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Oppo R17 Vs Honor 8X Max: The R17 is still the King of Water-drop Display!

Oppo R17 Vs Honor 8X Max screen battle. Oppo R17 and the Honor 8X Max have one thing in common which is their large screen and of course the water-drop display. They were both released recently by Oppo and Huawei’s sub-brand Honor respectively. They both have a solid performance with a lot to offer, this brings me to comparing the Oppo R17 and the Honor 8X Max today. Enjoy!

Oppo R17 Vs Honor 8X Max: Design

Oppo R17 Vs Honor 8X Max

They are both made of Aluminum Alloy, the Oppo R17 has a tiny notch, a Corning Gorilla Glass on top of the screen. There’s an underscreen fingerprint sensor, a large screen and the Oppo R17 is beautifully designed. While the Honor 8X Max has a water-drop notch with a large screen and a beautiful fingerprint scanner at the back. The Oppo R17 weighs less at 182g while the Honor 8X Max weighs 210g.

Oppo R17 Vs Honor 8X Max: Display

Oppo R17 Vs Honor 8X Max

The Oppo R17 sports a tall 6.4-inch AMOLED capacitive touchscreen with a resolution of 1080 x 2280 pixels, the screen has a pixel per inch density of 394. While, the Honor 8X Max sports a 7.12-inch FHD+ IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen with 1080 x 2244 Pixels in resolution and 350ppi.

Oppo R17 Vs Honor 8X Max: Software and Hardware

The Oppo R17 houses a Snapdragon 670 chipset with an octa-core processor clocking speed of up to 2.0GHz. The Oppo R17 has 8GB RAM and 128GB storage space.

While the Honor 8X Max houses the Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 chipset with octa-core processor clocking at 1.8GHz. In the RAM department the Honor 8X Max has 6GB/4GB and 128GB/64GB storage space.

For the Software, Oppo R17 runs on the Android 8.1 Oreo operating system. While the Honor 8X Max runs on the Android 8.1 Oreo operating system as well.

Oppo R17 Vs Honor 8X Max: Camera

The Oppo R17 has a rear dual camera setup of 16MP + 5MP with a front/Selfie camera of 25 megapixels. While the Honor 8X Max has a dual rear camera set up of 16MP + 2MP with a great front camera of 8MP with f/2.0 aperture.

Oppo R17 Vs Honor 8X Max: Battery

Powering the Oppo R17 is a 3500mah Non-removable Li-Po battery with fast battery charging. While the Honor 8X Max is powered by a 5000mAh Non-removable Li-Po battery with fast charging as well.

Oppo R17 Vs Honor 8X Max: Verdict

They are both nice mid-range smartphones with wonderful specs and features. But, I think the Honor 8X Max is only better than the Oppo R17 in the battery department and also if you love a tablet-like screen. Nonetheless, the Opportunity R17 still reigns supreme here.

Oppo R17 Vs Honor 8X Max Specs Comparison

General

Device Type Smartphone Smartphone
Model Oppo R17 Honor 8X Max
Announced August, 2018 September, 2018
Released August, 2018 September, 2018
Status Available on Shopping stores Available on Shopping stores

Network

2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 MHz GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 MHz
3G Network WCDMA: HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 WCDMA: HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500)

LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 8(900), 38(2600), 39(1800), 40(2300), 41(2500)

SIM Type

Nano + Nano

Nano + Nano

SIM Count Dual SIM Dual SIM

Design

Type Aluminum alloy + glass Aluminum Alloy
Dimensions 74 x 156.7 x 7.9mm 177.6 x 86.3 x 8.1mm
Weight 182g 210g
Water Resistant No No
Protection Yes Yes
Colours Stream Blue, Neon Purple Black, Blue, Red

Display

Display Type FHD+ AMOLED capacitive touchscreen FHD+ IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Size 6.4-inch 7.12-inch
Resolution 1080 × 2280 pixels 1080 x 2244 pixels
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Pixel Density 394ppi 350ppi
Screen-To-Body Ratio 86.7% 83.4%
Touch Screen Model Capacitive Capacitive
Touch Screen Yes Yes
Multitouch Yes Yes
Protection Yes Yes
Features Multi-touch, Scratch Resistant,in-display finger print scanner, Corning Gorilla Glass 6 Multi-touch, Scratch Resistant, 2.5D Curved Glass Screen
Secondary Display No No

Camera

16MP+5MP 16MP+2MP
Yes Yes
2160p@30fps 1080p@30fps, 720p@90fps
Yes Yes
Autofocus 
Continuous shooting 
Digital zoom 
Exposure compensation 
Face detection 
Geotagging 
HDR 
ISO settings 
Panorama 
Scene mode 
Self-timer 
Touch focus 
White balance settings
Autofocus 
Continuous shooting 
Digital zoom 
Exposure compensation 
Face detection 
Geotagging 
HDR 
ISO settings 
Panorama 
Scene mode 
Self-timer 
Touch focus 
White balance settings
Yes, dual-LED Yes,dual-LED
f/1.8 f/2.0 + f/2.4
1.22um
1/2.6
25MP 8MP
Yes
f/2.0 f/2.0

Software

Android 8.1 Oreo Android 8.1 Oreo
ColorOS 5.2 EMUI 8.2
Yes Yes
Skype Yes Yes
Whatsapp Yes Yes
Facebook Yes Yes
Youtube Yes Yes

Hardware

Snapdragon 670 Qualcomm Snapdragon 636
Process Technology 10nm 14nm
CPU Octa-core 2.0GHz Octa-core 1.8GHz
Cores 8-Cores 8-Cores
Bit Architecture 64-bit 64-bit
GPU (Graphics) Adreno 616 Adreno 509
8GB 6GB/4GB
Memory Speed 1866MHz 1333MHz
Internal Storage 128GB 128GB/64GB
Yes, up to 256GB Yes, up to 256GB
Card Type microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC

Fingerprint (Screen)
Accelerometer
Proximity
Ambient Light
Compass, Gyroscope

Fingerprint (Rear)
Accelerometer
Proximity
Ambient Light
Compass, Gyroscope

Controls Touchscreen, Lock Button, and Volume Key Touchscreen, Lock Button, and Volume Key

Connectivity

Yes Yes
Infrared
Wi-Fi Yes Yes
Wi-fi Hotspot Yes Yes
USB Type Yes, Type-C Yes, Type-C
GPS Yes, with A-GPS Yes, with A-GPS
NFC
HDMI
Facial Identification Yes Yes
No No

Battery

Battery Type Li-Po Battery Li-Po Battery
Capacity 3500mAh 5000mAh
Placement Non-removable Non-removable
Fast Charging Yes Yes
Standby
Talk Time
Music Play

Media

Yes, MP3, AAC, AAC+, eAAC+, WMA, MIDI, WAV, AC3, FLAC Yes, MP3, AAC, AAC+, eAAC+, WMA, MIDI, WAV, AC3, FLAC
Yes, 3GP, Mp4, MPEG4, H.263, H.264 player Yes, 3GP, Mp4, MPEG4, H.263, H.264 player
Vibration, Ringtones Vibration, Ringtones
MP3, WAV MP3, WAV
Yes Yes

Yes

Yes

Other Features

– MP3/WAV/eAAC+/FlAC player
– Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
– DivX/Xvid/MP4/H.265 player
– Photo/video editor
– Document viewer

– MP3/WAV/eAAC+/FlAC player
– Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
– DivX/Xvid/MP4/H.265 player
– Photo/video editor
– Document viewer

Oppo R17 Vs Honor 8X Max Price

Starting From $599 – $699 $249 – $299
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