Home Phone comparison Xiaomi 13 and Huawei Honor 8X - Which is better?

Xiaomi 13 vs Huawei Honor 8X

78 out 100
Xiaomi 13
VS
37 out 100
Huawei Honor 8X
Xiaomi 13
Huawei Honor 8X

Compared 2 smartphones : Xiaomi 13 Manufactured in December, 2022, with display 6.36 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2, 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 Xiaomi 13
  • Higher pixel density: 414ppi
  • Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
  • Higher battery capacity: 4500mAh vs 3750mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.3 vs 4.2
  • Supports Dolby Atmos
  • Infrared port
  • Built-in eSIM
  • Includes charger
Reasons to choose Huawei Honor 8X
  • Larger display: 6.5in
  • Lighter design: 175g vs 189g

Versions

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

Review

Key Specs Xiaomi 13 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:
Xiaomi 13
vs
Huawei Honor 8X

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED IPS LCD
Size 6.36 in 6.5 in
Resolution 1080x2400 pixels 1080x2340 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 414 ppi 396 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-120 Hz) No
Max brightness 1900 nits 430 nits
HDR support Yes Dolby Vision No
Touch Sampling Rate 240 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 89.4 % 84.4 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 n/a
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Xiaomi 13
1251 nits
Huawei Honor 8X
465 nits
sRGB gamut98.6 %99.5 %
PWM (Flicker)488 Hzn/a
Response time1 ms39.6 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite880:1
Sources: NotebookCheck [Xiaomi 13], [Huawei Honor 8X]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 152.8 mm (6.02 in) 160.4 mm (6.31 in)
Width 71.5 mm (2.81 in) 76.6 mm (3.02 in)
Thickness 7.98 mm (0.31 in) 7.8 mm (0.31 in)
Weight 189 g (6.67 oz) 175 g (6.17 oz)
Water resistance IP68 No
Cooling system Vapor chamber n/a
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - White
- Black
- Green		 - Black
- Blue
- Red
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes rear
Screen-to-body ratio
Xiaomi 13
89.4 %
Huawei Honor 8X
84.4 %

Performance

Testing Xiaomi 13 and Huawei Honor 8X In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 HiSilicon Kirin 710
Max Frequency 3200 MHz 2200 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 2 + 2 + 3) 8 (4 + 4)
Architecture - 3/2 (Cortex-A510)
- 2/2.8 (Cortex-A710)
- 2/2.8 (Cortex-A715)
- 1/3.2 (Cortex-X3)		 - 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 740 Mali-G51 MP4
GPU Cores 1536 64
GPU Frequency 680 MHz 1000 MHz
FLOPS 2089 GFLOPS 128 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Xiaomi 13
1974
Huawei Honor 8X
512
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Xiaomi 13
5320
Huawei Honor 8X
1554
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)1974512
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)53201554
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Xiaomi 13
1552567
Huawei Honor 8X
251128
CPU37870590845
GPU60119933949
Memory29118956329
UX28147470005
NanoReview Score1552567251128
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Xiaomi 13
12660
Huawei Honor 8X
564
Max Surface Temp.34.9 °C38.7 °C
Stability84 %99 %
Graphics Test75 fps3 fps
Graphics Score12660564
Sources: 3DMark [Xiaomi 13], [Huawei Honor 8X]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Xiaomi 13
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
- 12 GB		 - 4 GB
- 6 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency n/a 1866 MHz
Channels 4 2
Storage
Storage Capacity- 128 GB
- 256 GB
- 512 GB		- 64 GB
- 128 GB
Storage TypeUFS 4.0eMMC 5.1
Memory CardNoMicroSD

Software

OS Android 13 (Upgradeable to Android 15) Android 8.1 (Upgradeable to Android 10.0)
OS Size 31.5 GB 17 GB
UI Skin HyperOS 2.0 EMUI 12

Battery

Volume 4500 mAh 3750 mAh
Max Charging Power 67 W 10 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (50 W) No
Reverse Charging Yes No
Fast Charging Yes (83% in 30 min) No
Full Charge Time 0:42 h 2:25 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Xiaomi 13
24:59
Huawei Honor 8X
19:34
Web Browsing09:47 h07:11 h
Video Playback14:15 h09:57 h
Games05:57 h04:15 h
Standby Mode127 h110 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 20 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 5160x3872 pixels
Zoom Optical, 3.2x Digital
Flash Dual LED LED
Stabilization Optical Digital
8K Recording Up to 24FPS No
4K Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) No
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 1920 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		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix50 MP20 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/1.8
Focal length23 mm27 mm
SensorSony IMX800n/a
Sensor size1/1.49n/a
Pixel size1 μm2 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalDigital
Telephoto
Matrix10 MPn/a
Aperturef/2.0n/a
Focal length75 mmn/a
SensorSamsung S5K3K1n/a
Sensor size1/3.75n/a
Pixel size1 μmn/a
StabilizationOpticaln/a
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix12 MPn/a
Aperturef/2.2n/a
Focal length15 mmn/a
SensorOmnivision OV13B10n/a
Sensor size1/3.06n/a
Pixel size1.12 μmn/a
StabilizationDigitaln/a
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Xiaomi 13
131
Huawei Honor 8X
n/a
Video quality
Xiaomi 13
121
Huawei Honor 8X
n/a
Overall camera score
Xiaomi 13
130
Huawei Honor 8X
n/a
Bokeh55n/a
Preview68n/a
Zoom131n/a
Sources: DxOMark [Xiaomi 13]

Front camera

Matrix 32 MP 16 MP
Photo resolution 6528x4896 pixels 4608x3456 pixels
Aperture f/2.0 f/2
Focal length 22 mm 26 mm
Sensor Omnivision OV32C CMOS
Sensor size 1/3.14 1/3.06
Pixel size 0.7 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 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) 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 2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port Yes No
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *YesNo
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM 850 900 1800 1900 MHzGSM 850, GSM 900, GSM 1800, GSM 1900
3G BandsWCDMA: B1/2/4/5/6/8/19HSDPA 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/B32/B38/B39/B40/B41/B42/B48/B66)LTE (B700/B800/B850/B900/B1800/B2100/B2300/B2500/B2600)
LTE category2012
5G SupportYesNo

Sound

Speakers Stereo Mono
3.5 mm Jack No Yes
FM Radio No Yes
Dolby Atmos Yes No
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Xiaomi 13
91.4 dB
Huawei Honor 8X
84.8 dB

Other

Class Flagship Mid-range
Announced December, 2022 yr September, 2018 yr
Release Date December, 2022 yr October, 2018 yr
Launch Price ($) 999 300
Sensors - Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included Yes 67 W n/a
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Xiaomi 13 the clear winner in this comparison.

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