Honor 7X vs Huawei Mate 9 Specs Comparison

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8.0
Honor 7X
8.0
Huawei Mate 9
Honor 7X Huawei Mate 9
Released · Dec 14, 2017
Released · Jan 06, 2017
5.9-inch · 2160x1080px
5.9-inch · 1920x1080px
Dual camera
Dual camera
3GB · 32GB
4GB · 64GB
3340 mAh
4000 mAh

Availability

Officially announced
Dec 05, 2017 Nov 03, 2016
Prices (MSRP)
$200

Design

Dimensions
6.16 x 2.96 x 0.30 inches
156.5 x 75.3 x 7.6 mm
6.18 x 3.11 x 0.31 inches
156.9 x 78.9 x 7.9 mm
Weight
5.82 oz / 165.0 g 6.70 oz / 190.0 g
Materials
Back: Aluminum Back: Metal
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch) Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Notification light
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Gold, Blue, Red Gold, Gray, Silver, Brown, White

Display

Size
5.9-inch, 77.14% screen-to-body 5.9-inch, 77.39% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD IPS LCD
Resolution
2160x1080px, 407 PPI 1920x1080px, 373 PPI
Colors
16 777 216
PhoneArena Display Test
Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested Untested
Bright Min
4 (Poor) 5 (Poor)

Hardware

System chip
HiSilicon Kirin 659 (16 nm) HiSilicon Kirin 960
Processor
Octa-core
2360 MHz
ARM Cortex-A53
Octa-core
2400 MHz
ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Mali-T830 MP2 Mali-G71 MP8
Memory
3GB (LPDDR3)/32GB
4GB/64GB
4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB
6GB/128GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB microSDXC up to 256 GB
OS
Android (8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat) Android (8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat)

Battery

Type
3340 mAh 4000 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
Fast charging

Camera

Rear
Dual camera Dual camera
Main camera
16 MP (PDAF)
Aperture size: F2.2
Focal length: 26 mm
Sensor size: 1/2.9"
Pixel size: 1.25 μm
12 MP (OIS, Laser and PDAF, CMOS image sensor, BSI sensor)
Aperture size: F2.2
Focal length: 27 mm
Sensor size: 1/2.9"
Pixel size: 1.25 μm
Second camera
2 MP (Depth information) 20 MP (Black and White, OIS, Laser and PDAF)
Aperture size: F2.2
Focal Length: 27 mm
Flash
LED Dual LED
Video recording
1080p (30 fps)
Time-lapse video, Video calling, Video sharing
4K UHD
EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
8 MP
Video capture: 1080p
8 MP (Autofocus)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.1 4.2
WLAN
b,g,n
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 b, g, n
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
Wi-Fi Direct
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
microUSB, USB 2.0 Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou
Other
VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync NFC, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
Album art cover, Background playback Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share DLNA

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
2, 4, 5, 7, 12, 17 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 29
4G (TDD) Bands
40 38, 39, 40
3G Bands
5, 4, 2, 1 6, 5, 8, 4, 2
Data Speed
LTE, HSPA, HSUPA LTE-A, HSPA
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM Nano SIM

Phone Features

Other features
Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Nov 22, 2017
FCC ID value: QISBND-L24
Date approved: Nov 04, 2016
FCC ID value: QISMHA-L09
Measured SAR
Head: 1.11 W/kg
Body: 1.11 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.43 W/kg
Wireless Router: 1.27 W/kg
Head: 1.42 W/kg
Body: 0.60 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg
Wireless Router: 1.39 W/kg

Alternative variants

International version
Memory 4GB/64GB
4G (FDD) Bands 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20
4G (TDD) Bands 40
3G Bands 5, 8, 2, 1
with Dual SIM
Dual SIM Yes
FCC approval Date approved: Nov 03, 2016
FCC ID value: QISMHA-L29
Measured SAR Head: 1.42 W/kg
Body: 0.60 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg
Wireless Router: 1.39 W/kg
for US
Memory 4GB/64GB
with 128 GB storage
Memory 6GB/128GB
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