Mid-range · 2026

Honor X80i

Our Take

CPU capability matches mid-range phones like Samsung Galaxy A27

Best for

Strength All-day battery (7000mAh), 120Hz AMOLED

Extras Cooling system, IP66 water resistance

Watch out No Google Play

6.6″ AMOLED · 120Hz

6500 Elite 8 / 128 GB

7000 mAh 45W charging

50 MP 8 MP selfie

5G NFC

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Full specifications

Display

6.6″ · AMOLED · 1200 × 2600 · 120 Hz · HDR

OLED + smooth

A clean OLED panel — colours pop and sunlight visibility is solid.

Screen size

6.6"

Panel type

AMOLED

OLED

Resolution

1200 × 2600 px

Refresh rate

120 Hz

Smooth

Eye comfort

3840 Hz PWM

High-frequency PWM

Colour depth

10-bit (1B colours)

10-bit

Brightness

6500 nits

HDR

Supported

Protection

Aluminosilicate glass

Performance

Mediatek Dimensity 6500 Elite (6 nm) · 8-core 2.6 GHz · Mali-G57 MC2

Everyday capable

Daily apps and casual games run smoothly — heavy gaming will drop frames.

Chipset

Mediatek Dimensity 6500 Elite (6 nm)

Current CPU tier

Mid-range

AnTuTu

480,000

Kimovil · Antutu v10

CPU

8-core, 2.6 GHz

GPU

Mali-G57 MC2

Process

6 nm

CPU layout

2× Cortex A76 a 2.5 GHz +6× Cortex A55 a 2.0 GHz

Software & updates

Android 16, MagicOS 10 · 2-year support (brand estimate)

How long the maker keeps shipping Android and security updates — the main thing that decides how many years this phone stays current.

Operating system

Android 16, MagicOS 10

Software support

2 years of updates (brand estimate)

Updates remaining

~2 years

Camera

50 MP f/1.8 main · 8 MP selfie

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

Main camera

50 MP f/1.8

Front camera

8 MP f/2.0

Slow motion

Yes, 240 fps

Camera extras

optical zoom, Night mode, manual focus

Video

1080p @ 30 fps

Battery

7000 mAh · 45 W wired

Plenty

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

Capacity

7000 mAh

Wired charging

45 W

Removable

Audio

Stereo

Stereo speakers

Speakers

Stereo

Memory

8 GB RAM · 128 GB

RAM

8 GB

Storage

128 GB

Configurations

8/128GB · 8/256GB · 12/256GB · 12/512GB

Expandable

Connectivity

5G · NFC · Wi-Fi 6

Modern radios

Yes

4G LTE

Yes

NFC

Yes

Contactless

Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi 6

Modern Wi-Fi

Bluetooth

6.0

GPS systems

A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, QZSS, Galileo, GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS (L1), BeiDou (B1)

USB

USB-C 2.0

USB OTG

Yes

3.5mm jack

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 works · 5G works No B20 or B7 — weaker indoor signal, and slower speeds where the network is busy.

Works

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 B3, B5, B8

3G B1, B5, B8

4G B1, B3, B5, B8, B28a

5G n1, n5, n8, n28a, n41, n77, n78

Build & Design

185 g · 7.3 mm · IP66

Built to last

Height

157.4 mm

Width

75.4 mm

Thickness

7.3 mm

Weight

185 g

IP rating

IP66

Water resistant

Sensors

Fingerprint (under display, optical) · accelerometer · compass · proximity (ultrasonic)

Sensors

Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, compass, proximity (ultrasonic)

Images and battery life estimates from GSMArena

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 17e

Trades blows 2 wins 3 losses

Smoother display

120 Hz vs 60 Hz refresh · 6.6″ vs 6.1″ screen

75% larger battery capacity

45 W vs 25 W charging · 7,000 mAh vs 4,005 mAh battery

Lower performance tier

Mid-range vs Flagship tier

Less stable camera

No OIS vs OIS · 1080p @ 30 fps vs 4K @ 60 fps video · 8 MP vs 12 MP selfie

Heavier in hand

185 g vs 169 g

Full comparison

Samsung Galaxy S26

Loses on most 1 win 3 losses

63% larger battery capacity

45 W vs 25 W charging · 7,000 mAh vs 4,300 mAh battery

Lower benchmark score

480k vs 2.4M AnTuTu · Mid-range vs Flagship tier

Less stable camera

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

Heavier in hand

185 g vs 167 g

Same AnTuTu version, different test sources - treat this as a rough comparison.

Full comparison

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