Gionee A1 Signature Edition vs Honor 9i

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Comparing the Gionee A1 Signature Edition vs Honor 9i across performance, display, camera, battery, storage 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 Gionee A1 Signature Edition runs at 2.0 GHz, making Honor 9i the better performer.


Display: Honor 9i offers a screen size of 5.9 inches, while Gionee A1 Signature Edition offers 5.5 inches, making Honor 9i the larger display of the two. Both Gionee A1 Signature Edition and Honor 9i feature the same IPS LCD display.


Rear Camera: Honor 9i offers a higher rear camera resolution with 16 MP, while Gionee A1 Signature Edition offers 13 MP, making Honor 9i better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: Gionee A1 Signature Edition offers a higher front camera resolution with 16 MP, while Honor 9i offers 13 MP, making Gionee A1 Signature Edition better for front camera photography.


Battery: Gionee A1 Signature Edition offers a higher battery capacity with 4010 mAh, while Honor 9i offers 3340 mAh, making Gionee A1 Signature Edition better for longer battery life.


Storage: Both Gionee A1 Signature Edition and Honor 9i offer the same internal storage of 64 GB.


User Rating: Honor 9i receives a higher user rating of 4.3, while Gionee A1 Signature Edition has a rating of 3.8.

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Gionee A1 Signature Edition
Gionee A1 Signature Edition
Gionee A1 Signature Edition
Gionee A1 Signature Edition
Gionee A1 Signature Edition
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Summary

Release Date

28 Jun, 2017
14 Oct, 2017
06 May, 2026

Performance
MediaTek MT6755
HiSilicon Kirin
Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
Octa Core (upto 2 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2.36 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 3.8 GHz)
4 GB RAM
4 GB RAM
12 GB RAM

Display
5.5 inches (13.97 cm)
5.9 inches (14.99 cm)
6.31 inches (16.03 cm)
IPS LCD
IPS LCD
AMOLED
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)
1080x2160 px (FHD+)
1216x2640 px (FHD+)
N/A
N/A
120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera
13 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
16 MP
13 MP + 2 MP
50 MP

Battery
4010 mAh
3340 mAh
6500 mAh
Fast Charging
N/A
90W Flash Charging
N/A
No Wireless Charging
Wireless Charging

Storage

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

Expert Review

N/A
7.0/10
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8.4/10
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Pros

  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Great display
  • Solid build quality
  • Good camera setup
  • Compact, premium design
  • Excellent battery life
  • Reliable performance
  • Strong portrait photography

Cons

  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Average performance
  • No USB Type-C port
  • Video recording inconsistencies
  • Colours can be slightly oversaturated

User Ratings

3.8/5
(56 ratings)
4.3/5
(71,142 ratings)
4.5/5
(170 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

Android v7.0 (Nougat)
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

MediaTek MT6755
HiSilicon Kirin 659
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 SM8845

Processor

Octa core

2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53 1.2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53
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

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

N/A
16 nm
3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-T860 MP2
Mali-T830 MP2
Adreno 829

RAM

4 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

5.5 inches  (13.97 cm)
5.9 inches  (14.99 cm)
6.31 inches  (16.03 cm)

Resolution

1080x1920 px (FULL HD)
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

401 ppi
409 ppi
460 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

70.39 %
76.48 %
90.11 %

Screen Protection

No
N/A
Yes

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

154.5 mm
156.2 mm
150.83 mm

Width

76.5 mm
75.2 mm
71.76 mm

Thickness

8.5 mm
7.5 mm
7.99 mm

Weight

182 grams
164 grams
191 grams

Build Material

Frame: Metal
Back: Metal
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

13 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.0IMX258 Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor
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 LED Flash
Yes Dual-color LED Flash
Yes Dual LED Flash

Image Resolution

4128 x 3096 Pixels
4616 x 3464 Pixels
N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
Exposure compensation ISO control
N/A

Shooting Modes

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

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
N/A

Video Recording

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

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Best In Class

Resolution

16 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera
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 LED Flash
Yes LED Flash
Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

N/A
Full HD @30 fps
N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Excellent
Very Good
Excellent

Capacity

4010 mAh
3340 mAh
6500 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer
Li-ion
Li-ion

Quick Charging

Yes Fast Charging
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

64 GB
64 GB
256 GB / 512 GB

Storage Type

N/A
eMMC 5.1
UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 256 GB
Yes Up to 128 GB
No

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)
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)
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)
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66 / N71 / N75
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 300 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 6)
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) / 1500(band 32) / 600(band 71) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 7009(band 12) / 700(band 13) / 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) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7)
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
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 300 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 6)
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

N/A
Head: 1.09 W/kg
N/A

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 a/b/g/n) 5GHz
Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 b/g/n)
Yes Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) MIMO

Wi-Fi Features

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

Bluetooth

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

GPS

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

NFC

No
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

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