Home Phone comparison Huawei Honor 8X and Vivo V70 - Which is better?

Huawei Honor 8X vs Vivo V70

37 out 100
Huawei Honor 8X
VS
78 out 100
Vivo V70
Huawei Honor 8X
Vivo V70

Compared 2 smartphones : Huawei Honor 8X Manufactured in October, 2018, with display 6.5 with chipsetHiSilicon Kirin 710, vs Vivo V70, Manufactured in February, 2026 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 4. 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 8X
  • Lighter design: 175g vs 187g
Reasons to choose Vivo V70
  • Larger display: 6.59in
  • Higher pixel density: 459ppi
  • Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
  • Higher battery capacity: 6500mAh vs 3750mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 4.2
  • Supports DisplayPort
  • Infrared port
  • Built-in eSIM
  • Includes charger

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 4/64 GB
- 4/128 GB
- 6/64 GB
- 6/128 GB		 - 8/256 GB
- 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB

Review

Key Specs Huawei Honor 8X and Vivo V70
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:
Huawei Honor 8X
vs
Vivo V70

Display

Display quality comparison
Type IPS LCD AMOLED
Size 6.5 in 6.59 in
Resolution 1080x2340 pixels 1260x2750 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 396 ppi 459 ppi
Refresh rate 60 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No Yes (60-120 Hz)
Max brightness 430 nits 1800 nits
HDR support No Yes, HDR10+
Screen-to-body ratio 84.4 % 91 %
Features n/a - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Huawei Honor 8X
465 nits
Vivo V70
n/a
sRGB gamut99.5 %n/a
Response time39.6 msn/a
Contrast880:1n/a
Sources: NotebookCheck [Huawei Honor 8X]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 160.4 mm (6.31 in) 157.52 mm (6.2 in)
Width 76.6 mm (3.02 in) 74.33 mm (2.93 in)
Thickness 7.8 mm (0.31 in) 7.59 mm (0.3 in)
Weight 175 g (6.17 oz) 187 g (6.6 oz)
Water resistance No IP69
Cooling system n/a Vapor chamber
Back panel Glass Plastic
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - Black
- Blue
- Red		 - Black
- Red
Fingerprint sensor Yes rear Yes, In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Huawei Honor 8X
84.4 %
Vivo V70
91 %

Performance

Testing Huawei Honor 8X and Vivo V70 In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset HiSilicon Kirin 710 Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 4
Max Frequency 2200 MHz 2800 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (4 + 4) 8 (1 + 4 + 3)
Architecture - 4/1.7 (Cortex-A53)
- 4/2.2 (Cortex-A73)		 - 3/1.84 (Kryo Silver (Cortex-520))
- 4/2.4 (Kryo Gold (Cortex-720))
- 1/2.8 (Kryo Prime (Cortex-720))
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 12 nm 4 nm
Neural Processor No Yes
Graphics Mali-G51 MP4 Adreno 722
GPU Cores 64 512
GPU Frequency 1000 MHz 1150 MHz
FLOPS 128 GFLOPS 1177.6 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Huawei Honor 8X
512
Vivo V70
1364
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Huawei Honor 8X
1554
Vivo V70
4190
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)5121364
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)15544190
Geekbench Compute (GPU)n/a7958
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Vivo V70]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Huawei Honor 8X
251128
Vivo V70
1036813
CPU90845310368
GPU33949327879
Memory56329173509
UX70005225057
NanoReview Score2511281036813
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Huawei Honor 8X
564
Vivo V70
n/a
Max Surface Temp.38.7 °Cn/a
Stability99 %n/a
Graphics Test3 fpsn/a
Graphics Score564n/a
Sources: 3DMark [Huawei Honor 8X]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Huawei Honor 8X
7527
Vivo V70
n/a
Writing score8826n/a
Web score6453n/a
Video editing5366n/a
Data manipulation5510n/a
NanoReview Score7527n/a

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 4 GB
- 6 GB		 8 GB
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR5X
Memory Frequency 1866 MHz n/a
Channels 2 4
Storage
Storage Capacity- 64 GB
- 128 GB		256 GB
Storage TypeeMMC 5.1UFS 4.1
Memory CardMicroSDNo

Software

OS Android 8.1 (Upgradeable to Android 10.0) Android 16
OS Size 17 GB n/a
UI Skin EMUI 12 OriginOS 6

Battery

Volume 3750 mAh 6500 mAh
Max Charging Power 10 W 90 W
Battery Type Li-Po Silicon Carbon (Si/C)
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No No
Reverse Charging No Yes
Fast Charging No Yes (48% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 2:25 h 0:58 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Huawei Honor 8X
19:34
Vivo V70
n/a
Web Browsing07:11 hn/a
Video Playback09:57 hn/a
Games04:15 hn/a
Standby Mode110 hn/a

Main camera

Matrix 20 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 5160x3872 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Zoom Digital Optical, 3.7x
Flash LED LED
Stabilization Digital Optical
8K Recording No No
4K Recording No Yes (Up to 60 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 480 fps (720p) n/a
Wide-angle lens n/a 115 °
Lenses count Standard: 20 MP
Depth: 2 MP		 Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix20 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/1.9
Focal length27 mm23 mm
Sensor sizen/a1/1.56 (0.64)
Pixel size2 μm1 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationDigitalOptical
Telephoto
Matrixn/a50 MP
Aperturen/af/2.7
Focal lengthn/a85 mm
Sensor sizen/a1/1.95 (0.51)
Pixel sizen/a0.8 μm
Stabilizationn/aOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrixn/a8 MP
Aperturen/af/2.2
Focal lengthn/a15 mm
Stabilizationn/aDigital

Front camera

Matrix 16 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 4608x3456 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Aperture f/2 f/2.0
Focal length 26 mm 21 mm
Sensor CMOS n/a
Sensor size 1/3.06 1/2.76 (0.36)
Pixel size n/a 0.64 μm
Autofocus No Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 60 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 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax)
Wi-Fi features - Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot		 - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 4.2 5.4
Bluetooth features LE, A2DP LE
USB type Micro USB USB Type-C
USB version 2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
DisplayPort n/a Yes
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port No Yes
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *NoYes
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM 850, GSM 900, GSM 1800, GSM 1900n/a
3G BandsHSDPA 850, HSDPA 900, HSDPA 1900, HSDPA 2100n/a
LTE Bands*LTE (B700/B800/B850/B900/B1800/B2100/B2300/B2500/B2600)n/a
LTE category12n/a
5G SupportNoYes

Sound

Speakers Mono n/a
3.5 mm Jack Yes No
FM Radio Yes No
Dolby Atmos No n/a
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Huawei Honor 8X
84.8 dB
Vivo V70
n/a

Other

Class Mid-range Mid-range
Announced September, 2018 yr February, 2026 yr
Release Date October, 2018 yr February, 2026 yr
Launch Price ($) 300 n/a
MSRP ($) n/a 500
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included n/a Yes, 90 W
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Vivo V70 the clear winner in this comparison.

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