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

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

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Both Xiaomi Mi A2 (Mi 6X) and Honor 8X 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 Xiaomi Mi A2 (Mi 6X) and Honor 8X 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 Xiaomi Mi A2 (Mi 6X) and Honor 8X 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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Xiaomi Mi A2 (Mi 6X)
₹8,399
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₹17,999
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Summary

Spec Score

74%
75%

Release Date

16 Aug, 2018
24 Oct, 2018

Performance

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

Display

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

Rear Camera

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

Front Camera

20 MP
16 MP
Wide Angle Lens

Battery

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

Storage

64 GB
64 GB
eMMC 5.1
eMMC 5.1

Expert Review

8.0/10
N/A

Pros

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

Cons

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

User Ratings

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

Video

Videos
12 More Videos
Videos
9 More Videos

User Feedback

General

Launch Date

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

Operating System

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

Custom UI

Android One
EMUI

Performance

Performance Rating

Good
Good

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 660
HiSilicon Kirin 710

Processor

Octa core

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

2.2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A73 1.7 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 512
Mali-G51 MP4

RAM

4 GB / 6 GB
4 GB / 6 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4X
N/A

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Excellent

Display Type

IPS LCD
IPS LCD

Screen Size

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

Resolution

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

Aspect Ratio

18:9
19.5:9

Pixel Density

403 ppi
396 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

77.38 %
84.23 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v5
Corning Gorilla Glass v3

Bezel-less Display

Yes
Yes with notch

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A
91 %

Design

Height

158.7 mm
160.4 mm

Width

75.4 mm
76.6 mm

Thickness

7.3 mm
7.8 mm

Weight

168 grams
175 grams

Build Material

Back: Aluminium
Back: Mineral Glass

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good
Good

Resolution

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

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus
Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

OIS

No
No

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

4000 x 3000 Pixels
5160 x 3872 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

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

Camera Features

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

Video Recording

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

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Resolution

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

Flash

Yes Soft light flash
N/A

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Capacity

3010 mAh
3750 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer
Li-Polymer

TalkTime

N/A
Up to 21 Hours(2G)

Quick Charging

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

Storage

Internal Storage

64 GB / 128 GB
64 GB / 128 GB

Storage Type

eMMC 5.1
eMMC 5.1

Expandable Storage

No
Yes Up to 400 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 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 850(band 5)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 1800(band 3)

SIM 2

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

SAR Value

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

Wi-Fi

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

Wi-Fi Features

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.0
Yes v4.2

GPS

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

NFC

No
No

Multimedia

Audio Jack

USB Type-C
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