Honor 9 vs Honor 20 Specs Comparison

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	6.07 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches 154.25 x 73.97 x 7.87 mm
Weight
5.47 oz (155.0 g)	6.14 oz (174.0 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, 84.41% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD	IPS LCD
Resolution
1920x1080px, 428 PPI	2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 412 PPI
Colors
	16 777 216
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 2600 MHz ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55
GPU
Mali-G71 MP8	Mali-G76 MP10
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB 6GB/128GB	6GB/128GB
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	3750 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 (Laser and PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 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
	2 MP (Depth information) Aperture size: F2.4
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, Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct 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	Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation	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	5, 8, 4, 2, 1
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 12/13 (600/150 Mbit/s), HSPA, HSUPA	LTE-A, HSPA, HSUPA
Dual SIM
Yes	Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM
VoLTE
Yes

Phone Features

Notifications
	Haptic feedback, Music ringtones, Vibration
Other features
	Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording

Alternative variants

Memory	6GB/128GB

Links

Full specifications
Honor 9 Specs	Honor 20 Specs
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