Honor 9X vs realme X

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Comparing the Honor 9X vs realme X 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: realme X scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 5,922, while Honor 9X scores 1,354, making realme X the better performer.


Display: Honor 9X offers a screen size of 6.59 inches, while realme X offers 6.53 inches, making Honor 9X the larger display of the two. realme X features a AMOLED display compared to Honor 9X's IPS LCD, making realme X the better display of the two.


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


Front Camera: Both Honor 9X and realme X feature a 16 MP primary front camera.


Battery: Honor 9X offers a higher battery capacity with 4000 mAh, while realme X offers 3765 mAh, making Honor 9X better for longer battery life.


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


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


User Rating: realme X receives a higher user rating of 4.5, while Honor 9X has a rating of 4.4.

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₹17,999
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Summary

Spec Score

76%
76%

Release Date

19 Jan, 2020
18 Jul, 2019

Performance

HiSilicon Kirin
Snapdragon 710
Octa Core (upto 2.2 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2.2 GHz)
4 GB RAM
4 GB RAM

Display

6.59 inches (16.74 cm)
6.53 inches (16.59 cm)
IPS LCD
AMOLED
1080x2340 px (FHD+)
1080x2340 px (FHD+)

Rear Camera

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

Front Camera

16 MP
16 MP
Wide Angle Lens

Battery

4000 mAh
3765 mAh
N/A
20W VOOC Charging

Storage

128 GB
128 GB
UFS 2.1
UFS 2.1

Expert Review

7.0/10
8.0/10

Pros

  • Full-screen display
  • All-day battery life
  • An impressive screen-to-body ratio
  • Smooth performance
  • Great imaging experience
  • Long-lasting battery with fast charging support

Cons

  • Dated processor
  • Android 9 software
  • Average cameras
  • Slippery build
  • Software experience could’ve been better

User Ratings

4.4/5
(19,552 ratings)
4.5/5
(108,211 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

187,409
AnTuTu Score
156,669
AnTuTu Score
13h 42m
Battery Life (PC Mark)
N/A

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Video

Videos
1 Video
Videos
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General

Launch Date

Jan 19, 2020
(Official)
Jul 18, 2019
(Official)

Operating System

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

Custom UI

EMUI
ColorOS

Performance

Performance Rating

Good
Good

Chipset

HiSilicon Kirin 710F
Qualcomm Snapdragon 710

Processor

Octa core

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

2.2 GHz, Dual core, Kryo 360 1.7 GHz, Hexa Core, Kryo 360

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

12 nm
10 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-G51 MP4
Adreno 616

RAM

4 GB / 6 GB
4 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
156,669

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

23.0 s
23.0 s

Gaming Test Results

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

8.0 %
11.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

25.4 %
18.8 %
* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Best In Class

Display Type

IPS LCD
AMOLED

Screen Size

6.59 inches  (16.74 cm)
6.53 inches  (16.59 cm)

Resolution

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

Aspect Ratio

19.5:9
19.5:9

Pixel Density

391 ppi
395 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

84.28 %
85.14 %

Screen Protection

N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass v5

Bezel-less Display

Yes
Yes

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

91 %
91.2 %

Design

Height

163.5 mm
161.2 mm

Width

77.2 mm
76.1 mm

Thickness

8.8 mm
9.4 mm

Weight

196.8 grams
191 grams

Build Material

Back: Mineral Glass
Back: Polycarbonate

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good
Very 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 Camera2x Digital Zoomf/1.84.73 mm focal length 1/2" sensor size IMX586 Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor 0.8µm pixel size
8 MP
f/2.4 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera13 mm focal length
5 MP
f/2.4 Depth Camera2.176 mm focal length
2 MP
f/2.4 Depth Camera
N/A

Autofocus

Yes
Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

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
2 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
4k @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps
HD @60 fps

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
16 MP
f/2.0 Wide Angle Primary Camera3.41 mm focal length 1/3.06" sensor size CMOS 1µm pixel size

Camera Type

Pop-Up
Pop-Up

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Capacity

4000 mAh
3765 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer
Li-ion

TalkTime

Up to 24 Hours(3G)
N/A

Quick Charging

N/A
Yes 20W VOOC Charging v3.0 55% in 30 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
1h 8m 17s

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB
128 GB

Storage Type

UFS 2.1
UFS 2.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 512 GB
No

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

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

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)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5)

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)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5)

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 v5.0

GPS

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

NFC

N/A
No

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm

Audio Features

N/A
Dolby Atmos

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 Accelerometer Gyroscope