Honor X8a 5G vs Honor X9d

At a glance

Brand: Honor; Honor
Release date: May 2023, 2 years ago; October 2025, 6 months ago
AnTuTu: 437.860 Antutu v10 Overall performance better than 70% of devices; 775.000 Antutu v10 Overall performance better than 80% of devices

Size: 6.5"; 6.79"
Resolution: 720 x 1600 px HD+; 1200 x 2640 px QHD
Type: TFT LCD (IPS); AMOLED
Density: 270 ppi Medium Density; 437 ppi Very high density
Aspect ratio: 20:9; 20:9
Features: Water Drop Notch, Refresh rate 90 Hz, TÜV Rheinland Eye Comfort Certification, 2.5D curved glass screen, Capacitive, Multi-touch, Frameless; Hole-punch Notch, SGS Certified, 3840 Hz PWM, Refresh rate 120 Hz, Peak brightness - 1200 cd/m², Peak brightness - 4000 cd/m², Max brightness HBM - 1800 cd/m², DCI-P3, 10 Bits panel, Scratch resistant, Dual Edge display, Stylus, Capacitive, Multi-touch, Frameless

Chipset: Qualcomm Snapdragon 695 (SM6375); Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen4
CPU: 2x2.2 GHz Kryo 660 Gold +6x1.7 GHz Kryo 660 Silver; 4x Cortex A78 a 2.3 GHz + 4x Cortex A55 a 1.8 GHz
CPU type: Octa-Core; Octa-Core
Process: 6 nm; 4 nm
Frequency: 2.2 GHz; 2.3 GHz
GPU: Qualcomm Adreno 619; Adreno GPU
RAM: 6 GB; 8 GB
RAM type: LPDDR4X RAM; —
64-bit: Yes; Yes

Resolution: 100 Mpx; 108 Mpx
Aperture: ƒ/ 1.8; ƒ/ 1.75
Flash: LED; Dual LED
Optical stabilization: No; Yes
Slow motion: No, 30 fps; Yes, 240 fps
Features: Digital zoom, Triple camera, Digital image stabilization, Autofocus, Touch focus, Phase detection autofocus (PDAF), Contrast detection autofocus (CDAF), Continuous shooting, Geotagging, Panorama, HDR, Face detection, White balance settings, ISO settings, Exposure compensation, Scene mode, Self-timer; 4K Video, Digital zoom, Dual camera, Digital image stabilization, Optical Stabilization (OIS), Ultra stable video, Autofocus, Touch focus, Continuous autofocus, Manual focus, Phase detection autofocus (PDAF), Continuous shooting, Geotagging, Panorama, HDR, Face detection, White balance settings, ISO settings, Exposure compensation, Scene mode, Self-timer, Night Mode
Sensor: —; Samsung HM6
Pixel size: —; 1.00 µm
Sensor size: —; 1/1.67"

Dimensions: 75.3 mm 163.6 mm 8.7 mm Print 3D Model; 76.1 mm 161.9 mm 7.8 mm Print 3D Model
Weight: 194 g; 199 g
Materials: Plastic; Plastic , Splash resistant design
Colors: Blue Silver; Black Purple Green
Usable surface: 82 %; 90 %
Water/dust resistance: —; IP69

Operating system: Android 12 Snow Cone Android 12; Android 15 Android 15
Google services: Without Google Mobile services; With Google Mobile Services
Updates: —; OS updates: 2 years, Security updates: 3 years

SIM: Dual SIM Dual Standby (Nano SIM + Nano SIM); Dual SIM Dual Standby (Nano SIM + Nano SIM)
Bluetooth: Bluetooth 5.0 LELow energy consumption; Bluetooth 5.1 LELow energy consumption
Bluetooth profiles: A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile), EDR (Enhanced Data Rate), LE (Low Energy); A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile), LE (Low Energy), APT-x, LDAC, SBC, AAC
Wi-Fi: 802.11a , 802.11b , 802.11g , 802.11n , 802.11n 5GHz , 802.11ac; 802.11a , 802.11b , 802.11g , 802.11n , 802.11n 5GHz , 802.11ac
Wi-Fi features: Dual band, Wi-Fi Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi Display; Dual band, Wi-Fi Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi Display
USB: USB Type-C; USB Type-C
USB features: Charging, OTG; Charging, OTG
Navigation: GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo; GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, GPS (L1+L5), Galileo (E1+E5a)

5G: n1 (2100), n2 (1900 PCS), n3 (1800), n5 (850), n7 (2600), n8 (900), n38 (2600), n40 (2300), n41 (2500), n77 (3700), n78 (3500); n1 (2100), n5 (850), n7 (2600), n8 (900), n20 (800), n28b (700), n28a (700), n38 (2600), n40 (2300), n41 (2500), n77 (3700), n78 (3500)
4G LTE: B1 (2100), B3 (1800), B4 (1700/2100 AWS 1), B5 (850), B7 (2600), B8 (900), B12 (700), B13 (700), B17 (700), B38 (TDD 2600), B39 (TDD 1900), B40 (TDD 2300), B41 (TDD 2500); B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B4 (1700/2100 AWS 1), B5 (850), B7 (2600), B8 (900), B20 (800), B28b (700), B28a (700), B38 (TDD 2600), B40 (TDD 2300), B41 (TDD 2500)
3G: B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B4 (1700/2100 AWS A-F), B5 (850), B8 (900); B1 (2100), B4 (1700/2100 AWS A-F), B5 (850), B8 (900)
2G: CDMA BC0 (800), B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900); B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900)

Fingerprint: Yes, on the side; Yes, in screen
Accelerometer: Yes; Yes
Proximity: Yes; —
Light sensor: Yes; Yes
Cooling system: No; Yes
Audio: Hi-Res Audio, Noise cancellation microphone, 2 microphones; Stereo Speakers, 2 microphones
Gyroscope: —; Yes