OnePlus 8 vs. Honor X6a

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

In depth comparison and review of OnePlus 8 and Honor X6a. 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

OnePlus 8 vs. Honor X6a Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS OnePlus 8 Honor X6a
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Manufacturer Model Number - WDY-LX1
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 160.2 mm 163.32 mm Honor X6a has greater height than OnePlus 8.
Width 72.9 mm 75.07 mm Honor X6a has greater width than OnePlus 8.
Depth 8 mm 8.35 mm OnePlus 8 is narrower than OnePlus 8.
Weight 180 g 188 g OnePlus 8 is lighter than OnePlus 8.
Body Colour Black | Onyx black | Glacial green Midnight black | Cyan lake
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - - Honor X6a is waterproof.
SAR Value 0.86 W/kg 0.95 W/kg (body), 0.74 W/kg (head), 2.14 W/kg (limb)
Connector Type USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C 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 OnePlus 8 Honor X6a
Display Type OLED display LCD display
Display Technology Fluid Amoled TFT
Screen Size (Display Size) 6.55" 6.56" Honor X6a has larger screen size than OnePlus 8.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 2400 x 1080 pixels 720 x 1612 pixels OnePlus 8 has better screen resolution than Honor X6a.
Display Format QHD+ -
Pixel Density 402 ppi -
Aspect Ratio 20:9 20.15:9
Colour Depth 16.7 million colours 16.7 million colours Both phones have the same color depth.
HDR Yes - OnePlus 8 has HDR.
HDR Technology HDR10+ -
Display Refresh Rate - 90 Hz
Display Features Reading mode, night mode, Wide colour display (P3), 90 Hz Fluid Display FullView Display, Waterdrop Screen, One-handed Mode, multi-window, dynamic dimming
Display Protection (Screen Protector) Corning Gorilla Glass 3D (scratch resistant glass) -
PROCESSOR OnePlus 8 Honor X6a
Processor Type (CPU) Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 MediaTek Helio G36
Processor Number - Cortex-A53
Clock Speed 2.84 GHz 2.2 GHz OnePlus 8 has higher clock speed than Honor X6a.
Processor Core Qty 8-core 8-core Both phones have the same number of phone cores.
64-bit Architecture Yes - OnePlus 8 has 64-bit architecture.
Graphics System (GPU) Qualcomm ADRENO 650 IMG GE8320
MEMORY OnePlus 8 Honor X6a
RAM LPDDR4X SDRAM - 8 GB 4 GB OnePlus 8 has more RAM than Honor X6a.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 128 GB 128 GB Both phones have the same internal memory capacity.
User Memory 100 GB -
Memory Interface UFS 3.0 -
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) - microSDHC, microSD, microSDXC - up to 1 TB
CAMERA OnePlus 8 Honor X6a
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 3 3
Sensor Resolution 48 Megapixel 50 Megapixel Honor X6a has better camera resolution than OnePlus 8.
Sensor Size 1/1.4" -
Sensor Name Sony Exmor RS IMX586 sensor -
Lens Aperture F/1.75 F/1.8 OnePlus 8 has better lens aperture than OnePlus 8.
Lens Construction 6-element -
Pixel Size 0.8 μm -
Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) - OnePlus 8 has optical stabilisation.
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Laser Auto Focus Yes -
Digital Zoom - 10x
Special Effects Portrait, HDR, Studio HDR, Bokeh effect, Stickers
Camera Modes Panorama, Time-lapse mode, Pro mode, night mode, portrait mode, Cine Video Mode, Dog, Cat, Nightscape capture mode, Portrait, Ultra shot Panorama, Time-lapse mode, Pro mode, Beauty mode, portrait mode, Super Macro Mode
Face Recognition (Face ID) Face detection Smile Capture Both phones have face detection.
Light Source Dual LED flash LED flash
Still Image Resolutions - 8160 x 6120
Video Resolutions 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps, 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 60 fps, 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 30 fps, 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 60 fps, Super slow motion video 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 240 fps, Super slow motion video 1280 x 720 (720p) at 480 fps 1920 x 1080 (1080p)
Camera Features (Functions) Noise reduction, GIF animation function, Phase Detect Auto-Focus (PDAF), Electronic Image Stabiliser (EIS), Continuous Auto Focus (CAF), RAW image capture, AI scene detection, UltraShot engine -
SECOND CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) 2 Megapixel -
Lens Aperture (2nd Camera) F/2.4 F/2.4 Both phones have the same second camera lens aperture.
Pixel Size (2nd Camera) 1.75 μm -
Camera Functions (2nd Camera) - Depth camera
THIRD CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (3rd Camera) 16 Megapixel -
