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| Global Score | |
| 62.2 | 67.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Asus | |
| Android 5.0 | -- |
| 2015-08-06 | 2018-10-10 |
| 6.14 x 3.05 x 0.42 inches | 6.31 x 3.02 x 0.31 inches |
| 7.13 ounces | 6.17 ounces |
| Black and White | Black, Blue and Red |
| -- | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 180.00 | $ 170.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 267 pixels per inch | 396 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 7.9 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 8916 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 710 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Single-Core 1200 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 306 GPU | Mali-G51 MP4 GPU |
| 7.74 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot |
| 6.16 | 13.74 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 20.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (60 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.02 | 9.68 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| Micro SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.4 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3750mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 914 hours standby time 37.6 hours talk time | -- |
| 6.8 | 5.68 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0, EDR | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Honor 8X is a bit better than the Asus ZenFone Max, having a 67.3 score against 62.2. The Honor 8X design is much newer, a lot thinner and lighter than Asus ZenFone Max. Honor 8X has a quite better hardware performance than Asus ZenFone Max, because it has a higher number of cores and a greater amount of RAM.
The Honor 8X has a little more vivid display than Asus ZenFone Max, because it has a larger display, more pixels per inch in the display and a much higher 1080 x 2340 resolution. Honor 8X takes slightly better pictures and videos than Asus ZenFone Max, and although they both have the same 1920x1080 video resolution, the Honor 8X also has a back camera with a lot better resolution, higher video frame rate and a bigger aperture to take better photos and video in low light situations.
The Honor 8X counts with a lot bigger memory for games and applications than Asus ZenFone Max, because it has 128 GB internal memory and an external memory card slot that admits a maximum of 400 GB. Asus ZenFone Max features improved battery lifetime than Honor 8X, because it has a 5000mAh battery capacity against 3750mAh.
Honor 8X not only is the best phones between the ones we are comparing here, but it's also a bit cheaper, which makes it easy to pick between these phones.
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