527

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 4 GB
- 6 GB
- 4 GB
- 6 GB
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency 1833 MHz 1866 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage Capacity- 64 GB
- 128 GB
- 64 GB
- 128 GB
Storage TypeUFS 2.1eMMC 5.1
Memory CardNoMicroSD

Software

OS Android 8.1 (Upgradeable to Android 10.0) Android 8.1 (Upgradeable to Android 10.0)
OS Size 13 GB 17 GB
UI Skin EMUI 12 EMUI 12

Battery

Volume 3400 mAh 3750 mAh
Max Charging Power 225 W 10 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No No
Reverse Charging No No
Fast Charging Yes (50% in 25 min) No
Full Charge Time 1:20 h 2:25 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Huawei Honor 10
15:50
Huawei Honor 8X
19:34
Web Browsing06:33 h07:11 h
Video Playback09:58 h09:57 h
Games04:09 h04:15 h
Standby Mode72 h110 h

Main camera

Matrix 16 MP 20 MP
Photo resolution 4616x3464 pixels 5160x3872 pixels
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash LED LED
Stabilization Digital Digital
8K Recording No No
4K Recording Yes (Up to 30 fps) No
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 480 fps (720p) 480 fps (720p)
Lenses count Standard: 16 MP
Monochrome: 24 MP
Standard: 20 MP
Depth: 2 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix16 MP20 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/1.8
Focal length27 mm27 mm
SensorSony IMX498n/a
Sensor size1/2.8n/a
Pixel size1.12 μm2 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationDigitalDigital

Front camera

Matrix 24 MP 16 MP
Photo resolution 5760x4312 pixels 4608x3456 pixels
Aperture f/2.0 f/2
Focal length 26 mm 26 mm
Sensor CMOS CMOS
Sensor size 1/2.8 1/3.06
Pixel size 0.9 μm n/a
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps 1080p (Full HD) at 60 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 Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
Bluetooth version 4.2 4.2
Bluetooth features LE, A2DP LE, A2DP
USB type USB Type-C Micro USB
USB version 2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
- Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port Yes No
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *NoNo
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM 850, GSM 900, GSM 1800, GSM 1900GSM 850, GSM 900, GSM 1800, GSM 1900
3G BandsHSDPA 850, HSDPA 900, HSDPA 1900, HSDPA 2100HSDPA 850, HSDPA 900, HSDPA 1900, HSDPA 2100
LTE Bands*LTE (B800/B900/B1800/B2100/B2300/B2500/B2600)LTE (B700/B800/B850/B900/B1800/B2100/B2300/B2500/B2600)
LTE category1812
5G SupportNoNo

Sound

Speakers Mono Mono
3.5 mm Jack Yes Yes
FM Radio No Yes
Dolby Atmos Yes No
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Huawei Honor 10
84.2 dB
Huawei Honor 8X
84.8 dB

Other

Class Flagship Mid-range
Announced April, 2018 yr September, 2018 yr
Release Date April, 2018 yr October, 2018 yr
Launch Price ($) 450 300
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

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