Honor 9X vs Huawei Nova 5i

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

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Both Honor 9X and Huawei Nova 5i run at the same processing speed of 2.2 GHz.


Display: Honor 9X offers a screen size of 6.59 inches, while Huawei Nova 5i offers 6.4 inches, making Honor 9X the larger display of the two. Both Honor 9X and Huawei Nova 5i feature the same IPS LCD display.


Rear Camera: Honor 9X offers a higher rear camera resolution with 48 MP, while Huawei Nova 5i offers 24 MP, making Honor 9X better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: Huawei Nova 5i offers a higher front camera resolution with 24 MP, while Honor 9X offers 16 MP, making Huawei Nova 5i better for front camera photography.


Battery: Both Honor 9X and Huawei Nova 5i offer the same 4000 mAh battery capacity.


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

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Honor 9X
₹15,999
(Out of Stock)
Huawei Nova 5i
₹20,290
(Not Released in India)
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Summary

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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 710

Processor

Octa core

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

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

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

12 nm
N/A

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-G51 MP4
Mali-G51 MP4

RAM

4 GB / 6 GB
6 GB

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
Excellent

Display Type

IPS LCD
IPS LCD

Screen Size

6.59 inches  (16.74 cm)
6.4 inches  (16.26 cm)

Resolution

1080x2340 px (FHD+)
1080x2310 px (FHD+)

Aspect Ratio

19.5:9
19.5:9

Pixel Density

391 ppi
398 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

84.28 %
84.24 %

Bezel-less Display

Yes
Yes with punch-hole display

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

91 %
N/A

Design

Height

163.5 mm
159.1 mm

Width

77.2 mm
75.9 mm

Thickness

8.8 mm
8.3 mm

Weight

196.8 grams
178 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
24 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.8
8 MP
f/2.4 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera13 mm focal length
8 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
2 MP
f/2.4 Depth Camera
2 MP
Depth Camera
N/A
2 MP

Autofocus

Yes
Yes Phase Detection autofocus Continuous autofocus

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

8000 x 6000 Pixels
5288 x 3968 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
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
24 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera1/2.8" sensor size 0.9µm pixel size

Camera Type

Pop-Up
N/A

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Excellent

Capacity

4000 mAh
4000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer
Li-Polymer

TalkTime

Up to 24 Hours(3G)
N/A

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 512 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) 5GHz

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.2
Yes v4.2

GPS

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

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Rear
Rear

Other Sensors

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