Honor X8b vs Nokia XR21

Network
2G network

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900
3G network

HSDPA 850, 900, 1900, 2100

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

LTE frequency band 1, 3, 5, 8, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41

LTE frequency band 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 48, 66, 71
5G network

-

5G band 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 20, 25, 28, 40, 41, 66, 71, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA
HSDPA speed

42.2 Mbps

45.4 Mbps
HSUPA speed

5.76 Mbps

5.76 Mbps
EV-DO speed

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

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

Design
Build

Plastic, metal

Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus), plastic back, plastic frame
SIM

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

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

161.1 mm

168 mm
Width

74.6 mm

78.6 mm
Thickness

6.8 mm

10.6 mm
Weight

166 g

231 g
Waterproof

-

IP68/IP69K (1.5m and 60 mins)
Dust proof

-

IP68/IP69K
MIL-STD-810H

-

Yes
Colors

Black, Green, Silver

Black, Green

Display
Display type

AMOLED

IPS LCD
Physical size

6.7 inches

6.49 inches
Resolution

1080 x 2412 pixels

1080 x 2400 pixels
Pixel density

394 ppi

406 ppi
Display colors

16777216

16777216
Protection

2.5D curved glass screen

2D curved glass screen, Corning Gorilla Glass Victus
Display features

90Hz, 1200 nits (HBM), 2000 nits (peak)

-

Hardware
CPU

Octa-core

Octa-core
CPU

Quad-core 2.4 GHz Kryo 265 Gold

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

quad-core 1.9 GHz Kryo 265 Silver

Hexa-core 1.7 GHz Kryo 660 Silver
Chipset

Qualcomm SM6225 Snapdragon 680 4G

Qualcomm SM6375 Snapdragon 695 5G
GPU

Adreno 610

Adreno 619
Memory RAM

8 GB

6 GB
Internal storage

128, 256, 512 GB

128 GB
Memory card

No

microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC
Memory card max

-

512 GB

Main camera
Camera type

Triple

Dual
Main camera

(wide) , 108 MP, f/1.8 , 24 mm, 1/1.67"

(wide) , 64 MP, f/1.8 , 1/2"
(ultrawide) , 5 MP, f/2.2

(ultrawide) , 8 MP, f/2.2 , 1/4.0" , 1.12 µm
(macro) , 2 MP, f/2.4
Primary camera resolution

12000 x 9000 pixels

9280 x 6920 pixels
Primary camera video

1080p@30fps

4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps
Primary camera flash

LED flash

dual-LED dual-tone flash
Camera features

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

Autofocus, geotagging, panorama, HDR, touch focus, white balance settings, ISO settings, exposure compensation, self-timer, scene-mode, speedwarp

Connectivity
WLAN

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

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

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Direct

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Dual Band

Yes

Yes
USB

Type-C 2.0

Type-C 2.0
USB On-The-Go

Yes

Yes
Bluetooth

v5.0

v5.1
Bluetooth A2DP

Yes

Yes
bluetooth LE

Yes

Yes
Bluetooth AptX

-

aptX Adaptive
NFC

No

Yes (market dependent)
GPS

Yes, with A-GPS

Yes, with dual-band A-GPS
GLONASS

Yes

Yes
GALILEO

Yes

Yes
BDS

Yes

Yes
QZSS

-

Yes
NavIC

-

Yes