Honor 9 vs Honor 20 Pro Specs Comparison

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8.0
Honor 9
8.5
Honor 20 Pro
Honor 9 Honor 20 Pro
Released · Jun 27, 2017
Released · May 21, 2019
5.2-inch
6.3-inch
Dual camera
Quad camera
4GB · 64GB
8GB · 256GB
3200 mAh
4000 mAh

Availability

Officially announced
Jun 12, 2017 May 21, 2019

Design

Dimensions
5.80 x 2.79 x 0.29 inches
147.3 x 70.9 x 7.45 mm
6.09 x 2.91 x 0.33 inches
154.6 x 73.97 x 8.44 mm
Weight
5.47 oz (155.0 g) 6.42 oz (182.0 g)
Materials
Back: Glass
Frame: Aluminum
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, Blue

Display

Size
5.2-inch, 70.03% screen-to-body 6.3-inch, 84.14% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD IPS LCD
Resolution
1920x1080px, 428 PPI 2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 412 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 3

Hardware

System chip
HiSilicon Kirin 960 (16 nm) HiSilicon Kirin 980 (7 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
2400 MHz
ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53
Octa-core
ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55
GPU
Mali-G71 MP8 Mali-G76 MP10
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB
6GB/128GB
8GB/256GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB
OS
Android (8.0 Oreo, 7.1 Nougat) Android (9.0 Pie)

Battery

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

Camera

Rear
Dual camera Quad camera
Main camera
12 MP (PDAF)
Aperture size: F2.2
Focal length: 27 mm
48 MP (OIS, Laser and PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.4
Focal length: 28 mm
Sensor size: 1/2"
Pixel size: 0.8 μm
Second camera
20 MP (Black and White)
Aperture size: F2.2
Focal Length: 27 mm
16 MP (Ultra-wide)
Aperture size: F2.2
Focal Length: 13 mm
Sensor size: 1/3.1"
Third camera
8 MP (Telephoto, OIS, Laser and PDAF)
Optical zoom: 3.0x
Aperture size: F2.4
Focal Length: 80 mm
Sensor size: 1/4"
Fourth camera
2 MP
Aperture size: F2.4
Focal Length: 27 mm
Flash
Dual LED LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (60 fps)
Time-lapse video, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (60 fps)
Time-lapse video, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
8 MP
Video capture: 1080p
32 MP (HDR)
Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2 5.0
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
MIMO, 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, Galileo, BeiDou GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync NFC, Infrared, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
Album art cover, Background playback Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 3, 5, 8 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 39, 40, 41 38, 40, 41
3G Bands
5, 8, 2, 1 1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 12/13 (600/150 Mbit/s), HSPA, HSUPA LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM Nano SIM
VoLTE
Yes

Alternative variants

Memory 6GB/128GB
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