Home Phone comparison Huawei Honor 50 and Huawei Honor 8X - Which is better?

Huawei Honor 50 vs Huawei Honor 8X

58 out 100
Huawei Honor 50
VS
37 out 100
Huawei Honor 8X
Huawei Honor 50
Huawei Honor 8X

Compared 2 smartphones : Huawei Honor 50 Manufactured in June, 2021, with display 6.57 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 778G 5G, vs Huawei Honor 8X, Manufactured in October, 2018 with chipsetHiSilicon Kirin 710. 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 Huawei Honor 50
  • Larger display: 6.57in
  • Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
  • Higher battery capacity: 4300mAh vs 3750mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.2 vs 4.2
  • Includes charger
Reasons to choose Huawei Honor 8X
  • Higher pixel density: 396ppi

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 6/128 GB
- 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB
- 12/256 GB		 - 4/64 GB
- 4/128 GB
- 6/64 GB
- 6/128 GB

Review

Key Specs Huawei Honor 50 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
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison
Smartphones:
Huawei Honor 50
vs
Huawei Honor 8X

Display

Display quality comparison
Type OLED IPS LCD
Size 6.57 in 6.5 in
Resolution 1080x2340 pixels 1080x2340 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 392 ppi 396 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
Max brightness 525 nits 430 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10 No
Touch Sampling Rate 300 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 89.7 % 84.4 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 n/a
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Huawei Honor 50
745 nits
Huawei Honor 8X
465 nits
sRGB gamut100 %99.5 %
PWM (Flicker)120 Hzn/a
Response time2.4 ms39.6 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite880:1
Sources: NotebookCheck [Huawei Honor 50], [Huawei Honor 8X]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 160 mm (6.3 in) 160.4 mm (6.31 in)
Width 73.8 mm (2.91 in) 76.6 mm (3.02 in)
Thickness 7.8 mm (0.31 in) 7.8 mm (0.31 in)
Weight 175 g (6.17 oz) 175 g (6.17 oz)
Water resistance No No
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Plastic Metal
Colors - White
- Black
- Green
- Red		 - Black
- Blue
- Red
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes rear
Screen-to-body ratio
Huawei Honor 50
89.7 %
Huawei Honor 8X
84.4 %

Performance

Testing Huawei Honor 50 and Huawei Honor 8X In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G 5G HiSilicon Kirin 710
Max Frequency 2400 MHz 2200 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (4 + 4)
Architecture - 4/1.8 (Kryo 670 Silver (Cortex-A55))
- 3/2.4 (Kryo 670 Gold (Cortex-A78))
- 1/2.4 (Kryo 670 Prime (Cortex-A78))		 - 4/1.7 (Cortex-A53)
- 4/2.2 (Cortex-A73)
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 6 nm 12 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon 770 No
Graphics Adreno 642 Mali-G51 MP4
GPU Cores 512 64
GPU Frequency 550 MHz 1000 MHz
FLOPS 844 GFLOPS 128 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Huawei Honor 50
1071
Huawei Honor 8X
512
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Huawei Honor 50
2998
Huawei Honor 8X
1554
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)1071512
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)29981554
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Huawei Honor 50
600003
Huawei Honor 8X
251128
CPU20731590845
GPU14961833949
Memory9916756329
UX14390370005
NanoReview Score600003251128
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Huawei Honor 50
n/a
Huawei Honor 8X
564
Max Surface Temp.n/a38.7 °C
Stabilityn/a99 %
Graphics Testn/a3 fps
Graphics Scoren/a564
Sources: 3DMark [Huawei Honor 50], [Huawei Honor 8X]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Huawei Honor 50
n/a
Huawei Honor 8X
7527
Writing scoren/a8826
Web scoren/a6453
Video editingn/a5366
Data manipulationn/a5510
NanoReview Scoren/a7527

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 8 GB - 4 GB
- 6 GB
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency 2133 MHz 1866 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage Capacity- 128 GB
- 256 GB		- 64 GB
- 128 GB
Storage TypeUFS 2.1eMMC 5.1
Memory CardNoMicroSD

Software

OS Android 11 (Upgradeable to Android 13) Android 8.1 (Upgradeable to Android 10.0)
OS Size 21 GB 17 GB
UI Skin Magic UI 7.1 EMUI 12

Battery

Volume 4300 mAh 3750 mAh
Max Charging Power 66 W 10 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No No
Reverse Charging No No
Fast Charging Yes (61% in 30 min) No
Full Charge Time 0:54 h 2:25 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Huawei Honor 50
23:01
Huawei Honor 8X
19:34
Web Browsing09:06 h07:11 h
Video Playback12:48 h09:57 h
Games05:24 h04:15 h
Standby Mode118 h110 h

Main camera

Matrix 108 MP 20 MP
Photo resolution 12032x9024 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 240 fps (720p) 480 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens 120 ° n/a
Lenses count Standard: 108 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP
Macro: 2 MP
Depth: 2 MP		 Standard: 20 MP
Depth: 2 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix108 MP20 MP
Aperturef/1.9f/1.8
Focal lengthn/a27 mm
SensorSamsung S5KHM2n/a
Sensor size1/1.52n/a
Pixel size0.7 μm2 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix8 MPn/a
Aperturef/2.4n/a
Focal length17 mmn/a
Sensor size1/4n/a
StabilizationDigitaln/a

Front camera

Matrix 32 MP 16 MP
Photo resolution 6528x4896 pixels 4608x3456 pixels
Aperture f/2.2 f/2
Focal length 22 mm 26 mm
Sensor Samsung JD1 CMOS
Sensor size 1/3.14 1/3.06
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 60 fps 1080p (Full HD) at 60 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display		 - Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
Bluetooth version 5.2 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
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
- SBAS		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port No No
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *NoNo
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM 2/3/5/8GSM 850, GSM 900, GSM 1800, GSM 1900
3G BandsWCDMA 1/2/4/5/6/8/19HSDPA 850, HSDPA 900, HSDPA 1900, HSDPA 2100
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B17/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41/B66)LTE (B700/B800/B850/B900/B1800/B2100/B2300/B2500/B2600)
LTE category1812
5G SupportYesNo

Sound

Speakers Mono Mono
3.5 mm Jack No Yes
FM Radio No Yes
Dolby Atmos No No
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Huawei Honor 50
92.7 dB
Huawei Honor 8X
84.8 dB

Other

Class Mid-range Mid-range
Announced June, 2021 yr September, 2018 yr
Release Date June, 2021 yr October, 2018 yr
Launch Price ($) 350 300
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included Yes 66 W n/a
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Huawei Honor 50 the clear winner in this comparison.

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