Honor X8c

The Honor X8c has a slim profile with a thickness of 7.1 mm and weighs 174 g, sitting within dimensions of 161.1 mm tall and 74.6 mm wide. It carries an IP64 rating, meaning it offers protection against dust and water splashes, though it is not designed as a rugged device and does not feature a foldable form factor.

The Honor X8c features a 6.7″ OLED/AMOLED touchscreen with a resolution of 1080 x 2412 px and a pixel density of 394 ppi, delivering a reasonably sharp visual output. The display runs at a 120Hz refresh rate and reaches a typical brightness of 1200 nits, while also supporting an Always-On Display mode. It does not include branded damage-resistant glass, nor does it support HDR10, HDR10+, or Dolby Vision, and there is no secondary screen present.

The Honor X8c is powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 685 4G, a 6 nm chipset with an octa-core CPU configuration running at 4 x 2.8 GHz and 4 x 1.9 GHz across 8 threads, using big.LITTLE technology for workload distribution. It is paired with 8GB of LPDDR4 RAM at 2133 MHz and 512GB of eMMC 5.1 internal storage, with a maximum supported memory amount of 16GB. Graphics are handled by the integrated Adreno 610 GPU clocked at 1260 MHz, supporting DirectX 12, OpenGL ES 3.2, and OpenCL 2, with a maximum memory bandwidth of 17 GB/s. The chipset includes integrated LTE, supports 64-bit processing, NX bit, and ARM TrustZone security. Benchmark scores place the device at 321,000 on AnTuTu, while Geekbench 6 results come in at 473 single-core and 1510 multi-core.

The Honor X8c has a dual-lens rear camera system consisting of a 108MP primary sensor at f/2.2 and a 5MP secondary lens at f/1.8, both using a CMOS sensor without back-side illumination. The main camera supports optical image stabilization, phase-detection autofocus, touch autofocus, continuous autofocus during video, and slow-motion recording, while manual controls cover exposure, ISO, focus, and white balance, though manual shutter speed is not available. Video recording tops out at 1080p at 30 fps, with no support for HDR10 or Dolby Vision recording. There is no optical zoom, and the single LED flash does not offer dual-tone or RGB output. On the front, a 50MP single-lens camera with an f/2.1 aperture handles selfies, without a front-facing flash or under-display placement. Additional shooting modes include burst, panorama, and HDR, while RAW capture, laser autofocus, 360-degree panorama, and 3D recording are not supported.

The Honor X8c runs Android 15 and includes a broad set of software features covering both usability and privacy. On the privacy side, it offers clipboard warnings, location privacy options, camera and microphone access controls, and the ability to block app tracking, though Mail Privacy Protection and cross-site tracking blocking are not present. The interface supports dark mode, dynamic theming, theme customization, widgets, and an extra dim mode, while productivity features include split-screen multitasking, picture-in-picture, full-page screenshots, Live Text, a media picker, customizable notifications, sharing intents, and the ability to play games while they download. It also supports offline voice recognition, voice commands, on-device machine learning, multi-user accounts, app offloading, battery health checks, a child lock, and device position tracking. Wi-Fi password sharing, focus modes, direct OS vendor updates, and Quick Start are not supported, and the device cannot be used as a PC.

The Honor X8c is equipped with a 5000 mAh rechargeable, non-removable battery that supports 35W wired fast charging, and includes a battery level indicator for easy monitoring. Wireless charging is not supported.

The Honor X8c has a notably limited audio feature set — it lacks a 3.5mm headphone jack and does not include stereo speakers or a built-in radio. On the wireless audio side, none of the advanced Bluetooth codec standards are supported, including aptX, aptX HD, aptX Adaptive, aptX Lossless, and LDAC.

The Honor X8c supports dual-SIM connectivity with a cellular module but does not include 5G, capping cellular speeds at 390 Mbits/s download and 150 Mbits/s upload. Wireless connectivity covers Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n) and Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac) alongside Bluetooth 5.0, while NFC is absent. The device uses a USB Type-C port running USB 2.0 and has no external memory slot or HDMI output. For location and motion sensing, it includes GPS with Galileo support, a compass, gyroscope, and accelerometer, though a barometer is not present. Security is handled by a fingerprint scanner, with no 3D facial recognition or iris scanner available. Features such as ANT+, infrared sensor, heart rate monitor, crash detection, satellite SOS, DLNA certification, motion tracking, optical tracking, and a built-in projector are all absent, and no stylus is included.

The Honor X8c includes a video light for use during video recording, while its display is flat rather than curved and uses neither sapphire glass nor an e-paper panel.