Fairphone 3+ vs. Honor X8

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

Side by side comparison and review of Fairphone 3+ and Honor X8. Compare sizes, cameras, batteries, memory capacities and other key specifications and features to simplify the choice of your perfect phone. Our goal is to make it easier for you to decide on the phone that will best meet your expectations by revealing the main differences between the products.

Phone Specifications Comparison

Fairphone 3+ vs. Honor X8 Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Fairphone 3+ Honor X8
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Manufacturer Model Number - TFY-LX1
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 158 mm 163.4 mm Honor X8 has greater height than Fairphone 3+.
Width 71.8 mm 74.7 mm Honor X8 has greater width than Fairphone 3+.
Depth 9.83 mm 7.45 mm Honor X8 is narrower than Fairphone 3+.
Weight 189 g 177 g Honor X8 is lighter than Fairphone 3+.
Body Colour Black Midnight black | Ocean blue | Titanium silver
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - -
SAR Value 1.405 W/kg (body), 0.411 W/kg (head) 1.24 W/kg (body), 0.84 W/kg (head), 2.75 W/kg (limb)
Connector Type USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
SIM Card Type (Size) Nano SIM Nano SIM
SIM Card Qty Dual-SIM Dual-SIM
DISPLAY Fairphone 3+ Honor X8
Display Type LCD display LCD display
Display Technology IPS LTPS
Screen Size (Display Size) 5.65" 6.7" Honor X8 has larger screen size than Fairphone 3+.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 2160 x 1080 pixels 2388 x 1080 pixels Honor X8 has better screen resolution than Fairphone 3+.
Display Format Full HD+ Full HD+
Pixel Density 427 ppi -
Aspect Ratio 18:9 19.9:9
Colour Depth 16.7 million colours 16.7 million colours Both phones have the same color depth.
Display Refresh Rate - 90 Hz
Display Features - Honor Full View Display, Dark mode, eBook Mode
Display Protection (Screen Protector) Corning Gorilla Glass 5 (scratch resistant glass) -
PROCESSOR Fairphone 3+ Honor X8
Processor Type (CPU) Qualcomm Snapdragon 632 Qualcomm Snapdragon 680
Clock Speed 1.8 GHz 2.4 GHz Honor X8 has higher clock speed than Fairphone 3+.
Processor Core Qty 8-core 8-core Both phones have the same number of phone cores.
64-bit Architecture Yes - Fairphone 3+ has 64-bit architecture.
Graphics System (GPU) Qualcomm ADRENO 506 Qualcomm ADRENO 610
MEMORY Fairphone 3+ Honor X8
RAM 4 GB 6 GB + up to 2 GB virtual extension Honor X8 has more RAM than Fairphone 3+.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 64 GB 128 GB Honor X8 has more internal memory than Fairphone 3+.
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 400 GB -
CAMERA Fairphone 3+ Honor X8
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 1 4
Sensor Resolution 48 Megapixel 64 Megapixel Honor X8 has better camera resolution than Fairphone 3+.
Sensor Size 1/2.55" -
Sensor Name Samsung S5KGM1SP03-FGX9 -
Lens Aperture F/1.79 F/1.8 Fairphone 3+ has better lens aperture than Fairphone 3+.
Pixel Size 0.8 μm -
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Digital Zoom 8x 8x Both phones have the same digital zoom.
Special Effects HDR HDR, Stickers
Camera Modes - Panorama, Time-lapse mode, Pro mode, night mode, Beauty mode, portrait mode, Aperture mode, Filter mode, Super Macro Mode, High-res
Face Recognition (Face ID) - Smile Capture Honor X8 has face detection.
Light Source Dual LED flash LED flash
Still Image Resolutions 4000 x 3000, 8000 x 6000 9216 x 6912
Video Resolutions 1280 x 720 (720p) at 30 fps, 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 30 fps, 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 120 fps 1920 x 1080 (1080p)
