Phone Comparison - Honor 9X vs Honor X8 vs Honor 70

general General Info

Manufacturer Honor Honor Honor
Announced July 2019 March 2022 May 2022
Status Coming Soon - July 2019 Coming Soon - March 2022 Coming Soon - June 2022
Colors Black, Blue Titanium Silver, Midnight Black, Ocean Blue Black, Green, Blue, Silver
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 163.1 × 77.2 × 8.8 mm
(6.42 × 3.04 × 0.35 in)
163.4 x 74.7 x 7.5 mm
(6.43 x 2.94 x 0.3 in)
161.4 x 73.3 x 7.9 mm
(6.35 x 2.89 x 0.31 in)
Weight 206 g (7.27 oz) 177 g (6.24 oz) 178 g (6.28 oz)
SIM Type Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
CDMA 800 & TD-SCDMA
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
CDMA2000 1x
3G Network HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 8(900), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) LTE (unspecified) 1, 3, 4, 5, 8, 19, 28, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41
5G Network - - 1, 5, 8, 28, 41, 77, 78 SA/NSA
Messaging
Build Features - Fingerprint Sensor (in-display)
- Fingerprint Sensor (side-mounted)
- Fingerprint Sensor (under display, optical)

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android 9.0 (Pie) Android 11, Google Play Services Android 12, no Google Play Services
User Interface EMUI 9.1 Magic UI 4.2 Magic UI 6.1
Processor Octa-core (2x2.27 GHz Cortex-A76 & 6x1.88 GHz Cortex-A55), HiSilicon Kirin 810 (7 nm) Octa-core (4x2.4 GHz Kryo 265 Gold & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo 265 Silver), Qualcomm SM6225 Snapdragon 680 4G (6 nm) Octa-core (1x2.5 GHz Cortex-A78 & 3x2.4 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55), Qualcomm SM7325-AE Snapdragon 778G+ 5G (6 nm)
GPU Mali-G52 MP6 Adreno 610 Adreno 642L
RAM 6 GB 6 GB 12 GB
Internal Memory 128 GB 128 GB 512 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 256 GB (uses shared SIM slot) No No

display Display

Type IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen FHD+ IPS LCD Screen
90Hz Refresh Rate
FHD+ OLED Screen
120Hz Refresh Rate
Colors 16M colors 16M Colors 1B Colors
Size 6.59 inches 6.7 inches 6.67 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2340 pixels (391 ppi) 1080 x 2388 pixels (391 ppi) 1080 x 2400 pixels (395 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio - 89.17% 90.59%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes no
Radio FM radio No No
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 48 MP + 2 M 64 MP + 5 MP + 2 MP + 2 MP 54 MP + 50 MP + 2 MP
Flash LED Flash LED Flash Dual-LED Flash
Features 48 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/2", 0.8µm, PDAF
2 MP, f/2.4, depth sensor
HDR, Panorma
64 MP, f/1.8, (wide), PDAF
5 MP, f/2.2, (ultrawide)
2 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
2 MP, f/2.4, (depth)
Panorama, HDR
54 MP, f/1.9, (wide), 1/1.49", PDAF
50 MP, f/2.2, 122˚ (ultrawide), AF
2 MP, f/2.4, (depth)
HDR, Panorama
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps, gyro-EIS
Front Camera Motorized pop-up 16 MP, f/2.0, , 1080p@30fps [Similar] 16 MP, f/2.5
1080p@30fps [Similar]
32 MP, f/2.4, (wide), HDR, 1080p@30fps, gyro-EIS [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes
Edge GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
CDMA 800 & TD-SCDMA
Yes Yes
3G HSPA, LTE-A HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A, 5G
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE 5.2, A2DP, LE, aptX HD
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go USB Type-C 2.0, USB On-The-Go USB Type-C 2.0, USB On-The-Go
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
Browser Yes Yes Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 128 GB, 6 GB RAM 128 GB, 6 GB RAM 512 GB, 12 GB RAM or 256 GB, 12 GB RAM or 256 GB, 8 GB RAM UFS 3.1
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 256 GB (uses shared SIM slot) No No
USB OTG Supported Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint supported fingerprint supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor not present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
Magnetic-Field Sensor (Compass) magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present
Gyroscope Sensor gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor not present gyroscope sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC not supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery charging 18W
Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery Charging 22.5W
Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery Charging 66W
Reverse charging 5W
Capacity 4000 mAh 4000 mAh 4800 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -