Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max vs Honor Pad V9 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Sep 09, 2024	Dec 17, 2024
Prices (MSRP)
$1199 | €1449	8GB/128GB - $400 | €450

Design

Dimensions
6.42 x 3.05 x 0.33 inches (~0.48 inches with camera bump) 163.0 x 77.6 x 8.25 mm (~12.25 mm with camera bump)	10.20 x 6.93 x 0.24 inches 259.1 x 176.1 x 6.1 mm
Weight
8.01 oz / 227.0 g	16.76 oz / 475.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass Frame: Titanium
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
3D Face unlock
Keys
Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key, Other
Colors
Black Titanium, White Titanium, Natural Titanium, Desert Titanium	Violet, Gray, White

Display

Size
6.9-inch, 92.35% screen-to-body	11.5-inch, 84.65% screen-to-body
Type
OLED, Variable 1-120Hz, HDR, 2000 nits	IPS LCD, 144Hz, 500 nits
Resolution
2868x1320px, 19.5:9 ratio, 458 PPI	2899x1840px, 3:2 ratio, 299 PPI
Protection
Ceramic Shield
Features
Super Retina XDR, HDR support, Oleophobic coating, Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
2088 (Excellent)	540 (Poor)
Bright Min
0.93 (Excellent)	1.8 (Good)

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Hardware

System chip
Apple A18 Pro (3 nm)	MediaTek Dimensity 8350 (4 nm)
Processor
Hexa-core 2x4.05GHz 4x2.42G​Hz	Octa-core 1x3.35GHz Cortex-A715 3x3.2​0GHz Cortex-A715 4x2.2​0GHz Cortex-A510
GPU
Apple 6-core GPU	Mali G615-MC6
Memory
8GB (LPDDR5)/256GB (NVMe) 8GB/512GB 8GB/1024GB	8GB/128GB 12GB/256GB 12GB/512GB 256GB/128GB
Storage expansion
not expandable	not expandable
OS
iOS (18.x)	Android (15)

PhoneArena Performance Test

GeekBench 6 Single
3331	1311
GeekBench 6 Multi
8106	3991
3D Mark High
4567	2831
3D Mark Low
3009	2510

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Battery

Type
4685 mAh, Li - Ion	10100 mAh, Si - Carbon
Charging
Fast charging Qi2 wireless charging, Reverse wired charging, MagSafe wireless charging	Fast charging
Charge speed
Wired: 27.0W Wireless: 25.0W	Wired: 35.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

8h 30min

Browsing

22h 39min

Video

10h 24min

Gaming

12h 4min

Battery Life Estimate

5h 22min

Browsing

13h 6min

Video

6h 36min

Gaming

9h 23min

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Camera

Rear
Triple camera	Single camera
Main camera
48 MP (Sensor-shift OIS, PDAF) Sensor name: Sony IMX903 Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 24 mm Sensor size: 1/1.28" Pixel size: 1.22 μm	13 MP Aperture size: F2.0
Second camera
48 MP (Ultra-wide) Sensor name: Sony IMX972 Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 13 mm Sensor size: 1/3.06" Pixel size: 0.7 μm
Third camera
12 MP (Telephoto, Periscope, Sensor-shift OIS, PDAF) Sensor name: Sony IMX913 Optical zoom: 5.0x Aperture size: F2.8 Focal Length: 120 mm Sensor size: 1/3.06" Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Flash
Dual LED	LED
Video recording
4K UHD (120 fps), 1080p (240 fps) OIS, HDR, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording, 10-bit HDR, Dolby Vision HDR, ProRes, Cinematic mode	Yes
Front
12 MP (Time-of-Flight (ToF), Autofocus, HDR) Video capture: 4K UHD (60 fps)	8 MP

PhoneArena Camera Tests

154

Overall

158

Photo

150

Video

N/A

Overall

N/A

Photo

N/A

Video

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Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.3	5.2
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6,Wi-Fi 6E,Wi-Fi 7 Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax	a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6 Wi-Fi Direct 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Type-C, USB 3.2	Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Ambient light sensor
Hearing aid compatible
M3/T4
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, NavIC, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning, Emergency SOS via satellite (SMS sending/receiving)
Other
NFC, Ultra Wideband (UWB)	Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

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Full Specs Honor Pad V9 Specs

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Multiple speakers	Multiple speakers
Features
Dolby Atmos	Album art cover, Background playback

Cellular

5G Bands
n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n14, n20, n25, n28, n29, n30, n38, n40, n41, n48, n66, n70, n71, n75, n77, n78, n79, n258, n260, n261, SA, NSA, Sub-6, mmWave
4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands
34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A Pro Cat 18 (1200/150 Mbit/s)
SIM type
eSIM
HD Voice
Yes
VoLTE
Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Sep 09, 2024 FCC ID value: BCG-E8684A
Measured SAR
Head: 0.96 W/kg Body: 0.98 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 0.99 W/kg

Alternative variants

With 512GB internal storage

Memory	512GB
Prices (MSRP)	$1399

With 256GB internal storage

Memory	256GB

With 1TB internal storage

Memory	1024GB
Prices (MSRP)	$1599

With 12GB RAM and 256GB internal storage

Memory	12GB/256GB

International

5G Bands	n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n14, n25, n28, n29, n30, n38, n40, n41, n48, n66, n70, n71, n75, n77, n78, n79, SA, NSA, Sub-6
4G (FDD) Bands	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands	34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48

With 12GB RAM and 512GB internal storage

Memory	12GB/512GB