Phone Comparison - Honor 8X Max vs Huawei Mate 20 X (5G)

Honor 8X Max
honor 8x max
Huawei Mate 20 X (5G)
huawei mate 20 x (5g)
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general General Info

Manufacturer Honor Huawei
Announced September 2018 May 2019
Status Available - September 2018 Coming Soon - June 2019
Colors Black, Blue, Red Emerald Green
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 177.6 x 86.3 x 8.1 mm
(6.99 x 3.4 x 0.32 in)
174.6 x 85.4 x 8.2 mm
(6.87 x 3.36 x 0.32 in)
Weight 210 g (7.41 oz) 232 g (8.18 oz)
SIM Type Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
CDMA 800 & TD-SCDMA
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 8(900), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 6(900), 7(2600), 8(900), 9(1800), 12(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 26(850), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300)
Messaging
Build Features - Fingerprint Sensor
- Fingerprint Sensor
IP53 dust and splash protection
Stylus (optional)

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android 8.1 (Oreo) Android 9.0 (Pie)
User Interface EMUI 8.2 EMUI 9
Processor Octa-core 1.8 GHz Kryo 260, Qualcomm SDM636 Snapdragon 636 (14 nm) [Similar] Octa-core (2x2.6 GHz Cortex-A76 & 2x1.92 GHz Cortex-A76 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55), HiSilicon Kirin 980 (7 nm) [Similar]
GPU Adreno 509 [Similar] Mali-G76 MP10 [Similar]
RAM 4 GB [Browse Similar] 6 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 64/128 GB 128 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) NM (Nano Memory), up to 256GB (uses shared SIM slot)

display Display

Type IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen OLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass (unspecified Version)
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 7.12 inches [Similar] 7.2 inches [Similar]
Resolution 1080 x 2244 pixels (350 ppi) 1080 x 2244 pixels (346 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 83.28% 87.59%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes
Radio FM radio No
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 16 MP + 2 MP [Similar] 40 MP + 20 MP + 8 MP [Similar]
Flash LED Flash Dual-LED Dual-tone Flash
Features 16 MP, f/2.0, PDAF
2 MP, f/2.4, depth sensor
Panorama, HDR
40 MP, f/1.8, 27mm (wide), 1/1.7", PDAF/Laser AF
20 MP, f/2.2, 16mm (ultrawide), 1/2.7", PDAF/Laser AF
8 MP, f/2.4, 80mm (telephoto), 1/4", 5x optical zoom, OIS, PDAF/Laser AF
Leica Optics, Panorama, HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 1080p@30fps (gyro-EIS), 720p@960fps
Front Camera 8 MP, f/2.0, HDR, 1080p@30fps [Similar] 24 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide), HDR, 1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A Cat21 1400/200 Mbps; 5G
Bluetooth 4.2, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, aptX HD, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB microUSB 2.0, USB On-The-Go 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with dual-band A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS
Browser Yes Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 64/128 GB, 4 GB RAM or 64 GB, 6 GB RAM 128 GB, 6 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) NM (Nano Memory), up to 256GB (uses shared SIM slot)
USB OTG Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
Magnetic-Field Sensor (Compass) magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present
Gyroscope Sensor gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor present
Barometer Sensor barometer sensor not present barometer sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Po Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery charging 40W
Capacity 5000 mAh 4200 mAh
Stand by - -
Talk Time - -