Honor 9X vs Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro

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Comparing the Honor 9X vs Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro 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: Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 1,754, while Honor 9X scores 1,354, making Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro the better performer.


Display: Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro offers a screen size of 6.67 inches, while Honor 9X offers 6.59 inches, making Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro the larger display of the two. Both Honor 9X and Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro feature the same IPS LCD display.


Rear Camera: Both Honor 9X and Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro feature a 48 MP primary rear camera.


Front Camera: Both Honor 9X and Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro feature a 16 MP primary front camera.


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


Storage: Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro offers higher internal storage with 64 GB, while Honor 9X offers 128 GB, making Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro the better option for storage.


Expert Review: Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro 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 Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro has a rating of 4.3.

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Summary

Release Date

19 Jan, 2020
17 Mar, 2020
14 May, 2026

Performance

HiSilicon Kirin
Snapdragon 720G
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
Octa Core (upto 2.2 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2.3 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 4.61 GHz)
4 GB RAM
4 GB RAM
16 GB RAM

Display

6.59 inches (16.74 cm)
6.67 inches (16.94 cm)
6.82 inches (17.32 cm)
IPS LCD
IPS LCD
AMOLED
1080x2340 px (FHD+)
1080x2400 px (FHD+)
1440x3168 px (QHD+)
N/A
60 Hz Refresh Rate
144 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

48 MP
Primary Camera
48 MP
Primary Camera
200 MP
Primary Camera (upto 3.7x Optical Zoom)
8 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
8 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
200 MP
Telephoto Camera
2 MP
Depth Camera
5 MP
Macro Camera
50 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
N/A
2 MP
Depth Camera
N/A

Front Camera

16 MP
16 MP
50 MP

Battery

4000 mAh
5020 mAh
6600 mAh
N/A
18W Fast Charging
100W Flash Charging
N/A
No Wireless Charging
Wireless Charging

Storage

128 GB
64 GB
512 GB
UFS 2.1
UFS 2.1
UFS 4.1

Expert Review

7.0/10
8.0/10
8.7/10

Pros

  • Full-screen display
  • All-day battery life
  • Stellar design 
  • The primary camera is quite good
  • Amazing battery life
  • Stellar and versatile three-lens camera system
  • Excellent performance
  • Bright and crisp 2K AMOLED display

Cons

  • Dated processor
  • Android 9 software
  • Average cameras
  • Gaming is weaker than Realme 6's MediaTek G90T
  • Pricing is confusing
  • Battery life could have been better
  • Very expensive with camera kit
  • No shortcut key

User Ratings

4.4/5
(19,552 ratings)
4.3/5
(162,019 ratings)
4.6/5
(29 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

187,409
AnTuTu Score
N/A
3,977,648
AnTuTu Score
13h 42m
Battery Life (PC Mark)
N/A
15h 10m
Battery Life (PC Mark)

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General

Launch Date

Jan 19, 2020
(Official)
Mar 17, 2020
(Official)
May 06, 2026
(Official)

Operating System

Android v9.0 (Pie)
Android v10 (Q)
Android v16

OS Updates

N/A
N/A
5 Year

Security Updates

N/A
N/A
7 Year

Custom UI

EMUI
MIUI
Origin OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Good
Good
Best In Class

Chipset

HiSilicon Kirin 710F
Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 SM8850-AC

Processor

Octa core

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

2.3 GHz, Dual core, Kryo 465 1.8 GHz, Hexa Core, Kryo 465
Octa core

4.61 GHz, Dual core, Oryon 3.62 GHz, Hexa Core, Oryon

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

12 nm
8 nm
3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-G51 MP4
Adreno 618
Adreno 840

RAM

4 GB / 6 GB
4 GB / 6 GB
16 GB

RAM Type

N/A
LPDDR4X
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
3,977,648

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

23.0 s
26.0 s
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
6,450

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

8.0 %
2.0 %
7.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

25.4 %
15.8 %
21.7 %
* 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)
6.67 inches  (16.94 cm)
6.82 inches  (17.32 cm)

