Home Phone comparison Samsung Galaxy S24 (Snapdragon) and Huawei Honor 8X - Which is better?

Samsung Galaxy S24 (Snapdragon) vs Huawei Honor 8X

79 out 100
Samsung Galaxy S24 (Snapdragon)
VS
37 out 100
Huawei Honor 8X
Samsung Galaxy S24 (Snapdragon)
Huawei Honor 8X

Compared 2 smartphones : Samsung Galaxy S24 (Snapdragon) Manufactured in January, 2024, with display 6.2 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3, 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 Samsung Galaxy S24 (Snapdragon)
  • Higher pixel density: 416ppi
  • Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
  • Lighter design: 167g vs 175g
  • Higher battery capacity: 4000mAh vs 3750mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.3 vs 4.2
  • Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
  • Supports DisplayPort
  • Supports Dolby Atmos
  • Built-in eSIM
Reasons to choose Huawei Honor 8X
  • Larger display: 6.5in

Versions

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

Review

Key Specs Samsung Galaxy S24 (Snapdragon) 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:
Galaxy S24 (Snapdragon)
vs
Huawei Honor 8X

Display

Display quality comparison
Type Dynamic AMOLED IPS LCD
Size 6.2 in 6.5 in
Resolution 1080x2340 pixels 1080x2340 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 416 ppi 396 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (24-120 Hz) No
Max brightness 2600 nits 430 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ No
Touch Sampling Rate 240 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 90.9 % 84.4 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display		 n/a
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Samsung Galaxy S24 (Snapdragon)
1410 nits
Huawei Honor 8X
465 nits
sRGB gamutn/a99.5 %
Response timen/a39.6 ms
Contrastn/a880:1
Sources: NotebookCheck [Huawei Honor 8X]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 147 mm (5.79 in) 160.4 mm (6.31 in)
Width 70.6 mm (2.78 in) 76.6 mm (3.02 in)
Thickness 7.6 mm (0.3 in) 7.8 mm (0.31 in)
Weight 167 g (5.89 oz) 175 g (6.17 oz)
Water resistance IP68 No
Cooling system Vapor chamber n/a
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - Black
- Gray
- Blue
- Green
- Orange
- Purple
- Yellow		 - Black
- Blue
- Red
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes rear
Screen-to-body ratio
Samsung Galaxy S24 (Snapdragon)
90.9 %
Huawei Honor 8X
84.4 %

Performance

Testing Samsung Galaxy S24 (Snapdragon) and Huawei Honor 8X In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 HiSilicon Kirin 710
Max Frequency 3300 MHz 2200 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2) 8 (4 + 4)
Architecture - 2/2.27 (Cortex-A520)
- 2/2.96 (Cortex-A720)
- 3/3.15 (Cortex-A720)
- 1/3.3 (Cortex-X4)		 - 4/1.7 (Cortex-A53)
- 4/2.2 (Cortex-A73)
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 4 nm 12 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon No
Graphics Adreno 750 Mali-G51 MP4
GPU Cores 1536 64
GPU Frequency 903-1000 MHz 1000 MHz
FLOPS 2774 GFLOPS 128 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Samsung Galaxy S24 (Snapdragon)
2188
Huawei Honor 8X
512
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Samsung Galaxy S24 (Snapdragon)
6935
Huawei Honor 8X
1554
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)2188512
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)69351554
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Samsung Galaxy S24 (Snapdragon)]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Samsung Galaxy S24 (Snapdragon)
1903881
Huawei Honor 8X
251128
CPU46419390845
GPU86394733949
Memory26895256329
UX30678970005
NanoReview Score1903881251128
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Samsung Galaxy S24 (Snapdragon)
17532
Huawei Honor 8X
564
Max Surface Temp.n/a38.7 °C
Stability47 %99 %
Graphics Test104 fps3 fps
Graphics Score17532564
Sources: 3DMark [Samsung Galaxy S24 (Snapdragon)], [Huawei Honor 8X]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Samsung Galaxy S24 (Snapdragon)
17501
Huawei Honor 8X
7527
Writing score212188826
Web score184186453
Video editing79785366
Data manipulation157535510
NanoReview Score175017527

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 8 GB - 4 GB
- 6 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency 4200 MHz 1866 MHz
Channels 4 2
Storage
Storage Capacity128 GB- 64 GB
- 128 GB
Storage TypeUFS 4.0eMMC 5.1
Memory CardNoMicroSD

