Apple iPhone 13 vs Honor X9 5G

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Comparing the Apple iPhone 13 vs Honor X9 5G across performance, display, camera, battery and storage to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Apple iPhone 13 runs at a higher processing speed of 3.23 GHz, while Honor X9 5G runs at 2.2 GHz, making Apple iPhone 13 the better performer.


Display: Honor X9 5G offers a screen size of 6.81 inches, while Apple iPhone 13 offers 6.1 inches, making Honor X9 5G the larger display of the two. Apple iPhone 13 features a Super Retina XDR display compared to Honor X9 5G's IPS LCD, making Apple iPhone 13 the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: Honor X9 5G offers a higher rear camera resolution with 48 MP, while Apple iPhone 13 offers 12 MP, making Honor X9 5G better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: Honor X9 5G offers a higher front camera resolution with 16 MP, while Apple iPhone 13 offers 12 MP, making Honor X9 5G better for front camera photography.


Battery: Honor X9 5G offers a higher battery capacity with 4800 mAh, while Apple iPhone 13 offers 3227 mAh, making Honor X9 5G better for longer battery life.


Storage: Both Apple iPhone 13 and Honor X9 5G offer the same internal storage of 128 GB.

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Honor X9 5G
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Summary

Release Date

17 Sep, 2021
20 Apr, 2022
14 May, 2026

Performance

Apple A15 Bionic
Snapdragon 695
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
Hexa Core (upto 3.23 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2.2 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 4.61 GHz)
4 GB RAM
8 GB RAM
16 GB RAM

Display

6.1 inches (15.49 cm)
6.81 inches (17.3 cm)
6.82 inches (17.32 cm)
Super Retina XDR
IPS LCD
AMOLED
1170x2532 px (FHD+)
1080x2388 px (FHD+)
1440x3168 px (QHD+)
60 Hz Refresh Rate
120 Hz Refresh Rate
144 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

12 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera (upto 2x Optical Zoom)
48 MP
Primary Camera
200 MP
Primary Camera (upto 3.7x Optical Zoom)
12 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
2 MP
Macro Camera
200 MP
Telephoto Camera
N/A
2 MP
Depth Camera
50 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Front Camera

12 MP
Wide Angle Lens
16 MP
50 MP

Battery

3227 mAh
4800 mAh
6600 mAh
20W Fast Charging
66W Super Charging
100W Flash Charging
Wireless Charging
N/A
Wireless Charging

Storage

128 GB
128 GB
512 GB
NVMe
N/A
UFS 4.1

Expert Review

8.0/10
N/A
8.7/10

Pros

  • Excellent performer
  • Capable cameras
  • Long-lasting battery life
  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Stellar and versatile three-lens camera system
  • Excellent performance
  • Bright and crisp 2K AMOLED display

Cons

  • Slow wired and wireless charging speeds
  • No high-refresh rate screen
  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Battery life could have been better
  • Very expensive with camera kit
  • No shortcut key

User Ratings

4.6/5
(304,284 ratings)
N/A
4.6/5
(29 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

N/A
N/A
3,977,648
AnTuTu Score
N/A
N/A
15h 10m
Battery Life (PC Mark)

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Video

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General

Launch Date

Sep 17, 2021
(Official)
N/A
May 06, 2026
(Official)

Operating System

iOS v15
Android v11
Android v16

OS Updates

N/A
N/A
5 Year

Security Updates

N/A
N/A
7 Year

Custom UI

N/A
Magic UI
Origin OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Very Good
Good
Best In Class

Chipset

Apple A15 Bionic
Qualcomm Snapdragon 695
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 SM8850-AC

Processor

Hexa Core

3.23 GHz, Dual core, Avalanche 1.82 GHz, Quad core, Blizzard
Octa core

2.2 GHz, Dual core, Kryo 660 1.7 GHz, Hexa Core, Kryo 660
Octa core

4.61 GHz, Dual core, Oryon 3.62 GHz, Hexa Core, Oryon

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

5 nm
6 nm
3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Apple GPU (four-core graphics)
Adreno 619
Adreno 840

RAM

4 GB
8 GB
16 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4X
N/A
LPDDR5X Ultra

Performance Test Results

AnTuTu Score (The higher, the better) AnTuTu benchmark measures overall performance of a phone by stress-testing CPU, GPU, RAM, etc.

N/A
N/A
3,977,648

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

13.0 s
N/A
14.0 s

Gaming Test Results

Wild Life Extreme (The higher, the better) Wild Life Extreme is a classic mobile benchmark; it renders in 4K to test the peak performance of a wide range of devices.