Lens Type (3rd Camera) Ultra wide-angle lens -
Lens Aperture (3rd Camera) F/2.2 F/2.4 OnePlus 8 has better third camera lens aperture than OnePlus 8.
Field of View (3rd Camera) 116 degree(s) -
Camera Functions (3rd Camera) - Macro camera
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 16 Megapixel 5 Megapixel OnePlus 8 has better front camera resolution than Honor X6a.
Sensor Name (Front) Sony Exmor RX IMX471 sensor -
Lens Aperture (Front) F/2.45 F/2.2 Honor X6a has better front lens aperture than OnePlus 8.
Pixel Size (Front) 1 μm -
Focus Adjustment Focus free Focus free
Special Effects (Front) HDR, face retouch Bokeh effect
Camera Modes (Front) Time-lapse mode Time-lapse mode, Timer mode, Beauty mode, portrait mode, Mirror reflection
Face Recognition (Face ID) - Face recognition, Smile Capture Honor X6a has face detection.
Light Source (Front) Display flash -
Still Image Resolutions (Front) - 2592 x 1944
Video Resolutions (Front) 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps 1920 x 1080 (1080p)
Camera Features (Front) Electronic Image Stabiliser (EIS) -
BATTERY AND CHARGING OnePlus 8 Honor X6a
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 4300 mAh 5200 mAh Honor X6a has larger battery capacity than OnePlus 8.
Fast Charging Technology Warp Charge 30 technology, Warp Charge 30T technology Honor SuperCharge Both phones have fast charging technology.
Talk Time 1740 minutes 2100 minutes Honor X6a has longer battery life when making calls than OnePlus 8.
Run Time Details Talk: up to 1740 min
Standby: up to 391 hrs
Talk (audio): up to 2100 min
Playback (online video): up to 17.8 hrs
Battery Technology Lithium Ion Lithium polymer
CELLULAR OnePlus 8 Honor X6a
Technology WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
Mobile Broadband Generation 5G 4G OnePlus 8 has more advanced generation mobile network.
Operating System OxygenOS (based on Android 10) Android 13
User Interface - MagicOS 7.1
Navigation GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo
COMMUNICATIONS OnePlus 8 Honor X6a
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE, LTE Advanced, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE, 5G NR FR1 GPRS, EDGE, HSPA+, DC-HSDPA, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE
2G Band 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM -
3G UMTS Band Band 1, Band 2, Band 4, Band 5, Band 8, Band 9, Band 19 -
3G UMTS Frequency 2100, 1900, 1700, 850, 900, 1700, 800 -
4G LTE Band Band 1, Band 2, Band 3, Band 4, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 12, Band 13, Band 17, Band 18, Band 19, Band 20, Band 25, Band 26, Band 28, Band 32, Band 34, Band 38, Band 39, Band 40, Band 41, Band 42, Band 46, Band 66 -
4G LTE Frequency FDD 2100, FDD 1900 PCS, FDD 1800+, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 700a, FDD 700c, FDD 700b, FDD 800 lower, FDD 800 upper, FDD 800 DD, FDD 1900+, FDD 850+, FDD 700 APT, FDD 1500 L, TDD 2000, TDD 2600, TDD 1900, TDD 2300, TDD 2500, TDD 3500, TDD 5150, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS-3 -
5G NR Band N1, n3, n7, n28, n78 -
5G NR Frequency FDD 2100, FDD 1800, FDD 2600, FDD 700APT, TDD TD 3500 -
Wireless Interface IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac, IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac
Bluetooth Bluetooth 5.1 Bluetooth 5.1 LE
NFC Yes Yes Both phones have an NFC reader for mobile payments.
Modem Snapdragon X55 5G -
Messaging Services SMS, MMS -
MEDIA OnePlus 8 Honor X6a
Supported Digital Audio Standards WAV, WMA, AAC, MP3, FLAC, AC-3, AAC +, OGG, APE (Monkey's Audio), M4A, apt-X, LDAC, IMY, EAC3, MID, AMR-WB, AMR-NB, SBC, apt-X HD, EAC3-JOC, AC-4 WAV, AAC, AMR, MP3, FLAC, OGG, M4A, apt-X, LDAC, AWB, MP4, MID, SBC, apt-X HD, 3GP
Supported Digital Video Standards MKV, FLV, AVI, MOV, WMV, 3GP, TS, WebM, H.265 HEVC, MP4 MKV, 3GP, WebM, MP4
Sound Enhancements Qualcomm aptX audio, Qualcomm aptX HD audio, Dolby Atmos Surround Sound HONOR Histen
FEATURES OnePlus 8 Honor X6a
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, gravity sensor
Security Devices Fingerprint reader (under display), face recognition Face recognition, fingerprint reader
Additional Phone Features Face Unlock, Noise Cancellation Technology, MIMO technology, Alert Slider Gesture Controls, Projection Screen, HONOR RAM Turbo
OTHERS OnePlus 8 Honor X6a
Included Accessories SIM card removal tool, sticker, screen protector, USB-C cable, protective case, Warp Charge 30 power adapter SIM card removal tool, pre-installed screen protection film, USB-C cable
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