Honor 9 vs OnePlus 5 Specs Comparison

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8.0
Honor 9
8.5
OnePlus 5
Honor 9 OnePlus 5
Released · Jun 27, 2017
Released · Jun 22, 2017
5.2-inch · 1920x1080px
5.5-inch · 1920x1080px
Dual camera
Dual camera
4GB · 64GB
4GB · 64GB
3200 mAh
3300 mAh
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Availability

Officially announced
Jun 12, 2017 Jun 20, 2017
Prices (MSRP)
6GB/64GB - $539

Design

Dimensions
5.80 x 2.79 x 0.29 inches
147.3 x 70.9 x 7.45 mm
6.07 x 2.92 x 0.29 inches
154.2 x 74.1 x 7.25 mm
Weight
5.47 oz / 155.0 g 5.40 oz / 153.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass
Frame: Aluminum
Back: Aluminum
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch) 2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Notification light, Touch sensitive control keys
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Gold, Blue Gold, Gray

Display

Size
5.2-inch, 70.03% screen-to-body 5.5-inch, 72.93% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD AMOLED
Resolution
1920x1080px, 428 PPI 1920x1080px, 16:9 ratio, 401 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 3 Corning Gorilla Glass 5
PhoneArena Display Test
Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested Untested
Bright Min
3 (Average) 2 (Good)

Hardware

System chip
HiSilicon Kirin 960 (16 nm) Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 (10 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
2400 MHz
ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53
Octa-core
Kryo
GPU
Mali-G71 MP8 Adreno 540
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB
6GB/128GB
4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB
8GB/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, 8.0 Oreo, 7.1 Nougat)

Battery

Type
3200 mAh, Li - Polymer 3300 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
Fast charging OnePlus Dash Charge

Camera

Rear
Dual camera Dual camera
Main camera
12 MP (PDAF)
Aperture size: F2.2
Focal length: 27 mm
16 MP (Autofocus, CMOS image sensor, BSI sensor)
Aperture size: F1.7
Focal length: 24 mm
Sensor size: 1/2.8"
Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Second camera
20 MP (Black and White)
Aperture size: F2.2
Focal Length: 27 mm
20 MP (PDAF, CMOS image sensor, BSI sensor)
Optical zoom: 1.6x
Aperture size: F2.6
Focal Length: 36 mm
Sensor size: 1/2.8"
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 (120 fps)
Time-lapse video, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
8 MP
Video capture: 1080p
16 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, 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, 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
Other
NFC, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync NFC, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
Album art cover, Background playback aptX-HD
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 3, 5, 8 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 39, 40, 41 38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands
5, 8, 2, 1 1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 12/13 (600/150 Mbit/s), HSPA, HSUPA LTE-A Cat 12 (600/100 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

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Jun 20, 2017
FCC ID value: 2ABZ2-A5000
Measured SAR
Head: 1.36 W/kg
Body: 0.84 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.58 W/kg
Wireless Router: 1.19 W/kg
Phablet: 3.57 W/kg

Alternative variants

Memory 6GB/128GB
with 64GB of storage
Memory 6GB/64GB
Prices (MSRP) $479
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