Honor Note 8 vs Honor X5d: Which is better?

Screen size

Note 86.6"

X5d6.7"+2.1%

Technology

Note 8

GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE

X5d

GSM / HSPA / LTE

2G bands

Note 8

GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2, CDMA 800

X5d

GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900

3G bands

Note 8

HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 , CDMA2000 1xEV-DO / TD-SCDMA

X5d

HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100

4G bands

Note 8

1, 3, 7, 38, 39, 40, 41

Resolution

Note 81440 × 2560 px+69%

X5d720 × 1,600 px

Refresh rate

Note 8—

X5d90 Hz

Peak brightness

Note 8—

X5d—

Pixel density

Note 8443 ppi+41%

X5d260 ppi

CPU speed

Note 8Octa-core (4x2.5 GHz Cortex-A72 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A53)+20%

X5dOcta-core (2x2.0 GHz Cortex-A75 & 6x1.7 GHz Cortex-A55)

RAM

equal specs

Note 84.0 GB

X5d4.0 GB

Storage

Note 832 GB

X5d64 GB+50%

Main camera

equal specs

Note 813.0 MP

X5d13.0 MP

Front camera

equal specs

Note 85.0 MP

X5d5.0 MP

Battery

Note 84,500 mAh

X5d5,260 mAh+14%

Wired charging

Note 810 W

X5d15 W+33%

Weight

Note 8219 g

X5d186 g+18%

Thickness

Note 87.2 mm+9.7%

X5d7.9 mm

IP rating

Note 8—

X5d—

Wi‑Fi

Note 8Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct

X5dwifi 5

Bluetooth

Note 84.2, A2DP, EDR, LE

X5d5+16%

USB

Note 8USB Type-C, OTG

X5d2.0

5G support

equal specs

Note 8No

X5dNo

NFC

equal specs

Note 8No

X5dNo

3.5mm jack

equal specs

Note 8Yes

X5dYes

SD card

equal specs

Note 8Yes

X5dYes

Stereo speakers

Note 8—

X5d—

Speed

Note 8

HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps or LTE (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps

X5d

HSPA, LTE

Announced

Note 8

2016, August. Released 2016, September

X5d

2026, April 09

Status

Note 8

Discontinued

X5d

Available. Released 2026, April 09

Dimensions

Note 8

178.8 x 90.9 x 7.2 mm (7.04 x 3.58 x 0.28 in)

X5d

167 x 77 x 7.9 mm (6.57 x 3.03 x 0.31 in)

Weight

Note 8

219 g (7.72 oz)

X5d

186 g (6.56 oz)

SIM

Note 8

Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM

X5d

Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM

Type

Note 8

Super AMOLED

X5d

TFT LCD, 90Hz

Size

Note 8

6.6 inches, 121.2 cm2 (~74.6% screen-to-body ratio)

X5d

6.74 inches, 109.7 cm2 (~85.3% screen-to-body ratio)

Resolution

Note 8

1440 x 2560 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~443 ppi density)

X5d

720 x 1600 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~260 ppi density)

Protection

Note 8

Corning Gorilla Glass 3

X5d

Note 8

Android 6.0.1 (Marshmallow), upgradable to Android 8.0 (Oreo), EMUI 4.1

X5d

Android 15, MagicOS 9

Chipset

Note 8

Kirin 955 (16 nm)

X5d

Mediatek Helio G81 (12 nm)

CPU

Note 8

Octa-core (4x2.5 GHz Cortex-A72 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A53)

X5d

Octa-core (2x2.0 GHz Cortex-A75 & 6x1.7 GHz Cortex-A55)

GPU

Note 8

Mali-T880 MP4

X5d

Mali-G52 MC2

Card slot

Note 8

microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)

X5d

microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)

Internal

Note 8

32GB 4GB RAM, 64GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 4GB RAM

X5d

64GB 4GB RAM

Single

Note 8

13 MP, f/2.0, AF, OIS

X5d

13 MP, f/2.2, (wide), AF Auxiliary lens

Features

Note 8

Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR, panorama

X5d

LED flash, HDR, panorama

Video

Note 8

4K@30fps

X5d

1080p@30fps

Single

Note 8

5 MP, f/2.0

X5d

5 MP, f/2.2, (wide)

Video

Note 8

1080p@30fps

X5d

1080p@30fps

Loudspeaker

Note 8

Yes

X5d

Yes

3.5mm jack

Note 8

Yes

X5d

Yes

WLAN

Note 8

Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct

X5d

Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct

Bluetooth

Note 8

4.2, A2DP, EDR, LE

X5d

5.1, A2DP, LE, aptX HD

Positioning

Note 8

GPS, GLONASS, BDS

X5d

GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS

NFC

Note 8

X5d

Radio

Note 8

FM radio

X5d

FM radio

USB

Note 8

USB Type-C, OTG

X5d

USB Type-C 2.0, OTG

Sensors

Note 8

Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass

X5d

Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, proximity, gravity

Type

Note 8

Li-Po 4500 mAh, non-removable

X5d

Li-Po 5260 mAh

Charging

Note 8

10W wired

X5d

15W wired

Colors

Note 8

White, Gold, Gray

X5d

Tidal Blue, Midnight Black

Models

Note 8

EDI-AL10

X5d

Price

Note 8

About 250 EUR

X5d

About 90 EUR

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Note 8

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