Honor 8X vs realme U1

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Honor 8X
₹17,999
(Out of Stock)
realme U1
₹8,790
(Discontinued)
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Summary

Spec Score

77%
74%

Release Date

24 Oct, 2018
05 Dec, 2018

Performance

HiSilicon Kirin
MediaTek Helio P70
Octa Core (upto 2.2 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2.1 GHz)
4 GB RAM
3 GB RAM

Display

6.5 inches (16.51 cm)
6.3 inches (16 cm)
IPS LCD
IPS LCD
1080x2340 px (FHD+)
1080x2340 px (FHD+)

Rear Camera

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

Front Camera

16 MP
Wide Angle Lens
25 MP

Battery

3750 mAh
3500 mAh
No Wireless Charging
No Wireless Charging

Storage

64 GB
32 GB
eMMC 5.1
eMMC 5.1

Expert Review

N/A
4.0/10

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

4.4/5
(27,914 ratings)
4.3/5
(52,114 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

N/A
109,302
AnTuTu Score

Video

Videos
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Videos
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User Feedback

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General

Launch Date

Oct 24, 2018
(Official)
N/A

Operating System

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

Custom UI

EMUI
ColorOS

Performance

Performance Rating

Good
Good

Chipset

HiSilicon Kirin 710
MediaTek Helio P70

CPU

Octa core

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

12 nm
12 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-G51 MP4
Mali-G72 MP3

RAM

4 GB / 6 GB
3 GB / 4 GB

RAM Type

N/A
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

GFX Score (The higher, the better) GFXBench Manhattan benchmark measures the performance of GPU, which affects gaming experience.

N/A
1,252.0

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

6.5 inches  (16.51 cm)
6.3 inches  (16 cm)

Resolution

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

Aspect Ratio

19.5:9
19.5:9

Pixel Density

396 ppi
409 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

84.23 %
83.68 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v3
Corning Gorilla Glass v3

Bezel-less Display

Yes with notch
Yes with waterdrop notch

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

91 %
90.8 %

Design

Height

160.4 mm
157 mm

Width

76.6 mm
74 mm

Thickness

7.8 mm
8 mm

Weight

175 grams
168 grams

Build Material

Back: Mineral Glass
Back: Plastic

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good
Good

Resolution

20 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.8 Wide Angle27 mm focal length CMOS 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

No
No

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

5160 x 3872 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

1920x1080 @ 60 fps
1920x1080 @ 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
25 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera1/2.8" sensor size Exmor RS 0.9µm pixel size

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps
1920x1080 @ 30 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Capacity

3750 mAh
3500 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer
Li-ion

TalkTime

Up to 21 Hours(2G)
N/A

Battery Test Results

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

N/A
2h 10m 34s

Storage

Internal Storage

64 GB / 128 GB
32 GB / 64 GB

Storage Type

eMMC 5.1
eMMC 5.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 400 GB
N/A

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 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 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 1800(band 3)
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 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)
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