Honor 9X vs Honor 9 Lite

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Comparing the Honor 9X vs Honor 9 Lite 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 9 Lite runs at a higher processing speed of 2.36 GHz, while Honor 9X runs at 2.2 GHz, making Honor 9 Lite the better performer.


Display: Honor 9X offers a screen size of 6.59 inches, while Honor 9 Lite offers 5.65 inches, making Honor 9X the larger display of the two. Both Honor 9X and Honor 9 Lite feature the same IPS LCD display.


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


Front Camera: Honor 9X offers a higher front camera resolution with 16 MP, while Honor 9 Lite offers 13 MP, making Honor 9X better for front camera photography.


Battery: Honor 9 Lite delivers longer battery life with None, while Honor 9X delivers 13h 42m, making Honor 9 Lite the better pick for all day usage.


Storage: Honor 9 Lite offers higher internal storage with 32 GB, while Honor 9X offers 128 GB, making Honor 9 Lite the better option for storage.


Expert Review: Honor 9 Lite receives a higher expert rating of 8 from the editorial team, while Honor 9X is rated 7.


User Rating: Honor 9X receives a higher user rating of 4.4, while Honor 9 Lite has a rating of 4.3.

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Summary

Release Date

19 Jan, 2020
21 Jan, 2018
06 May, 2026

Performance

HiSilicon Kirin
HiSilicon Kirin
Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
Octa Core (upto 2.2 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2.36 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 3.8 GHz)
4 GB RAM
3 GB RAM
12 GB RAM

Display

6.59 inches (16.74 cm)
5.65 inches (14.35 cm)
6.31 inches (16.03 cm)
IPS LCD
IPS LCD
AMOLED
1080x2340 px (FHD+)
1080x2160 px (FHD+)
1216x2640 px (FHD+)
N/A
N/A
120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

48 MP
Primary Camera
13 MP
Primary Camera
50 MP
Primary Camera
8 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
2 MP
Depth Camera
50 MP
Telephoto Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)
2 MP
Depth Camera
N/A
8 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Front Camera

16 MP
13 MP + 2 MP
50 MP

Battery

4000 mAh
3000 mAh
6500 mAh
N/A
N/A
90W Flash Charging
N/A
No Wireless Charging
Wireless Charging

Storage

128 GB
32 GB
256 GB
UFS 2.1
eMMC 5.1
UFS 4.1

Expert Review

7.0/10
8.0/10
8.4/10

Pros

  • Full-screen display
  • All-day battery life
  • Stunning design
  • Excellent display
  • Good battery life
  • Good selfie cameras
  • Compact, premium design
  • Excellent battery life
  • Reliable performance
  • Strong portrait photography

Cons

  • Dated processor
  • Android 9 software
  • Average cameras
  • Heating issues
  • Low-light camera performance could be better
  • Slippery
  • Video recording inconsistencies
  • Colours can be slightly oversaturated

User Ratings

4.4/5
(19,552 ratings)
4.3/5
(477,466 ratings)
4.4/5
(109 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

187,409
AnTuTu Score
N/A
3,000,897
AnTuTu Score
13h 42m
Battery Life (PC Mark)
N/A
16h 04m
Battery Life (PC Mark)

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General

Launch Date

Jan 19, 2020
(Official)
Jan 21, 2018
(Official)
May 06, 2026
(Official)

Operating System

Android v9.0 (Pie)
Android v8.0 (Oreo)
Android v16

OS Updates

N/A
N/A
5 Year

Security Updates

N/A
N/A
7 Year

Custom UI

EMUI
EMUI
Origin OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Good
Good
Excellent

Chipset

HiSilicon Kirin 710F
HiSilicon Kirin 659
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 SM8845

Processor

Octa core

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

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

3.8 GHz, Dual core, Oryon V3 Phoenix L 3.32 GHz, Hexa Core, Oryon V3 Phoenix M

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

12 nm
16 nm
3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-G51 MP4
Mali-T830 MP2
Adreno 829

RAM

4 GB / 6 GB
3 GB / 4 GB
12 GB

RAM Type

N/A
LPDDR3
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.

187,409
N/A
3,000,897

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

23.0 s
N/A
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
4,004

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

8.0 %
N/A
5.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

25.4 %
N/A
17.4 %
* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Excellent
Best In Class

Display Type

IPS LCD
IPS LCD
AMOLED

Screen Size

6.59 inches  (16.74 cm)
5.65 inches  (14.35 cm)
6.31 inches  (16.03 cm)

Resolution

1080x2340 px (FHD+)
1080x2160 px (FHD+)
1216x2640 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

N/A
N/A
5000 nits

Refresh Rate

N/A
N/A
120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

19.5:9
18:9
19.5:9

Pixel Density

391 ppi
427 ppi
460 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

84.28 %
75.88 %
90.11 %

Bezel-less Display

Yes
Yes
Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A
N/A
Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

91 %
N/A
94.38 %

Design

Height

163.5 mm
151 mm
150.83 mm

Width

77.2 mm
71.9 mm
71.76 mm

Thickness

8.8 mm
7.6 mm
7.99 mm

Weight

196.8 grams
149 grams
191 grams

Build Material

Back: Mineral Glass
Back: Mineral Glass
Back: Glass

Water Resistance

N/A
N/A
Yes Water resistant IP68 IP69 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter)

Ruggedness

N/A
N/A
Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good
Avg
Excellent

Resolution

48 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.827 mm focal length 1/2" sensor size IMX582 CMOS image sensor Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor 0.8µm pixel size
13 MP
Primary CameraCMOS image sensor
50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.57IMX921
8 MP
f/2.4 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera13 mm focal length
2 MP
Depth Camera
50 MP
f/2.65 Telephoto Camera
2 MP
f/2.4 Depth Camera
N/A
8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

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
N/A

Video Recording

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

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good
Good
Best In Class

Resolution

16 MP
f/2.2 Primary Camera26 mm focal length 1/3" sensor size 1µm pixel size
13 MP
Primary CameraCMOS
50 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera
N/A
2 MP
Depth Camera
N/A

Camera Type

Pop-Up
N/A
N/A

Autofocus

N/A
N/A
Yes

Flash

N/A
N/A
Yes Screen flash

Camera Features

N/A
Fixed Focus
N/A

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps
N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Excellent

Capacity

4000 mAh
3000 mAh
6500 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer
Li-Polymer
Li-ion

TalkTime

Up to 24 Hours(3G)
Up to 20 Hours(3G)
N/A

Quick Charging

N/A
N/A
Yes 90W 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.

13h 42m
N/A
16h 04m

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

1h 37m 52s
N/A
0h 41m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB
32 GB / 64 GB
256 GB / 512 GB

Storage Type

UFS 2.1
eMMC 5.1
UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 512 GB
Yes Up to 256 GB
No

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano/eSIM

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)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 800(band 20)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 850(band 5)
N/A
N/A
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 150 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 4)
N/A
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SIM 2

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 800(band 20)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 850(band 5)
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66 / N71 / N75
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78
N/A
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 150 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 4)
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) / 1500(band 32) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 600(Band 71) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)
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SAR Value

Head: 0.78 W/kg
Head: 1.06 W/kg
N/A

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)
Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 b/g/n)
Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 a/n) 5GHz MIMO

Wi-Fi Features

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

Bluetooth

Yes v4.2
Yes v4.2
Yes v6.0

GPS

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

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Rear
Rear
On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A
N/A
Ultrasonic

Other Sensors

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

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