Honor 9i vs Asus Zenfone Max Pro M2

Comparing the Honor 9i vs Asus Zenfone Max Pro M2 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: Honor 9i runs at a higher processing speed of 2.36 GHz, while Asus Zenfone Max Pro M2 runs at 1.95 GHz, making Honor 9i the better performer.

Display: Asus Zenfone Max Pro M2 offers a screen size of 6.26 inches, while Honor 9i offers 5.9 inches, making Asus Zenfone Max Pro M2 the larger display of the two. Both Honor 9i and Asus Zenfone Max Pro M2 feature the same IPS LCD display.

Rear Camera: Honor 9i offers a higher rear camera resolution with 16 MP, while Asus Zenfone Max Pro M2 offers 12 MP, making Honor 9i better for rear camera photography.

Front Camera: Both Honor 9i and Asus Zenfone Max Pro M2 feature a 13 MP primary front camera.

Battery: Asus Zenfone Max Pro M2 offers a higher battery capacity with 5000 mAh, while Honor 9i offers 3340 mAh, making Asus Zenfone Max Pro M2 better for longer battery life.

Storage: Honor 9i offers higher internal storage with 64 GB, while Asus Zenfone Max Pro M2 offers 32 GB, making Honor 9i the better option for storage.

Expert Review: Asus Zenfone Max Pro M2 receives a higher expert rating of 8 from the editorial team, while Honor 9i is rated 7.

User Rating: Honor 9i and Asus Zenfone Max Pro M2 both receive the same user rating of 4.3.

Honor 9i

₹19,999

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Asus Zenfone Max Pro M2

₹15,999

(Out of Stock)

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Summary

Spec Score

72%

75%

Release Date

14 Oct, 2017

18 Dec, 2018

Performance


HiSilicon Kirin	Snapdragon 660
Octa Core (upto 2.36 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 1.95 GHz)
4 GB RAM	3 GB RAM

Display


5.9 inches (14.99 cm)	6.26 inches (15.9 cm)
IPS LCD	IPS LCD
1080x2160 px (FHD+)	1080x2280 px (FHD+)

Rear Camera


16 MP Primary Camera	12 MP Primary Camera
2 MP Camera	5 MP Depth Camera

Front Camera


13 MP + 2 MP	13 MP

Battery


3340 mAh	5000 mAh
No Wireless Charging	N/A

Storage

64 GB	32 GB
eMMC 5.1	eMMC 5.1

Expert Review

7.0/10

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8.0/10

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Pros

Great display
Solid build quality
Good camera setup

Stylish, premium design
Two-day battery life
Impressive rear cameras
Competitively priced

Cons

Average performance
No USB Type-C port

Selfie camera beautifies images
No USB Type-C
A few bugs in the software

User Ratings

4.3/5

(71,142 ratings)

4.3/5

(39,677 ratings)

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General

Launch Date

Oct 14, 2017

(Official)

Dec 18, 2018

(Official)

Operating System

Android v7.0 (Nougat)

Android v8.1 (Oreo)

Custom UI

EMUI

Stock

Performance

Performance Rating

Good

Chipset

HiSilicon Kirin 659

Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 MSM8956

Processor

Octa core

2.36 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53 1.7 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53

Octa core

1.95 GHz, Quad core, Kryo 260 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Kryo 260

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

16 nm

14 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-T830 MP2

Adreno 512

RAM

4 GB	3 GB / 4 GB / 6 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR3

LPDDR4X

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Display Type

IPS LCD

Screen Size

5.9 inches (14.99 cm)

6.26 inches (15.9 cm)

Resolution

1080x2160 px (FHD+)

1080x2280 px (FHD+)

Aspect Ratio

18:9

19:9

Pixel Density

409 ppi

403 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

76.48 %

81.64 %

Screen Protection

N/A	Corning Gorilla Glass v6

Bezel-less Display

Yes	Yes with notch

Design

Height

156.2 mm

157.9 mm

Width

75.2 mm

75.5 mm

Thickness

7.5 mm

8.5 mm

Weight

164 grams

175 grams

Build Material

N/A	Back: Plastic

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good

Resolution

16 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.2

12 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.81/2.9" sensor size IMX486 Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor 1.25µm pixel size

2 MP	5 MP Depth Camera1.12µm pixel size

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

OIS

N/A

Flash

Yes Dual-color LED Flash

Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

4616 x 3464 Pixels

4000 x 3000 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps

4k @30 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good

Resolution

13 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera

13 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera1/3.1" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size

2 MP
Camera

N/A

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Capacity

3340 mAh

5000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

Li-Polymer

TalkTime

N/A	Up to 40 Hours(3G)

Storage

Internal Storage

64 GB

32 GB / 64 GB

Storage Type

eMMC 5.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 128 GB

Yes Up to 2 TB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G

VoLTE

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) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5) / 800(band 20)

SIM 2

N/A	4G Bands: TD-LTE 2300(band 40) FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5) / 800(band 20)

SAR Value

Head: 1.09 W/kg

N/A

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 b/g/n)

Wi-Fi Features

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.1

Yes v5.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

N/A

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Rear

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope