COMPARISON · OSCILLOSCOPES
Hantek 1008B vs Hantek 6022BE
Hantek 1008B vs Hantek 6022BE looks like a match between two screenless Hantek boxes that plug into a Windows PC, but the two were built for different work. The 1008B is an automotive tool: eight 12-bit channels, 2.4 MSa/s and 100kHz, with a crank and cam signal simulator. The 6022BE is a general electronics scope: two 8-bit channels, 48 MS/s and 20 MHz. Pick by the signals you plan to look at, not by the channel count.
By the OhmSavvy Research Team ·
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Hantek 1008B
3.9★★★★☆An eight-channel, 12-bit USB scope for slow automotive and sensor signals, run from a Windows PC.
Hantek 6022BE
4.0★★★★☆A very low-cost two-channel 20 MHz USB oscilloscope for learning on a Windows PC.
Specs side by side
| Hantek 1008B | Hantek 6022BE | |
|---|---|---|
| Rating | 3.9★★★★☆ | 4.0★★★★☆ |
| Bandwidth | 100kHz (per manual) | 20MHz |
| Channels | 8 | 2 |
| Sample rate | 2.4 MSa/s (1 ch) | 48 MS/s (max) |
| Best for | Automotive sensor and actuator diagnostics on a laptop | Learning scope basics on a Windows laptop for very little money |
| ADC resolution | 12-bit (4,096 levels) | 8-bit (256 levels) |
| Memory | 4K points (one channel) | Not clearly stated by Hantek |
| Input coupling | DC, 1 MΩ | DC only, 1 MΩ / 25 pF |
| Vertical range (x1 probe) | 10 mV/div to 5 V/div | 20 mV/div to 5 V/div |
| Maximum input | 400 V peak (DC + peak) | Not stated by Hantek (diode-clamp protection listed) |
| Trigger | Edge on any of CH1 to CH8; Auto, Normal, Single | Rising or falling edge on CH1 or CH2; Auto, Normal, Single |
| Built-in output | 8-channel LVTTL square-wave generator, 0 to 250 kHz | None |
| Software | Windows 7/8/10, over 80 automotive test functions | Windows 10/8/7/NT/XP/Vista |
| Power | USB 2.0 bus power | USB 2.0 bus power |
| Size | 190 × 167 × 35 mm, 0.63 kg | 205 × 120 × 35 mm (weight not stated by Hantek) |
Specs checked against manufacturer documentation and official Amazon listings. Desk research, not bench testing. How we research.
Key differences
- →Purpose: the 1008B is sold as an automotive diagnostic scope with over 80 vehicle test functions in its software; the 6022BE is a plain general-purpose PC scope.
- →Channels: eight analog inputs on the 1008B against two on the 6022BE.
- →Speed: the 6022BE has 200 times the bandwidth (20 MHz against 100kHz) and 20 times the maximum sample rate (48 MS/s against 2.4 MSa/s with one channel on).
- →Resolution: 12-bit on the 1008B against 8-bit on the 6022BE, so each vertical step is 16 times finer on the 1008B at the same volts-per-division setting.
- →Signal output: the 1008B has eight square-wave outputs up to 250 kHz that can mimic crankshaft and camshaft sensors; the 6022BE has no generator.
- →Unstated figures: Hantek gives neither model's per-channel sample rate with all channels running, and doesn't clearly assign a memory depth to the 6022BE.
- →Ignition probe: Hantek's 1008B page lists a high-voltage ignition probe, but the kit photo on the Amazon listing we link doesn't show one. Check the box contents before you plan secondary-ignition work.
- →Shared limits: both need a Windows PC, have no screen or battery, run from USB bus power and offer DC coupling only. Neither carries our Hands-on Tested badge.
Spec by spec
The charts split cleanly in two. On speed the 6022BE wins by more than an order of magnitude, so those bars use a log scale. On channel count and resolution the 1008B wins by a wide margin. Which half matters depends entirely on whether your signals are fast or numerous.
