Honor 8x

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Honor 8X
Huawei Honor Logo.svg
Honor 8X.jpg
Reverse side of the Honor 8x
Brand Honor
Manufacturer Huawei
Type Slate
First releasedOctober 24, 2018;6 years ago (2018-10-24)
Units sold15 million
Predecessor Honor 7X
Successor Honor 9X
Form factor Smartphone+ hard Phone
Dimensions160.4 mm (6.31 in) H
76.6 mm (3.02 in) W
7.8 mm (0.31 in) D
Weight175 g (6.2 oz)
Operating system Android 10
System-on-chip HiSilicon Kirin 710
CPU Octa-core (4x2.2 GHz Cortex-A73 & 4x1.7 GHz Cortex-A53)
GPU Mali-G51 MP4
Memory4 or 6GB RAM
Storage64 or 128GB
Removable storage microSD, up to 400GB
Battery3750mAh
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 camera 16MP, f/2.2 aperture, exposure control, face detection, auto-HDR, auto image stabilization, Retina flash, 1080p HD video recording
Display6.5 in (170 mm) FHD (1080 x 2340 pixels)
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
Website www.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]

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Specifications

Display and Camera

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 Honor 8x Home Screen.jpg
Honor 8x home screen

Configuration and specifications

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 Honor 8X back.jpg
Glass Body with Visual Grating Effect

Connectivity

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

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]

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