Phone Comparison - Honor 9X vs Huawei nova 9

Honor 9X
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Huawei nova 9
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general General Info

Manufacturer Honor Huawei
Announced July 2019 September 2021
Status Coming Soon - July 2019 Coming Soon - September 2021
Colors Black, Blue Black, Blue, Green, Violet
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 163.1 × 77.2 × 8.8 mm
(6.42 × 3.04 × 0.35 in)
160 x 73.7 x 7.8 mm
(6.3 x 2.9 x 0.31 in)
Weight 206 g (7.27 oz) 175 g (6.17 oz)
SIM Type Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
CDMA 800 & TD-SCDMA
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
CDMA 800
3G Network HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 2100 HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 8(900), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 18, 19, 26, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41
Messaging
Build Features - Fingerprint Sensor (in-display)
- Fingerprint Sensor

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android 9.0 (Pie) HarmonyOS 2.0
User Interface EMUI 9.1 -
Processor Octa-core (2x2.27 GHz Cortex-A76 & 6x1.88 GHz Cortex-A55), HiSilicon Kirin 810 (7 nm) [Similar] Octa-core (4x2.4 GHz Kryo 670 & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 670), Qualcomm SM7325 Snapdragon 778G 4G (6 nm) [Similar]
GPU Mali-G52 MP6 [Similar] Adreno 642L [Similar]
RAM 6 GB [Browse Similar] 8 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 128 GB 256 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 256 GB (uses shared SIM slot) No

display Display

Type IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen FHD+ OLED Screen
120Hz Refresh Rate
Colors 16M colors 1B Colors
Size 6.59 inches [Similar] 6.57 inches [Similar]
Resolution 1080 x 2340 pixels (391 ppi) 1080 x 2340 pixels (392 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio - 89.98%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes no
Radio FM radio No
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 48 MP + 2 M [Similar] 50 MP + 8 MP + 2 MP + 2 MP [Similar]
Flash LED Flash LED flash
Features 48 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/2", 0.8µm, PDAF
2 MP, f/2.4, depth sensor
HDR, Panorma
50 MP, f/1.9, 23mm (wide), PDAF
8 MP, f/2.2, (ultrawide)
2 MP, f/2.4, (depth)
2 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
panorama, HDR
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps 4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps, gyro-EIS
Front Camera Motorized pop-up 16 MP, f/2.0, , 1080p@30fps [Similar] 32 MP, f/2.0, (wide)
HDR
4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps, gyro-EIS [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes
Edge GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
CDMA 800 & TD-SCDMA
Yes
3G HSPA, LTE-A HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A, 5G
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE 5.2, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/a/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go USB Type-C 2.0, USB On-The-Go
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with tri-band A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS, NavIC
Browser Yes Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 128 GB, 6 GB RAM 256 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 8 GB RAM UFS
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 256 GB (uses shared SIM slot) No
USB OTG Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery charging 18W
Li-Po, non-removable
Fast charging 66W, 100% in 38 min (advertised)
Capacity 4000 mAh 4300 mAh
Stand by - -
Talk Time - -