HONOR 8X Buying Guide: Where to buy and why

The HONOR 8x is an excellent smartphone. especially if you want a big display. The latest phone from the HONOR brand has a massive 6.5-inch screen and a 91 percent screen-to-body ratio, which means its an impressive phone for watching videos, playing games, and so much more.

All of that screen space is available in a phone with a reasonable price tag. However, most people don’t just use their smartphones alone. They also have other accessories and products that work alongside their handset. In this article, we take a look at six reasons to purchase the HONOR 8x, along with some optional accessories that you can get to enhance the experience of using the phone.

Six reasons to buy the HONOR 8x

1. A huge 6.5-inch display

By far, the best reason to get the HONOR 8x is its display. It not only has a huge 6.5-inch screen, but the ratio between the screen and the phone’s body is an astounding 91 percent. There’s only a small 4.25mm bezel at the bottom of the display, which translates into one of the best ever smartphones for consuming media. It also has a resolution of 2340 x 1080, which means you can view videos in full HD resolution, or even higher.

The HONOR 8x display is also the phone display that includes a new eye comfort mode that’s been certified by Tuv Rheinland, a safety and quality control testing company in Cologne, Germany.

The two companies teamed up to cut down on the blue light generated by the HONOR 8x, which can cause owners of other phones to have problems going to sleep when using a phone at night. The HONOR 8X’s new eye comfort technology targets 400 to 600nm wavelengths, which reduces the amount of blue light generated by the phone’s screen.

2. A design that looks sleek and modern

Aside from its big screen, the HONOR 8x looks great. The glass back of the phone has two visual effects; the left section of the back where the two rear cameras are located have a lighter color with a grained texture, while the larger right portion on the back with the phone’s fingerprint sensor has a slick darker sheen to it.

In addition, the HONOR 8x comes in a number of different colors, including black, blue and red, which offer users a variety of choices.

3. A large battery that can last up to two days

Since the HONOR 8x has such a big display, it also needs a larger battery inside to keep the phone working for more than a few hours on a single charge. Thankfully, the HONOR 8x has a big 3,750mAh battery inside. That means that most owners should get up to two days of use on a single charge with normal smartphone usage. Even if you use the HONOR 8x to run high-end mobile gaming, it will still last up to a full day on one charge.

4. GPU Boost for gaming

The HONOR 8x has a great hardware feature made just for gamers. It includes support for the company’s new GPU Turbo technology, which was first included in its HONOR Play phone. When turned on, this feature should offer a better and smoother gaming experience, as the GPU inside the phone can be boosted, resulting in higher frame rates for your favorite games, while also cutting down on overall power consumption.

5. Cameras with AI features

The HONOR 8x includes a dual rear camera setup, with a 20MP primary sensor that a f/1.8 aperture and Phase Detection Auto Focus, and a 2MP secondary sensor for depth information.

The phone supports AI-based features for the cameras so that it can identify 22 different categories of objects when you take a photo. The AI features can also choose from 500 scenarios in real-time. All of this means that the photos you take with the rear cameras should look great out of the box, with no need to go into a photo editor.

The front-facing selfie camera is no slouch either, with a 16MP sensor and a f/2.0 aperture.

6. The price is low for a phone with a big display

Normally, if you bought a phone with a 6.5-inch display, you can expect to pay a premium. However, you can get the HONOR 8x with 4GB of RAM and 64GB of onboard storage for just €249. You can also get the phone with 128GB of onboard storage for a mere €299. 

Keep in mind that this phone also has a microUSB card slot, which allows you to add up to 400GB of additional storage. That should be plenty of space to store all of your photos and videos.

Accessories for the HONOR8x

There are also some optional accessories that you can check out that should help with your HONOR 8x experience. Let’s look at them now:

HONOR Hybrid earphones

If you own the HONOR 8x, you may want to use the phone to listen to your favorite music tracks and podcasts while on the go. The HONOR Hybrid earphones are perfect accessories for this purpose.

The earphones connect with the headphone jack on the HONOR 8x. They include an excellent dynamic driver with pure mid/bass boost, along with a balanced armature driver that produces highly-resolved rich treble tones. Finally, the earphones use an innovative frequency separation technology for improved audio definition. This is an excellent choice to go along with your new HONOR 8x.

HONOR selfie stick

With its big 16MP front-facing camera, you will likely be taking a lot of selfie pictures with the HONOR 8x. The HONOR selfie stick can help you get the best selfie photos and videos. It has an anodized aluminum rod that can extend and collapse easily, so you can take the perfect selfie just by pressing the button on the stick’s handle. The stick is powered by the HONOR 8x itself, and the head where the phone goes can be adjusted up to 270 degrees so you can get the angle just right. Finally, it comes in pink, blue and red colors.

HONOR 8x buying guide: Conclusion

These are just a few of the reasons why people should consider the HONOR 8x, along with our picks for accessories that you should look into to enhance your experience with the phone. What other accessories do you plan to get alongside the HONOR 8x? Let us know in the comments!