Honor 8X vs Honor 9 Specs Comparison

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7.0
Honor 8X
8.0
Honor 9
Honor 8X Honor 9
Released · Oct 10, 2018
Released · Jun 27, 2017
6.5-inch · 2340x1080px
5.2-inch · 1920x1080px
Dual camera
Dual camera
4GB · 128GB
4GB · 64GB
3750 mAh
3200 mAh
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Availability

Officially announced
Oct 03, 2018 Jun 12, 2017

Design

Dimensions
6.31 x 3.02 x 0.31 inches
160.4 x 76.6 x 7.8 mm
5.80 x 2.79 x 0.29 inches
147.3 x 70.9 x 7.45 mm
Weight
6.17 oz / 175.0 g 5.47 oz / 155.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass
Frame: Metal
Back: Glass
Frame: Aluminum
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch) Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Blue, Red Black, Gold, Blue

Display

Size
6.5-inch, 84.36% screen-to-body 5.2-inch, 70.03% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD IPS LCD
Resolution
2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 396 PPI 1920x1080px, 428 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 3
PhoneArena Display Test
Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested Untested
Bright Min
2 (Good) 3 (Average)

Hardware

System chip
HiSilicon Kirin 710 (12 nm) HiSilicon Kirin 960 (16 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
2200 MHz
ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53
Octa-core
2400 MHz
ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Mali-G51 MP4 Mali-G71 MP8
Memory
4GB/128GB 4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB
6GB/128GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 400 GB microSDXC up to 256 GB
OS
Android (9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo) Android (8.0 Oreo, 7.1 Nougat)

Battery

Type
3750 mAh, Li - Polymer 3200 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
Fast charging Fast charging

Camera

Rear
Dual camera Dual camera
Main camera
20 MP (PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.8
Focal length: 27 mm
12 MP (PDAF)
Aperture size: F2.2
Focal length: 27 mm
Second camera
2 MP (Depth information)
Aperture size: F2.4
20 MP (Black and White)
Aperture size: F2.2
Focal Length: 27 mm
Flash
LED Dual LED
Video recording
1080p (60 fps)
Video calling, Video sharing
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (60 fps)
Time-lapse video, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
16 MP 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
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), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou
Other
NFC, VoIP, 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 Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 3, 7, 8 1, 3, 5, 8
4G (TDD) Bands
40, 41 38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands
5, 8, 1 5, 8, 2, 1
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSPA, HSUPA 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

Memory 6GB/128GB
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