Software

OS Android 14 (Upgradeable to Android 15) Android 8.1 (Upgradeable to Android 10.0)
OS Size 24.1 GB 17 GB
UI Skin One UI 7.0 EMUI 12

Battery

Volume 4000 mAh 3750 mAh
Max Charging Power 25 W 10 W
Battery Type Li-ion Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (15 W) No
Reverse Charging Yes (Wireless) No
Fast Charging Yes (59% in 30 min) No
Full Charge Time 1:15 h 2:25 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Samsung Galaxy S24 (Snapdragon)
19:44
Huawei Honor 8X
19:34
Web Browsing07:07 h07:11 h
Video Playback15:32 h09:57 h
Games05:03 h04:15 h
Standby Mode83 h110 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 20 MP
Photo resolution 8160x6120 pixels 5160x3872 pixels
Zoom 135 Digital
Flash LED LED
Stabilization Optical Digital
8K Recording Yes (Up to 30 fps) No
4K Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) No
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 240 fps (1080p) 480 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens 120 ° n/a
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 10 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP		 Standard: 20 MP
Depth: 2 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix50 MP20 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/1.8
Focal length24 mm27 mm
SensorSamsung ISOCELL GN3n/a
Sensor size1/1.56n/a
Pixel size1 μm2 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)Phase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalDigital
Telephoto
Matrix10 MPn/a
Aperturef/2.4n/a
Focal length67 mmn/a
SensorSamsung ISOCELL 3K1n/a
Sensor size1/3.94n/a
Pixel size1 μmn/a
StabilizationOpticaln/a
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix12 MPn/a
Aperturef/2.2n/a
Focal length13 mmn/a
SensorSony IMX564n/a
Sensor size1/2.55n/a
Pixel size1.4 μmn/a
StabilizationDigitaln/a
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Samsung Galaxy S24 (Snapdragon)
134
Huawei Honor 8X
n/a
Video quality
Samsung Galaxy S24 (Snapdragon)
125
Huawei Honor 8X
n/a
Overall camera score
Samsung Galaxy S24 (Snapdragon)
133
Huawei Honor 8X
n/a
Bokeh65n/a
Preview69n/a
Sources: DxOMark [Samsung Galaxy S24 (Snapdragon)]

Front camera

Matrix 12 MP 16 MP
Photo resolution 4000x3000 pixels 4608x3456 pixels
Aperture f/2.2 f/2
Focal length 26 mm 26 mm
Sensor Samsung S5K3LU CMOS
Sensor size 1/3.2 1/3.06
Pixel size 1.12 μm n/a
Autofocus Phase autofocus No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 60 fps 1080p (Full HD) at 60 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 6E (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 MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display		 - Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
Bluetooth version 5.3 4.2
Bluetooth features LE LE, A2DP
USB type USB Type-C Micro USB
USB version 3.2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
DisplayPort Yes DP 1.2 n/a
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port No No
Connectivity
SIM Count*12
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM Moden/aDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *YesNo
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM850, GSM900, DCS1800, PCS1900GSM 850, GSM 900, GSM 1800, GSM 1900
3G BandsUMTS B1(2100), B2(1900), B4(AWS), B5(850), B8(900)HSDPA 850, HSDPA 900, HSDPA 1900, HSDPA 2100
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B66)LTE (B700/B800/B850/B900/B1800/B2100/B2300/B2500/B2600)
LTE category2012
5G SupportYesNo

Sound

Speakers n/a Mono
3.5 mm Jack No Yes
FM Radio No Yes
Dolby Atmos Yes No
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Samsung Galaxy S24 (Snapdragon)
n/a
Huawei Honor 8X
84.8 dB

Other

Class Flagship Mid-range
Announced January, 2024 yr September, 2018 yr
Release Date January, 2024 yr October, 2018 yr
Launch Price ($) n/a 300
MSRP ($) 799 n/a
Sensors - Hall Sensor
- Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included No n/a

Note

Samsung Galaxy S24 (Snapdragon):

The 128 GB variant features UFS 3.1 memory, other models have UFS 4.0.","There are two models: one with dual Nano SIM, and the other with 1 Nano SIM + eSIM.

* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Samsung Galaxy S24 (Snapdragon) the clear winner in this comparison.

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