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The Honor X8 is in our catalog but no UK retailer currently stocks it.
Release date: 24 March 2022
Buyers who care most about how a phone looks and feels in the hand, want a sharp screen and a strong selfie camera, and can live without 5G or two-day battery life.
Honor X8
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About the Honor X8
The Honor X8 was designed to look considerably more expensive than it was, and it largely succeeded. At 7.45mm thick and 177g it is slimmer and lighter than almost every budget phone of its generation, and the 6.7-inch Full HD+ 90Hz panel is genuinely sharp rather than the 720p screen you would normally expect at this level. Honor also fitted a 64MP main camera and an unusually good 16MP selfie camera, which makes it a reasonable choice if you take a lot of front-facing shots. Where it gives ground is endurance and power. The 4,000mAh battery is smaller than the 5,000mAh cells most rivals use, so it is a solid one-day phone rather than a two-day one, and the Snapdragon 680 is a modest 4G chip that handles everyday apps well but not demanding games. There is no 5G, no microSD slot and only IP52 splash resistance. It shipped on Android 11 with Magic UI 4.2 and includes Google services, but its update window has now closed.
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Honor X8 vs Honor X7 - Key Differences
| Feature | Honor X8 | Honor X7 |
|---|---|---|
| Display | 6.7-inch Full HD+ LTPS, 2388 x 1080, 90Hz | 6.74-inch HD+ IPS, 1600 x 720, 90Hz |
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 680 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 680 |
| Main camera | 64MP | 48MP |
| Front camera | 16MP | 8MP |
| Battery | 4,000 mAh, 22.5W charging | 5,000 mAh, 22.5W charging |
| Storage | 128GB, no microSD slot | 128GB, microSD up to 512GB |
| Weight and dimensions | 177 g, 163.4 x 74.7 x 7.45 mm | 198 g, 167.6 x 77.2 x 8.62 mm |
| SIM-free price | Not available | From £162.00 |
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Honor X8 Specifications
Spec Scores
£200-£399 Phones · 207 phones
- Snapdragon 680 4G
- Octa-core (4x2.4 GHz Kryo 265 Gold & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo 265 Silver)
Based on calibrated CPU benchmark rankings (60%) and GFXBench GPU scores (40%). Apple chipsets included via editorial calibration since AnTuTu under-represents Apple's architecture.
- 6.7 inches
- 1080 x 2388 pixels (~391 ppi density)
- IPS, 90Hz
Based on panel type (LTPO is the modern flagship gold standard), resolution, refresh rate, peak brightness, screen size, and HDR10+ / Dolby Vision support. Marketing peak-brightness claims are capped at 3500 nits to prevent inflation.
Lab-measured by DXOMARK (52 on their scale). The measured result replaces our spec-sheet estimate for this category.
- Single camera setup
- 64 MP main camera
- 1080p video recording
Based on main-sensor size (1-inch / 1/1.3" beats 1/2.0"), telephoto reach (periscope > 5x > 3x optical), image processing tier (Apple Pro, Pixel Pro, Galaxy Ultra, Honor Magic Pro, Xiaomi Ultra), pro video features (ProRes, Apple Log, Dolby Vision), camera-partnership branding (Leica, Hasselblad, Zeiss) and OIS. Older flagships are de-rated since image processing pipelines have advanced significantly each generation. Megapixel count is deliberately downweighted — it correlates poorly with real-world camera quality. Where DXOMARK has lab-tested the phone, its measured score replaces this estimate.
- 16 MP front camera
- 1080p selfie video
Based on the image-processing tier (Apple Pro, Pixel Pro, Galaxy Ultra and Honor Magic lead on computational processing), sensor resolution in tiers rather than raw megapixels, autofocus, aperture and max selfie-video resolution. Calibrated against DXOMARK's selfie protocol.
- 4,000 mAh
- 22.5W wired
Based on battery capacity (mAh) adjusted for platform efficiency calibrated against NotebookCheck, Tom's Guide, GSMArena and CNET reviewer tests. Apple A-series gets +45% (iOS process freezing + LTPO 1Hz + tuned panels make iPhone Pro Max outlast many 6500+ mAh Android phones in measured tests). Top Snapdragon / Dimensity flagships get +15%, budget chipsets are penalised −15% to −25% to reflect less efficient displays and looser background limits. Charging speed is excluded — see the separate Fast charging tag for that.
General
Dimensions
163.4 x 74.7 x 7.5
Weight
177 g
SIM
Nano-SIM
Operating System
Android 11, Magic UI 4.2
Colours
Titanium Silver, Midnight Black, Ocean Blue
Radio
No
Body
Titanium Silver, Midnight Black, Ocean Blue
Camera
Primary Camera Megapixels
64
Primary Camera Video
1080p@30fps
Third Camera
64 MP, f/1.8, (wide), PDAF 5 MP, f/2.2, (ultrawide) 2 MP (macro) Auxiliary lens
Primary Selfie Camera
16 MP, f/2.5
Video Resolution
1080
Selfie Video Resolution
1080p@30fps
Display
Type
IPS LCD, 90Hz
Display Size
6.7
Display Resolution
1080 x 2388 pixels (~391 ppi density)
CPU & Memory
Chipset
Snapdragon 680 4G
GPU
Adreno 610
CPU
Octa-core (4x2.4 GHz Kryo 265 Gold & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo 265 Silver)
Memory Card Slot
No
Internal Storage
128GB 6GB RAM
Sound
Loudspeaker
Yes
3.5mm Jack
Yes
Connectivity & Data
2G
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G
LTE
Network Speed
HSPA, LTE
Network Technology
GSM / HSPA / LTE
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
Bluetooth
5.0, A2DP, LE
USB
USB Type-C 2.0, OTG
NFC
Yes (market/region dependent)
GPS
GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS
Battery
Battery
4000
Charging
22.5W wired
Other
Sensors
Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, compass