realme U1 vs Honor 8X

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Comparing the realme U1 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: Honor 8X runs at a higher processing speed of 2.2 GHz, while realme U1 runs at 2.1 GHz, making Honor 8X the better performer.


Display: Honor 8X offers a screen size of 6.5 inches, while realme U1 offers 6.3 inches, making Honor 8X the larger display of the two. Both realme U1 and Honor 8X feature the same IPS LCD display.


Rear Camera: Honor 8X offers a higher rear camera resolution with 20 MP, while realme U1 offers 13 MP, making Honor 8X better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: realme U1 offers a higher front camera resolution with 25 MP, while Honor 8X offers 16 MP, making realme U1 better for front camera photography.


Battery: Honor 8X offers a higher battery capacity with 3750 mAh, while realme U1 offers 3500 mAh, making Honor 8X better for longer battery life.


Storage: Honor 8X offers higher internal storage with 64 GB, while realme U1 offers 32 GB, making Honor 8X the better option for storage.


User Rating: Honor 8X receives a higher user rating of 4.4, while realme U1 has a rating of 4.3.

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₹17,999
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Summary

Spec Score

72%
75%

Release Date

05 Dec, 2018
24 Oct, 2018

Performance

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

Display

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

Rear Camera

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

Front Camera

25 MP
16 MP
Wide Angle Lens

Battery

3500 mAh
3750 mAh
No Wireless Charging
No Wireless Charging

Storage

32 GB
64 GB
eMMC 5.1
eMMC 5.1

Expert Review

8.0/10
N/A

Pros

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

Cons

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

User Ratings

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

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

109,302
AnTuTu Score
N/A

Video

Videos
6 More Videos
Videos
9 More Videos

User Feedback

General

Launch Date

N/A
Oct 24, 2018
(Official)

Operating System

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

Custom UI

ColorOS
EMUI

Performance

Performance Rating

Good
Good

Chipset

MediaTek Helio P70
HiSilicon Kirin 710

Processor

Octa core

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

12 nm
12 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-G72 MP3
Mali-G51 MP4

RAM

3 GB / 4 GB
4 GB / 6 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR3
N/A

Performance Test Results

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

109,302
N/A

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

19.0 s
N/A

Gaming Test Results

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

9.0 %
N/A

Heating* (The lower, the better)

21.8 %
N/A
* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Excellent

Display Type

IPS LCD
IPS LCD

Screen Size

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

Resolution

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

Aspect Ratio

19.5:9
19.5:9

Pixel Density

409 ppi
396 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

83.68 %
84.23 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v3
Corning Gorilla Glass v3

Bezel-less Display

Yes with waterdrop notch
Yes with notch

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

90.8 %
91 %

Design

Height

157 mm
160.4 mm

Width

74 mm
76.6 mm

Thickness

8 mm
7.8 mm

Weight

168 grams
175 grams

Build Material

Back: Plastic
Back: Mineral Glass

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good
Good

Resolution

13 MP
Primary Camera2x Digital Zoomf/2.2CMOS image sensor
20 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.8 Wide Angle27 mm focal length CMOS image sensor
2 MP
f/2.4 Depth Camera
2 MP
f/2.4 Depth Camera

Autofocus

Yes
Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

OIS

No
No

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

4128 x 3096 Pixels
5160 x 3872 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

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

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
Full HD @60 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Resolution

25 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera1/2.8" sensor size Exmor RS 0.9µm pixel size
16 MP
f/2.0 Wide Angle Primary Camera26 mm focal length 1/3" sensor size CMOS 1µm pixel size

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Capacity

3500 mAh
3750 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-Polymer

TalkTime

N/A
Up to 21 Hours(2G)

Battery Test Results

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

2h 10m 34s
N/A

Storage

Internal Storage

32 GB / 64 GB
64 GB / 128 GB

Storage Type

eMMC 5.1
eMMC 5.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 256 GB
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 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 1800(band 3)

SIM 2

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)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 1800(band 3)

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 b/g/n)
Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)

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

N/A
No

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
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope