Honor 9i vs Xiaomi Mi Max 2

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Comparing the Honor 9i vs Xiaomi Mi Max 2 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 Xiaomi Mi Max 2 runs at 2.0 GHz, making Honor 9i the better performer.


Display: Xiaomi Mi Max 2 offers a screen size of 6.4 inches, while Honor 9i offers 5.9 inches, making Xiaomi Mi Max 2 the larger display of the two. Both Honor 9i and Xiaomi Mi Max 2 feature the same IPS LCD display.


Rear Camera: Honor 9i offers a higher rear camera resolution with 16 MP, while Xiaomi Mi Max 2 offers 12 MP, making Honor 9i better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: Honor 9i offers a higher front camera resolution with 13 MP, while Xiaomi Mi Max 2 offers 5 MP, making Honor 9i better for front camera photography.


Battery: Xiaomi Mi Max 2 offers a higher battery capacity with 5300 mAh, while Honor 9i offers 3340 mAh, making Xiaomi Mi Max 2 better for longer battery life.


Storage: Both Honor 9i and Xiaomi Mi Max 2 offer the same internal storage of 64 GB.


Expert Review: Xiaomi Mi Max 2 receives a higher expert rating of 8 from the editorial team, while Honor 9i is rated 7.


User Rating: Xiaomi Mi Max 2 receives a higher user rating of 4.4, while Honor 9i has a rating of 4.3.

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Honor 9i
₹19,999
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₹13,990
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Summary

Spec Score

72%
73%

Release Date

14 Oct, 2017
27 Jul, 2017

Performance

HiSilicon Kirin
Snapdragon 625
Octa Core (upto 2.36 GHz)
Tru-Octa Core (upto 2 GHz)
4 GB RAM
4 GB RAM

Display

5.9 inches (14.99 cm)
6.4 inches (16.26 cm)
IPS LCD
IPS LCD
1080x2160 px (FHD+)
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)

Rear Camera

16 MP
Primary Camera
12 MP
Primary Camera
2 MP
Camera
N/A

Front Camera

13 MP + 2 MP
5 MP

Battery

3340 mAh
5300 mAh
N/A
Quick Charging
No Wireless Charging
No Wireless Charging

Storage

64 GB
64 GB
eMMC 5.1
N/A

Expert Review

7.0/10
8.0/10

Pros

  • Great display
  • Solid build quality
  • Good camera setup
  • Excellent battery life
  • Capable cameras
  • Good performer

Cons

  • Average performance
  • No USB Type-C port
  • Ugly black bezel around the display
  • Low-light camera performance could be better

User Ratings

4.3/5
(71,142 ratings)
4.4/5
(49,325 ratings)

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General

Launch Date

Oct 14, 2017
(Official)
Jul 27, 2017
(Official)

Operating System

Android v7.0 (Nougat)
Android v7.1.1 (Nougat)

Custom UI

EMUI
MIUI

Performance

Performance Rating

Good
Avg

Chipset

HiSilicon Kirin 659
Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 MSM8953

Processor

Octa core

2.36 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53 1.7 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53
Octa core, 2 GHz, Cortex A53

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

16 nm
N/A

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-T830 MP2
Adreno 506

RAM

4 GB
4 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR3
N/A

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Excellent

Display Type

IPS LCD
IPS LCD

Screen Size

5.9 inches  (14.99 cm)
6.4 inches  (16.26 cm)

Resolution

1080x2160 px (FHD+)
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)

Aspect Ratio

18:9
N/A

Pixel Density

409 ppi
344 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

76.48 %
72.95 %

Screen Protection

N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass v3

Bezel-less Display

Yes
N/A

Design

Height

156.2 mm
174.1 mm

Width

75.2 mm
88.7 mm

Thickness

7.5 mm
7.6 mm

Weight

164 grams
211 grams

Build Material

N/A
Back: Aluminium

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good
Good

Resolution

16 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.2
12 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.21/2.9" sensor size IMX386 Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor 1.25µm pixel size
2 MP
N/A

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus
Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

OIS

No
No

Flash

Yes Dual-color LED Flash
Yes Dual-color LED Flash

Image Resolution

4616 x 3464 Pixels
4000 x 3000 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)
Burst mode

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Digital image stabilization
Face detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
4k @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps
HD @120 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Resolution

13 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera
5 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera
2 MP
Camera
N/A

Flash

Yes LED Flash
N/A

Camera Features

N/A
Wide Angle Selfie

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Excellent

Capacity

3340 mAh
5300 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-ion

Quick Charging

N/A
Yes Quick Charging v3.0

Storage

Internal Storage

64 GB
32 GB / 64 GB / 128 GB

Storage Type

eMMC 5.1
N/A

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 128 GB
Yes Up to 128 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)
SIM1: Micro 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) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5)

SIM 2

N/A
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5)

SAR Value

Head: 1.09 W/kg
Head: 1.39 W/kg Body: 1.31 W/kg

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 b/g/n)
Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) 5GHz MIMO

Wi-Fi Features

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

Bluetooth

Yes v4.1
Yes v4.2

GPS

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

NFC

No
N/A

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
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

Applications

N/A
Explorer Mi Cloud Mi Remote