Resolution

1080x2340 px (FHD+)
1080x2400 px (FHD+)
1440x3168 px (QHD+)

Brightness

N/A
450 nits
N/A

Peak Brightness

N/A
N/A
4500 nits

Refresh Rate

N/A
60 Hz
144 Hz

Aspect Ratio

19.5:9
20:9
19.8:9

Pixel Density

391 ppi
395 ppi
510 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

84.28 %
84.62 %
89.7 %

Screen Protection

N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass v5
Yes

Bezel-less Display

Yes
Yes with punch-hole display
Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A
N/A
Yes

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

91 %
N/A
94.49 %

Design

Height

163.5 mm
165.7 mm
162.98 mm

Width

77.2 mm
76.6 mm
76.81 mm

Thickness

8.8 mm
8.8 mm
8.19 mm

Weight

196.8 grams
209 grams
232 grams

Build Material

Back: Mineral Glass
Back: Gorilla Glass
Back: Glass

Water Resistance

N/A
Yes Splash proof
N/A

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good
Very Good
Best In Class

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 Camera10x Digital Zoomf/1.791/2.25" sensor size S5KGM2 CMOS image sensor ISOCELL Plus 1.6µm pixel size
200 MP
Primary Camera105x Digital Zoom 3.7x Optical Zoomf/1.8535 mm focal length LYT 901 0.7µm pixel size
8 MP
f/2.4 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera13 mm focal length
8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera1.12µm pixel size
200 MP
f/2.67 Telephoto Camera85 mm focal length 1/1.28" sensor size
2 MP
f/2.4 Depth Camera
5 MP
f/2.4 Macro Camera1.12µm pixel size
50 MP
f/2.0 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera14 mm focal length
N/A
2 MP
f/2.4 Depth Camera1.75µm pixel size
N/A

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
8000 x 6000 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)
Burst mode
Macro Mode
N/A

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
10 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Custom Watermark
Face detection
Touch to focus
105 x Digital Zoom
3.7 x Optical Zoom

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
4k @30 fps
Full HD @60 fps
HD @960 fps
8k @30 fps
4k @30/60/120 fps
Full HD @30/60/120 fps

Video Recording Features

N/A
Slow Motion
Macro Video
Kaleidoscope
Short Video Mode
N/A

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Best In Class

Resolution

16 MP
f/2.2 Primary Camera26 mm focal length 1/3" sensor size 1µm pixel size
16 MP
Primary Camera1µm pixel size
50 MP
f/2.45 Primary Camera

Camera Type

Pop-Up
N/A
N/A

Flash

N/A
N/A
Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

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

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Excellent

Capacity

4000 mAh
5020 mAh
6600 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer
Li-Polymer
Li-ion

TalkTime

Up to 24 Hours(3G)
Up to 29 Hours(2G)
N/A

Quick Charging

N/A
Yes 18W Fast Charging
Yes 100W 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
15h 10m

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

1h 37m 52s
2h 15m 7s
0h 36m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB
64 GB / 128 GB
512 GB

Storage Type

UFS 2.1
UFS 2.1
UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 512 GB
Yes Up to 512 GB
N/A

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

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

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) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5)
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78 / N79 / N80 / N81 / N83 / N84 / N89
N/A
N/A
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 3500(band 48) / 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)
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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) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5)
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78 / N79 / N80 / N81 / N83 / N84 / N89
N/A
N/A
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) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)
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SAR Value

Head: 0.78 W/kg
Head: 0.898 W/kg Body: 0.483 W/kg
N/A

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)
Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 b/g/n/ac) MIMO
Yes Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 be/ax) MIMO

Wi-Fi Features

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

Bluetooth

Yes v4.2
Yes v5.0
Yes v6.0

GPS

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