Honor 8X vs Xiaomi Mi A2 (Mi 6X)

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Comparing the Honor 8X vs Xiaomi Mi A2 (Mi 6X) across performance, display, camera, battery, storage and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Both Honor 8X and Xiaomi Mi A2 (Mi 6X) run at the same processing speed of 2.2 GHz.


Display: Honor 8X offers a screen size of 6.5 inches, while Xiaomi Mi A2 (Mi 6X) offers 5.99 inches, making Honor 8X the larger display of the two. Both Honor 8X and Xiaomi Mi A2 (Mi 6X) feature the same IPS LCD display.


Rear Camera: Honor 8X offers a higher rear camera resolution with 20 MP, while Xiaomi Mi A2 (Mi 6X) offers 12 MP, making Honor 8X better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: Xiaomi Mi A2 (Mi 6X) offers a higher front camera resolution with 20 MP, while Honor 8X offers 16 MP, making Xiaomi Mi A2 (Mi 6X) better for front camera photography.


Battery: Honor 8X offers a higher battery capacity with 3750 mAh, while Xiaomi Mi A2 (Mi 6X) offers 3010 mAh, making Honor 8X better for longer battery life.


Storage: Both Honor 8X and Xiaomi Mi A2 (Mi 6X) offer the same internal storage of 64 GB.


User Rating: Honor 8X receives a higher user rating of 4.4, while Xiaomi Mi A2 (Mi 6X) has a rating of 4.1.

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Honor 8X
₹17,999
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₹8,399
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Summary

Spec Score

75%
74%

Release Date

24 Oct, 2018
16 Aug, 2018

Performance

HiSilicon Kirin
Snapdragon 660
Octa Core (upto 2.2 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2.2 GHz)
4 GB RAM
4 GB RAM

Display

6.5 inches (16.51 cm)
5.99 inches (15.21 cm)
IPS LCD
IPS LCD
1080x2340 px (FHD+)
1080x2160 px (FHD+)

Rear Camera

20 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
12 MP
Primary Camera
2 MP
Depth Camera
20 MP
Camera

Front Camera

16 MP
Wide Angle Lens
20 MP

Battery

3750 mAh
3010 mAh
N/A
Quick Charging
No Wireless Charging
No Wireless Charging

Storage

64 GB
64 GB
eMMC 5.1
eMMC 5.1

Expert Review

N/A
8.0/10

Pros

  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Excellent cameras
  • Solid performer
  • Assured Android updates for the next two years

Cons

  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • No headphone jack
  • Battery life is average
  • Pronounced camera bump

User Ratings

4.4/5
(27,914 ratings)
4.1/5
(81,165 ratings)

Video

Videos
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Videos
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User Feedback

General

Launch Date

Oct 24, 2018
(Official)
Aug 16, 2018
(Official)

Operating System

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

Custom UI

EMUI
Android One

Performance

Performance Rating

Good
Good

Chipset

HiSilicon Kirin 710
Qualcomm Snapdragon 660

Processor

Octa core

2.2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A73 1.7 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53
Octa core

2.2 GHz, Quad core, Kryo 260 1.84 GHz, Quad core, Kryo 260

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

12 nm
14 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-G51 MP4
Adreno 512

RAM

4 GB / 6 GB
4 GB / 6 GB

RAM Type

N/A
LPDDR4X

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Excellent

Display Type

IPS LCD
IPS LCD

Screen Size

6.5 inches  (16.51 cm)
5.99 inches  (15.21 cm)

Resolution

1080x2340 px (FHD+)
1080x2160 px (FHD+)

Aspect Ratio

19.5:9
18:9

Pixel Density

396 ppi
403 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

84.23 %
77.38 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v3
Corning Gorilla Glass v5

Bezel-less Display

Yes with notch
Yes

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

91 %
N/A

Design

Height

160.4 mm
158.7 mm

Width

76.6 mm
75.4 mm

Thickness

7.8 mm
7.3 mm

Weight

175 grams
168 grams

Build Material

Back: Mineral Glass
Back: Aluminium

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good
Good

Resolution

20 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.8 Wide Angle27 mm focal length CMOS image sensor
12 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.751/2.9" sensor size IMX486 Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor 1.25µm pixel size
2 MP
f/2.4 Depth Camera
20 MP
f/1.71/2.8" sensor size 1µm pixel size

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus
Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

OIS

No
No

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

5160 x 3872 Pixels
4000 x 3000 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)
Burst mode

Camera Features

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

Video Recording

Full HD @60 fps
4k @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps
HD @120 fps
720x480 @30 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Resolution

16 MP
f/2.0 Wide Angle Primary Camera26 mm focal length 1/3" sensor size CMOS 1µm pixel size
20 MP
f/2.2 Primary Camera1/2.8" sensor size Exmor RS 1µm pixel size

Flash

N/A
Yes Soft light flash

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Capacity

3750 mAh
3010 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer
Li-Polymer

TalkTime

Up to 21 Hours(2G)
N/A

Quick Charging

N/A
Yes Quick Charging v4.0 50% in 30 minutes

Storage

Internal Storage

64 GB / 128 GB
64 GB / 128 GB

Storage Type

eMMC 5.1
eMMC 5.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 400 GB
No

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 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 1800(band 3)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 850(band 5)

SIM 2

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 1800(band 3)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 850(band 5)

SAR Value

N/A
Head: 1.092 W/kg Body: 0.259 W/kg

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
Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.2
Yes v5.0

GPS

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

NFC

No
No

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
USB Type-C

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