Honor 9C vs realme C11

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Comparing the Honor 9C vs realme C11 across performance, display, camera, battery and storage to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: realme C11 runs at a higher processing speed of 2.3 GHz, while Honor 9C runs at 2.2 GHz, making realme C11 the better performer.


Display: realme C11 offers a screen size of 6.52 inches, while Honor 9C offers 6.39 inches, making realme C11 the larger display of the two. Both Honor 9C and realme C11 feature the same IPS LCD display.


Rear Camera: Honor 9C offers a higher rear camera resolution with 48 MP, while realme C11 offers 13 MP, making Honor 9C better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: Honor 9C offers a higher front camera resolution with 8 MP, while realme C11 offers 5 MP, making Honor 9C better for front camera photography.


Battery: realme C11 delivers longer battery life with 14h 51m, while Honor 9C delivers None, making realme C11 the better pick for all day usage.


Storage: Honor 9C offers higher internal storage with 64 GB, while realme C11 offers 32 GB, making Honor 9C the better option for storage.

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Honor 9C
₹12,990
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₹7,999
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Summary

Release Date

07 Aug, 2021
22 Jul, 2020
14 May, 2026

Performance

HiSilicon Kirin
MediaTek Helio G35
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
Octa Core (upto 2.2 GHz)
Tru-Octa Core (upto 2.3 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 4.61 GHz)
4 GB RAM
2 GB RAM
16 GB RAM

Display

6.39 inches (16.23 cm)
6.52 inches (16.56 cm)
6.82 inches (17.32 cm)
IPS LCD
IPS LCD
AMOLED
720x1560 px (HD+)
720x1600 px (HD+)
1440x3168 px (QHD+)
N/A
60 Hz Refresh Rate
144 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

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

Front Camera

8 MP
5 MP
50 MP

Battery

4000 mAh
5000 mAh
6600 mAh
N/A
N/A
100W Flash Charging
N/A
No Wireless Charging
Wireless Charging

Storage

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

Expert Review

N/A
7.0/10
8.7/10

Pros

  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Solid battery life
  • Clean software
  • Decent display
  • Stellar and versatile three-lens camera system
  • Excellent performance
  • Bright and crisp 2K AMOLED display

Cons

  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Poor performance
  • Slow charging
  • Low on RAM and storage
  • Battery life could have been better
  • Very expensive with camera kit
  • No shortcut key

User Ratings

N/A
4.4/5
(463,428 ratings)
4.6/5
(29 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

N/A
105,251
AnTuTu Score
3,977,648
AnTuTu Score
N/A
14h 51m
Battery Life (PC Mark)
15h 10m
Battery Life (PC Mark)

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General

Launch Date

N/A
Jul 22, 2020
(Official)
May 06, 2026
(Official)

Operating System

Android v10 (Q)
Android v10 (Q)
Android v16

OS Updates

N/A
N/A
5 Year

Security Updates

N/A
N/A
7 Year

Custom UI

EMUI
Realme UI
Origin OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Good
Avg
Best In Class

Chipset

HiSilicon Kirin 710
MediaTek Helio G35
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 SM8850-AC

Processor

Octa core

2.2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A73 1.7 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53
Octa core, 2.3 GHz, Cortex A53
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)

14 nm
12 nm
3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-G51 MP4
PowerVR GE8320
Adreno 840

RAM

4 GB
2 GB
16 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4X
LPDDR4X
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
105,251
3,977,648

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

N/A
44.0 s
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)

N/A
4.0 %
7.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

N/A
16.1 %
21.7 %
* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Very Good
Best In Class

Display Type

IPS LCD
IPS LCD
AMOLED

Screen Size

6.39 inches  (16.23 cm)
6.52 inches  (16.56 cm)
6.82 inches  (17.32 cm)

Resolution

720x1560 px (HD+)
720x1600 px (HD+)
1440x3168 px (QHD+)

Brightness

N/A
420 nits
N/A

Peak Brightness

N/A
N/A
4500 nits

Refresh Rate

N/A
60 Hz
144 Hz

Aspect Ratio

19.5:9
20:9
19.8:9

Pixel Density

269 ppi
269 ppi
510 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

82.24 %
82.25 %
89.7 %

Screen Protection

N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass v3
Yes

Bezel-less Display

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

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A
N/A
Yes

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

90 %
88.7 %
94.49 %

Design

Height

159.8 mm
164.4 mm
162.98 mm

Width

76.1 mm
75.9 mm
76.81 mm

Thickness

8.1 mm
9.1 mm
8.19 mm

Weight

176 grams
196 grams
232 grams

Build Material

N/A
Back: Plastic
Back: Glass

Water Resistance

N/A
Yes Splash proof
N/A

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good
Good
Best In Class

Resolution

48 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.81/2" sensor size 0.8µm pixel size
13 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.225.53 mm focal length 1/3" sensor size CMOS image sensor 1.12µm pixel size
200 MP
Primary Camera105x Digital Zoom 3.7x Optical Zoomf/1.8535 mm focal length LYT 901 0.7µm pixel size
8 MP
f/2.4 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
2 MP
f/2.4 Depth Camera1/5.0" sensor size 1.75µm pixel size
200 MP
f/2.67 Telephoto Camera85 mm focal length 1/1.28" sensor size
2 MP
f/2.4 Depth Camera
N/A
50 MP
f/2.0 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera14 mm focal length

Autofocus

Yes
Yes Phase Detection Autofocus
Yes

OIS

N/A
N/A
Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash
Yes Dual LED Flash

Image Resolution

8000 x 6000 Pixels
4128 x 3096 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
105 x Digital Zoom
3.7 x Optical Zoom

Video Recording

N/A
Full HD @30 fps
HD @30 fps
8k @30 fps
4k @30/60/120 fps
Full HD @30/60/120 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good
Good
Best In Class

Resolution

8 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera
5 MP
f/2.4 Primary Camera1/5.0" sensor size CMOS 1.12µm pixel size
50 MP
f/2.45 Primary Camera

Flash

N/A
N/A
Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

N/A
Full HD @30 fps
N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Excellent

Capacity

4000 mAh
5000 mAh
6600 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-ion
Li-ion

Quick Charging

N/A
N/A
Yes 100W 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
14h 51m
15h 10m

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

N/A
2h 43m 6s
0h 36m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

64 GB
32 GB
512 GB

Storage Type

N/A
eMMC 5.1
UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 512 GB
Yes Up to 256 GB
N/A

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

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

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) / 2100(band 34) / 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) / 800(band 20)
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) / 800(band 20)
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 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)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 800(band 20)
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) / 800(band 20)
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

N/A
Head: 1.007 W/kg Body: 0.65 W/kg
N/A

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 b/g/n)
Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 b/g/n)
Yes Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 be/ax) MIMO

Wi-Fi Features

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

Bluetooth

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

GPS

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

NFC

N/A
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
No
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Rear
N/A
On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A
N/A
Ultrasonic

Other Sensors

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

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