N/A
N/A
6,450

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

8.0 %
N/A
7.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

21.8 %
N/A
21.7 %
* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Excellent
Best In Class

Display Type

Super Retina XDR
IPS LCD
AMOLED

Screen Size

6.1 inches  (15.49 cm)
6.81 inches  (17.3 cm)
6.82 inches  (17.32 cm)

Resolution

1170x2532 px (FHD+)
1080x2388 px (FHD+)
1440x3168 px (QHD+)

Peak Brightness

1200 nits
N/A
4500 nits

HBM Brightness

800 nits
N/A
N/A

Refresh Rate

60 Hz
120 Hz
144 Hz

Aspect Ratio

19.5:9
19.9:9
19.8:9

Pixel Density

457 ppi
385 ppi
510 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

86.89 %
89.1 %
89.7 %

Screen Protection

Yes
N/A
Yes

Bezel-less Display

Yes with notch
Yes with punch-hole display
Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

Yes
N/A
Yes

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A
N/A
94.49 %

Design

Height

146.7 mm
166 mm
162.98 mm

Width

71.5 mm
75.7 mm
76.81 mm

Thickness

7.6 mm
8 mm
8.19 mm

Weight

174 grams
189 grams
232 grams

Build Material

Back: Gorilla Glass
N/A
Back: Glass

Water Resistance

Yes Water resistant IP68 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 6 meter)
N/A
N/A

Ruggedness

Dust proof
N/A
N/A

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good
Good
Best In Class

Resolution

12 MP
Primary Camera5x Digital Zoom 2x Optical Zoomf/1.6 Wide Angle1/1.9" sensor size Sensor-shift Image Stabilization 1.7µm pixel size
48 MP
Primary Camera8x Digital Zoomf/1.8
200 MP
Primary Camera105x Digital Zoom 3.7x Optical Zoomf/1.8535 mm focal length LYT 901 0.7µm pixel size
12 MP
f/2.4 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera13 mm focal length
2 MP
f/2.4 Macro Camera
200 MP
f/2.67 Telephoto Camera85 mm focal length 1/1.28" sensor size
N/A
2 MP
f/2.4 Depth Camera
50 MP
f/2.0 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera14 mm focal length

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus Dual Pixel Autofocus
Yes
Yes

OIS

Yes
N/A
Yes

Flash

Yes Dual LED Flash
Yes LED Flash
Yes Dual LED Flash

Image Resolution

4000 x 3000 Pixels
8000 x 6000 Pixels
N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
Exposure compensation ISO control
N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Burst mode
Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
N/A

Camera Features

5 x Digital Zoom
2 x Optical Zoom
Apple ProRAW
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
8 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
105 x Digital Zoom
3.7 x Optical Zoom
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Video Recording

4k @60 fps
Full HD @240 fps
1920x1080 @ 30 fps
8k @30 fps
4k @30/60/120 fps
Full HD @30/60/120 fps

Video Recording Features

Slow Motion
Video HDR
Night Time-Lapse
Action Mode
Audio Zoom
Stereo recording
N/A
N/A

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Best In Class

Resolution

12 MP
f/2.2 Wide Angle Primary Camera23 mm focal length 1/3.6" sensor size
16 MP
f/2.45 Primary Camera
50 MP
f/2.45 Primary Camera

Flash

Yes Retina Flash
N/A
Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

4k @60 fps
Full HD @120 fps
1920x1080 @ 30 fps
N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Excellent

Capacity

3227 mAh
4800 mAh
6600 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-Polymer
Li-ion

Quick Charging

Yes 20W Fast Charging 50% in 30 minutes
Yes 66W Super Charging
Yes 100W Flash Charging

Wireless Charging

Yes 15W Wireless Charging
N/A
Yes 40W Wireless Charging

Battery Test Results

Battery Life (PC Mark) (The higher, the better) PCMark Battery benchmark measures battery life of a phone with various activities such as web browsing, photo editing, writing, video editing, etc.

N/A
N/A
15h 10m

Charging Time (20% to 100%) (The lower, the better)

1h 33m 17s
N/A
0h 36m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB / 256 GB / 512 GB
128 GB
512 GB

Storage Type

NVMe
N/A
UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

No
N/A
N/A

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: eSIM
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G 4G
5G Not Supported 4G
5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes
Yes
Yes

SIM 1

5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N20 / N25 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N71 / N77 / N78 / N79
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 1800(band 3)
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78 / N79 / N80 / N81 / N83 / N84 / N89
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 2300(band 30)
N/A
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 3500(band 48) / 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)
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SIM 2

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 2300(band 30)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 1800(band 3)
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78 / N79 / N80 / N81 / N83 / N84 / N89
N/A
N/A
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)
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SAR Value

Head: 1.18 W/kg Body: 1.19 W/kg
N/A
N/A

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) 5GHz MIMO
Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) 5GHz
Yes Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 be/ax) MIMO

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot
Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot
Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.0
Yes v5.1
Yes v6.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

Yes
N/A
Yes

IR Blaster

N/A
N/A
Yes

Multimedia

Stereo Speakers

Yes
N/A
N/A

Audio Jack

Lightning
USB Type-C
USB Type-C

Audio Features

Dolby Atmos Dolby Digital Dolby Digital Plus
N/A
N/A

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

No
Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

N/A
Side
On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A
N/A
Ultrasonic

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Barometer Compass Gyroscope
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

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