Lower mid-range · 2022

Honor X8 5G

Name: Honor X8 5G
Brand: Honor
Price: 139999 NGN
Availability: InStock

From ₦139,999 to ₦160,000 · 2 sellers·Last checked 1d ago

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Our Take

CPU benches near recent lower-mid phones like the Samsung Galaxy A06 5G

Best for

Strength All-day battery (5000mAh)

Extras Reverse wireless charging

Watch out No more updates, HD+ display, not Full HD

Skip if You watch a lot of video or play demanding games

6.5″ TFT LCD · 60Hz

480+ 5G 6 / 128 GB

5000 mAh 22.5W charging

48 MP 2 rear · 8 MP selfie

5G NFC

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Full specifications

Display

6.5″ · TFT LCD · 720 × 1600 · 60 Hz · HDR

Basic

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

Screen size

6.5"

Panel type

TFT LCD

Resolution

720 × 1600 px

Refresh rate

60 Hz

Slow for 2026

HDR

Supported

Performance

Qualcomm SM4350-AC Snapdragon 480+ 5G (8 nm) · 8-core 2.2 GHz · Adreno 619

Light-use CPU

Fine for messaging, calls, and browsing. Heavy multitasking will feel slow.

Chipset

Qualcomm SM4350-AC Snapdragon 480+ 5G (8 nm)

Current CPU tier

Lower mid-range

AnTuTu

384,000

CPU

8-core, 2.2 GHz

GPU

Adreno 619

Process

8 nm

RAM type

LPDDR4X RAM

Storage type

UFS Storage 2.2

CPU layout

2x2.2 GHz Kryo 460 + 6x1.8 GHz Kryo 460,

Software & updates

Android 11, Magic UI 4.2 · 2-year support (brand estimate)

Likely 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 11, Magic UI 4.2

Software support

2 years of updates (brand estimate)

Updates remaining

None — past its update window

Camera

48 MP f/1.8 main · 8 MP selfie

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

Main camera

48 MP f/1.8

Macro

2 MP

Front camera

8 MP f/2.0

Slow motion

Yes, 120 fps

Video

1080p @ 30 fps

Battery

5000 mAh · 22.5 W wired

All-day

A genuinely all-day battery — comfortably handles streaming and social.

Capacity

5000 mAh

Wired charging

22.5 W

Reverse wireless charging

Supported

Reverse charging

Removable

Memory

6 GB RAM · 128 GB · expandable

RAM

6 GB

Storage

128 GB

Expandable

Yes

Connectivity

5G · NFC · Wi-Fi 5

Yes

4G LTE

Yes

NFC

Yes

Contactless

Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi 5

Bluetooth

5.1

GPS systems

GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo

USB

USB-C 2.0

USB OTG

Yes

3.5mm jack

Yes

IR blaster

SIM

1× Nano-SIM

Network bands

4G works on all four carriers — 5G on MTN & Airtel

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

M MTN

4G full · 5G works

Full

A Airtel

4G full · 5G works

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, B2, B5, B8

4G B1, B3, B5, B7, B8, B20, B28b, B28a

5G n1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n28b, n28a, n38, n41, n66, n77, n78, n79

Build & Design

194 g · 8.7 mm

Height

163.7 mm

Width

75.1 mm

Thickness

8.7 mm

Weight

194 g

Sensors

Fingerprint (side-mounted) · accelerometer · proximity · compass

Sensors

Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, proximity, compass

Images and battery life estimates from GSMArena

DXOMARK test scores

Lab-tested scores from DXOMark — independent measurements, not manufacturer claims. Tap any card to view photo samples and the full review.

Scores are on DXOMark's open-ended 0–200 scale. Higher is better.

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 14

Loses on most 1 win 4 losses

52% larger battery capacity

5,000 mAh vs 3,279 mAh battery

Lower-resolution screen

TFT LCD vs OLED panel · 720 × 1600 vs 1170 × 2532 resolution · Tradeoff: 6.5″ vs 6.1″ screen

Lower benchmark score

384k vs 1.4M AnTuTu · Lower mid-range vs High-end tier

Less stable camera

No OIS vs OIS · 1080p @ 30 fps vs 4K @ 60 fps video · 48 MP · f/1.8 vs 12 MP · f/1.5 main

Less protected

None vs IP68 protection · 194 g vs 172 g

₦410k cheaper Full comparison

Samsung Galaxy S22 5G

Loses on most 1 win 4 losses

35% larger battery capacity

5,000 mAh vs 3,700 mAh battery

Less smooth display

TFT LCD vs Dynamic AMOLED panel · 60 Hz vs 120 Hz refresh · 720 × 1600 vs 1080 × 2340 resolution

Lower benchmark score

384k vs 1.0M AnTuTu · Lower mid-range vs Upper mid-range tier

Less stable camera

No OIS vs OIS · — vs Telephoto · OIS · 1080p @ 30 fps vs 8K @ 24 fps video

Less protected

None vs IP68 protection · 194 g vs 167 g

₦160k cheaper Full comparison

Where to buy

2 sellers·New from ₦139,999·Used from ₦160,000

Prices move fast. Open the seller's page and confirm before you pay.

Jiji New

₦139,999

Legendary Gadgets-W

4.6 yrs · 451 feedback · 128GB

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Jiji Used

₦160,000

Fair for used

Kanayon&sons

6.5 yrs · 22 feedback · 128GB

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Display

Performance

Software & updates

Camera

Battery

Memory

Connectivity

Network bands

The bands Nigerian networks use

All reported bands

Build & Design

Sensors

DXOMARK test scores

How it stacks up against the rest.

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