Honor 8X Max vs Honor Play

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Comparing the Honor 8X Max vs Honor Play across performance, display, camera, battery and storage to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Honor Play runs at a higher processing speed of 2.36 GHz, while Honor 8X Max runs at 1.8 GHz, making Honor Play the better performer.


Display: Honor 8X Max offers a screen size of 7.12 inches, while Honor Play offers 6.3 inches, making Honor 8X Max the larger display of the two. Both Honor 8X Max and Honor Play feature the same IPS LCD display.


Rear Camera: Both Honor 8X Max and Honor Play feature a 16 MP primary rear camera.


Front Camera: Honor Play offers a higher front camera resolution with 16 MP, while Honor 8X Max offers 8 MP, making Honor Play better for front camera photography.


Battery: Honor 8X Max offers a higher battery capacity with 5000 mAh, while Honor Play offers 3750 mAh, making Honor 8X Max better for longer battery life.


Storage: Both Honor 8X Max and Honor Play offer the same internal storage of 64 GB.

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Honor 8X Max
₹15,790
(Not Released in India)
Honor Play
₹21,999
(Out of Stock)
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Summary

Spec Score

73%
76%

Release Date

04 Sep, 2019
06 Aug, 2018

Performance

Snapdragon 636
HiSilicon Kirin
Octa Core (upto 1.8 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2.36 GHz)
4 GB RAM
4 GB RAM

Display

7.12 inches (18.08 cm)
6.3 inches (16 cm)
IPS LCD
IPS LCD
1080x2244 px (FHD+)
1080x2340 px (FHD+)

Rear Camera

16 MP
Primary Camera
16 MP
Primary Camera
2 MP
Camera
2 MP
Depth Camera

Front Camera

8 MP
16 MP

Battery

5000 mAh
3750 mAh
Fast Charging
Fast Charging
N/A
No Wireless Charging

Storage

64 GB
64 GB

Expert Review

N/A
8.0/10

Pros

  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Impressive performance
  • Great value for money
  • Good display quality

Cons

  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Battery life could have been better
  • Low-light camera performance

User Ratings

N/A
4.4/5
(14,374 ratings)

Video

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General

Launch Date

N/A
Aug 06, 2018
(Official)

Operating System

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

Custom UI

EMUI
EMUI

Performance

Performance Rating

Good
Good

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 636
HiSilicon Kirin 970

Processor

Octa core

1.8 GHz, Quad core, Kryo 260 1.6 GHz, Quad core, Kryo 260
Octa core

2.36 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A73 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53

Co-Processor

N/A
i7

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 509
Mali-G72 MP12

RAM

4 GB
4 GB / 6 GB

RAM Type

N/A
LPDDR4X

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Excellent

Display Type

IPS LCD
IPS LCD

Screen Size

7.12 inches  (18.08 cm)
6.3 inches  (16 cm)

Resolution

1080x2244 px (FHD+)
1080x2340 px (FHD+)

Aspect Ratio

18.7:9
19.5:9

Pixel Density

350 ppi
409 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

83.39 %
82.98 %

Bezel-less Display

Yes with notch
Yes with notch

Design

Height

177.5 mm
157.9 mm

Width

86.2 mm
74.2 mm

Thickness

8.1 mm
7.4 mm

Weight

210 grams
176 grams

Build Material

N/A
Frame: Metal
Back: Metal

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good
Good

Resolution

16 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.0
16 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.2Back-illuminated sensor BSI CMOS image sensor
2 MP
f/2.4
2 MP
f/2.4 Depth Camera

Autofocus

Yes
Yes Phase Detection Autofocus Continuous Autofocus

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

4616 x 3464 Pixels
4616 x 3464 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
Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Smile detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

N/A
4k @30 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Good
Very Good

Resolution

8 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera
16 MP
f/2.0 Primary CameraCMOS

Battery

Battery Rating

Excellent
Very Good

Capacity

5000 mAh
3750 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer
Li-Polymer

Quick Charging

Yes Fast Charging
Yes Fast Charging

Storage

Internal Storage

64 GB
64 GB

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 (Hybrid)
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)

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) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39)
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) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5)

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)
Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) 5GHz

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

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 Compass Gyroscope