Honor 9S vs Xiaomi Redmi A3X

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Comparing the Honor 9S vs Xiaomi Redmi A3X across performance, display, camera, battery, storage and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Honor 9S runs at a higher processing speed of 2.0 GHz, while Xiaomi Redmi A3X runs at 1.8 GHz, making Honor 9S the better performer.


Display: Xiaomi Redmi A3X offers a screen size of 6.71 inches, while Honor 9S offers 5.45 inches, making Xiaomi Redmi A3X the larger display of the two. Xiaomi Redmi A3X features a IPS LCD display compared to Honor 9S's TFT LCD, making Xiaomi Redmi A3X the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: Both Honor 9S and Xiaomi Redmi A3X feature a 8 MP primary rear camera.


Front Camera: Both Honor 9S and Xiaomi Redmi A3X feature a 5 MP primary front camera.


Battery: Xiaomi Redmi A3X offers a higher battery capacity with 5000 mAh, while Honor 9S offers 3020 mAh, making Xiaomi Redmi A3X better for longer battery life.


Storage: Xiaomi Redmi A3X offers higher internal storage with 64 GB, while Honor 9S offers 32 GB, making Xiaomi Redmi A3X the better option for storage.


User Rating: Xiaomi Redmi A3X receives a higher user rating of 4.1, while Honor 9S has a rating of 3.8.

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Honor 9S
₹7,999
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₹5,995
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Summary

Spec Score

69%
72%

Release Date

06 Aug, 2020
24 Jun, 2024

Performance

MediaTek Helio P22
Unisoc T603
Tru-Octa Core (upto 2 GHz)
Tru-Octa Core (upto 1.8 GHz)
2 GB RAM
3 GB RAM

Display

5.45 inches (13.84 cm)
6.71 inches (17.04 cm)
TFT LCD
IPS LCD
720x1440 px (HD+)
720x1650 px (HD+)
N/A
90 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

8 MP
Primary Camera
8 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
N/A
0.08 MP
Camera

Front Camera

5 MP
5 MP
Wide Angle Lens

Battery

3020 mAh
5000 mAh
N/A
No Wireless Charging

Storage

32 GB
64 GB
N/A
eMMC 5.1

User Ratings

3.8/5
(22,492 ratings)
4.1/5
(8,385 ratings)

User Feedback

General

Launch Date

Aug 06, 2020
(Official)
Jun 24, 2024
(Official)

Operating System

Android v10 (Q)
Android v14

OS Updates

N/A
2 Years

Security Updates

N/A
3 Years

Custom UI

Magic UI
MIUI

Performance

Performance Rating

Avg
Good

Chipset

MediaTek Helio P22
Unisoc T603

Processor

Octa core, 2 GHz, Cortex A53
Octa core, 1.8 GHz, Cortex A55

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

12 nm
N/A

Graphics (GPU)

PowerVR GE8320
N/A

RAM

2 GB
3 GB / 4 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4X
LPDDR4X

Display

Display Rating

Very Good
Excellent

Display Type

TFT LCD
IPS LCD

Screen Size

5.45 inches  (13.84 cm)
6.71 inches  (17.04 cm)

Resolution

720x1440 px (HD+)
720x1650 px (HD+)

HBM Brightness

N/A
500 nits

Refresh Rate

N/A
90 Hz

Touch Sampling Rate

N/A
180 Hz

Aspect Ratio

18:9
N/A

Pixel Density

295 ppi
268 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

73.8 %
83.34 %

Screen Protection

N/A
Corning Gorilla

Bezel-less Display

Yes
Yes with waterdrop notch

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A
90 %

Design

Height

146.5 mm
168.4 mm

Width

70.9 mm
76.3 mm

Thickness

8.3 mm
8.3 mm

Weight

144 grams
193 grams

Build Material

Back: Plastic
Back: Mineral Glass

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good
Good

Resolution

8 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.0
8 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.0 Wide Angle
N/A
0.08 MP

Autofocus

Yes
N/A

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

3264 x 2448 Pixels
3264 x 2448 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Film Camera

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
Digital Zoom

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps

Video Recording Features

N/A
Short Video Mode

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Good
Very Good

Resolution

5 MP
f/2.2 Primary Camera
5 MP
f/2.2 Wide Angle Primary Camera

Flash

N/A
Yes Soft light flash

Camera Features

Fixed Focus
N/A

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Capacity

3020 mAh
5000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer
Li-Polymer

Storage

Internal Storage

32 GB
64 GB / 128 GB

Storage Type

N/A
eMMC 5.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 512 GB
Yes Up to 1 TB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

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

Network Support

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

VoLTE

Yes
Yes

SIM 1

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)
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)

SIM 2

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)
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)

SAR Value

N/A
Head: 0.838 W/kg Body: 0.776 W/kg

Wi-Fi

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

Wi-Fi Features

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.0
Yes v5.4

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with Glonass

NFC

No
No

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

No
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

N/A
Side

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass