Honor 8 Pro vs Honor 9 Specs Comparison

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Honor 8 Pro
8.0
Honor 9
Honor 8 Pro Honor 9
Released · Apr 20, 2017
Released · Jun 27, 2017
5.7-inch · 2560x1440px
5.2-inch · 1920x1080px
Dual camera
Dual camera
6GB · 64GB
4GB · 64GB
4000 mAh
3200 mAh
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Availability

Officially announced
Apr 05, 2017 Jun 12, 2017

Design

Dimensions
6.18 x 3.05 x 0.27 inches
157 x 77.5 x 6.97 mm
5.80 x 2.79 x 0.29 inches
147.3 x 70.9 x 7.45 mm
Weight
6.49 oz / 184.0 g 5.47 oz / 155.0 g
Materials
Back: Metal Back: Glass
Frame: Aluminum
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 Black, Gold, Blue

Display

Size
5.7-inch, 73.65% screen-to-body 5.2-inch, 70.03% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD IPS LCD
Resolution
2560x1440px, 515 PPI 1920x1080px, 428 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 3
PhoneArena Display Test
Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested Untested
Bright Min
5 (Poor) 3 (Average)

Hardware

System chip
HiSilicon Kirin 960 (16 nm) HiSilicon Kirin 960 (16 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
2400 MHz
ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53
Octa-core
2400 MHz
ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Mali-G71 MP8 Mali-G71 MP8
Memory
6GB (LPDDR4)/64GB 4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB
6GB/128GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 128 GB microSDXC up to 256 GB
OS
Android (9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat) Android (8.0 Oreo, 7.1 Nougat)

Battery

Type
4000 mAh, Li - Polymer 3200 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
Fast charging Fast charging

Camera

Rear
Dual camera Dual camera
Main camera
12 MP (Laser and PDAF)
Aperture size: F2.2
Sensor size: 1/2.9"
Pixel size: 1.25 μm
12 MP (PDAF)
Aperture size: F2.2
Focal length: 27 mm
Second camera
12 MP (Black and White, Laser and PDAF)
Aperture size: F2.2
20 MP (Black and White)
Aperture size: F2.2
Focal Length: 27 mm
Flash
Dual LED Dual LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (60 fps)
Time-lapse video, Video calling, Video sharing
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (60 fps)
Time-lapse video, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
8 MP (Wide Angle)
Video capture: 1080p
8 MP
Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

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

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20 1, 3, 5, 8
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 40 38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands
5, 8, 2, 1 5, 8, 2, 1
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 12 (600/100 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s LTE-A Cat 12/13 (600/150 Mbit/s), HSPA, HSUPA
Dual SIM
Yes Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM Nano SIM
VoLTE
Yes

Alternative variants

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