Honor 8C vs realme U1

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Comparing the Honor 8C vs realme U1 across performance, display, camera, battery, storage and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: realme U1 runs at a higher processing speed of 2.1 GHz, while Honor 8C runs at 1.8 GHz, making realme U1 the better performer.


Display: realme U1 offers a screen size of 6.3 inches, while Honor 8C offers 6.26 inches, making realme U1 the larger display of the two. Both Honor 8C and realme U1 feature the same IPS LCD display.


Rear Camera: Both Honor 8C and realme U1 feature a 13 MP primary rear camera.


Front Camera: realme U1 offers a higher front camera resolution with 25 MP, while Honor 8C offers 8 MP, making realme U1 better for front camera photography.


Battery: Honor 8C offers a higher battery capacity with 4000 mAh, while realme U1 offers 3500 mAh, making Honor 8C better for longer battery life.


Storage: Both Honor 8C and realme U1 offer the same internal storage of 32 GB.


User Rating: Honor 8C and realme U1 both receive the same user rating of 4.3.

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Honor 8C
₹12,999
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realme U1
₹8,999
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Summary

Spec Score

73%
72%

Release Date

10 Dec, 2018
05 Dec, 2018

Performance

Snapdragon 632
MediaTek Helio P70
Octa Core (upto 1.8 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2.1 GHz)
4 GB RAM
3 GB RAM

Display

6.26 inches (15.9 cm)
6.3 inches (16 cm)
IPS LCD
IPS LCD
720x1520 px (HD+)
1080x2340 px (FHD+)

Rear Camera

13 MP
Primary Camera
13 MP
Primary Camera
2 MP
Depth Camera
2 MP
Depth Camera

Front Camera

8 MP
25 MP

Battery

4000 mAh
3500 mAh
No Wireless Charging
No Wireless Charging

Storage

32 GB
32 GB
eMMC 5.1
eMMC 5.1

Expert Review

N/A
8.0/10

Pros

  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Premium design
  • Good cameras
  • Excellent battery life

Cons

  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Screen struggles in sunlight
  • ColorOS is packed with bloatware
  • Face unlock doesn't work in the dark

User Ratings

4.3/5
(40,407 ratings)
4.3/5
(52,114 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

N/A
109,302
AnTuTu Score

Video

Videos
1 More Video
Videos
6 More Videos

User Feedback

General

Launch Date

Dec 10, 2018
(Official)
N/A

Operating System

Android v8.1 (Oreo)
Android v8.1 (Oreo)

Custom UI

EMUI
ColorOS

Performance

Performance Rating

Good
Good

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 632
MediaTek Helio P70

Processor

Octa core

1.8 GHz, Quad core, Kryo 250 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Kryo 250
Octa core

2.1 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A73 2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

14 nm
12 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 506
Mali-G72 MP3

RAM

4 GB
3 GB / 4 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR3
LPDDR3

Performance Test Results

AnTuTu Score (The higher, the better) AnTuTu benchmark measures overall performance of a phone by stress-testing CPU, GPU, RAM, etc.

N/A
109,302

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

N/A
19.0 s

Gaming Test Results

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

N/A
9.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

N/A
21.8 %
* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Excellent

Display Type

IPS LCD
IPS LCD

Screen Size

6.26 inches  (15.9 cm)
6.3 inches  (16 cm)

Resolution

720x1520 px (HD+)
1080x2340 px (FHD+)

Aspect Ratio

19:9
19.5:9

Pixel Density

269 ppi
409 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

80.8 %
83.68 %

Screen Protection

N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass v3

Bezel-less Display

Yes with notch
Yes with waterdrop notch

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A
90.8 %

Design

Height

158.7 mm
157 mm

Width

75.9 mm
74 mm

Thickness

7.9 mm
8 mm

Weight

167 grams
168 grams

Build Material

Back: Plastic
Back: Plastic

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good
Good

Resolution

13 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.8CMOS image sensor
13 MP
Primary Camera2x Digital Zoomf/2.2CMOS image sensor
2 MP
f/2.4 Depth Camera
2 MP
f/2.4 Depth Camera

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus
Yes

OIS

N/A
No

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

4128 x 3096 Pixels
4128 x 3096 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
2 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Resolution

8 MP
f/2.0 Primary CameraCMOS
25 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera1/2.8" sensor size Exmor RS 0.9µm pixel size

Flash

Yes Soft light flash
N/A

Camera Features

Fixed Focus
N/A

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps

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Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Capacity

4000 mAh
3500 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer
Li-ion

Battery Test Results

Charging Time (20% to 100%) (The lower, the better)

N/A
2h 10m 34s

Storage

Internal Storage

32 GB / 64 GB
32 GB / 64 GB

Storage Type

eMMC 5.1
eMMC 5.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 256 GB
Yes Up to 256 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G
5G Not Supported 4G

VoLTE

Yes
Yes

SIM 1

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5)

SIM 2

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5)

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 b/g/n)
Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 b/g/n)

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.2
Yes v4.2

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

No
N/A

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Rear
Rear

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer