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Honor 8S 2020 vs Honor X9 5G

Honor 8S 2020

Honor X9 5G

Honor 8S 2020

Honor X9 5G

Network
2G network

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900
3G network

HSDPA 850, 900, 2100

HSDPA 850, 900, 1700(AWS), 1900, 2100
4G network

LTE

LTE frequency band 1, 3, 41, 77, 78, 79
HSDPA speed

42.2 Mbps

42.2 Mbps
HSUPA speed

5.76 Mbps

5.76 Mbps
EV-DO speed

-

EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps download, 1.8 Mbps upload
LTE speed

LTE-A

LTE-A, 750 Mbps download, 211 Mbps upload
GPRS

Yes

Yes
EDGE

Yes

Yes

Availability
Oficially announced

2020-05

2022-03
Status

2020-05

2022-04

Design
Build

Glass front, plastic back, plastic frame

Aluminium alloy
SIM

Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)

Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Height

147.1 mm

166.1 mm
Width

70.8 mm

75.8 mm
Thickness

8.5 mm

8.1 mm
Weight

146 g

189 g
Colors

Black, Blue, Green

Black, Blue, Silver

Display
Display type

IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen

IPS LCD
Physical size

5.71 inches

6.81 inches
Resolution

720 x 1520 pixels

1080 x 2388 pixels
Pixel density

295 ppi

385 ppi
Display colors

16777216

16777216
Protection

-

2.5D curved glass screen
Display features

-

120Hz

Hardware
CPU

-

Octa-core
CPU

Quad-core 2.0 GHz Cortex-A53

Dual-core 2.2 GHz Kryo 660 Gold
CPU(second)

Hexa-core 1.8 GHz Kryo 660 Silver
Chipset

Mediatek MT6761 Helio A22

Qualcomm SM6375 Snapdragon 695 5G
GPU

PowerVR GE8320

Adreno 619
Memory RAM

3 GB

8 GB
Internal storage

64 GB

128 GB
Memory card

microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC

No
Memory card max

512 GB

-
Storage

eMMC 5.1

-

OS
OS

EMUI 9 (Android 9.0 Pie), Google Play services

Android 11, Magic UI 4.2

Main camera
Camera type

Single

Quad
Main camera

13 MP, f/1.8

48 MP, f/1.8 , (wide)
(macro) , 2 MP, f/2.4
(depth) , 2 MP, f/2.4
Primary camera resolution

-

8000 x 6000 pixels
Primary camera video

1080p@30fps

1080p@30fps
Primary camera flash

LED flash

LED flash
Camera features

Autofocus, continuous shooting, digital zoom, geotagging, panorama, HDR, touch focus, face detection, white balance settings, ISO settings, exposure compensation, self-timer, scene-mode, phase detection

Autofocus, continuous shooting, digital zoom, digital image stabilization, geotagging, panorama, HDR, touch focus, face detection, white balance settings, ISO settings, exposure compensation, self-timer, scene-mode, macro-mode, phase detection autofocus, contrast detection autofocus

Selfie camera
Selfie camera type

-

Single
Selfie camera

5 MP, f/2.2

16 MP, f/2.5 , 26 mm
Selfie camera resolution

-

4608 x 3456 pixels
Selfie camera features

-

Face unlock, face detection
Selfie camera video

-

1080p@30fps

Sound
3.5mm jack

Yes

No
Loudspeaker

Yes

Yes
Earpiece

Yes

Yes

Multimedia
Radio

FM Radio

No

Connectivity
WLAN

Wi-Fi 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n

Wi-Fi 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11n 5Ghz, 802.11ac
WLAN WiFi Hotspot

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Direct

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Dual Band

-

Yes
USB

microUSB 2.0

Type-C 2.0
USB On-The-Go

-

Yes
Bluetooth

v5.0

v5.1
Bluetooth A2DP

Yes

Yes
bluetooth LE

Yes

Yes
Bluetooth EDR

Yes

-
NFC

-

Yes
GPS

Yes, with A-GPS

Yes, with A-GPS
GLONASS

Yes

Yes
GALILEO

-

Yes
Beidou

Yes

-
BDS

-

Yes

Features
Sensors

Accelerometer, proximity

Accelerometer, compass, fingerprint, gyroscope, virtual proximity

Browser
HTML

HTML5

HTML5

Battery
Battery type

Li-Po

Li-Po
Battery capacity

3020 mAh

4800 mAh
Battery removable

Non-removable

Non-removable
Fast battery charging

-

Yes, 66W (81% in 30 min)

Cost
Price

125 USD

270 USD

Tests and performance
Antutu

-

402000 (v9)
Geekbench(single-core)

-

545 (v5.2)
Geekbench(multi-core)

-

1691 (v5.2)

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