When you only have less than Php14,000 to spend, which of the two close mid-rangers would you buy — The Xiaomi Mi 8 Lite or the Honor 8X?
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Mi 8 Lite and Honor 8X Differences
Mi 8 Lite pros over Honor 8X
- 2160p @ 30fps, 1080p @ 120fps with gyro-EIS
- 24MP selfie camera
- Bluetooth 5.0
- USB Type-C
- Quick Charge 3.0
Honor 8X pros over Xiaomi Mi 8 Lite
- Kirin 710 (12nm)
- microSD support up to 400GB(dedicated slot)
- 20MP + 2MP depth main camera
- headphone jack
- 3750mAh battery
Mi 8 Lite and Honor 8X Similarities
- 1080p IPS LCD display
- Android 8.1 Oreo
- up to 6GB/128GB
- rear-mounted fingerprint sensor
Which is a better buy between the Xiaomi Mi 8 Lite and Honor 8X?
From the outside, there’s not much of a difference from the design to the display. The differentiating points are found within.
The Honor 8X sports a higher MP combo of 20MP + 2MP depth main camera, however, video capability is capped at 1080p @ 30fps. Video enthusiasts will surely welcome the lower 12MP + 5MP depth of Mi 8 Lite which is capable of 2160p @ 30 fps and slow-mo at 1080p @ 120 fps.
Make your holidays merrier with the Honor 8x
Selfie cameras goes to the Xiaomi brand with its 24MP count compared to the 16MP of Honor.
About performance, the Mi 8 Lite makes use of a Snapdragon 660(14nm) that’s known for good computing power and battery efficiency. However, the Honor 8X is coming in with a more latest Kirin 710(12nm) with performance close to that of Snapdragon 820/821.
With that said, you’ll be dealing with the microUSB port of yesterday from Honor that charges at 10W. Xiaomi will get the upper hand with its USB Type-C port with Quick Charge 3.0 support. But to make things more confusing, the Honor 8X comes with a relatively large 3750mAh as opposed to the 3350 of the Mi 8 Lite.
Both mid-range smartphones are capable of delivering good performance across the board. When choosing between the two, it’s only a matter of what compromises are you willing to live with.
| Specs | Xiaomi Mi 8 Lite | Honor 8X |
| Display | 6.26-inch IPS LCD, 1080 x 2280, 403ppi, 19:9 ratio | 6.5-inch IPS LCD, 1080 x 2340, 396ppi, 19.5:9 ratio |
| Dimensions | 156.4 x 75.8 x 7.5 mm, 169 g | 160.4 x 76.6 x 7.8 mm , 175 g |
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 (14 nm) | Hisilicon Kirin 710 (12 nm) |
| GPU | Adreno 512 | Mali-G51 MP4 |
| Memory | 64/128 GB, 6 GB RAM or 64 GB, 4 GB RAM | 64/128 GB, 6 GB RAM or 64 GB, 4 GB RAM + microSD, up to 400 GB (dedicated slot) |
| Main Camera | 12 MP, f/1.9, 1/2.55″, 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF
5 MP, f/2.0, 1.12µm, depth sensor |
20 MP, f/1,8, PDAF
2 MP, depth sensor |
| Front Camera | 24 MP, 0.9µm | 16 MP, f/2.0 |
| Connectivity | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot, BT 5.0, A2DP, LE, USB-C | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot, BT 4.2, A2DP, aptX, LE, microUSB 2.0, headphone jack |
| Battery | Non-removable Li-Po 3350 mAh battery with Quick Charge 3.0 | Non-removable Li-Po 3750 mAh battery |
| OS | Android 8.1 (Oreo) based on MIUI | Android 8.1 (Oreo) based on EMUI 8.2 |
| Official Price | Php13,990 – 4GB/64GB | Php12,990 – 4GB/128GB |
