Honor 9X Pro vs Honor Play 30 Plus

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Comparing the Honor 9X Pro vs Honor Play 30 Plus across performance, display, camera, battery and storage to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Honor 9X Pro runs at a higher processing speed of 2.6 GHz, while Honor Play 30 Plus runs at 2.2 GHz, making Honor 9X Pro the better performer.


Display: Honor Play 30 Plus offers a screen size of 6.74 inches, while Honor 9X Pro offers 6.59 inches, making Honor Play 30 Plus the larger display of the two. Honor 9X Pro features a IPS LCD display compared to Honor Play 30 Plus's TFT LCD, making Honor 9X Pro the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: Honor 9X Pro offers a higher rear camera resolution with 48 MP, while Honor Play 30 Plus offers 13 MP, making Honor 9X Pro better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: Honor 9X Pro offers a higher front camera resolution with 16 MP, while Honor Play 30 Plus offers 5 MP, making Honor 9X Pro better for front camera photography.


Battery: Honor Play 30 Plus offers a higher battery capacity with 5000 mAh, while Honor 9X Pro offers 4000 mAh, making Honor Play 30 Plus better for longer battery life.


Storage: Honor 9X Pro offers higher internal storage with 256 GB, while Honor Play 30 Plus offers 128 GB, making Honor 9X Pro the better option for storage.

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Honor 9X Pro
₹18,490
(Out of Stock)
Honor Play 30 Plus
₹13,190
(Not Released in India)
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Summary

Spec Score

76%
74%

Release Date

20 May, 2020
22 Mar, 2022

Performance

HiSilicon Kirin
MediaTek Dimensity 700
Octa Core (upto 2.6 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2.2 GHz)
6 GB RAM
4 GB RAM

Display

6.59 inches (16.74 cm)
6.74 inches (17.12 cm)
IPS LCD
TFT LCD
1080x2340 px (FHD+)
720x1600 px (HD+)
N/A
90 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

48 MP
Primary Camera
13 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
8 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
2 MP
Depth Camera
2 MP
Depth Camera
N/A

Front Camera

16 MP
5 MP

Battery

4000 mAh
5000 mAh
N/A
22.5W Fast Charging
No Wireless Charging
No Wireless Charging

Storage

256 GB
128 GB
UFS 2.1
eMMC 5.1

User Ratings

3.7/5
(7,314 ratings)
N/A

Video

Videos
1 Video
There are no videos available for the device.

User Feedback

General

Launch Date

May 20, 2020
(Official)
N/A

Operating System

Android v9.0 (Pie)
Android v11

Custom UI

EMUI
Magic UI

Performance

Performance Rating

Good
Good

Chipset

HiSilicon Kirin 810
MediaTek Dimensity 700 MT6833

Processor

Octa core

2.6 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A76 1.9 GHz, Hexa Core, Cortex A76
Octa core

2.2 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A76 2 GHz, Hexa Core, Cortex A55

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

7 nm
7 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-G52 MP6
Mali-G57 MC2

RAM

6 GB
4 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4X
LPDDR4X

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Very Good

Display Type

IPS LCD
TFT LCD

Screen Size

6.59 inches  (16.74 cm)
6.74 inches  (17.12 cm)

Resolution

1080x2340 px (FHD+)
720x1600 px (HD+)

Refresh Rate

N/A
90 Hz

Aspect Ratio

19.5:9
20:9

Pixel Density

391 ppi
260 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

84.48 %
84.93 %

Bezel-less Display

Yes
Yes with waterdrop notch

Design

Height

163.1 mm
167.5 mm

Width

77.2 mm
77.1 mm

Thickness

8.8 mm
8.6 mm

Weight

206 grams
198 grams

Build Material

Back: Mineral Glass
Back: Plastic

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good
Good

Resolution

48 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.81/2" sensor size IMX586 Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor 0.8µm pixel size
13 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.8 Wide Angle
8 MP
f/2.4 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
2 MP
f/2.4 Depth Camera
2 MP
f/2.4 Depth Camera
N/A

Autofocus

Yes
Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

8000 x 6000 Pixels
4128 x 3096 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

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

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
1920x1080 @ 30 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Resolution

16 MP
f/2.2 Primary Camera1/3.06" sensor size
5 MP
f/2.2 Primary Camera

Camera Type

Pop-Up
N/A

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
1920x1080 @ 30 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Capacity

4000 mAh
5000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer
Li-Polymer

Quick Charging

N/A
Yes 22.5W Fast Charging

Storage

Internal Storage

256 GB
128 GB

Storage Type

UFS 2.1
eMMC 5.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 512 GB
Yes Up to 256 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G
5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes
Yes

SIM 1

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5) / 800(band 20)
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N3
TDD N41 / N77 / N78 / N79
N/A
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 1800(band 3)
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SIM 2

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 1900(band 2) / 850(band 5) / 800(band 20)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 1800(band 3)

SAR Value

Body: 0.80 W/kg
N/A

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 b/g/n/ac) 5GHz
Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.0
Yes v5.1

GPS

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

NFC

N/A
No

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Side
Side

Other Sensors

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