Honor is on the spree of releasing midrange phones. This time, it's the Honor X8b a slightly upgraded version of the X8, which now brings an AMOLED panel and a Snapdragon 680 SoC. In this article, we'll walk through the specs, features, and expected price of the Honor X8b in Nepal.

Honor X8b Overview:

Design and Display

The new Honor X8b doesn't alter much in the design aspect as compared to the Honor X8. However, on the front side, you get a dynamic island-type notch housing a selfie camera and flash. The display is a 6.7-inch AMOLED panel with a Full HD+ resolution of 2412 x 1080 pixels and a 90Hz refresh rate. Other attributes here include 3240Hz PWM dimming and 2000nits of peak brightness. Honor ships this guy in three color options: Glamorous Green, Titanium Silver, and Midnight Black.

Performance

Under the hood, the Honor X8b is powered by the same Snapdragon 680 chipset as the X8. This 6nm fabbed SoC features four cores Kryo 265 Gold (Cortex-A73) at 2.4GHz and 4 cores Kryo 265 Silver (Cortex-A53) at 1.9GHz. Handling the graphics job is an Adreno 610 GPU. Honor has paired this chip with 8GB of RAM and up to 512GB of internal storage. As for the software, it boots on MagicOS 7.2 built on top of Android 14. 

Camera

Getting to the optics, the smartphone gets a triple camera setup. It is headlined by a 108MP primary camera, a 5MP ultrawide, and a 2MP macro sensor. Likewise, you get a 50MP snapper upfront for selfies and video calls.

Battery and Others

Moving on, the Honor X8b gets its fuel from a 4,500mAh battery with 35W wired fast charging. Connectivity options include 5G, WiFi 5, GPS, and a USB Type-C port. Meanwhile, for biometrics security, you get a side-mounted fingerprint sensor.

Honor X8b Specifications:

• Display: 6.7″ FHD+ AMOLED panel
• Chipset: Snapdragon 680 (6nm Mobile platform)
• Memory: 8GB RAM, Up to 512GB internal storage
• Software & UI: Magic UI 7.2 based on Android 14
• Rear Camera: Triple (108MP primary + 5MP ultrawide + 2MP Macro)
• Front Camera: 50MP f/2.1 (pill-shaped cutout)
• Security: Fingerprint scanner (side-mounted)
• Battery: 4,500mAh, 35W wired charging

Honor X8b Price in Nepal and Availability

In Malaysia, the Honor X8b's pricing begins at MYR 999. We expect the Honor X8b price in Nepal to start from 32,999 if and when it launches here.

• Meanwhile, you can check our Honor 90 5G review.