Motorola Moto G5 Plus vs. Honor 8X

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

In depth comparison and review of Motorola Moto G5 Plus and Honor 8X. Compare sizes, cameras, batteries, memory, and other important specifications and features to easily choose the right phone for you. Our goal is to help you uncover differences between the products and find the phone that will best fit your needs.

Phone Specifications Comparison

Motorola Moto G5 Plus vs. Honor 8X Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Motorola Moto G5 Plus Honor 8X
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 150.2 mm 160.4 mm Honor 8X has greater height than Motorola Moto G5 Plus.
Width 74 mm 76.6 mm Honor 8X has greater width than Motorola Moto G5 Plus.
Depth 9.7 mm 7.8 mm Honor 8X is narrower than Motorola Moto G5 Plus.
Weight 155 g 175 g Motorola Moto G5 Plus is lighter than Motorola Moto G5 Plus.
Body Colour Lunar grey Red | Blue | Black
Body Material High-grade aluminium Glass
Protection Splashproof -
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - -
SAR Value 0.297 W/kg 1.02 W/kg (body), 3.19 W/kg (limb), 0.81 W/kg (head)
Connector Type Micro-USB - 5 pin Micro-USB Type B
Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
USB
Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
SIM Card Type (Size) Nano SIM Nano SIM
SIM Card Qty Single-SIM Dual-SIM
DISPLAY Motorola Moto G5 Plus Honor 8X
Display Type LCD display LCD display
Display Technology IPS LTPS IPS
Screen Size (Display Size) 5.2" 6.5" Honor 8X has larger screen size than Motorola Moto G5 Plus.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 1920 x 1080 pixels 2340 x 1080 pixels Honor 8X has better screen resolution than Motorola Moto G5 Plus.
Display Format Full HD -
Pixel Density 424 ppi 397 ppi Motorola Moto G5 Plus has better pixel density than Honor 8X.
Aspect Ratio - 19.5:9
Colour Depth - 16.7 million colours
Display Features - FullView Display
Display Protection (Screen Protector) Corning Gorilla Glass 3 (scratch resistant glass) -
PROCESSOR Motorola Moto G5 Plus Honor 8X
Processor Type (CPU) Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 Hisilicon Kirin 710
Processor Number MSM8953 -
Clock Speed 2 GHz 2.2 GHz Honor 8X has higher clock speed than Motorola Moto G5 Plus.
Processor Core Qty 8-core 8-core Both phones have the same number of phone cores.
Graphics System (GPU) Qualcomm ADRENO 506 -
MEMORY Motorola Moto G5 Plus Honor 8X
RAM 3 GB 4 GB Honor 8X has more RAM than Motorola Moto G5 Plus.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 32 GB 64 GB Honor 8X has more internal memory than Motorola Moto G5 Plus.
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 128 GB microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 256 GB
CAMERA Motorola Moto G5 Plus Honor 8X
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 1 2
Sensor Resolution 12 Megapixel 20 Megapixel Honor 8X has better camera resolution than Motorola Moto G5 Plus.
Lens Aperture F/1.7 F/1.8 Motorola Moto G5 Plus has better lens aperture than Motorola Moto G5 Plus.
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Digital Zoom 8x -
Special Effects - Portrait
HDR Mode Auto HDR mode -
Camera Modes Burst mode, slow motion video, Panorama, Best Shot, tap to focus, Professional mode -
Light Source Dual LED flash -
Video Resolutions 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 30 fps 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 60 fps
Camera Features (Functions) Quick Capture, Colour Correlated Temperature (CCT) flash, Drag to focus & exposure, Dual Autofocus Pixels -
SECOND CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) - 2 Megapixel
Lens Aperture (2nd Camera) - F/2.4
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 5 Megapixel 16 Megapixel Honor 8X has better front camera resolution than Motorola Moto G5 Plus.
Lens Type (Front) Wide-angle lens -
Lens Aperture (Front) F/2.2 F/2.0 Honor 8X has better front lens aperture than Motorola Moto G5 Plus.
Camera Modes (Front) Professional mode, Beautification mode -
Light Source (Front) Display flash -
Video Resolutions (Front) - 1280 x 720 (720p)
BATTERY AND CHARGING Motorola Moto G5 Plus Honor 8X
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 3000 mAh 3750 mAh Honor 8X has larger battery capacity than Motorola Moto G5 Plus.
Recharge Time (Charging Time) - 150 min
Standby Time - 697 hours
Talk Time - 1260 minutes
Run Time Details - Talk: up to 1260 min
Standby: up to 697 hrs
CELLULAR Motorola Moto G5 Plus Honor 8X
Technology WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
Mobile Broadband Generation 4G 4G Both phones have the same mobile network generation.
Operating System Android 7.0 Nougat Android 8.1 Oreo
User Interface - HUAWEI Emotion UI 8.2
Navigation GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS
COMMUNICATIONS Motorola Moto G5 Plus Honor 8X
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE
2G Band 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM
4G LTE Band Band 1, Band 3, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 19, Band 20, Band 28, Band 38, Band 40 -
4G LTE Frequency FDD 2100, FDD 1800+, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 800 upper, FDD 800 DD, FDD 700 APT, TDD 2600, TDD 2300 -
Wireless Interface IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac
Bluetooth Bluetooth 4.2 Bluetooth 4.2
NFC Yes Yes Both phones have an NFC reader for mobile payments.
Messaging Services SMS, MMS SMS, MMS
FEATURES Motorola Moto G5 Plus Honor 8X
Phone Functions Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, flight mode, voice dialing, vibrating alert Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, flight mode, voice dialing, vibrating alert
Sensors Accelerometer, ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, magnetometer, gyro sensor Accelerometer, ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, gyro sensor, gravity sensor
Security Devices Fingerprint reader Face recognition, fingerprint reader
Additional Phone Features Dual microphones, TurboPower techbnology Face Unlock
OTHERS Motorola Moto G5 Plus Honor 8X
Included Accessories Power adapter Headphones, USB cable, power adapter
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