Huawei’s sub-brand, Honor has announced the new upper mid-ranger – Honor 8X and 8X Max.
Honor 8X Max
The 8X Max is power by a Snapdragon 636 chipset which is coupled with 4GB of RAM but there’s a Snapdragon 660 + 6GB model that will go on sale later in October.
As far as camera is concerned, the Honor 8X Max has a lower-res 16MP f/2.0 + 2MP main camera compared to the regular 8X model and an 8MP f/2.0 selfie camera.
Huawei will open pre-orders for the Honor 8X and 8X Max on September 6 and will start shipping on September 11.
The Honor 8X Max is on pre-order now, priced CNY 1,499/€190 ro the 4GB/64GB version and CNY 1,799/€230 for the 4GB/128GB model. No word yet on the Snapdragon 660-equipped model’s price but it will start selling in October.
, CNY 1,599/€200 for a 6GB/64GB model and CNY 1,899/€240 for the range-topping 6GB/128GB.
Checkout the full specs, features, availability and price of Huawei Honor 8X Max below.
Table of Interests
Huawei Honor 8X Max Specifications
Network Properties
- 2G: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 – SIM 1 & SIM 2
- CDMA 800 & TD-SCDMA
- 3G: HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100
- 4G: LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 8(900), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500)
- Data Speed: HSPA, LTE-A
SIM Type & Count
- Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Software (OS)/Skin
- Android 8.1 (Oreo)/ EMUI 8.2
Design & Build
- Dimensions: 177.6 x 86.3 x 8.1 mm
- Weight: 210 g
- Colours: Black, Blue, Red
Display
- Type: IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
- Size: 7.12 inches, 127.8 cm2 (83.4% screen-to-body ratio)
- Resolution: 1080 x 2244 pixels, 18.7:9 ratio (~350 ppi density)
- Multitouch: Yes
Hardware & Memory
- Chipset: Qualcomm SDM636 Snapdragon 636
- CPU: Octa-core 1.8 GHz Kryo 260
- GPU: Adreno 509
- RAM: 4 GB, 6 GB
- Internal Storage: 64 GB, 64/128 GB
- External Storage: microSD, up to 256 GB
Camera
- Main Camera
- Dual: 16 MP, f/2.0, PDAF + 2 MP, f/2.4, depth sensor
- Features: LED flash, panorama, HDR
- Video: 1080p@30fps
- Front-facing Camera
- Single: 8 MP, f/2.0
- Features: HDR
- Video: 720p@30fps
Multimedia
- Music Support: MP3/eAAC+/WAV/Flac player
- Video Support: MP4/H.264 player
- FM Radio: Yes
- Loudspeaker: Yes, with stereo speakers
- 3.5mm jack: Yes
- Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
- Dolby Atmos sound
Connectivity
- WLAN: Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
- Bluetooth: 4.2, A2DP, LE
- GPS: Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
- USB: microUSB 2.0, USB On-The-Go
Miscellaneous
- Sensors: Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
- Messaging: SMS (threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, IM
- Browser: HTML5
- Document viewer
- Photo/video editor
Battery
- Charging: Fast battery charging 9V/2A 18W
- Battery Type & Capacity: Non-removable Li-Po 5000 mAh battery
Announcement & Availability Date
- Announced: September, 2018
- Availability: September, 2018
Pricing
- Launched Price: € 250
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