Bars use a logarithmic scale: each step is ten times the last.
Bars use a logarithmic scale: each step is ten times the last.
One more ratio is worth working out. Dividing each sample rate by its bandwidth gives 24 samples per cycle for the 1008B at 100kHz and 2.4 for the 6022BE at 20 MHz. The 1008B is slow, but it is sampled generously for its bandwidth, so a waveform near its limit still comes out with a recognizable shape. The 6022BE sits barely above the Nyquist floor at its rated bandwidth, so its practical ceiling for faithful waveform shape is a few MHz. See what GSa/s means and what oscilloscope bandwidth means for how the two numbers interact.
Which should you buy?
| Buyer or job | Pick | One-line reason |
|---|---|---|
| Checking crank and cam sensor sync on an engine | Hantek 1008B | Eight channels show both sensors plus others on one time base |
| Learning to use a scope with an Arduino kit | Hantek 6022BE | 20 MHz covers PWM, UART and I2C; the 1008B tops out at 100kHz |
| Bench-testing an ECU or tachometer input without an engine | Hantek 1008B | Its square-wave outputs can simulate crankshaft and camshaft signals |
| Looking at a 400kHz I2C bus or a switching regulator | Hantek 6022BE | Both sit far beyond the 1008B's bandwidth |
| Watching a slow sensor voltage drift by a few millivolts | Hantek 1008B | 12-bit steps are 16 times finer than 8-bit at the same setting |
| Plotting the phase between two signals | Hantek 6022BE | Hantek lists X-Y mode for it |
| A garage technician who wants guided tests | Hantek 1008B | Over 80 automotive functions with reference waveforms and video help |
Two different jobs: workshop or workbench
Bandwidth is the frequency at which a sine wave reads about 30% low. The usual advice is to buy three to five times the highest frequency you need to see, and more for square waves, whose edges carry harmonics far above the fundamental. Apply that rule and the two scopes land in very different places.
Hantek 1008B: many slow signals at once
With 100kHz bandwidth, the 1008B is comfortable up to roughly 20–33kHz. That sounds low until you look at what a car produces. Take a 60-tooth crank wheel with two missing teeth: at 6,000 rpm the engine turns 100 times a second, so the sensor sends about 6,000 pulses a second, comfortably inside that range. Cam sensors, wheel-speed sensors, throttle position, oxygen sensors and injector control signals are slower still or similar. The 1008B's real advantage is eight channels on one time base, so you can line up a crank signal against a cam signal and several injectors and see which event comes first. Twelve bits matter for analog sensors, where a small step in a slowly changing voltage is the fault. Its 4K-point memory is shallow, though, so long captures at a fast sample rate will run out of points.
Hantek 6022BE: two fast-enough channels for electronics
The 6022BE's 20 MHz suits signals up to roughly 4–7 MHz by the bandwidth rule, and the sample rate argues for the lower end of that. That covers what most hobby benches produce: microcontroller PWM, UART at common baud rates, 100kHz and 400kHz I2C, audio circuits and many small switching converters. It is the wrong tool in a car, though. Two channels can't show a crank, a cam and an injector together, it has no automotive test library, and Hantek doesn't give a maximum input voltage for it, only diode-clamp protection. Its 8-bit converter also makes small changes on a large signal harder to see than on the 1008B.
This is why resolution matters more in a car than its speed figure suggests. An oxygen sensor or throttle position signal that wanders by a few tens of millivolts can be the fault itself, and on an 8-bit trace that wander may show as a single jump or not at all. The 1008B records it as a gradual slope you can measure with cursors.