Camera Features (Functions) Dual Phase Detect Auto-Focus (PDAF), 12MP output using quad pixel technology, digital image stabilisation Noise reduction
SECOND CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) - 8 Megapixel
Lens Type (2nd Camera) - Wide-angle lens
Lens Aperture (2nd Camera) - F/2.4
THIRD CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (3rd Camera) - 2 Megapixel
Lens Aperture (3rd Camera) - F/2.4
Camera Functions (3rd Camera) - Depth camera
FOURTH CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (4th Camera) - 2 Megapixel
Lens Aperture (4th Camera) - F/2.4
Camera Functions (4th Camera) - Macro camera
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 16 Megapixel 16 Megapixel Both phones have the same front camera resolution.
Sensor Size (Front) 1/3.1" -
Lens Aperture (Front) F/2.0 F/2.45 Fairphone 3+ has better front lens aperture than Fairphone 3+.
Special Effects (Front) HDR HDR, Stickers
Camera Modes (Front) - Beauty mode, portrait mode, Timer Shot, Mirror reflection, Filter mode
Face Recognition (Face ID) - Face recognition, Smile Capture Honor X8 has face detection.
Still Image Resolutions (Front) - 4608 x 3456
Video Resolutions (Front) - 1920 x 1080 (1080p)
Camera Features (Front) Up to 8x digital zoom, digital image stabilisation Gesture control
BATTERY AND CHARGING Fairphone 3+ Honor X8
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 3040 mAh 4000 mAh Honor X8 has larger battery capacity than Fairphone 3+.
Fast Charging Technology - Honor SuperCharge Honor X8 has fast charging technology.
Recharge Time (Charging Time) 3.5 hour(s) -
Standby Time 300 hours -
Talk Time 1200 minutes -
Run Time Details Talk: up to 1200 min
Standby: up to 300 hrs
-
Battery Technology Lithium Ion Lithium polymer
CELLULAR Fairphone 3+ Honor X8
Technology WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
Mobile Broadband Generation 4G 4G Both phones have the same mobile network generation.
Operating System Android 10 Android 11
User Interface - Magic UI 4.2
Navigation GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Galileo GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo
COMMUNICATIONS Fairphone 3+ Honor X8
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE, VoLTE, VoWiFi LTE, FDD-LTE
2G Band 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM -
4G LTE Band Band 1, Band 2, Band 3, Band 4, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 13, Band 20, Band 26 -
4G LTE Frequency FDD 2100, FDD 1900 PCS, FDD 1800+, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 700c, FDD 800 DD, FDD 850+ -
Wireless Interface IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac
Bluetooth Bluetooth 5.0 Bluetooth 5.0 BLE
NFC Yes Yes Both phones have an NFC reader for mobile payments.
Messaging Services SMS, MMS -
MEDIA Fairphone 3+ Honor X8
Supported Digital Audio Standards AAC, AIFF, PCM, MP3, FLAC, AAC +, eAAC+, APE (Monkey's Audio), WMA v10, WMA v9, WMA Lossless 9, WMA 10 Pro, ALAC, AMR-WB, AMR-NB, Vorbis WAV, AAC, AMR, MP3, FLAC, OGG, M4A, AWB, MP4, MID, 3GP
Supported Digital Video Standards VC-1, MPEG-4, DivX, MPEG-2, H.264, H.263, HEVC, VP8, VP9 MKV, 3GP, WebM, MP4
FEATURES Fairphone 3+ Honor X8
Phone Functions Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, flight mode, voice dialing, vibrating alert -
Sensors Accelerometer, ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, gyro sensor Ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, gravity sensor
Security Devices Fingerprint reader Fingerprint reader (side)
Additional Phone Features MIMO technology, modular and repairable design, recycled and fair materials HONOR RAM Turbo
OTHERS Fairphone 3+ Honor X8
Included Accessories Mini screwdriver -
Compliant Standards - TUV Rheinland Low Blue Light Certification
Other projects: