Honor 9 Premium vs Nothing Phone 4b

Comparing the Honor 9 Premium vs Nothing Phone 4b across performance, display, camera, battery and storage to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Both Honor 9 Premium and Nothing Phone 4b run at the same processing speed of 2.3 GHz.

Display: Nothing Phone 4b offers a screen size of 6.77 inches, while Honor 9 Premium offers 5.15 inches, making Nothing Phone 4b the larger display of the two. Nothing Phone 4b features a Super AMOLED display compared to Honor 9 Premium's IPS LCD, making Nothing Phone 4b the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Nothing Phone 4b offers a higher rear camera resolution with 50 MP, while Honor 9 Premium offers 20 MP, making Nothing Phone 4b better for rear camera photography.

Front Camera: Nothing Phone 4b offers a higher front camera resolution with 16 MP, while Honor 9 Premium offers 8 MP, making Nothing Phone 4b better for front camera photography.

Battery: Nothing Phone 4b offers a higher battery capacity with 6000 mAh, while Honor 9 Premium offers 3200 mAh, making Nothing Phone 4b better for longer battery life.

Storage: Both Honor 9 Premium and Nothing Phone 4b offer the same internal storage of 128 GB.

Honor 9 Premium

₹32,990

(Discontinued)

Nothing Phone 4b

₹34,999

@ Flipkart

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Summary

Spec Score

73%

83%

Release Date

20 Feb, 2019

14 Jul, 2026

Performance


HiSilicon Kirin	Snapdragon 6 Gen 4
Octa Core (upto 2.3 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.3 GHz)
6 GB RAM	8 GB RAM

Display


5.15 inches (13.08 cm)	6.77 inches (17.2 cm)
IPS LCD	Super AMOLED
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)	1080x2344 px (FHD+)
N/A	120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


20 MP Primary Camera	50 MP Primary Camera
12 MP Camera	8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Front Camera


8 MP	16 MP

Battery


3200 mAh	6000 mAh
N/A	33W Fast Charging

Storage

128 GB	128 GB
N/A	UFS 2.2

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General

Launch Date

N/A	Jul 07, 2026 (Official)

Operating System

Android v7.0 (Nougat)

Android v16

OS Updates

N/A

3 Year

Security Updates

N/A

6 Year

Custom UI

N/A	Nothing OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Good

Very Good

Chipset

HiSilicon Kirin 960

Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 4 SM6650

Processor

Octa core

2.3 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A73 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53

Octa core

2.3 GHz, Single core, Cortex A720 2.2 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A720 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A520

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

N/A

4 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-G71 MP8

Adreno 810

RAM

6 GB

8 GB

RAM Type

N/A

LPDDR4X

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Display Type

IPS LCD

Super AMOLED

Screen Size

5.15 inches (13.08 cm)

6.77 inches (17.2 cm)

Resolution

1080x1920 px (FULL HD)

1080x2344 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

N/A

2000 nits

HBM Brightness

N/A

1200 nits

Refresh Rate

N/A

120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

N/A

20:9

Pixel Density

428 ppi

381 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

N/A

87.32 %

Screen Protection

N/A

Yes

Bezel-less Display

N/A	Yes with punch-hole display

Design

Height

N/A

164.4 mm

Width

N/A

78.2 mm

Thickness

N/A

8.6 mm

Weight

N/A

210 grams

Water Resistance

N/A	Yes Water resistant IP64 (up to 20 minutes in a depth of 0.25 meter)

Ruggedness

N/A	Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good

Very Good

Resolution

20 MP
Primary Camera

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.81/2.76" sensor size

12 MP

8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera1/4.0" sensor size

Autofocus

Yes

OIS

N/A

Yes

Flash

Yes Dual-color LED Flash

Yes

Image Resolution

5160 x 3872 Pixels

N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

N/A

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

N/A

Video Recording

3840x2160 @ 30 fps

4k @30 fps
Full HD @30/60 fps

Video Recording Features

N/A	Dual Video Recording Slow Motion

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Good

Very Good

Resolution

8 MP
Primary Camera

16 MP
f/2.4 Primary Camera

Flash

No	Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps

N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Capacity

3200 mAh

6000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

N/A

Quick Charging

N/A	Yes 33W Fast Charging 50% in 80 minutes

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB

128 GB / 256 GB

Storage Type

N/A

UFS 2.2

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 256 GB

N/A

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G

5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes

SIM 1

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 1800(band 3)

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N40 / N41 / N77 / N78

N/A	4G Bands: TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5)

SIM 2

N/A	5G Bands: FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28 TDD N40 / N41 / N77 / N78

N/A	4G Bands: TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5)

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 b/g/n)

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

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.2

Yes v6.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS

Yes with Glonass

NFC

N/A

Yes

Multimedia

Stereo Speakers

N/A

Yes

Audio Jack

3.5 mm

USB Type-C

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Front

On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A

Optical

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

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