Honor 9X Pro vs Huawei Nova 5 Pro

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Comparing the Honor 9X Pro vs Huawei Nova 5 Pro across performance, display, camera, battery and storage to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Both Honor 9X Pro and Huawei Nova 5 Pro run at the same processing speed of 2.6 GHz.


Display: Honor 9X Pro offers a screen size of 6.59 inches, while Huawei Nova 5 Pro offers 6.39 inches, making Honor 9X Pro the larger display of the two. Huawei Nova 5 Pro features a OLED display compared to Honor 9X Pro's IPS LCD, making Huawei Nova 5 Pro the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: Both Honor 9X Pro and Huawei Nova 5 Pro feature a 48 MP primary rear camera.


Front Camera: Huawei Nova 5 Pro offers a higher front camera resolution with 32 MP, while Honor 9X Pro offers 16 MP, making Huawei Nova 5 Pro better for front camera photography.


Battery: Honor 9X Pro offers a higher battery capacity with 4000 mAh, while Huawei Nova 5 Pro offers 3500 mAh, making Honor 9X Pro better for longer battery life.


Storage: Honor 9X Pro offers higher internal storage with 256 GB, while Huawei Nova 5 Pro offers 128 GB, making Honor 9X Pro the better option for storage.

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Honor 9X Pro
₹18,490
(Out of Stock)
Huawei Nova 5 Pro
₹30,390
(Not Released in India)
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Summary

Spec Score

76%
80%

Release Date

20 May, 2020
18 Mar, 2020

Performance

HiSilicon Kirin
HiSilicon Kirin
Octa Core (upto 2.6 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2.6 GHz)
6 GB RAM
8 GB RAM

Display

6.59 inches (16.74 cm)
6.39 inches (16.23 cm)
IPS LCD
OLED
1080x2340 px (FHD+)
1080x2340 px (FHD+)

Rear Camera

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

Front Camera

16 MP
32 MP

Battery

4000 mAh
3500 mAh
N/A
Super Charging
No Wireless Charging
N/A

Storage

256 GB
128 GB
UFS 2.1
N/A

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 v9.0 (Pie)

Custom UI

EMUI
EMUI

Performance

Performance Rating

Good
Very Good

Chipset

HiSilicon Kirin 810
HiSilicon Kirin 980

Processor

Octa core

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

2.6 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A76 1.92 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A76 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A55

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

7 nm
N/A

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-G52 MP6
Mali-G76 MP10

RAM

6 GB
8 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4X
LPDDR4X

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Best In Class

Display Type

IPS LCD
OLED

Screen Size

6.59 inches  (16.74 cm)
6.39 inches  (16.23 cm)

Resolution

1080x2340 px (FHD+)
1080x2340 px (FHD+)

Aspect Ratio

19.5:9
N/A

Pixel Density

391 ppi
403 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

84.48 %
84.95 %

Bezel-less Display

Yes
Yes with waterdrop notch

Design

Height

163.1 mm
157.4 mm

Width

77.2 mm
74.8 mm

Thickness

8.8 mm
7.3 mm

Weight

206 grams
171 grams

Build Material

Back: Mineral Glass
N/A

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
48 MP
Primary Camera10x Digital Zoomf/1.8Back-illuminated sensor BSI
8 MP
f/2.4 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
16 MP
f/2.2 Wide Angle Camera
2 MP
f/2.4 Depth Camera
2 MP
f/2.4 Depth Camera
N/A
2 MP
f/2.4

Autofocus

Yes
Yes

OIS

N/A
No

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

8000 x 6000 Pixels
8000 x 6000 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
10 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
N/A

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Resolution

16 MP
f/2.2 Primary Camera1/3.06" sensor size
32 MP
f/2.0 Primary CameraBSI Sensor

Camera Type

Pop-Up
N/A

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Capacity

4000 mAh
3500 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer
Li-Polymer

Quick Charging

N/A
Yes Super Charging 50% in 15 minutes

Storage

Internal Storage

256 GB
128 GB

Storage Type

UFS 2.1
N/A

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 Not Supported 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)
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) / 900(band 8) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 19)

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 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 19)

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 v5.0

GPS

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

NFC

N/A
Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
USB Type-C

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Side
On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A
Optical

Other Sensors

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