Phone Comparison - Honor 9 vs Xiaomi Mi A1 vs Apple iPhone 8 Plus

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general General Info

Manufacturer Honor Xiaomi Apple
Announced June 2017 September 2017 September 2017
Status Available - June 2017 Coming Soon - September 2017 Coming Soon - September 2017
Price Rs. 32,750 ($510.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 14,999 ($245.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 74,000 ($799.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Blue, Amber Gold, Gray, Black Gold, Pink, Black Jet Black, Black, Silver, Gold, Rose Gold
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 147.3 × 70.9 × 7.45 mm
(5.8 × 2.79 × 0.29 in)
155.4 x 75.8 x 7.3 mm
(6.12 x 2.98 x 0.29 in)
158.4 x 78.1 x 7.5 mm
(6.24 x 3.07 x 0.3 in)
Weight 155 g (5.47 oz) 165 g (5.82 oz) 174 g (6.14 oz)
SIM Type Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Dual SIM Hybrid (Nano SIM + Micro SIM, or Micro SIM + microSD Card) Nano-SIM
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
3G Network HSDPA HSDPA 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE LTE LTE
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - Fingerprint Sensor
- Metal and glass Build
- Dual Cameras
- Fingerprint Sensor - Fingerprint Sensor
- IP68 certified - dust and water resistant
- Water resistant up to 1.5 meters and 30 minutes
- Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)
Notification LED Yes Yes Yes

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v7.0 (Nougat) Android OS, v7.1.1 Nougat iOS 11
User Interface EMUI 5.1 Android One (Stock Android) -
Processor Octa-core (4x2.4 GHz Cortex-A73 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A53), HiSilicon Kirin 960 Octa-core 2.0 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8953 Snapdragon 625 Hexa-core, Apple A11 Bionic
GPU Mali-G71 MP8 Adreno 506 -
RAM 4/6 GB 4 GB 3 GB
Internal Memory 64/128 GB 64 GB 64/256 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) microSD, up to 128 GB No

display Display

Type IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 2.5D Cruved Glass IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen LED-backlit IPS LCD, Capacitive Touchscreen, Ion-strengthened glass, Oleophobic Coating
Colors 16M Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.15 inches 5.5 inches 5.5 inches
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels (428 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (401 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (401 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio - 70.63% 67.25%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes no
Radio FM Radio N/A No
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera Dual 20 MP + 12 MP Dual 12 MP Dual 12 MP
Flash Dual-LED (dual Tone) Dual-LED (Dual Tone) Quad-LED (dual Tone) Flash
Features Phase detection autofocus, Monochrome + RGB Sensors, Laser AF, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama, Beauty Mode Phase Detection Autofocus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR, Wide-angle lens - 12MP, 1.25μm, f/2.2 aperture; Telephoto lens - 12MP, 1.0μm, f/2.6 aperture Phase Detection Autofocus, (f/1.8, 28mm & f/2.8, 56mm), OIS, 2x Optical Zoom, 1/3" Sensor Size @ 28mm, 1/3.6" Sensor Size @ 56mm, Geo-tagging, Simultaneous 4K Video And 8MP Image Recording, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, HDR (photo/panorama)
Video 1080p@30fps 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps, 720p@120fps 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps,1080p@120fps, 720p@240fps
Front Camera 8 MP, f/2.0 [Similar] 16 MP [Similar] 7 MP, f/2.2, 1080p@30fps, 720p@240fps, face detection, HDR, panorama [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA, LTE, VoLTE HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps, VoLTE HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (4CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps
Bluetooth v4.1, A2DP, LE v4.2, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, DLNA, WiFi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot
USB Type-C 1.0 reversible connector Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go 3.0, reversible connector
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5 (Safari)

memory User Memory

Internal 64/128 GB, 4/6 GB RAM 64 GB, 4 GB RAM 64/256 GB, 3 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) microSD, up to 128 GB No
USB OTG Supported Yes Not Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint supported fingerprint supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
Light Sensor light sensor present light sensor present light sensor present
Magnetic-Field Sensor (Compass) magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present
Gyroscope Sensor gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor present
Barometer Sensor barometer sensor not present barometer sensor barometer sensor present
NFC NFC supported NFC not supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion battery
Capacity 3200 mAh 3080 mAh -
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -