Honor Magic 9 Pro Max vs vivo X500 Pro Max

Comparing the Honor Magic 9 Pro Max vs vivo X500 Pro Max across performance, display, camera, battery and storage to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Honor Magic 9 Pro Max runs at a higher processing speed of 5.11 GHz, while vivo X500 Pro Max runs at 4.55 GHz, making Honor Magic 9 Pro Max the better performer.

Display: vivo X500 Pro Max offers a screen size of 6.85 inches, while Honor Magic 9 Pro Max offers 6.8 inches, making vivo X500 Pro Max the larger display of the two. Honor Magic 9 Pro Max features a LTPO OLED display compared to vivo X500 Pro Max's AMOLED, making Honor Magic 9 Pro Max the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Honor Magic 9 Pro Max offers a higher rear camera resolution with 200 MP, while vivo X500 Pro Max offers 50 MP, making Honor Magic 9 Pro Max better for rear camera photography.

Front Camera: Honor Magic 9 Pro Max offers a higher front camera resolution with 55 MP, while vivo X500 Pro Max offers 50 MP, making Honor Magic 9 Pro Max better for front camera photography.

Battery: Honor Magic 9 Pro Max offers a higher battery capacity with 8800 mAh, while vivo X500 Pro Max offers 8000 mAh, making Honor Magic 9 Pro Max better for longer battery life.

Storage: Both Honor Magic 9 Pro Max and vivo X500 Pro Max offer the same internal storage of 256 GB.

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Summary

Performance

Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 Pro	MediaTek Dimensity 9600 Pro
Octa Core (upto 5.11 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 4.55 GHz)
12 GB RAM	12 GB RAM
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 Pro vs Dimensity 9600 Pro

Display

6.8 inches (17.27 cm)	6.85 inches (17.4 cm)
LTPO OLED	AMOLED
1320x2868 px (FHD+)	1440x3168 px (QHD+)
120 Hz Refresh Rate	144 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

200 MP Primary Camera	50 MP Primary Camera (upto 3.5x Optical Zoom)
50 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	50 MP Wide Angle Camera
200 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 3.7x Optical Zoom)	200 MP Periscope Camera

Front Camera

55 MP

50 MP

Battery

8800 mAh	8000 mAh
100W	90W Flash Charging
Wireless Charging	Wireless Charging

Storage

256 GB	256 GB
N/A	UFS 4.1

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General

Operating System

Android v17

Custom UI

MagicOS

Origin OS

Performance

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 Pro

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MediaTek Dimensity 9600 Pro

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Processor

Octa core

5.11 GHz, Dual core 4.03 GHz, Tri core 3.74 GHz, Tri core

Octa core

4.55 GHz, Dual core, C2-Ultra 4.35 GHz, Tri core, C2-Pro 3.1 GHz, Tri core, C2-Pro

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

2 nm

Graphics (GPU)

N/A	Mali-G2 Ultra NX MP16

RAM

12 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR5X

LPDDR5X Ultra

Display

Display Type

LTPO OLED

AMOLED

Screen Size

6.8 inches (17.27 cm)

6.85 inches (17.4 cm)

Resolution

1320x2868 px (FHD+)

1440x3168 px (QHD+)

Refresh Rate

120 Hz

144 Hz

Touch Sampling Rate

N/A

300 Hz

Aspect Ratio

N/A

19.8:9

Pixel Density

464 ppi

508 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

N/A

90.29 %

Screen Protection

Yes

Bezel-less Display

Yes	Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A

Yes

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A

95.27 %

Design

Height

N/A

163.32 mm

Width

N/A

76.82 mm

Thickness

N/A

7.95 mm

Weight

N/A

225 grams

Build Material

Back: Metal

Back: Glass Fiber

Water Resistance

N/A	Yes IP68 IP69

Ruggedness

N/A	Dust proof

Rear Camera

Resolution

200 MP
Primary Camera1/1.28" sensor size

50 MP
Primary Camera100x Digital Zoom 3.5x Optical Zoomf/1.571/1.28" sensor size

50 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera1/2.8" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size

50 MP
f/2.0 Wide Angle Camera1/1.4" sensor size

200 MP
Telephoto Camera1/1.4" sensor size

200 MP
f/2.67 Periscope Camera1/1.4" sensor size

Autofocus

N/A	Yes Laser Autofocus

OIS

Yes

Flash

N/A	Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

N/A	6144 x 8192 Pixels

Camera Features

N/A	100 x Digital Zoom 3.5 x Optical Zoom

Video Recording

N/A	8k @30 fps 4k @30/60 fps Full HD @30/60 fps

Video Recording Features

N/A

Video HDR

Front Camera

Resolution

55 MP
Primary Camera

50 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera

Autofocus

N/A

Yes

Flash

N/A

Video Recording

N/A	3840x2160 fps

Battery

Capacity

8800 mAh

8000 mAh

Quick Charging

Yes 100W

Yes 90W Flash Charging

Wireless Charging

Yes 50W Wireless Charging

Yes 40W Wireless Charging

Reverse Charging

N/A

Yes

Storage

Internal Storage

256 GB

Storage Type

N/A

UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

N/A

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

N/A

Dual SIM

SIM Type

N/A	SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G Not Supported

5G 4G

VoLTE

N/A

Yes

SIM 1

N/A	5G Bands: FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66 TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N39 / N48 / N77 / N78 / N79

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) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)

SIM 2

N/A	5G Bands: FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66 TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N39 / N77 / N78 / N79

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) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)

Wi-Fi

N/A	Yes Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 n/n/be/ax) 5GHz MIMO

Wi-Fi Features

N/A	Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

N/A

Yes v5.4

GPS

N/A	Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

N/A

Yes

IR Blaster

N/A

Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

N/A	USB Type-C

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

Ultrasonic

Other Sensors

N/A	Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope