Today in an event in China, Honor announced the new upper midrange Huawei Honor 8X and 8X Max. The smaller among the two is more powerful, kudos to a HiSilicon Kirin 710 chipset that is paired with either a 4GB RAM or 6GB RAM. The Honor 8X also have higher megapixel set of cameras (20MP f/1.8 + 2MP on the rear panel and 16MP f/2.0 on the front). Check out the Huawei Honor 8X and 8X Max‘s full features, specification, price and their pre-order details.
Huawei Honor 8X and 8X Max Features
The Huawei Honor 8X is smaller the 8X Max when compared from the physical, as it came with a 6.5 inch 2340 x 1080 pixel display that outstretches the likes of the Galaxy Note9 or OnePlus 6. The 8X have a 3750mAh battery with fast charging and it has triple card slot that can accommodate two nano SIM cards as well as a microSD card.
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The Huawei Honor 8X Max derives its name from the huge 7.12 inch 2244 x 1080 pixel screen with tiny water drop notch it came with. The large screen is powered by an equally-impressive 5000mAh battery that has fast charging support. The Honor 8X Max came with a standard Snapdragon 636 chipset paired with a 4GB RAM, but it also have a Snapdragon 660 model with 6GB RAM which will go on sale later in October.
Considering imaging, the Huawei Honor 8X Max has a lower resolution; 16MP f/2.0 + 2MP main camera and an 8MP f/2.0 selfie camera. Check out the full specification of both devices below.
Huawei Honor 8X Specification
NETWORK | |
| Technology | GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE |
| 2G bands | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 – SIM 1 & SIM 2 |
| CDMA 800 & TD-SCDMA | |
| 3G bands | HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 |
| 4G bands | LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 8(900), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) |
| Speed | HSPA, LTE-A |
| GPRS | Yes |
| EDGE | Yes |
LAUNCH | |
| Announced | 2018, September |
| Status | Coming soon. Exp. release 2018, September |
BODY | |
| Dimensions | 160.4 x 76.6 x 7.8 mm (6.31 x 3.02 x 0.31 in) |
| Weight | 175 g (6.17 oz) |
| SIM | Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) |
DISPLAY | |
| Type | IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors |
| Size | 6.5 inches, 103.7 cm2 (~84.4% screen-to-body ratio) |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2340 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~396 ppi density) |
| Multitouch | Yes |
| – EMUI 8.2 | |
PLATFORM | |
| OS | Android 8.1 (Oreo) |
| Chipset | Hisilicon Kirin 710 |
| CPU | Octa-core (4×2.2 GHz Cortex-A73 & 4×1.7 GHz Cortex-A53) |
| GPU | Mali-G51 MP4 |
MEMORY | |
| Card slot | microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) |
| Internal | 64/128 GB, 6 GB RAM or 64 GB, 4 GB RAM |
MAIN CAMERA | |
| Dual | 20 MP, f/1,8, PDAF 2 MP, depth sensor |
| Features | LED flash, panorama, HDR |
| Video | 1080p@30fps |
SELFIE CAMERA | |
| Single | 16 MP, f/2.0 |
| Features | HDR |
| Video | 1080p@30fps |
SOUND | |
| Alert types | Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones |
| Loudspeaker | Yes |
| 3.5mm jack | Yes |
| – Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic | |
COMMS | |
| WLAN | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot |
| Bluetooth | 4.2, A2DP, LE, aptX |
| GPS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS |
| USB | microUSB 2.0, USB On-The-Go |
FEATURES | |
| Sensors | Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass |
| Messaging | SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, IM |
| Browser | HTML5 |
| – MP4/H.264 player – MP3/eAAC+/WAV/Flac player – Document viewer – Photo/video editor – Charging 5V/2A 10W | |
BATTERY | |
| Non-removable Li-Po 3750 mAh battery | |
MISC | |
| Colours | Black, Blue, Red, Pink |
| Price | About 220 EUR |
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Huawei Honor 8X Max Specification
NETWORK | |
| Technology | GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE |
| 2G bands | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 – SIM 1 & SIM 2 |
| CDMA 800 & TD-SCDMA | |
| 3G bands | HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 |
| 4G bands | LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 8(900), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) |
| Speed | HSPA, LTE-A |
| GPRS | Yes |
| EDGE | Yes |
LAUNCH | |
| Announced | 2018, September |
| Status | Coming soon. Exp. release 2018, September |
BODY | |
| Dimensions | 160.4 x 76.6 x 7.8 mm (6.31 x 3.02 x 0.31 in) |
| Weight | 175 g (6.17 oz) |
| SIM | Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) |
DISPLAY | |
| Type | IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors |
| Size | 6.5 inches, 103.7 cm2 (~84.4% screen-to-body ratio) |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2340 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~396 ppi density) |
| Multitouch | Yes |
| – EMUI 8.2 | |
PLATFORM | |
| OS | Android 8.1 (Oreo) |
| Chipset | Hisilicon Kirin 710 |
| CPU | Octa-core (4×2.2 GHz Cortex-A73 & 4×1.7 GHz Cortex-A53) |
| GPU | Mali-G51 MP4 |
MEMORY | |
| Card slot | microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) |
| Internal | 64/128 GB, 6 GB RAM or 64 GB, 4 GB RAM |
MAIN CAMERA | |
| Dual | 20 MP, f/1,8, PDAF 2 MP, depth sensor |
| Features | LED flash, panorama, HDR |
| Video | 1080p@30fps |
SELFIE CAMERA | |
| Single | 16 MP, f/2.0 |
| Features | HDR |
| Video | 1080p@30fps |
SOUND | |
| Alert types | Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones |
| Loudspeaker | Yes |
| 3.5mm jack | Yes |
| – Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic | |
COMMS | |
| WLAN | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot |
| Bluetooth | 4.2, A2DP, LE, aptX |
| GPS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS |
| USB | microUSB 2.0, USB On-The-Go |
FEATURES | |
| Sensors | Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass |
| Messaging | SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, IM |
| Browser | HTML5 |
| – MP4/H.264 player – MP3/eAAC+/WAV/Flac player – Document viewer – Photo/video editor – Charging 5V/2A 10W | |
BATTERY | |
| Non-removable Li-Po 3750 mAh battery | |
MISC | |
| Colours | Black, Blue, Red, Pink |
| Price | About 220 EUR |
Huawei Honor 8X and 8X Max Price and Pre-order Details
Huawei will commence pre-orders for the Huawei Honor 8X and 8X Max on September 6, 2018, and will start shipping from September 11, 2018. The Huawei Honor 8X price in China for the 4GB RAM + 64GB internal storage variant will start at CNY1,399, which is approximately €180 in Europe. The 6GB RAM + 64GB internal storage variant will cost CNY1,599 in China and €200 in Europe, while the 6GB RAM + 128GB internal storage model will cost CNY1,899 in China and €240 in Europe
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The Huawei Honor 8X Max is already on pre-order in China, and it is priced at CNY1,499, roughly €190 for the 4GB RAM + 64GB internal storage version, and CNY1,799 (roughly €230) for the 6GB RAM + 128GB internal storage version. There is no word on the price of the Snapdragon 660 equipped chipset model yet, but it will start selling from October 2018.
