Honor 9X vs Huawei Nova 5

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

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Huawei Nova 5 runs at a higher processing speed of 2.27 GHz, while Honor 9X runs at 2.2 GHz, making Huawei Nova 5 the better performer.


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


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


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


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


Storage: Both Honor 9X and Huawei Nova 5 offer the same internal storage of 128 GB.

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Honor 9X
₹15,999
(Out of Stock)
Huawei Nova 5
₹28,390
(Not Released in India)
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Summary

Spec Score

76%
78%

Release Date

19 Jan, 2020
11 Mar, 2020

Performance

HiSilicon Kirin
HiSilicon Kirin
Octa Core (upto 2.2 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2.27 GHz)
4 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
Ultra-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

Storage

128 GB
128 GB
UFS 2.1
N/A

Expert Review

7.0/10
N/A

Pros

  • Full-screen display
  • All-day battery life
  • Device yet to be reviewed

Cons

  • Dated processor
  • Android 9 software
  • Average cameras
  • Device yet to be reviewed

User Ratings

4.4/5
(19,552 ratings)
N/A

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

187,409
AnTuTu Score
N/A
13h 42m
Battery Life (PC Mark)
N/A

Video

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

User Feedback

General

Launch Date

Jan 19, 2020
(Official)
N/A

Operating System

Android v9.0 (Pie)
Android v9.0 (Pie)

Custom UI

EMUI
EMUI

Performance

Performance Rating

Good
Good

Chipset

HiSilicon Kirin 710F
HiSilicon Kirin 810

Processor

Octa core

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

2.27 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A76 1.88 GHz, Hexa Core, Cortex A55

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

12 nm
N/A

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-G51 MP4
Mali-G52 MP6

RAM

4 GB / 6 GB
8 GB

RAM Type

N/A
LPDDR4X

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

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

23.0 s
N/A

Gaming Test Results

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

8.0 %
N/A

Heating* (The lower, the better)

25.4 %
N/A
* after 30 mins of gaming

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)

84.28 %
84.95 %

Bezel-less Display

Yes
Yes with waterdrop notch

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

91 %
N/A

Design

Height

163.5 mm
157.4 mm

Width

77.2 mm
74.8 mm

Thickness

8.8 mm
7.3 mm

Weight

196.8 grams
171 grams

Build Material

Back: Mineral Glass
N/A

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good
Good

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
48 MP
Primary Camera6x Digital Zoomf/1.8Back-illuminated sensor BSI
8 MP
f/2.4 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera13 mm focal length
16 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-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
6 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 Camera26 mm focal length 1/3" sensor size 1µm pixel 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

TalkTime

Up to 24 Hours(3G)
N/A

Quick Charging

N/A
Yes Super Charging 50% in 15 minutes

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

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

1h 37m 52s
N/A

Storage

Internal Storage

128 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 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 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 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 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

Head: 0.78 W/kg
N/A

Wi-Fi

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

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.2
Yes v5.0

GPS

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

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
USB Type-C

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Rear
On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A
Optical

Other Sensors

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