Honor View40 5G vs Honor 8X

General Info

Manufacturer
Honor	Honor
Announced
2021, January 22	September 2018
Status
Available. Released 2021, January 22	Available - September 2018
Colors
Midnight Black, Rose Gold, Titanium Silver	Black, Blue, Red, Pink
Form Factor
Candybar	Candybar
Dimension
163.1 x 74.3 x 8 mm (6.42 x 2.93 x 0.31 in)	160.4 x 76.6 x 7.8 mm (6.31 x 3.02 x 0.31 in)
Weight
189 g (6.67 oz)	175 g (6.17 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	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 CDMA 800 & TD-SCDMA
3G Network
HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1800 / 1900 / 2100	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100
4G Network
LTE	LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 8(900), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500)
5G Network
SA/NSA	-
SAR EU
- W/kg (head) - W/kg (body)	0.72 W/kg (head) - W/kg (body)
Messaging

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

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

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

Rear Camera
50 MP + 8 MP + 2 MP [Similar]	20 MP + 2 MP [Similar]
Flash
LED Flash	LED Flash
Features
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	20 MP, f/1.8, 27 mm (wide), PDAF 2 MP, depth sensor Panorama, HDR
Video
4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60fps, gyro-EIS	1080p@30/60fps, 480fps, stereo sound rec.
Front Camera
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]	16 MP, f/2.0, 26 mm (wide), HDR, 1080p@30fps [Similar]

GPRS
Yes	Yes
Edge
Yes	Yes
3G
HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A, 5G	HSPA, LTE-A
Bluetooth
5.1, A2DP, LE	4.2, A2DP, LE, aptX
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB
USB Type-C, USB On-The-Go	microUSB 2.0, USB On-The-Go
GPS
Yes, with dual-band A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
Browser
Yes

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

Fingerprint

Proximity Sensor

Accelerometer Sensor

Magnetic-field Sensor (Compass)

Gyroscope Sensor

NFC

Type
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)	Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Capacity
4000 mAh	3750 mAh
Stand by
-	-
Talk Time
-	-