Mid-range · 2018

Honor 8X

Name: Honor 8X
Brand: Honor
Price: 120000 NGN
Availability: InStock

From ₦65,000 to ₦120,000 · 3 sellers·Last checked 1d ago

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Our Take

CPU benches near recent entry-level phones like the Samsung Galaxy A05

Extras Curved display

Watch out No more updates, 10W charging (slow)

Skip if Heavy gaming or multitasking

6.5″ IPS LCD · 60Hz

710 4 / 64 GB

3750 mAh 10W charging

20 MP 16 MP selfie

4G LTE NFC

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In the Real World

See how the Honor 8X looks and feels in everyday use.

Full specifications

Display

6.5″ · IPS LCD · 1080 × 2340 · 60 Hz · HDR

Basic

A standard LCD panel. Fine indoors, watch out for sunlight legibility.

Screen size

6.5"

Panel type

IPS LCD

Resolution

1080 × 2340 px

Refresh rate

60 Hz

Slow for 2026

HDR

Supported

Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass 3

Performance

Kirin 710 (12 nm) · 8-core 2.2 GHz · Mali-G51 MP4

Basic CPU

Best for calls, messaging, and very light browsing. Avoid heavy multitasking.

Chipset

Kirin 710 (12 nm)

Current CPU tier

Entry-level

Launch class

Mid-range

AnTuTu

233,113

v10

GeekBench

5,651

CPU

8-core, 2.2 GHz

GPU

Mali-G51 MP4

Process

12 nm

RAM type

LPDDR4X RAM

CPU layout

4x Cortex A73 2.2 GHz + 4x Cortex A53 1.7 GHz

Software & updates

Android 8.1 (Oreo), upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie), EMUI 9.0 · 1-year support

End of life

This phone is past its update window — it still works, but new Android versions and most security patches have stopped.

Operating system

Android 8.1 (Oreo), upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie), EMUI 9.0

Software support

1 years of updates

Updates remaining

None — past its update window

Camera

20 MP f/1.8 main · 16 MP selfie

A standard camera setup — sharp in daylight, expect noise in low light.

Main camera

20 MP f/1.8

Front camera

16 MP f/2.0

Main sensor

2µm

Slow motion

Yes, 480 fps

Video

1080p @ 60 fps

Battery

3750 mAh · 10 W wired

Battery is average for the class — fine for daily use.

Capacity

3750 mAh

Lab endurance

96:00h

Wired charging

10 W

Slow for 2026

Removable

Memory

4 GB RAM · 64 GB · expandable

Tight

RAM

4 GB

Tight for 2026

Storage

64 GB

Fills fast

Configurations

4/64GB · 6/64GB · 4/128GB · 6/128GB

Storage type

eMMC 5.1

Expandable

Yes

Connectivity

4G LTE · NFC · Wi-Fi 4

4G LTE

Yes

NFC

Yes

Contactless

Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi 4

Bluetooth

4.2

GPS systems

GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou

USB

Micro-USB 2.0

USB OTG

Yes

3.5mm jack

Yes

IR blaster

SIM

1× Nano-SIM

Network bands

4G works on all four carriers — no 5G

Radio bands decide whether this phone sees MTN, Glo, Airtel or 9mobile towers — and how strong the signal holds indoors.

M MTN

4G full · no 5G

Full

A Airtel

4G full · no 5G

Full

G Glo

4G works No B28 — signal can get weak indoors and outside the big cities.

Works

9 9mobile

4G full

Full

The bands Nigerian networks use

B3 main band

M A G 9

B7 extra speed

B20 indoor reach

B28 indoor reach

n78 the 5G band

M A

The dots show which network uses each band. ✓ means this phone has it, ✗ means it doesn't.

All reported bands

2G B2, B3, B5, B8

3G B1, B5, B8

4G B1, B3, B5, B7, B8, B20

Build & Design

175 g · 7.8 mm

Height

160.4 mm

Width

76.6 mm

Thickness

7.8 mm

Weight

175 g

Sensors

Fingerprint (rear-mounted) · accelerometer · gyro · proximity

Sensors

Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass

Images and battery life estimates from GSMArena · Read full review

How it stacks up against the rest.

A few phones around the same price, so you can see what this one does better and what it gives up.

Apple iPhone XS

Loses on most 1 win 4 losses

41% larger battery capacity

3,750 mAh vs 2,658 mAh battery

Lower-resolution screen

IPS LCD vs OLED panel · 1080 × 2340 vs 1125 × 2436 resolution · Tradeoff: 6.5″ vs 5.8″ screen

Lower benchmark score

233k vs 691k AnTuTu · Entry-level vs Mid-range tier

Less stable camera

No OIS vs OIS · — vs Telephoto · OIS · 1080p @ 60 fps vs 4K @ 60 fps video

Less protected

None vs IP68 protection

Full comparison

Samsung Galaxy S9

Loses on most 1 win 4 losses

25% larger battery capacity

3,750 mAh vs 3,000 mAh battery

Lower-resolution screen

IPS LCD vs Super AMOLED panel · 1080 × 2340 vs 1440 × 2960 resolution · Tradeoff: 6.5″ vs 5.8″ screen

Lower benchmark score

233k vs 416k AnTuTu · Entry-level vs Lower mid-range tier

Less stable camera

No OIS vs OIS · 1080p @ 60 fps vs 4K @ 60 fps video

Less protected

None vs IP68 protection · 175 g vs 163 g

₦15k cheaper Full comparison

Where to buy

3 sellers·New from ₦120,000·Used from ₦65,000

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Jiji Used

₦65,000

Lowest of 3 Fair for used

Ebyvic

3.8 yrs · 28 feedback · 128GB

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Jiji New

₦120,000

Supper Tec Ventures

3.2 yrs · 20 feedback · 128GB

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Jiji Used

₦100,000

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Sydney Communications Ltd

128GB

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