Phone Comparison - Honor View40 5G vs Honor 8X

Honor View40 5G
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Honor 8X
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general General Info

Manufacturer Honor Honor
Announced 2021, January 22 September 2018
Status Available. Released 2021, January 22 Available - September 2018
Colors Midnight Black, Rose Gold, Titanium Silver Black, Blue, Red, Pink
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 163.1 x 74.3 x 8 mm
(6.42 x 2.93 x 0.31 in)
160.4 x 76.6 x 7.8 mm
(6.31 x 3.02 x 0.31 in)
Weight 189 g (6.67 oz) 175 g (6.17 oz)
SIM Type 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 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
CDMA 800 & TD-SCDMA
3G Network HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1800 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100
4G Network LTE LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 8(900), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500)
5G Network SA/NSA -
SAR EU - W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
0.72 W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
Messaging
Build Features - Fingerprint Sensor (under display, optical)
- Fingerprint Sensor

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android 10, with Google Play Services (unconfirmed) Android 8.1 (Oreo), upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie); EMUI 9.0
Processor Octa-core (4x2.6 GHz Cortex-A77 & 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55), Mediatek MT6889Z Dimensity 1000+ (7nm) [Similar] Octa-core (4x2.2 GHz Cortex-A73 & 4x1.7 GHz Cortex-A53), Hisilicon Kirin 710 (12 nm) [Similar]
GPU Mali-G77 MC9 [Similar] Mali-G51 MP4 [Similar]
RAM 8 GB [Browse Similar] 6 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 256 GB 64/128 GB
External Memory No microSD, up to 400 GB (dedicated slot)

display Display

Type FHD+ AMOLED Screen
HDR10
120Hz Refresh Rate
800 nits (peak)
LTPS IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Colors 1B Colour 16M colors
Size 6.72 inches [Similar] 6.5 inches [Similar]
Resolution 1236 x 2676 pixels (439 ppi) 1080 x 2340 pixels (396 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 91.37% 84.62%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 50 MP + 8 MP + 2 MP [Similar] 20 MP + 2 MP [Similar]
Flash LED Flash LED Flash
Features 50 MP, f/1.8, 23mm (wide), 1/1.28", 2.44µm, omnidirectional PDAF, Laser AF, OIS
8 MP, f/2.2, 120˚, 17mm (ultrawide)
2 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
Panorama, HDR
20 MP, f/1.8, 27 mm (wide), PDAF
2 MP, depth sensor
Panorama, HDR
Video 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60fps, gyro-EIS 1080p@30/60fps, 480fps, stereo sound rec.
Front Camera 32 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide), 1/2.8", 0.8µm
16 MP, f/2.2, 17mm (ultrawide)
HDR
4K, 1080p; gyro-EIS [Similar]
16 MP, f/2.0, 26 mm (wide), HDR, 1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A, 5G HSPA, LTE-A
Bluetooth 5.1, A2DP, LE 4.2, A2DP, LE, aptX
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB USB Type-C, USB On-The-Go microUSB 2.0, USB On-The-Go
GPS Yes, with dual-band A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
Browser Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 256 GB, 8 GB RAM UFS 2.1 64/128 GB, 6 GB RAM or 64/128 GB, 4 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 400 GB (dedicated slot)
USB OTG Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery charging 66W, 60% in 15 min, 100% in 35 min (advertised)
Fast wireless charging 50W, 50% in 35 min (advertised)
Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Capacity 4000 mAh 3750 mAh
Stand by - -
Talk Time - -