Honor launched the 8X and 8X Max
phablet-sized smartphones. Both are equipped metal and glass build, near
bezel-less screens with small notch, and mid-range grade specs. Honor 8X is the
"smaller" between the two. It boasts a 6.5-inch 2.5D curved screen
with FHD+ 2340 x 1080 resolution. It also highlights a 91 percent
screen-to-body ratio due to its smaller notch and tiny 4.2 mm chin.
Under the hood, the 8X is powered by the Kirin 710
octa-core processor with up to 6GB RAM, up to 128GB expandable storage via
dedicated microSD card slot, and 3,750mAh battery with fast charging. The 8X also has a bright 20MP
f/1.8 main camera paired with a 2MP secondary depth sensor. As expected, it has
AI which can identify up to 500 scenes.
For selfies, it has 16MP camera with 4-in-1 pixel
binning technology. Like the Honor Play, it also has the 4D game experience. We are not yet sure if it has GPU
Turbo though.
Honor 8X Specs
- Display: 6.5-inch 2.5D curved IPS screen w/ FHD+ 2340 x 1080 resolution at 396 ppi
- CPU: 2.2GHz 64-bit Kirin 710 octa-core processor
- GPU: Mali-G51 MP4
- RAM: 4GB
- ROM: 64GB/128GB expandable via microSD card slot up to 400GB (dedicated)
- Back Camera: 20MP f/1.8 + 2MP w/ PDAF, contrast focus, Master AI, and LED flash
- Selfie Camera: 16MP f/2.0 w/ AI face beauty
- Battery: 3,750mAh w/ fast charging
- OS: Android 8.1 Oreo w/ EMUI 8.2
- Connectivity: WiFi 802.11b/g/n (2.4GHz/5GHz), 700MHz 4G LTE, Bluetooth 4.2, BLE, HWA, aptX, and aptX HD, FM Radio, OTG, GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, dual SIM
- Sensors: Accelerometer, light, orientation, proximity, gyroscope, sound, magnetic
- Others: Fingerprint sensor, face unlock, Colors: black, blue, red, purple
- Dimensions: 160.4 x 76.6 x 7.8 mm
- Weight: 175 g
- Price: TBC
Next is the Honor 8X Max, the much
"bigger" device! It boasts a MASSIVE 7.12-inch screen with
Essential-like notch, 18.7:9 screen aspect ratio, and 2244 x 1080 resolution.
In total, it has 90.5 screen-to-body ratio.
Inside, it is a bit weird. Honor used Qualcomm
chips. There's a model that will come with the lower-end Snapdragon 636 and a
variant with the higher-end Snapdragon 660. It also has a pretty big 5,000mAh
of battery with 9V/2A fast charging and reverse charging mode.
Honor 8X Max Specs
- Display: 7.12 inch 2.5D curved IPS screen w/ FHD+ 2244 x 1080 resolution at 350 ppi
- CPU: 1.8GHz 64-bit Snapdragon 636 octa-core processor/2.2GHz 64-bit Snapdragon 660 octa-core processor
- GPU: Adreno 509/Adreno 512
- RAM: 4GB/6gb
- ROM: 64GB/128GB expandable via microSD card slot up to 400GB (dedicated)
- Back Camera: 16MP f/2.0 + 2MP f/2.4 w/ PDAF, contrast focus, Master AI, and LED flash
- Selfie Camera: 8MP f/2.0
- Battery: 5,000mAh w/ fast charging
- OS: Android 8.1 Oreo w/ EMUI 8.2
- Connectivity: WiFi 802.11b/g/n (2.4GHz/5GHz), 700MHz 4G LTE, Bluetooth 4.2, BLE, HWA, aptX, and aptX HD, FM Radio, OTG, GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, dual SIM (hybrid)
- Sensors: Accelerometer, light, orientation, proximity, gyroscope, sound, magnetic
- Others: Fingerprint sensor, face unlock, Colors: black blue, red
- Dimensions: 177.57 x 86.24 x 8.13 mm
- Weight: 210 g
- Price: TBC
The price of the Honor 8X starts at CNY 1,399 for the 4GB RAM/64GB ROM variant. The 6GB RAM with 64GB ROM model is
priced at CNY 1,599 while the 6GB RAM with 128GB ROM version retails
for CNY 1,899. The Honor 8X Max has a starting price of CNY 1,499 for the 4GB RAM/64GB ROM model. The 128GB ROM variant is priced at
CNY 1,799.
In China, both devices are now available to
pre-order. They will be on retail stores starting September 11 except for the
Honor 8X Max with Snapdragon 660. The SD660 model of the 8X Max
will go on sale in October instead.
