Honor 9N 64GB vs realme U1

Comparing the Honor 9N 64GB vs realme U1 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 9N 64GB runs at a higher processing speed of 2.36 GHz, while realme U1 runs at 2.1 GHz, making Honor 9N 64GB the better performer.

Display: realme U1 offers a screen size of 6.3 inches, while Honor 9N 64GB offers 5.84 inches, making realme U1 the larger display of the two. Both Honor 9N 64GB and realme U1 feature the same IPS LCD display.

Rear Camera: Both Honor 9N 64GB and realme U1 feature a 13 MP primary rear camera.

Front Camera: realme U1 offers a higher front camera resolution with 25 MP, while Honor 9N 64GB offers 16 MP, making realme U1 better for front camera photography.

Battery: realme U1 offers a higher battery capacity with 3500 mAh, while Honor 9N 64GB offers 3000 mAh, making realme U1 better for longer battery life.

Storage: Honor 9N 64GB offers higher internal storage with 64 GB, while realme U1 offers 32 GB, making Honor 9N 64GB the better option for storage.

Expert Review: realme U1 receives a higher expert rating of 8 from the editorial team, while Honor 9N 64GB is rated 6.

User Rating: Honor 9N 64GB and realme U1 both receive the same user rating of 4.3.

Honor 9N 64GB

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₹8,999

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Summary

Spec Score

72%

Release Date

31 Jul, 2018

05 Dec, 2018

Performance


HiSilicon Kirin	MediaTek Helio P70
Octa Core (upto 2.36 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.1 GHz)
4 GB RAM	3 GB RAM

Display


5.84 inches (14.83 cm)	6.3 inches (16 cm)
IPS LCD	IPS LCD
1080x2280 px (FHD+)	1080x2340 px (FHD+)

Rear Camera


13 MP Primary Camera	13 MP Primary Camera
2 MP Depth Camera	2 MP Depth Camera

Front Camera


16 MP	25 MP

Battery


3000 mAh	3500 mAh
No Wireless Charging	No Wireless Charging

Storage

64 GB	32 GB
eMMC 5.1	eMMC 5.1

Expert Review

6.0/10

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Pros

Impressive display quality
Fingerprint sensor
Dependable Face Unlock feature

Premium design
Good cameras
Excellent battery life

Cons

Battery life is unimpressive
Performance is not a strong point for the phone
Camera performance is a letdown

Screen struggles in sunlight
ColorOS is packed with bloatware
Face unlock doesn't work in the dark

User Ratings

4.3/5

(234,150 ratings)

4.3/5

(52,114 ratings)

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General

Launch Date

Jul 31, 2018

(Official)

Dec 05, 2018

(Official)

Operating System

Android v8.0 (Oreo)

Android v8.1 (Oreo)

Custom UI

EMUI

ColorOS

Performance

Performance Rating

Good

Chipset

HiSilicon Kirin 659

MediaTek Helio P70

Processor

Octa core

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

Octa core

2.1 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A73 2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

16 nm

12 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-T830 MP2

Mali-G72 MP3

RAM

3 GB / 4 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR3

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Display Type

IPS LCD

Screen Size

5.84 inches (14.83 cm)

6.3 inches (16 cm)

Resolution

1080x2280 px (FHD+)

1080x2340 px (FHD+)

Aspect Ratio

19:9

19.5:9

Pixel Density

432 ppi

409 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

79.07 %

83.68 %

Screen Protection

N/A	Corning Gorilla Glass v3

Bezel-less Display

Yes with notch

Yes with waterdrop notch

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

79 %

90.8 %

Design

Height

149.2 mm

157 mm

Width

71.8 mm

74 mm

Thickness

7.7 mm

8 mm

Weight

152 grams

168 grams

Build Material

N/A	Back: Plastic

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good

Resolution

13 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.2CMOS image sensor

13 MP
Primary Camera2x Digital Zoomf/2.2CMOS image sensor

2 MP
Depth Camera

2 MP
f/2.4 Depth Camera

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

Yes

OIS

N/A

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

4128 x 3096 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

2 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good

Resolution

16 MP
f/2.0 Primary CameraCMOS

25 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera1/2.8" sensor size Exmor RS 0.9µm pixel size

Camera Features

Fixed Focus

N/A

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps

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Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Capacity

3000 mAh

3500 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer

Li-ion

Storage

Internal Storage

32 GB / 64 GB / 128 GB

32 GB / 64 GB

Storage Type

eMMC 5.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 256 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G

VoLTE

Yes

SIM 1

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 850(band 5)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5)

4G Speed:

50 Mbit/s ↑ 150 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 4)

N/A

SIM 2

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 850(band 5)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5)

4G Speed:

50 Mbit/s ↑ 150 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 4)

N/A

Wi-Fi

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

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.2

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

N/A

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Rear

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer

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