Honor 8x

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Honor 8X
Reverse side of the Honor 8x
BrandHonor
ManufacturerHuawei
First releasedOctober 24, 2018; 5 years ago (2018-10-24)
Units sold15 million
PredecessorHonor 7X
SuccessorHonor 9X
TypeSlate
Form factorSmartphone+ hard Phone
Dimensions160.4 mm (6.31 in) H
76.6 mm (3.02 in) W
7.8 mm (0.31 in) D
Mass175 g (6.2 oz)
Operating systemAndroid 10
System-on-chipHiSilicon Kirin 710
CPUOcta-core (4x2.2 GHz Cortex-A73 & 4x1.7 GHz Cortex-A53)
GPUMali-G51 MP4
Memory4 or 6GB RAM
Storage64 or 128GB
Removable storagemicroSD, up to 400GB
Battery3750mAh
Display6.5 in (170 mm) FHD (1080 x 2340 pixels)
Rear cameraDual (20MP + 2MP), laser autofocus, autofocus, AI filter, Burst mode, f/2.2 aperture, 1080p video recording at 30 fps or 1080p at slow-motion video (1080p timelapse with stabilization, panorama, facial recognition, digital image stabilization, optical image stabilization 1080p 60FPS video, LED flash
Front camera16MP, f/2.2 aperture, exposure control, face detection, auto-HDR, auto image stabilization, Retina flash, 1080p HD video recording
ConnectivityHybrid Dual SIM (nano + nano/microSD), LTE Cat.6, Wi-Fi a/b/g/n/ac (2,4/5 GHz), Bluetooth 4.2, GPS,, NFC (JSN-L21 only), microUSB 2.0
Other
Websitewww.hihonor.com/global/products/smartphone/honor8x/

The Honor 8x is a smartphone made by Huawei under their Honor sub-brand. It is a successor of the Huawei Honor 7x within the Huawei Honor series.[1][2]

Specifications[edit]

Display and Camera[edit]

The Honor 8X has a 6.5-inch FHD+ display with a screen resolution of 1,080 × 2,340 pixels, has a pixel density of 396 PPI, and has a 19.5:9 aspect ratio.[3] The phone has 20 megapixel dual rear camera, a rear 2 megapixel LDAP depth sensor, and one front 16MP front camera.[3]

One feature that is advertised is its "AI Photography", which attempts to improve images by adjusting colours and focus based on the type of scene.[4]

Honor 8x home screen

Configuration and specifications[edit]

The base model Honor 8X has 64GB of internal storage, and 4GB of RAM. It can be purchased with up to 128GB of internal storage and 6GB of RAM.[3] The internal storage can be expanded with a microSD card.[3]

This device is powered by Huawei's HiSilicon Kirin 710 chipset with two quad-core Cortex A53 processors. The GPU is a Mali-T830 MP2.[3]

It has a rear-mounted fingerprint scanner.[3]

The Honor 8X uses a 3,750 mAh lithium polymer battery.[3]

Glass Body with Visual Grating Effect

Connectivity[edit]

The phone supports 4G connectivity, and has two nano-sim slots.[3] It supports Wi-Fi 802.11, Bluetooth 4.2, GPS, NFC, and has an FM radio receiver.[3]

Charging is done via a micro-USB port. A bottom 3.5 mm audio jack supports wired headphones.[3]

Software[edit]

The Honor 8x launched with Android (Oreo) and Huawei's EMUI 8.0, and can be upgraded to harmonyOS 3.0 with EMUI 10.0[5][6]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Summers, Nick (27 June 2018). "The Honor 8x is a cheaper, smaller flagship". Engadget. Oath Inc. Retrieved 24 October 2018.
  2. ^ "Honor 8X". gadgets.ndtv.com. September 25, 2019.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Honor 8X - Full phone specifications". www.gsmarena.com. Archived from the original on 2021-08-08. Retrieved 2021-08-08.
  4. ^ Kennemer, Quentyn (2019-02-08). "How to use the Honor 8X's AI to take better photos". Android Central. Archived from the original on 2021-08-08. Retrieved 2021-08-08.
  5. ^ Rayome, Alison DeNisco (February 26, 2020). "Huawei EMUI 10 Android skin update is available but some phones can't download it". cnet.com. Retrieved July 30, 2020.
  6. ^ Naresh, Sagar (March 28, 2020). "Honor 8X EMUI 10 (Android 10) stable update starts rolling out". piunikaweb.com. Retrieved July 30, 2020.