Honor 9X vs vivo V9

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Comparing the Honor 9X vs vivo V9 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: Both Honor 9X and vivo V9 run at the same processing speed of 2.2 GHz.


Display: Honor 9X offers a screen size of 6.59 inches, while vivo V9 offers 6.3 inches, making Honor 9X the larger display of the two. Both Honor 9X and vivo V9 feature the same IPS LCD display.


Rear Camera: Honor 9X offers a higher rear camera resolution with 48 MP, while vivo V9 offers 16 MP, making Honor 9X better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: vivo V9 offers a higher front camera resolution with 24 MP, while Honor 9X offers 16 MP, making vivo V9 better for front camera photography.


Battery: Honor 9X offers a higher battery capacity with 4000 mAh, while vivo V9 offers 3260 mAh, making Honor 9X better for longer battery life.


Storage: vivo V9 offers higher internal storage with 64 GB, while Honor 9X offers 128 GB, making vivo V9 the better option for storage.


Expert Review: The editorial team rates both Honor 9X and vivo V9 equally at 7.


User Rating: vivo V9 receives a higher user rating of 4.5, while Honor 9X has a rating of 4.4.

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Honor 9X
₹15,999
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₹23,990
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Summary

Spec Score

76%
74%

Release Date

19 Jan, 2020
02 Apr, 2018

Performance

HiSilicon Kirin
Snapdragon 626
Octa Core (upto 2.2 GHz)
Tru-Octa Core (upto 2.2 GHz)
4 GB RAM
4 GB RAM

Display

6.59 inches (16.74 cm)
6.3 inches (16 cm)
IPS LCD
IPS LCD
1080x2340 px (FHD+)
1080x2280 px (FHD+)

Rear Camera

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

Front Camera

16 MP
24 MP

Battery

4000 mAh
3260 mAh
N/A
No Wireless Charging

Storage

128 GB
64 GB
UFS 2.1
eMMC 5.1

Expert Review

7.0/10
7.0/10

Pros

  • Full-screen display
  • All-day battery life
  • Gorgeous display
  • Good performer
  • Good cameras on both, the front and the back

Cons

  • Dated processor
  • Android 9 software
  • Average cameras
  • Plastic design attracts fingerprints and smudges
  • Priced higher than the competition

User Ratings

4.4/5
(19,552 ratings)
4.5/5
(92,934 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

187,409
AnTuTu Score
90,303
AnTuTu Score
13h 42m
Battery Life (PC Mark)
N/A

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Videos
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General

Launch Date

Jan 19, 2020
(Official)
Apr 02, 2018
(Official)

Operating System

Android v9.0 (Pie)
Android v8.1 (Oreo)

Custom UI

EMUI
Funtouch OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Good
Good

Chipset

HiSilicon Kirin 710F
Qualcomm Snapdragon 626 MSM8953 Pro

Processor

Octa core

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

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

12 nm
14 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-G51 MP4
Adreno 506

RAM

4 GB / 6 GB
4 GB

RAM Type

N/A
LPDDR3

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
90,303

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)
6.3 inches  (16 cm)

Resolution

1080x2340 px (FHD+)
1080x2280 px (FHD+)

Aspect Ratio

19.5:9
19:9

Pixel Density

391 ppi
400 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

84.28 %
84.87 %

Screen Protection

N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass

Bezel-less Display

Yes
Yes with notch

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

91 %
N/A

Design

Height

163.5 mm
154.81 mm

Width

77.2 mm
75.03 mm

Thickness

8.8 mm
7.89 mm

Weight

196.8 grams
150 grams

Build Material

Back: Mineral Glass
Back: Plastic

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
16 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.0CMOS image sensor
8 MP
f/2.4 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera13 mm focal length
5 MP
f/2.4 Depth Camera
2 MP
f/2.4 Depth Camera
N/A

Autofocus

Yes
Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

8000 x 6000 Pixels
4616 x 3464 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

Software Based Aperture

N/A
F0.95-F16

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
4k @30 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
24 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera26 mm focal length 1/2.8" sensor size CMOS 0.9µm pixel size

Camera Type

Pop-Up
N/A

Flash

N/A
Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Capacity

4000 mAh
3260 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer
Li-ion

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
64 GB

Storage Type

UFS 2.1
eMMC 5.1

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

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) / 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) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5)

SAR Value

Head: 0.78 W/kg
Head: 1.380 W/kg Body: 0.406 W/kg

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

NFC

N/A
No

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 Gyroscope

Applications

N/A
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