Honor Note 8 vs Honor X5d s: Which is better?

Screen size

Note 86.6"

X5d s6.8"+2.7%

Technology

Note 8

GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE

X5d s

GSM / HSPA / LTE

2G bands

Note 8

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

X5d s

GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900

3G bands

Note 8

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

X5d s

HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100

4G bands

Note 8

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

Resolution

Note 81440 × 2560 px+69%

X5d s720 × 1,576 px

Refresh rate

Note 8—

X5d s90 Hz

Peak brightness

Note 8—

X5d s600 nits

Pixel density

Note 8443 ppi+42%

X5d s256 ppi

CPU speed

Note 8Octa-core (4x2.5 GHz Cortex-A72 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A53)+28%

X5d sOcta-core (2x1.8 GHz Cortex-A75 & 6x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55)

RAM

equal specs

Note 84.0 GB

X5d s4.0 GB

Storage

Note 832 GB

X5d s64 GB+50%

Main camera

Note 813.0 MP

X5d s50.0 MP+74%

Front camera

equal specs

Note 85.0 MP

X5d s5.0 MP

Battery

Note 84,500 mAh

X5d s6,000 mAh+25%

Wired charging

Note 810 W

X5d s15 W+33%

Weight

Note 8219 g

X5d s214 g+2.3%

Thickness

Note 87.2 mm+21%

X5d s8.7 mm

IP rating

Note 8—

X5d sGlass front, plastic back, plastic frame

Wi‑Fi

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

X5d swifi 5

Bluetooth

Note 84.2, A2DP, EDR, LE

X5d s5+16%

USB

Note 8USB Type-C, OTG

X5d s2.0

5G support

equal specs

Note 8No

X5d sNo

NFC

equal specs

Note 8No

X5d sNo

3.5mm jack

equal specs

Note 8Yes

X5d sYes

SD card

equal specs

Note 8Yes

X5d sYes

Stereo speakers

Note 8—

X5d s—

Speed

Note 8

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

X5d s

HSPA, LTE

Announced

Note 8

2016, August. Released 2016, September

X5d s

2026, October 06

Status

Note 8

Discontinued

X5d s

Available. Released 2026, October 06

Dimensions

Note 8

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

X5d s

168.3 x 78.5 x 8.7 mm (6.63 x 3.09 x 0.34 in)

Weight

Note 8

219 g (7.72 oz)

X5d s

214 g (7.55 oz)

SIM

Note 8

Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM

X5d s

Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM

Build

Note 8

X5d s

Glass front, plastic back, plastic frame

Type

Note 8

Super AMOLED

X5d s

TFT LCD, 90Hz, 600 nits

Size

Note 8

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

X5d s

6.78 inches, 112.1 cm2 (~84.8% screen-to-body ratio)

Resolution

Note 8

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

X5d s

720 x 1576 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~256 ppi density)

Protection

Note 8

Corning Gorilla Glass 3

X5d s

Aluminosilicate glass

Other

Note 8

X5d s

2 inches rear display

Note 8

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

X5d s

Android 16 (Go edition)

Chipset

Note 8

Kirin 955 (16 nm)

X5d s

Unisoc T610 (12 nm)

CPU

Note 8

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

X5d s

Octa-core (2x1.8 GHz Cortex-A75 & 6x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55)

GPU

Note 8

Mali-T880 MP4

X5d s

Mali-G52 MP2

Card slot

Note 8

microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)

X5d s

microSDXC (dedicated slot)

Internal

Note 8

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

X5d s

64GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 4GB RAM

Single

Note 8

13 MP, f/2.0, AF, OIS

X5d s

50 MP

Features

Note 8

Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR, panorama

X5d s

LED flash

Video

Note 8

4K@30fps

X5d s

1080p@30fps

Single

Note 8

5 MP, f/2.0

X5d s

5 MP

Video

Note 8

1080p@30fps

X5d s

1080p@30fps

Loudspeaker

Note 8

Yes

X5d s

Yes

3.5mm jack

Note 8

Yes

X5d s

Yes

WLAN

Note 8

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

X5d s

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

Bluetooth

Note 8

4.2, A2DP, EDR, LE

X5d s

5.0, A2DP, LE

Positioning

Note 8

GPS, GLONASS, BDS

X5d s

GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS, BDS

NFC

Note 8

X5d s

Radio

Note 8

FM radio

X5d s

Unspecified

USB

Note 8

USB Type-C, OTG

X5d s

USB Type-C 2.0, OTG

Sensors

Note 8

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

X5d s

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

Type

Note 8

Li-Po 4500 mAh, non-removable

X5d s

Li-Po 6000 mAh

Charging

Note 8

10W wired

X5d s

15W wired

Colors

Note 8

White, Gold, Gray

X5d s

Forest Green, Midnight Black, Sunrise Gold

Models

Note 8

EDI-AL10

X5d s

Price

Note 8

About 250 EUR

X5d s

About 120 EUR

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