Honor 9

Full Specifications

This device is also known as Honor 9 Premium

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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
Resolution 1920x1080px, 428 PPI
Technology IPS LCD
Screen-to-body 70.03 %
Features Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
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Bright Max (20 APL) Untested
Bright Min 3 (Average)

Hardware

System chip HiSilicon Kirin 960 (16 nm)
Processor Octa-core
2400 MHz
ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53
GPU Mali-G71 MP8
RAM 4GB (LPDDR4)
Internal storage 64GB
Storage expansion microSDXC up to 256 GB
OS Android (8.0 Oreo, 7.1 Nougat), Huawei Emotion UI
This device has different variants: View all

Battery

Capacity 3200 mAh
Type 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 3840x2160 (4K UHD) (30 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD) (60 fps)
Time-lapse video, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
Front 8 MP, Video capture: 1920x1080 (Full HD)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth 4.2
Wi-Fi 802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
USB Type-C, USB 2.0
Location GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou
Sensors Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers)
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(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 8(900)
4G (TDD) Bands 38(2600), 39(1900+), 40(2300), 41(2600+)
3G Bands 5(850), 8(900), 2(1900), 1(2100)
Data Speed LTE-A Cat 12/13 (600/150 Mbit/s), HSPA, HSUPA
Dual SIM Yes
SIM type Nano SIM
VoLTE Yes

Availability

Officially announced Jun 12, 2017
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Alternative variants

Differences from the main variant:
RAM 6GB
Internal storage 128GB

News

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, by Cosmin Vasile, 8
Honor confirms 9 smartphones will receive the EMUI 8.0 update (UPDATE)
Honor 9 Premium with 6GB RAM, 128GB ROM coming to Europe for €455
The Honor 9 is a premium device by itself, so the fact that the Chinese company launched an enhanced version of the flagship and called it Premium is rather weird. The better-featured variant has no less than 6GB RAM and 128GB expandable storage insi...
, by Cosmin Vasile, 4
Honor 9 Premium with 6GB RAM, 128GB ROM coming to Europe for €455
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, by Corey Gaskin, 10
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