Honor the sub-brand of Huawei has finally launched the successor to Honor 7X with Honor 8X and Honor 8X max in China. The new Honor 8X and Honor 8X Max will be available in Black, Blue, Purple, and Red colors. The Honor 8X is priced at 1399 Yuan (Rs.14,700/-) for 4GB+64GB, 6GB+64GB at 1599 Yuan (Rs.16,800/-) and 6GB+128GB at 1899 Yuan (Rs.19,950/-). The Honor 8X Max with 4GB+64GB at 1499 Yuan (Rs.15,750/-) and 4GB+128GB at 1799 Yuan (Rs.18,900/-).
The Honor 8X and Honor 8X Max will go on sale from Sept 11 and is already up on pre-orders whereas the Honor 8X Max with SD660 SoC with 6GB RAM and 64GB storage will go on sale from Oct.
Honor 8X:
The new Honor 8X is the direct successor to last year launched Honor 7X which arrived with 18:9 aspect ratio display. The Honor 8X now comes with metal and glass design with a glossy finish similar to Honor 10. The new Honor 8X weighs around 175 grams and measures 160.4×76.6×7.8mm.
The Honor 8X sports 6.5 inches FHD+ (2340 × 1080p) display having an aspect ratio of 19.5:9 with 2.5D curved glass on top. It features the Oppo F9 like waterdrop display with a tiny notch. It is powered by Huawei Kirin 710 SoC coupled with 4GB/6GB RAM and 64GB/128GB storage options. The storage can be expanded via microSD card up to 400GB.
The Honor 8X comes with Honor Play like 4D gaming experience with real-time scene detection up to 30 scenes that vibrate similar to one on Sony’s PlayStation Joystick which offers realistic gaming experience.
The Honor 8X features a Dual rear camera with a 20MP primary sensor having an aperture of f/1.8 and 2MP secondary camera, LED flash and comes with 480p slo-mo video recording along with AI scene recognition system. It features a 16MP selfie camera with an aperture of f/2.0. It comes with rear-mounted fingerprint scanner along with AI-based Facial recognition.
The connectivity option includes Dual SIM with Dual 4G LTE and VoLTE support, Bluetooth 4.2, Dual Band Wifi, A-GPS, GLONASS, 3.5 mm audio jack, and micro USB port. All this is fueled by 3750 mAh battery and no support for fast charging. It runs on Android 8.1 with EMUI 8.2 on top.
Honor 8X Max:
The new Honor 8X Max is the second smartphone under 8X series with a larger display size. The Honor 8X now comes with metal and glass design with a glossy finish similar to Honor 10. The new Honor 8X weighs around 210 grams and measures 177.57×86.24×8.13mm.
The Honor 8X Max sports 7.12inches FHD+ (2244 × 1080p) display having an aspect ratio of 19.5:9 with 2.5D curved glass on top. It features the Oppo F9 like waterdrop display with a tiny notch. It is powered by SD636 coupled with 4GB/6GB RAM and 64GB/128GB and SD660 SoC with 6GB RAM and 64GB internal storage options. The storage can be expanded via microSD card up to 400GB.
The Honor 8X features a Dual rear camera with a 16MP primary sensor having an aperture of f/2.0 and 2MP secondary camera with an aperture of f/2.4, and LED flash along with AI scene recognition system. It features an 8MP selfie camera with an aperture of f/2.0. It comes with rear-mounted fingerprint scanner along with AI-based Facial recognition.
The connectivity option includes Dual SIM with Dual 4G LTE and VoLTE support, Bluetooth 4.2, Dual Band Wifi, A-GPS, GLONASS, 3.5 mm audio jack, and micro USB port. All this is fueled by 5000 mAh battery and no support for fast charging. It runs on Android 8.1 with EMUI 8.2 on top.
