When it comes to budget phones, or any phone that tends to be under the $250 price point, you're going to be making some sacrifices in order to get the cheaper phone. One of the most common areas where you'll see manufacturers cut corners, is the chipset. In most phones under $250, you'll see a Helio or Mediatek chipset. These are the cheapest chipsets available for smartphones and it's the biggest contributing factor for a phone being $250 rather than $400+.
Honor has never gone with these cheaper chipsets for their phones. Even their budget phones will have their powerful Kirin chipsets included. The Honor 8X is the first phone to have the Kirin 710 chipset with AI technology. This chipset, combined with the 4/6GB of RAM makes the Honor 8X perform significantly better than other phone in its price range.
This chipset is also what enables Honor to put the AI camera system in this budget phone. We have seen the AI camera in many other Honor phones at this point, but this is the first time we have seen this technology is an X-series phone.
The build quality and design of this phone are the next feature that makes this the best phone under $250. The design is even more impressive than many flagship devices on the market. The glass back panel and metal frame make make this a stunning phone, visually. The front of the phone holds the massive 6.5" display with a 91% screen-to-body ratio. See this article to read about the technology that went into making this work.
How the Honor 8X Got its Ultra Slim Chin
The last point I'll make on why the 8X is the best phone under $250 is the support that Honor offers with updates. Many budget phones will ship with whatever Android version the ship with, then you might see 1 or two updates before they discontinue support. While this hasn't always been an area that Honor has done well in, these last few years have proved the Honor is putting more effort into providing consistent updates to all of their devices.
Honor has never gone with these cheaper chipsets for their phones. Even their budget phones will have their powerful Kirin chipsets included. The Honor 8X is the first phone to have the Kirin 710 chipset with AI technology. This chipset, combined with the 4/6GB of RAM makes the Honor 8X perform significantly better than other phone in its price range.
This chipset is also what enables Honor to put the AI camera system in this budget phone. We have seen the AI camera in many other Honor phones at this point, but this is the first time we have seen this technology is an X-series phone.
The build quality and design of this phone are the next feature that makes this the best phone under $250. The design is even more impressive than many flagship devices on the market. The glass back panel and metal frame make make this a stunning phone, visually. The front of the phone holds the massive 6.5" display with a 91% screen-to-body ratio. See this article to read about the technology that went into making this work.
How the Honor 8X Got its Ultra Slim Chin
The last point I'll make on why the 8X is the best phone under $250 is the support that Honor offers with updates. Many budget phones will ship with whatever Android version the ship with, then you might see 1 or two updates before they discontinue support. While this hasn't always been an area that Honor has done well in, these last few years have proved the Honor is putting more effort into providing consistent updates to all of their devices.
