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Honor 9

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Released · Jun 27, 2017

5.2-inch · 1920x1080px

This device is also known as Honor 9 Premium

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Availability
Officially announced	Jun 12, 2017

Design
Dimensions	5.80 x 2.79 x 0.29 inches 147.3 x 70.9 x 7.45 mm
Weight	5.47 oz (155.0 g)
Materials	Back: Glass Frame: Aluminum
Biometrics	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors	Black, Gold, Blue

Display
Size	5.2-inch, 70.03% screen-to-body
Type	IPS LCD
Resolution	1920x1080px, 428 PPI
Protection	Corning Gorilla Glass 3

PhoneArena Display Test
Bright Max (20 APL)	Untested
Bright Min	3 (Average)
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Hardware
System chip	HiSilicon Kirin 960 (16 nm)
Processor	Octa-core 2400 MHz ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53
GPU	Mali-G71 MP8
Memory	4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB 6GB/128GB
Storage expansion	microSDXC up to 256 GB
OS	Android (8.0 Oreo, 7.1 Nougat)
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Battery
Type	3200 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging	Fast charging

Camera
Rear	Dual camera
Main camera	12 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal length: 27 mm
Second camera	20 MP (Black and White) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 27 mm
Flash	Dual LED
Video recording	4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (60 fps) Time-lapse video, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
Front	8 MP Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features
Bluetooth	4.2
WLAN	a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB	Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou
Other	NFC, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia
Headphones	3.5mm jack
Speakers	Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features	Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring	Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)	Noise cancellation

Cellular
4G (FDD) Bands	1, 3, 5, 8
4G (TDD) Bands	38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands	5, 8, 2, 1
Data Speed	LTE-A Cat 12/13 (600/150 Mbit/s), HSPA, HSUPA
Dual SIM	Yes
SIM type	Nano SIM
VoLTE	Yes

Alternative variants

Differences from the main variant:
Memory	6GB/128GB

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