Honor 9 vs Huawei P20 Pro Specs Comparison

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8.0
Honor 9
8.5
Huawei P20 Pro
Honor 9 Huawei P20 Pro
Released · Jun 27, 2017
Released · Mar 27, 2018
5.2-inch · 1920x1080px
6.1-inch · 2240x1080px
Dual camera
Triple camera
4GB · 64GB
6GB · 128GB
3200 mAh
4000 mAh
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Availability

Officially announced
Jun 12, 2017 Mar 27, 2018

Design

Dimensions
5.80 x 2.79 x 0.29 inches
147.3 x 70.9 x 7.45 mm
6.10 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches
155 x 73.9 x 7.8 mm
Weight
5.47 oz / 155.0 g 6.35 oz / 180.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass
Frame: Aluminum
Back: Glass
Frame: Metal
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP67
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 Black, Gold, Pink, Blue

Display

Size
5.2-inch, 70.03% screen-to-body 6.1-inch, 82.00% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD OLED
Resolution
1920x1080px, 428 PPI 2240x1080px, 18.7:9 ratio, 408 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 3
PhoneArena Display Test
Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested Untested
Bright Min
3 (Average) 4 (Poor)

Hardware

System chip
HiSilicon Kirin 960 (16 nm) HiSilicon Kirin 970 (10 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
2400 MHz
ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53
Octa-core
2360 MHz
ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Mali-G71 MP8 Mali-G72 MP12
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB
6GB/128GB
6GB (LPDDR4)/128GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB not expandable
OS
Android (8.0 Oreo, 7.1 Nougat) Android (10, 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo)

Battery

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

Camera

Rear
Dual camera Triple camera
Main camera
12 MP (PDAF)
Aperture size: F2.2
Focal length: 27 mm
40 MP (OIS, Laser and PDAF, CMOS image sensor)
Aperture size: F1.8
Focal length: 27 mm
Sensor size: 1/1.78"
Pixel size: 1.55 μm
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 (Black and White, OIS, Laser and PDAF, CMOS image sensor)
Aperture size: F1.6
Focal Length: 27 mm
Sensor size: 1/2.7"
Pixel size: 1 μm
Flash
Dual LED Dual 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, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording, Video light, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
8 MP
Video capture: 1080p
24 MP (Wide Angle)
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
MIMO, 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), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou
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, Multiple speakers
Features
Album art cover, Background playback 32-Bit DAC, aptX-HD
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, 28, 32
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 39, 40, 41 34, 38, 39, 40
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 Pro Cat 18 (1200/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM Nano SIM
HD Voice
Yes
VoLTE
Yes Yes

Alternative variants

Memory 6GB/128GB
Dual-SIM
Dual SIM Yes
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