Honor 9 vs Honor 9X Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Jun 12, 2017	Oct 24, 2019

Design

Dimensions
5.80 x 2.79 x 0.29 inches 147.3 x 70.9 x 7.45 mm	6.44 x 3.04 x 0.35 inches 163.5 x 77.3 x 8.8 mm
Weight
5.47 oz (155.0 g)	6.94 oz (196.8 g)
Materials
Back: Glass Frame: Aluminum	Back: Glass Frame: Aluminum
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Gold, Blue	Midnight black, Sapphire blue

Display

Size
5.2-inch, 70.03% screen-to-body	6.6-inch, 84.40% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD	IPS LCD
Resolution
1920x1080px, 428 PPI	2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 391 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 3

Hardware

System chip
HiSilicon Kirin 960 (16 nm)	HiSilicon Kirin 710F (12 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2400 MHz ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53	Octa-core 2200 MHz ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Mali-G71 MP8	Mali-G51 MP4
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB 6GB/128GB	4GB/64GB 6GB/128GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB	microSDXC up to 512 GB
OS
Android (8.0 Oreo, 7.1 Nougat)	Android (9.0 Pie)

Battery

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

Camera

Rear
Dual camera	Triple camera
Main camera
12 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal length: 27 mm	Aperture size: F1.8 Sensor size: 1/2" Pixel size: 0.8 μm
Second camera
20 MP (Black and White) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 27 mm	8 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.4
Third camera
	2 MP (Depth information) Aperture size: F2.4
Flash
Dual LED	LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (60 fps) Time-lapse video, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing	1080p (30 fps), 720p EIS
Front
8 MP Video capture: 1080p	16 MP (Pop-up) 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, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
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
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	Wireless screen share
Radio
	FM
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation	Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 3, 5, 8	1, 3, 7, 8, 20
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 39, 40, 41	38, 40, 41
3G Bands
5, 8, 2, 1	5, 8, 2, 1
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 12/13 (600/150 Mbit/s), HSPA, HSUPA	LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), 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

with 128 GB storage

Memory	6GB/128GB

Links

Full specifications
Honor 9 Specs	Honor 9X Specs
PhoneArena Review
Honor 9 Review