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Honor 8X review: Big-screen budget phone with a glossy glass back.

SpecEagle Editorial·Sep 2018·$180
Overall
60/100
Class rank
#1 of 1
Tier
Budget
Buy?
Look elsewhere
The verdict, up front

Big screen, small price.

Honor 8X gave budget buyers a big 6.5" FHD+ display and a glossy glass-look back at $180, riding the capable Kirin 710. One of Honor's biggest-selling budget phones of 2018-2019.

01Display

72/100

72/100 — right at the average for budget phones of 2018.

TypeIPS LCD, notch
Size6.5 inches
Resolution1080 x 2340 px

02Camera

60/100

60/100 — right at the average for budget phones of 2018.

Main20 MP, f/1.8
Depth2 MP
Selfie16 MP

03Performance

60/100

60/100 — right at the average for budget phones of 2018.

ChipsetKirin 710 (12nm)
GPUMali-G51 MP4

04Battery

74/100

74/100 — right at the average for budget phones of 2018.

Capacity3750 mAh
Charging10W

05Build

66/100

66/100 — right at the average for budget phones of 2018.

What works
  • Big FHD+ display + glossy back at $180
  • 3750 mAh all-day battery
  • microSD + 3.5 mm jack
What doesn't
  • No fast charging
  • Kirin 710 modest
  • 2 MP depth filler

How this review is built: every section score, spec row and comparison on this page comes from SpecEagle's tracked catalogue — scores weight measured specs against the 1-phone cohort of budget devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .