Fairphone 3 vs. Honor X8A

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

Side by side comparison and review of Fairphone 3 and Honor X8A. 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 X8A Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Fairphone 3 Honor X8A
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 158 mm 162.9 mm Honor X8A has greater height than Fairphone 3.
Width 71.8 mm 74.5 mm Honor X8A has greater width than Fairphone 3.
Depth 9.83 mm 7.48 mm Honor X8A is narrower than Fairphone 3.
Weight 189 g 179 g Honor X8A is lighter than Fairphone 3.
Body Colour Dark translucent Midnight black | Cyan lake | Titanium silver
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - - Honor X8A is waterproof.
SAR Value 1.405 W/kg (body), 0.388 W/kg (head) 1.14 W/kg (body), 0.76 W/kg (head)
Connector Type USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
SIM Card Type (Size) Nano SIM Nano SIM
SIM Card Qty Dual-SIM Dual-SIM
DISPLAY Fairphone 3 Honor X8A
Display Type LCD display LCD display
Display Technology IPS LTPS
Screen Size (Display Size) 5.65" 6.7" Honor X8A has larger screen size than Fairphone 3.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 2160 x 1080 pixels 2388 x 1080 pixels Honor X8A has better screen resolution than Fairphone 3.
Display Format 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 - FullView Display, Dark mode, One-handed Mode
Display Protection (Screen Protector) Corning Gorilla Glass 5 (scratch resistant glass) -
PROCESSOR Fairphone 3 Honor X8A
Processor Type (CPU) Qualcomm Snapdragon 632 MediaTek Helio G88
Clock Speed 1.8 GHz 2 GHz Honor X8A has higher clock speed than Fairphone 3.
Processor Core Qty 8-core 8-core Both phones have the same number of phone cores.
Graphics System (GPU) Qualcomm ADRENO 506 ARM Mali-G52 MC2
MEMORY Fairphone 3 Honor X8A
RAM 4 GB 6 GB Honor X8A has more RAM than Fairphone 3.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 64 GB 128 GB Honor X8A has more internal memory than Fairphone 3.
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) microSDHC, microSDXC -
CAMERA Fairphone 3 Honor X8A
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 1 3
Sensor Resolution 12 Megapixel 100 Megapixel Honor X8A has better camera resolution than Fairphone 3.
Sensor Size 1/2.55" -
Sensor Name Sony Exmor RS IMX363 sensor -
Lens Aperture F/1.8 F/1.9 Fairphone 3 has better lens aperture than Fairphone 3.
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Digital Zoom 8x 10x Honor X8A has better digital zoom than Fairphone 3.
Special Effects - HDR
Camera Modes - Panorama, Time-lapse mode, Pro mode, night mode, Watermark mode, portrait mode, Story, Aperture mode, Super Macro Mode, wide-angle mode, dual-view, Gesture Capture, High-res
Face Recognition (Face ID) - Smile Capture Honor X8A has face detection.
Light Source Dual LED flash LED flash
Still Image Resolutions - 11584 x 8688
Video Resolutions 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps, 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 30 fps, 1280 x 720 (720p) at 60 fps 1920 x 1080 (1080p)
Camera Features (Functions) Dual Phase Detect Auto-Focus (PDAF), digital image stabilisation -
SECOND CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) - 5 Megapixel
Lens Type (2nd Camera) - Ultra wide-angle lens
Lens Aperture (2nd Camera) - F/2.2
Camera Functions (2nd Camera) - Depth camera
THIRD CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (3rd Camera) - 2 Megapixel
Lens Aperture (3rd Camera) - F/2.4
Camera Functions (3rd Camera) - Macro camera
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 8 Megapixel 16 Megapixel Honor X8A has better front camera resolution than Fairphone 3.
Sensor Size (Front) 1/4" -
Lens Aperture (Front) F/2.0 F/2.45 Fairphone 3 has better front lens aperture than Fairphone 3.
Special Effects (Front) HDR -
Camera Modes (Front) - Portrait mode, Mirror reflection
Face Recognition (Face ID) - Face recognition, Smile Capture Honor X8A 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 X8A
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 3000 mAh 4500 mAh Honor X8A has larger battery capacity than Fairphone 3.
Fast Charging Technology - Honor SuperCharge Honor X8A 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
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Battery Technology Lithium Ion Lithium polymer
CELLULAR Fairphone 3 Honor X8A
Technology WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
Mobile Broadband Generation 4G 4G Both phones have the same mobile network generation.
Operating System Android 9.0 Pie Android 12
User Interface - Magic UI 6.1
Navigation GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Galileo GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo
COMMUNICATIONS Fairphone 3 Honor X8A
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE, VoLTE, VoWiFi 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 LE Bluetooth 5.1
NFC Yes - Fairphone 3 has NFC reader for mobile payments.
Messaging Services SMS, MMS -
MEDIA Fairphone 3 Honor X8A
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 X8A
Phone Functions Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, flight mode, voice dialing, vibrating alert -
Sensors Accelerometer, ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, barometer, gyro sensor Ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, gravity sensor
Security Devices Fingerprint reader Face recognition, fingerprint reader (side)
Security Technology - Face Unlock
Additional Phone Features MIMO technology, modular and repairable design, recycled and fair materials OTG Reverse Charge
OTHERS Fairphone 3 Honor X8A
Included Accessories Bumper, mini screwdriver Power adapter, SIM card removal tool, USB-C cable, TPU case, TP protective film
Compliant Standards - TUV Rheinland Low Blue Light Certification
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