Why the generator outputs matter on the 1008B
Grounds and high voltage
What the two have in common
Neither box has a screen, controls or battery. Each draws its power from a USB 2.0 port and shows its traces in Hantek's Windows software: Windows 7, 8 and 10 for the 1008B, and Windows 10 back to XP for the 6022BE. Mac and Linux users should look elsewhere. Both inputs are DC-coupled at 1 MΩ, so a small ripple on a large DC level needs a blocking capacitor or careful offset to fill the screen. Physically they are close too: both are 35 mm deep, with the 1008B shorter and wider than the 6022BE.
If your interest is electronics rather than engines, the 6022BE has several other rivals worth reading: OWON VDS1022I vs Hantek 6022BE, PicoScope 2204A vs Hantek 6022BE and PicoScope 2206B vs Hantek 6022BE. For a scope with its own screen, see Hantek 6022BE vs Hantek DSO2D10 or the beginner oscilloscope picks, and the buying guide explains each spec in plain terms.
Choose the Hantek 1008B if…
- ✓You diagnose cars and want several sensors on screen at once, such as crank, cam and injector signals
- ✓You want built-in automotive test routines with reference waveforms rather than a blank scope
- ✓You need to feed crankshaft or camshaft style square waves into an ECU input on the bench
- ✓Your signals are slow but you care about small changes in level, where 12 bits help
Choose the Hantek 6022BE if…
- ✓You work on Arduino, Raspberry Pi or hobby electronics rather than vehicles
- ✓Your signals run from tens of kHz into the low MHz, past the 1008B's 100kHz ceiling
- ✓Two channels are enough and you want X-Y mode for phase or Lissajous plots
- ✓You want the cheaper of the two for learning how a scope works
Neither if…
You're on a Mac or Linux machine: Hantek lists Windows software only for both, and neither has a screen of its own, so without a Windows PC neither one displays anything — look for a model whose maker lists macOS support instead.
The bottom line
Buy the Hantek 1008B if you diagnose vehicles: eight 12-bit channels, guided automotive tests and a crank and cam simulator matter more there than speed, and 100kHz covers engine sensors. Buy the Hantek 6022BE for general electronics on a Windows laptop: 20 MHz and 48 MS/s handle hobby signals the 1008B can't, and two channels cover most bench jobs. Neither is a good substitute for the other.
Frequently asked questions
Can the Hantek 6022BE be used for car diagnostics?+
It can show a single slow sensor signal, since 20 MHz is far more bandwidth than engine sensors need. But it has only two channels, no automotive test library or reference waveforms, no signal simulator and no stated maximum input voltage. For timing several engine signals against each other, the 8-channel Hantek 1008B is the tool built for that job.
Is 100kHz bandwidth enough for automotive work?+
For most engine sensors, yes. A 60-tooth crank wheel at 6,000 rpm produces about 6kHz, well inside the 1008B's comfortable range of roughly 20 to 33kHz. It is not enough for in-vehicle networks such as CAN at common bit rates, which need far more bandwidth to show clean edges. Hantek states the 100kHz figure in its manual rather than on the product page.
Does the Hantek 1008B come with an ignition probe?+
Hantek's spec table, which is the same on its 1008A, 1008B and 1008C pages, lists one high-voltage ignition probe. The kit photo on the Amazon listing we link shows a case, eight test leads, a USB cable and one x10 probe, but no ignition probe. Confirm the contents with the seller if you need to look at secondary ignition.
Why does 12-bit resolution matter on the 1008B?+
A 12-bit converter splits the screen's vertical range into 4,096 levels, against 256 for the 6022BE's 8-bit converter. At the same volts-per-division setting, each step is 16 times smaller. That helps when the fault is a small change in a slowly moving voltage, such as a sensor signal that dips briefly, and matters less for fast logic signals.
Do either of these Hantek scopes work on a Mac?+
Hantek lists Windows software only for both: Windows 7, 8 and 10 for the 1008B, and Windows 10, 8, 7, NT, XP and Vista for the 6022BE. Neither has a screen of its own, so without a Windows PC neither will display anything. Mac users who want a USB scope should look at models whose makers list macOS support.
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