Honor 9 vs Huawei Mate 20 X Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Jun 12, 2017	Oct 16, 2018

Design

Dimensions
5.80 x 2.79 x 0.29 inches 147.3 x 70.9 x 7.45 mm	6.87 x 3.36 x 0.32 inches 174.6 x 85.4 x 8.15 mm
Weight
5.47 oz (155.0 g)	8.18 oz (232.0 g)
Materials
Back: Glass Frame: Aluminum	Back: Glass Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
	Splash; IP53
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Gold, Blue	Phantom silver, Midnight blue

Display

Size
5.2-inch, 70.03% screen-to-body	7.2-inch, 87.76% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD	OLED, HDR
Resolution
1920x1080px, 428 PPI	2244x1080px, 18.7:9 ratio, 346 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 2600 MHz ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55
GPU
Mali-G71 MP8	Mali-G76 MP10
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB 6GB/128GB	6GB (LPDDR4)/128GB 8GB/256GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB	Nano Memory (NM) up to 256 GB
OS
Android (8.0 Oreo, 7.1 Nougat)	Android (9.0 Pie)

Battery

Type
3200 mAh, Li - Polymer	5000 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
Fast charging	Huawei SuperCharge

Camera

Rear
Dual camera	Triple camera
Main camera
12 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal length: 27 mm	Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 27 mm Sensor size: 1/1.7"
Second camera
20 MP (Black and White) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 27 mm	8 MP (Telephoto, OIS, Laser and PDAF, CMOS image sensor) Optical zoom: 3.0x Aperture size: F2.4 Focal Length: 80 mm Sensor size: 1/4"
Third camera
	20 MP (Ultra-wide, Laser and PDAF, CMOS image sensor) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 16 mm Sensor size: 1/2.7"
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), 720p (960 fps) Time-lapse video, Picture-taking during video recording, Video light, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
8 MP Video capture: 1080p	24 MP

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 Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0	Type-C, USB 3.1
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Dual-band positioning, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
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, 9, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 39, 40, 41	34, 38, 39, 40
3G Bands
5, 8, 2, 1	6, 5, 4, 2, 1
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 12/13 (600/150 Mbit/s), HSPA, HSUPA	LTE-A Pro Cat 21 (1400/200 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS
Dual SIM
Yes	Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM
VoLTE
Yes	Yes

Alternative variants

Memory	6GB/128GB

Memory	8GB/256GB
Type	4200 mAh
Colors	Emerald green
5G Bands	n77, n78, n79
4G (FDD) Bands	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 32
4G (TDD) Bands	34, 38, 39, 40, 41

Links

Full specifications
Honor 9 Specs	Huawei Mate 20 X Specs
PhoneArena Review
Honor 9 Review