Home Phone comparison Xiaomi Poco X6 Pro and Huawei Honor 8X - Which is better?

Xiaomi Poco X6 Pro vs Huawei Honor 8X

71 out 100
Xiaomi Poco X6 Pro
VS
37 out 100
Huawei Honor 8X
Xiaomi Poco X6 Pro
Huawei Honor 8X

Compared 2 smartphones : Xiaomi Poco X6 Pro Manufactured in January, 2024, with display 6.67 with chipsetMediaTek Dimensity 8300 Ultra, 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 Poco X6 Pro
  • Larger display: 6.67in
  • Higher pixel density: 446ppi
  • Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
  • Higher battery capacity: 5000mAh vs 3750mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 4.2
  • Supports Dolby Atmos
  • Infrared port
  • Includes charger
Reasons to choose Huawei Honor 8X
  • Lighter design: 175g vs 186g

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 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 Poco X6 Pro 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
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Overall score by NanoReview
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison
Smartphones:
Xiaomi Poco X6 Pro
vs
Huawei Honor 8X

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED IPS LCD
Size 6.67 in 6.5 in
Resolution 1220x2712 pixels 1080x2340 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 446 ppi 396 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (30-120 Hz) No
Max brightness n/a 430 nits
HDR support Yes Dolby Vision No
Touch Sampling Rate 480 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 90 % 84.4 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 n/a
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Xiaomi Poco X6 Pro
1156 nits
Huawei Honor 8X
465 nits
sRGB gamut99.7 %99.5 %
PWM (Flicker)1923 Hzn/a
Response time1 ms39.6 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite880:1
Sources: NotebookCheck [Xiaomi Poco X6 Pro], [Huawei Honor 8X]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 160.45 mm (6.32 in) 160.4 mm (6.31 in)
Width 74.34 mm (2.93 in) 76.6 mm (3.02 in)
Thickness 8.25 mm (0.32 in) 7.8 mm (0.31 in)
Weight 186 g (6.56 oz) 175 g (6.17 oz)
Water resistance IP54 No
Cooling system Vapor chamber n/a
Back panel Plastic Glass
Frame Plastic Metal
Colors - Black
- Gray
- Yellow		 - Black
- Blue
- Red
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes rear
Screen-to-body ratio
Xiaomi Poco X6 Pro
90 %
Huawei Honor 8X
84.4 %

Performance

Testing Xiaomi Poco X6 Pro and Huawei Honor 8X In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset MediaTek Dimensity 8300 Ultra HiSilicon Kirin 710
Max Frequency 3350 MHz 2200 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (4 + 4)
Architecture - 4/2.2 (Cortex-A510)
- 3/3.2 (Cortex-A715)
- 1/3.35 (Cortex-A715)		 - 4/1.7 (Cortex-A53)
- 4/2.2 (Cortex-A73)
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 4 nm 12 nm
Neural Processor MediaTek APU 780 No
Graphics Mali-G615 MP6 Mali-G51 MP4
GPU Cores 768 64
GPU Frequency 1400 MHz 1000 MHz
FLOPS 2150.4 GFLOPS 128 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Xiaomi Poco X6 Pro
1502
Huawei Honor 8X
512
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Xiaomi Poco X6 Pro
4779
Huawei Honor 8X
1554
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)1502512
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)47791554
Geekbench Compute (GPU)4842n/a
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Xiaomi Poco X6 Pro]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Xiaomi Poco X6 Pro
1407210
Huawei Honor 8X
251128
CPU29620590845
GPU53959633949
Memory31860656329
UX25280370005
NanoReview Score1407210251128
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Xiaomi Poco X6 Pro
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 8X]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Xiaomi Poco X6 Pro
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 LPDDR5X LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency 4200 MHz 1866 MHz
Channels 4 2
Storage
Storage Capacity256 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 36 GB 17 GB
UI Skin HyperOS 2.0 EMUI 12

Battery

Volume 5000 mAh 3750 mAh
Max Charging Power 67 W 10 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No No
Reverse Charging No No
Fast Charging Yes (50% in 18 min) No
Full Charge Time 0:45 h 2:25 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Xiaomi Poco X6 Pro
21:20
Huawei Honor 8X
19:34
Web Browsing08:53 h07:11 h
Video Playback12:36 h09:57 h
Games05:17 h04:15 h
Standby Mode101 h110 h

Main camera

Matrix 64 MP 20 MP
Photo resolution 9000x7000 pixels 5160x3872 pixels
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash LED LED
Stabilization Optical 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 1920 fps (720p) 480 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens 120 ° n/a
Lenses count Standard: 64 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP
Macro: 2 MP		 Standard: 20 MP
Depth: 2 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix64 MP20 MP
Aperturef/1.7f/1.8
Focal length25 mm27 mm
SensorOmnivision OV64Bn/a
Sensor size1/2n/a
Pixel size0.7 μm2 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalDigital
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix8 MPn/a
Aperturef/2.2n/a
SensorOmnivision OV08D10n/a
Sensor size1/4n/a
Pixel size1.12 μmn/a
StabilizationDigitaln/a

Front camera

Matrix 16 MP 16 MP
Photo resolution 4608x3456 pixels 4608x3456 pixels
Aperture f/2.6 f/2
Focal length n/a 26 mm
Sensor Omnivision OV16A1Q CMOS
Sensor size 1/3.06 1/3.06
Pixel size 1 μm n/a
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 MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display		 - Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
Bluetooth version 5.4 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
DisplayPort No n/a
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
NFC* Varies by region Yes
Infrared Port Yes No
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *NoNo
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM 850/900/1800/1900MHzGSM 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/B18/B19/B20/B28/B66)LTE (B700/B800/B850/B900/B1800/B2100/B2300/B2500/B2600)
LTE categoryn/a12
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
Xiaomi Poco X6 Pro
90.3 dB
Huawei Honor 8X
84.8 dB

Other

Class Mid-range Mid-range
Announced January, 2024 yr September, 2018 yr
Release Date January, 2024 yr October, 2018 yr
Launch Price ($) n/a 300
MSRP ($) 299 n/a
Sensors - 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

Note

Xiaomi Poco X6 Pro:

There is an eco-leather version of the X6 Pro that is 4 grams heavier and 0.10 thicker.

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

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Xiaomi Poco X6 Pro the clear winner in this comparison.

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