Apple iPhone SE 32GB vs Honor 9i

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Comparing the Apple iPhone SE 32GB vs Honor 9i across performance, display, camera, battery, storage, expert reviews and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Honor 9i runs at a higher processing speed of 2.36 GHz, while Apple iPhone SE 32GB runs at 1.84 GHz, making Honor 9i the better performer.


Display: Honor 9i offers a screen size of 5.9 inches, while Apple iPhone SE 32GB offers 4 inches, making Honor 9i the larger display of the two. Both Apple iPhone SE 32GB and Honor 9i feature the same IPS LCD display.


Rear Camera: Honor 9i offers a higher rear camera resolution with 16 MP, while Apple iPhone SE 32GB offers 12 MP, making Honor 9i better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: Honor 9i offers a higher front camera resolution with 13 MP, while Apple iPhone SE 32GB offers 1.2 MP, making Honor 9i better for front camera photography.


Battery: Honor 9i offers a higher battery capacity with 3340 mAh, while Apple iPhone SE 32GB offers 1642 mAh, making Honor 9i better for longer battery life.


Storage: Honor 9i offers higher internal storage with 64 GB, while Apple iPhone SE 32GB offers 32 GB, making Honor 9i the better option for storage.


Expert Review: Apple iPhone SE 32GB receives a higher expert rating of 8 from the editorial team, while Honor 9i is rated 7.


User Rating: Apple iPhone SE 32GB receives a higher user rating of 4.5, while Honor 9i has a rating of 4.3.

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Summary

Release Date

24 Mar, 2017
14 Oct, 2017
06 May, 2026

Performance

Apple A9
HiSilicon Kirin
Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
Dual Core (upto 1.84 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2.36 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 3.8 GHz)
2 GB RAM
4 GB RAM
12 GB RAM

Display

4.0 inches (10.16 cm)
5.9 inches (14.99 cm)
6.31 inches (16.03 cm)
IPS LCD
IPS LCD
AMOLED
640x1136 px
1080x2160 px (FHD+)
1216x2640 px (FHD+)
N/A
N/A
120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

12 MP
Primary Camera
16 MP
Primary Camera
50 MP
Primary Camera
N/A
2 MP
Camera
50 MP
Telephoto Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)
N/A
N/A
8 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Front Camera

1.2 MP
13 MP + 2 MP
50 MP

Battery

1642 mAh
3340 mAh
6500 mAh
N/A
N/A
90W Flash Charging
N/A
No Wireless Charging
Wireless Charging

Storage

32 GB
64 GB
256 GB
N/A
eMMC 5.1
UFS 4.1

Expert Review

8.0/10
7.0/10
8.4/10

Pros

  • Handy size
  • Smooth performance
  • Excellent camera image quality
  • Great display
  • Solid build quality
  • Good camera setup
  • Compact, premium design
  • Excellent battery life
  • Reliable performance
  • Strong portrait photography

Cons

  • No 3D Touch
  • Pricey
  • Design feels outdated
  • Average performance
  • No USB Type-C port
  • Video recording inconsistencies
  • Colours can be slightly oversaturated

User Ratings

4.5/5
(87,710 ratings)
4.3/5
(71,142 ratings)
4.4/5
(109 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

N/A
N/A
3,000,897
AnTuTu Score
N/A
N/A
16h 04m
Battery Life (PC Mark)

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General

Launch Date

N/A
Oct 14, 2017
(Official)
May 06, 2026
(Official)

Operating System

iOS v10
Android v7.0 (Nougat)
Android v16

OS Updates

N/A
N/A
5 Year

Security Updates

N/A
N/A
7 Year

Custom UI

N/A
EMUI
Origin OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Avg
Good
Excellent

Chipset

Apple A9 APL0898
HiSilicon Kirin 659
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 SM8845

Processor

Dual core, 1.84 GHz
Octa core

2.36 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53 1.7 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53
Octa core

