Honor 9 vs Huawei P30 Specs Comparison

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8.0
Honor 9
7.8
Huawei P30
Honor 9 Huawei P30
Released · Jun 27, 2017
Released · Apr 05, 2019
5.2-inch
6.1-inch
Dual camera
Triple camera
4GB · 64GB
6GB · 128GB
3200 mAh
3650 mAh
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Availability

Officially announced
Jun 12, 2017 Mar 26, 2019

Design

Dimensions
5.80 x 2.79 x 0.29 inches
147.3 x 70.9 x 7.45 mm
5.87 x 2.81 x 0.30 inches
149.1 x 71.4 x 7.57 mm
Weight
5.47 oz (155.0 g) 5.82 oz (165.0 g)
Materials
Back: Glass
Frame: Aluminum
Back: Glass
Frame: Metal
Resistance
Splash; IP53
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch) 2D Face unlock, Optical in-screen fingerprint
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Gold, Blue Breathing, Crystal aurora, Black

Display

Size
5.2-inch, 70.03% screen-to-body 6.1-inch, 85.83% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD AMOLED, HDR
Resolution
1920x1080px, 428 PPI 2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 422 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/128GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB Nano Memory (NM) up to 256 GB
OS
Android (8.0 Oreo, 7.1 Nougat) Android (10, 9.0 Pie)

Battery

Type
3200 mAh, Li - Polymer 3650 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
Fast charging Huawei SuperCharge
Charge speed
Wired: 22.5W

Camera

Rear
Dual camera Triple camera
Main camera
12 MP (PDAF)
Aperture size: F2.2
Focal length: 27 mm
40 MP (Laser and PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.8
Focal length: 27 mm
Sensor size: 1/1.7"
Pixel size: 1 μm
Second camera
20 MP (Black and White)
Aperture size: F2.2
Focal Length: 27 mm
8 MP (Telephoto, OIS, Laser and PDAF)
Optical zoom: 3.0x
Aperture size: F2.4
Focal Length: 80 mm
Third camera
16 MP (Ultra-wide, Laser and PDAF)
Aperture size: F2.2
Focal Length: 17 mm
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, 720p (960 fps)
Time-lapse video, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
8 MP
Video capture: 1080p
32 MP (HDR)

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), 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, 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 32-Bit DAC, Dolby Atmos, 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 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 12/13 (600/150 Mbit/s), HSPA, HSUPA LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM Nano SIM
VoLTE
Yes Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Mar 27, 2019
FCC ID value: QISELE-LX9
Measured SAR
Head: 0.53 W/kg
Body: 0.54 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.04 W/kg
Wireless Router: 0.63 W/kg
Phablet: 1.82 W/kg

Alternative variants

Memory 6GB/128GB
Dual SIM
Dual SIM Yes
With 8 GB RAM
Memory 8GB
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