Lower mid-range · 2025

Honor X8d

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Our Take

CPU benches near recent mid-range phones like the Samsung Galaxy A36

Best for

Strength Stabilised camera (OIS), All-day battery (7000mAh)

Extras Curved display, IP65 water resistance

Watch out 4G only

6.77″ AMOLED · 120Hz

6s 4G Gen 2 8 / 128 GB

7000 mAh 45W charging

108 MP 2 rear · 16 MP selfie

4G LTE NFC

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Full specifications

Display

6.77″ · AMOLED · 1080 × 2392 · 120 Hz · HDR

OLED + smooth

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

Screen size

6.77"

Panel type

AMOLED

OLED

Resolution

1080 × 2392 px

Refresh rate

120 Hz

Smooth

Eye comfort

3840 Hz PWM

High-frequency PWM

Colour depth

10-bit (1B colours)

10-bit

Brightness

3000 nits

HDR

Supported

Protection

Aluminosilicate glass

Performance

Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 2 · 8-core 2.9 GHz · Adreno 610

Everyday capable

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

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 2

Current CPU tier

Mid-range

AnTuTu

641,416

v10

CPU

8-core, 2.9 GHz

GPU

Adreno 610

CPU layout

4x2.4GHz Cortex A78 + 4x1.8GHz Cortex A 55

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

~1 year

Camera

108 MP f/1.8 main · OIS · 16 MP selfie

Stabilised

Stabilised main camera holds up in low light. Front camera is fine for daylight selfies.

Main camera

108 MP f/1.8

OIS

Ultrawide

5 MP f/2.2

Front camera

16 MP f/2.5

Main sensor

Samsung, 0.8µm

Slow motion

No, 30 fps

Camera extras

RAW, laser AF

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 · Dolby Atmos

Stereo speakers

Speakers

Stereo

Dolby Atmos

Supported

Audio features

Dolby Atmos

Microphones

Memory

8 GB RAM · 128 GB · expandable

RAM

8 GB

Storage

128 GB

Configurations

8/128GB · 8/256GB · 8/512GB

Expandable

Yes

Connectivity

4G LTE · NFC · Wi-Fi 5

Falls short for 2026

4G only

4G LTE

Yes

NFC

Yes

Contactless

Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi 5

Bluetooth

5.0

GPS systems

GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, QZSS, Galileo

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 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, B2, B3, B5, B7, B8, B20, B26, B28b, B28a, B32, B71

5G n1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n26, n28b, n28a, n38, n40, n41, n71, n77, n78

Build & Design

188 g · 7.5 mm · IP65

Built to last

Height

162.9 mm

Width

76.3 mm

Thickness

7.5 mm

Weight

188 g

IP rating

IP65

Water resistant

Sensors

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

Sensors

Fingerprint (side-mounted), 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 17

Loses on most 1 win 4 losses

90% larger battery capacity

7,000 mAh vs 3,692 mAh battery

Lower-resolution screen

AMOLED vs Dynamic AMOLED panel · 1080 × 2392 vs 1206 × 2622 resolution · Tradeoff: 6.77″ vs 6.3″ screen

Lower benchmark score

641k vs 2.2M AnTuTu · Mid-range vs Flagship tier

Lower video ceiling

1080p @ 30 fps vs 4K @ 60 fps video · 108 MP · f/1.8 vs 48 MP · f/1.6 main

No 5G

No 5G vs 5G

Full comparison

Samsung Galaxy S25

Loses on most 1 win 4 losses

75% larger battery capacity

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

Weaker display tech

AMOLED vs Dynamic AMOLED panel · Tradeoff: 6.77″ vs 6.2″ screen

Lower benchmark score

641k vs 3.1M AnTuTu · Mid-range vs Flagship tier

Lower video ceiling

— vs Telephoto · OIS · 1080p @ 30 fps vs 8K @ 30 fps video

No 5G

No 5G vs 5G

Full comparison

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