Huawei Mate 9 vs Honor 7X Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Nov 03, 2016	Dec 05, 2017
Prices (MSRP)
	$200

Design

Dimensions
6.18 x 3.11 x 0.31 inches 156.9 x 78.9 x 7.9 mm	6.16 x 2.96 x 0.30 inches 156.5 x 75.3 x 7.6 mm
Weight
6.70 oz (190.0 g)	5.82 oz (165.0 g)
Materials
Back: Metal	Back: Aluminum
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)
Features
	Notification light
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Gold, Gray, Silver, Brown, White	Black, Gold, Blue, Red

Display

Size
5.9-inch, 77.39% screen-to-body	5.9-inch, 77.14% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD	IPS LCD
Resolution
1920x1080px, 373 PPI	2160x1080px, 407 PPI
Colors
	16 777 216

Hardware

System chip
HiSilicon Kirin 960	HiSilicon Kirin 659 (16 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2400 MHz ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53	Octa-core 2360 MHz ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Mali-G71 MP8	Mali-T830 MP2
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB 6GB/128GB	3GB (LPDDR3)/32GB 4GB/64GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB	microSDXC up to 256 GB
OS
Android (8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat)	Android (8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat)

Battery

Type
4000 mAh, Li - Polymer	3340 mAh
Charging
Fast charging

Camera

Rear
Dual camera	Dual camera
Main camera
12 MP (OIS, Laser and PDAF, CMOS image sensor, BSI sensor) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal length: 27 mm Sensor size: 1/2.9" Pixel size: 1.25 μm	16 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/2.9" Pixel size: 1.25 μm
Second camera
20 MP (Black and White, OIS, Laser and PDAF) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 27 mm	2 MP (Depth information)
Flash
Dual LED	LED
Video recording
4K UHD EIS, Video calling, Video sharing	1080p (30 fps) Time-lapse video, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
8 MP (Autofocus)	8 MP Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2	4.1
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac	b,g,n Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 b, g, n
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0	microUSB, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass
Other
NFC, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	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	Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
DLNA	Wireless screen share

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 29	2, 4, 5, 7, 12, 17
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 39, 40	40
3G Bands
6, 5, 8, 4, 2	5, 4, 2, 1
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSPA	LTE, HSPA, HSUPA
Dual SIM
	Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM

Phone Features

Other features
	Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Nov 04, 2016 FCC ID value: QISMHA-L09	Date approved: Nov 22, 2017 FCC ID value: QISBND-L24
Measured SAR
Head: 1.42 W/kg Body: 0.60 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.39 W/kg	Head: 1.11 W/kg Body: 1.11 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.43 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.27 W/kg

Alternative variants

with Dual SIM

Dual SIM	Yes
FCC approval	Date approved: Nov 03, 2016 FCC ID value: QISMHA-L29
Measured SAR	Head: 1.42 W/kg Body: 0.60 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.39 W/kg

International version

Memory	4GB/64GB
4G (FDD) Bands	1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20
4G (TDD) Bands	40
3G Bands	5, 8, 2, 1

with 128 GB storage

Memory	6GB/128GB

for US

Memory	4GB/64GB

Links

Full specifications
Huawei Mate 9 Specs	Honor 7X Specs
PhoneArena Review
Huawei Mate 9 Review	Honor 7X Review
User Reviews
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