Honor 8X vs Honor View40 5G

General Info

Manufacturer
Honor	Honor
Announced
September 2018	2021, January 22
Status
Available - September 2018	Available. Released 2021, January 22
Colors
Black, Blue, Red, Pink	Midnight Black, Rose Gold, Titanium Silver
Form Factor
Candybar	Candybar
Dimension
160.4 x 76.6 x 7.8 mm (6.31 x 3.02 x 0.31 in)	163.1 x 74.3 x 8 mm (6.42 x 2.93 x 0.31 in)
Weight
175 g (6.17 oz)	189 g (6.67 oz)
SIM Type
Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)	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) / 1800 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network
LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 8(900), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500)	LTE
5G Network
-	SA/NSA
SAR EU
0.72 W/kg (head) - W/kg (body)	- W/kg (head) - W/kg (body)
Messaging

Build Features
- Fingerprint Sensor	- Fingerprint Sensor (under display, optical)

OS
Android 8.1 (Oreo), upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie); EMUI 9.0	Android 10, with Google Play Services (unconfirmed)
Processor
Octa-core (4x2.2 GHz Cortex-A73 & 4x1.7 GHz Cortex-A53), Hisilicon Kirin 710 (12 nm) [Similar]	Octa-core (4x2.6 GHz Cortex-A77 & 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55), Mediatek MT6889Z Dimensity 1000+ (7nm) [Similar]
GPU
Mali-G51 MP4 [Similar]	Mali-G77 MC9 [Similar]
RAM
6 GB [Browse Similar]	8 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory
64/128 GB	256 GB
External Memory
microSD, up to 400 GB (dedicated slot)	No

Type
LTPS IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3	FHD+ AMOLED Screen HDR10 120Hz Refresh Rate 800 nits (peak)
Colors
16M colors	1B Colour
Size
6.5 inches [Similar]	6.72 inches [Similar]
Resolution
1080 x 2340 pixels (396 ppi)	1236 x 2676 pixels (439 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio
84.62%	91.37%
Multi-Touch

Rear Camera
20 MP + 2 MP [Similar]	50 MP + 8 MP + 2 MP [Similar]
Flash
LED Flash	LED Flash
Features
20 MP, f/1.8, 27 mm (wide), PDAF 2 MP, depth sensor Panorama, HDR	50 MP, f/1.8, 23mm (wide), 1/1.28", 2.44µm, omnidirectional PDAF, Laser AF, OIS 8 MP, f/2.2, 120˚, 17mm (ultrawide) 2 MP, f/2.4, (macro) Panorama, HDR
Video
1080p@30/60fps, 480fps, stereo sound rec.	4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60fps, gyro-EIS
Front Camera
16 MP, f/2.0, 26 mm (wide), HDR, 1080p@30fps [Similar]	32 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide), 1/2.8", 0.8µm 16 MP, f/2.2, 17mm (ultrawide) HDR 4K, 1080p; gyro-EIS [Similar]

GPRS
Yes	Yes
Edge
Yes	Yes
3G
HSPA, LTE-A	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A, 5G
Bluetooth
4.2, A2DP, LE, aptX	5.1, A2DP, 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/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB
microUSB 2.0, USB On-The-Go	USB Type-C, USB On-The-Go
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS	Yes, with dual-band A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS
Browser
	Yes

Internal
64/128 GB, 6 GB RAM or 64/128 GB, 4 GB RAM	256 GB, 8 GB RAM UFS 2.1
Expandable Storage
microSD, up to 400 GB (dedicated slot)	No
USB OTG
Supported	Supported

Fingerprint

Proximity Sensor

Accelerometer Sensor

Magnetic-field Sensor (Compass)

Gyroscope Sensor

NFC

Type
Non-removable Li-Po Battery	Non-removable Li-Po Battery Fast battery charging 66W, 60% in 15 min, 100% in 35 min (advertised) Fast wireless charging 50W, 50% in 35 min (advertised)
Capacity
3750 mAh	4000 mAh
Stand by
-	-
Talk Time
-	-