Continuing on its way as an independent brand after leaving Huawei, Honor introduced its new mid-range smartphone Honor X8. The device, which comes with a perforated notch screen with a selfie camera, also includes the “RAM Turbo” feature that increases the memory capacity.
Thanks to the RAM Turbo, which Honor briefly describes as “intelligent memory expansion technology”, the RAM of the Honor X8 can be increased by 2GB. Thus, when 6GB of RAM is not enough, you can increase the total capacity to 8GB by adding 2GB to it.
Honor X8 specifications: 64 Megapixel quad camera
Honor X8, 64 Megapixel main camera (f / 1.8) + 5 Megapixel ultra wide camera (f / 2.2) + 2 Megapixel depth sensor on the back (f/2.4) + 2 Megapixel macro camera (f/2.4). Supporting single LED flash, the device is capable of 8x digital zoom and can shoot 1920×1080 pixels Full HD video.
Honor X8’s 16 Megapixel (f/2.45) selfie camera can record 1920×1080 pixels Full HD video. Supporting additional features such as Beauty mode, Timer, Motion control, Mirror, the camera can also be used for face unlock.
The Qualcomm Snapdragon 680 chipset, which powers the smartphone, has an 8-core structure, 4 Cortex-A73 running at 2.4GHz + 4 Cortex-A53 running at 1.9GHz. Hosting the Adreno 610 GPU, Snapdragon 680 had previously appeared on Redmi Note 11, Vivo Y33T and OPPO A76 models.
6.7-inch 90Hz screen
Measuring 163.4 x 74.7 x 7.45mm, Honor X8 comes with a 6.7-inch LCD screen that offers 2388 x 1080 pixels Full HD resolution and supports 90Hz refresh rate. . The aspect ratio of the phone is 19.9:9, while the screen-to-body ratio is 93.6 percent.
Offering 128GB of storage, Honor X8 comes out of the box with Android 11-based Magic UI 4.2 user interface. On the other hand, its Lithium Polymer battery with a capacity of 4,000 mAh meets the need for charging with its 22.5W SuperCharge Adapter. While the device has Wi-Fi 802.11ac and Bluetooth 5.0, it does not support 5G connectivity.
Display | 6.7-inch LCD screen, 2388 x 1080 pixels Full HD resolution 90Hz refresh rate Aspect ratio 19.9 :9 Screen-to-body ratio 93.6 percent |
Processor | 8-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 680 |
Storage | 128GB storage 6GB RAM (expandable to 2GB) |
Rear camera | 64 Megapixel main camera (f/1.8) 5 Megapixel ultra-wide camera (f/2.2) 2 Megapixel depth sensor (f/2.4) 2 Megapixel macro camera (f/2.4) Single LED flash 8x digital zoom 1920× 1080 video recording |
Front camera | 16 Megapixel (f/2.45) camera 1920×1080 video recording |
Battery and Charger | 4000 mAh battery a 22.5W Honor SuperCharge Charge |
Other | Dual 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11ac, Bluetooth 5.0, GPS, USB-C port, 3.5 mm headphone jack AI face unlock Side-mounted fingerprint sensor |
Operating system | Android 11 based Magic UI 4.2 |