3.8 GHz, Dual core, Oryon V3 Phoenix L 3.32 GHz, Hexa Core, Oryon V3 Phoenix M

Co-Processor

M9
N/A
N/A

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

14 nm
16 nm
3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

PowerVR GT7600
Mali-T830 MP2
Adreno 829

RAM

2 GB
4 GB
12 GB

RAM Type

N/A
LPDDR3
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
3,000,897

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

N/A
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
4,004

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
5.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
17.4 %
* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Excellent
Best In Class

Display Type

IPS LCD
IPS LCD
AMOLED

Screen Size

4.0 inches  (10.16 cm)
5.9 inches  (14.99 cm)
6.31 inches  (16.03 cm)

Resolution

640x1136 px
1080x2160 px (FHD+)
1216x2640 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

N/A
N/A
5000 nits

Refresh Rate

N/A
N/A
120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

N/A
18:9
19.5:9

Pixel Density

326 ppi
409 ppi
460 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

60.66 %
76.48 %
90.11 %

Screen Protection

Yes
N/A
N/A

Bezel-less Display

N/A
Yes
Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A
N/A
Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A
N/A
94.38 %

Design

Height

123.8 mm
156.2 mm
150.83 mm

Width

58.6 mm
75.2 mm
71.76 mm

Thickness

7.6 mm
7.5 mm
7.99 mm

Weight

113 grams
164 grams
191 grams

Build Material

Frame: Aluminium
Back: Aluminium
N/A
Back: Glass

Water Resistance

N/A
N/A
Yes Water resistant IP68 IP69 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter)

Ruggedness

N/A
N/A
Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good
Good
Excellent

Resolution

12 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.229 mm focal length 1/3" sensor size Back-illuminated sensor BSI Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor 1.22µm pixel size
16 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.2
50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.57IMX921
N/A
2 MP
50 MP
f/2.65 Telephoto Camera
N/A
N/A
8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus
Yes Phase Detection Autofocus
Yes

OIS

No
No
Yes

Flash

Yes Dual-color LED Flash
Yes Dual-color LED Flash
Yes Dual LED Flash

Image Resolution

4608 x 2592 Pixels
4616 x 3464 Pixels
N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation
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

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Digital image stabilization
Face detection
Simultaneous HD video and image recording
Smile detection
Touch to focus
Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
N/A
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Video Recording

3840x2160 @ 30 fps
1920x1080 @ 120 fps
1280x720 @ 240 fps
Full HD @30 fps
8k @30 fps
4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60/120 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Good
Very Good
Best In Class

Resolution

1.2 MP
f/2.4 Primary Camera31 mm focal length BSI Sensor
13 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera
50 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera
N/A
2 MP
Camera
N/A

Autofocus

N/A
N/A
Yes

Flash

Yes Retina Flash
Yes LED Flash
Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

1280x720 @ 30 fps
Full HD @30 fps
N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Excellent

Capacity

1642 mAh
3340 mAh
6500 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer
Li-ion
Li-ion

TalkTime

Up to 14 Hours(3G)
N/A
N/A

Quick Charging

N/A
N/A
Yes 90W Flash Charging

Wireless Charging

N/A
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
16h 04m

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

N/A
N/A
0h 41m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

16 GB / 32 GB / 64 GB / 128 GB
64 GB
256 GB / 512 GB

Storage Type

N/A
eMMC 5.1
UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

No
Yes Up to 128 GB
No

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM
Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano/eSIM

Network Support

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

VoLTE

Yes
Yes
Yes

SIM 1

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 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) / 700(band 29)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5)
N/A
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 150 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 4)
N/A
N/A
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SIM 2

N/A
N/A
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66 / N71 / N75
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78
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) / 1500(band 32) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 600(Band 71) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)
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SAR Value

Head: 0.97 W/kg Body: 0.99 W/kg
Head: 1.09 W/kg
N/A

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)
Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 b/g/n)
Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 a/n) 5GHz MIMO

Wi-Fi Features

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

Bluetooth

Yes v4.2
Yes v4.1
Yes v6.0

GPS

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

NFC

Yes
No
Yes

IR Blaster

N/A
N/A
Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm
USB Type-C

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Front
Rear
On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A
N/A
Ultrasonic

Other Sensors

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

Applications

FaceTime over Wi-Fi or Cellular iMessage
N/A
N/A

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