Home Phone comparison Huawei Honor 8X and Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro - Which is better?

Huawei Honor 8X vs Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro

37 out 100
Huawei Honor 8X
VS
82 out 100
Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro
Huawei Honor 8X
Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro

Compared 2 smartphones : Huawei Honor 8X Manufactured in October, 2018, with display 6.5 with chipsetHiSilicon Kirin 710, vs Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro, Manufactured in March, 2026with chipsetMediaTek Dimensity 8500 Ultra. 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 201.5g
Reasons to choose Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro
  • Larger display: 6.59in
  • Higher pixel density: 460ppi
  • Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
  • Higher battery capacity: 6500mAh vs 3750mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 6.0 vs 4.2
  • Supports Dolby Atmos
  • Infrared port
  • Includes charger

Versions

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

Review

Key Specs Huawei Honor 8X and Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro
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
Smartphones:
Huawei Honor 8X
vs
Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro

Display

Display quality comparison
Type IPS LCD AMOLED
Size 6.5 in 6.59 in
Resolution 1080x2340 pixels 1268x2756 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 396 ppi 460 ppi
Refresh rate 60 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No Yes (30-120 Hz)
Max brightness 430 nits 2000 nits
HDR support No Yes, Dolby Vision
Touch Sampling Rate n/a 480 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 84.4 % 90 %
Features n/a - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Huawei Honor 8X
465 nits
Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro
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) 157.53 mm (6.2 in)
Width 76.6 mm (3.02 in) 75.19 mm (2.96 in)
Thickness 7.8 mm (0.31 in) 8.38 mm (0.33 in)
Weight 175 g (6.17 oz) 201.5 g (7.11 oz)
Water resistance No IP68
Cooling system n/a Vapor chamber
Back panel Glass n/a
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - Black
- Blue
- Red		 - White
- Black
- Green
Fingerprint sensor Yes rear Yes, In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Huawei Honor 8X
84.4 %
Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro
90 %

Performance

Testing Huawei Honor 8X and Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset HiSilicon Kirin 710 MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Ultra
Max Frequency 2200 MHz 3400 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (4 + 4) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 4/1.7 (Cortex-A53)
- 4/2.2 (Cortex-A73)		 - 4/2.2 (Cortex-A725)
- 3/3.2 (Cortex-A725)
- 1/3.4 (Cortex-A725)
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 12 nm 4 nm
Neural Processor No MediaTek NPU 880
Graphics Mali-G51 MP4 Mali-G720 MP8
GPU Cores 64 1024
GPU Frequency 1000 MHz 1300 MHz
FLOPS 128 GFLOPS 2662.4 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Huawei Honor 8X
512
Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro
1751
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Huawei Honor 8X
1554
Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro
6824
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)5121751
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)15546824
Geekbench Compute (GPU)n/a14716
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Huawei Honor 8X
251128
Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro
2082689
CPU90845590034
GPU33949664221
Memory56329362146
UX70005466288
NanoReview Score2511282082689
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Huawei Honor 8X
564
Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro
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
Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro
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 HyperOS 3.0

Battery

Volume 3750 mAh 6500 mAh
Max Charging Power 10 W 100 W
Battery Type Li-Po Silicon Carbon (Si/C)
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No No
Reverse Charging No Yes
Fast Charging No Yes (68% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 2:25 h 0:48 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Huawei Honor 8X
19:34
Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro
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 Digital
Flash LED Dual 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) 960 fps (1080p)
Lenses count Standard: 20 MP
Depth: 2 MP		 Standard: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix20 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/1.5
Focal length27 mm26 mm
Sensorn/aSony IMX882
Sensor sizen/a1/1.95 (0.51)
Pixel size2 μm0.8 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationDigitalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrixn/a8 MP
Aperturen/af/2.2
Focal lengthn/a15 mm
Sensorn/aSmartSens SC821CS
Sensor sizen/a1/4.0 (0.25)
Pixel sizen/a1.12 μm
Stabilizationn/aDigital

Front camera

Matrix 16 MP 20 MP
Photo resolution 4608x3456 pixels 5184x3888 pixels
Aperture f/2 f/2.2
Focal length 26 mm 25 mm
Sensor CMOS OmniVision OV20B
Sensor size 1/3.06 1/4.0 (0.25)
Pixel size n/a 0.7 μm
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 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 6.0
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 No
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
NFC* Yes Varies by region
Infrared Port No Yes
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 2/3/5/8
3G BandsHSDPA 850, HSDPA 900, HSDPA 1900, HSDPA 2100WCDMA 1/2/4/5/6/8/19
LTE Bands*LTE (B700/B800/B850/B900/B1800/B2100/B2300/B2500/B2600)LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B38/B40/B41/B42/B66/B71/B484)
LTE category12n/a
5G SupportNoYes

Sound

Speakers Mono n/a
3.5 mm Jack Yes No
FM Radio Yes No
Dolby Atmos No Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Huawei Honor 8X
84.8 dB
Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro
n/a

Other

Class Mid-range Mid-range
Announced September, 2018 yr March, 2026 yr
Release Date October, 2018 yr March, 2026 yr
Launch Price ($) 300 n/a
MSRP ($) n/a 329
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, 100 W
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro the clear winner in this comparison.

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