Honor V9 vs Honor V9 Play

Comparing the Honor V9 vs Honor V9 Play across performance, display, camera, battery and storage to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Honor V9 runs at a higher processing speed of 2.4 GHz, while Honor V9 Play runs at 1.5 GHz, making Honor V9 the better performer.

Display: Honor V9 offers a screen size of 5.7 inches, while Honor V9 Play offers 5.2 inches, making Honor V9 the larger display of the two. Both Honor V9 and Honor V9 Play feature the same IPS LCD display.

Rear Camera: Honor V9 Play offers a higher rear camera resolution with 13 MP, while Honor V9 offers 12 MP, making Honor V9 Play better for rear camera photography.

Front Camera: Both Honor V9 and Honor V9 Play feature a 8 MP primary front camera.

Battery: Honor V9 offers a higher battery capacity with 4000 mAh, while Honor V9 Play offers 3000 mAh, making Honor V9 better for longer battery life.

Storage: Honor V9 Play offers higher internal storage with 32 GB, while Honor V9 offers 128 GB, making Honor V9 Play the better option for storage.

Honor V9

₹60,590

(Discontinued)

Honor V9 Play

₹11,790

(Discontinued)

Summary

Release Date

16 Jan, 2019

23 Aug, 2019

06 May, 2026

Performance


HiSilicon Kirin	MediaTek MT6750	Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
Octa Core (upto 2.4 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 1.5 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 3.8 GHz)
6 GB RAM	4 GB RAM	12 GB RAM

Display


5.7 inches (14.48 cm)	5.2 inches (13.21 cm)	6.31 inches (16.03 cm)
IPS LCD	IPS LCD	AMOLED
1440x2560 px (QHD (2k))	720x1280 px (HD)	1216x2640 px (FHD+)
N/A	N/A	120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


12 MP Primary Camera	13 MP Primary Camera	50 MP Primary Camera
12 MP Camera	N/A	50 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)
N/A	N/A	8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Front Camera


8 MP	8 MP	50 MP

Battery


4000 mAh	3000 mAh	6500 mAh
Fast Charging	N/A	90W Flash Charging
N/A	N/A	Wireless Charging

Storage

128 GB	32 GB	256 GB
N/A	N/A	UFS 4.1

Expert Review

N/A

8.4/10

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Pros

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Compact, premium design
Excellent battery life
Reliable performance
Strong portrait photography

Cons

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Device yet to be reviewed

Video recording inconsistencies
Colours can be slightly oversaturated

User Ratings

N/A

4.4/5

(109 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

N/A	N/A	3,000,897 AnTuTu Score
N/A	N/A	16h 04m Battery Life (PC Mark)

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General

Launch Date

N/A

May 06, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v7.0 (Nougat)

Android v16

OS Updates

N/A

5 Year

Security Updates

N/A

7 Year

Custom UI

EMUI

Origin OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Good

Avg

Excellent

Chipset

HiSilicon Kirin 960

MediaTek MT6750

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 SM8845

Processor

Octa core

2.4 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A73 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53

Octa core

1.5 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53 1 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53

Octa core

3.8 GHz, Dual core, Oryon V3 Phoenix L 3.32 GHz, Hexa Core, Oryon V3 Phoenix M

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

N/A

3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-G71 MP8

Mali-T860 MP2

Adreno 829

RAM

6 GB

4 GB

12 GB

RAM Type

N/A

LPDDR5X Ultra

Performance Test Results

AnTuTu Score (The higher, the better) AnTuTu benchmark measures overall performance of a phone by stress-testing CPU, GPU, RAM, etc.

N/A

3,000,897

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

N/A

14.0 s

Gaming Test Results

Wild Life Extreme (The higher, the better) Wild Life Extreme is a classic mobile benchmark; it renders in 4K to test the peak performance of a wide range of devices.

N/A

4,004

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

N/A

5.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

N/A

17.4 %

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Best In Class

Display Type

IPS LCD

AMOLED

Screen Size

5.7 inches (14.48 cm)

5.2 inches (13.21 cm)

6.31 inches (16.03 cm)

Resolution

1440x2560 px (QHD (2k))

720x1280 px (HD)

1216x2640 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

N/A

5000 nits

Refresh Rate

N/A

120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

N/A

19.5:9

Pixel Density

515 ppi

282 ppi

460 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

73.44 %

68.69 %

90.11 %

Bezel-less Display

N/A

Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A

Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A

94.38 %

Design

Height

157 mm

147.9 mm

150.83 mm

Width

77.5 mm

73.2 mm

71.76 mm

Thickness

6.9 mm

7.6 mm

7.99 mm

Weight

184 grams

145 grams

191 grams

Build Material

N/A

Frame: Metal
Back: Metal

Back: Glass

Water Resistance

N/A

Yes Water resistant IP68 IP69 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter)

Ruggedness

N/A

Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good

Excellent

Resolution

12 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.2CMOS image sensor

13 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.0

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.57IMX921

12 MP

N/A

50 MP
f/2.65 Telephoto Camera

N/A

8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection autofocus Laser autofocus

Yes Phase Detection autofocus

Yes

OIS

N/A

Yes

Flash

Yes Dual-color LED Flash

Yes LED Flash

Yes Dual LED Flash

Image Resolution

4000 x 3000 Pixels

4128 x 3096 Pixels

N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

Exposure compensation

N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

N/A

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

N/A

Video Recording

N/A

8k @30 fps
4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60/120 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good

Good

Best In Class

Resolution

8 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera

8 MP
f/2.2 Primary Camera

50 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera

Autofocus

N/A

Yes

Flash

N/A

Yes Screen flash

Battery

Battery Rating

Excellent

Very Good

Excellent

Capacity

4000 mAh

3000 mAh

6500 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer

Li-ion

Quick Charging

Yes Fast Charging

N/A

Yes 90W Flash Charging

Wireless Charging

N/A

Yes 40W Wireless Charging

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.

N/A

16h 04m

Charging Time (20% to 100%) (The lower, the better)

N/A

0h 41m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB

32 GB

256 GB / 512 GB

Storage Type

N/A

UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 128 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano/eSIM

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G

5G 4G

VoLTE

N/A

Yes

SIM 1

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 850(band 5)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 1800(band 3)

N/A

SIM 2

N/A

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66 / N71 / N75
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78

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) / 1500(band 32) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 600(Band 71) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)

Wi-Fi

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

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

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

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.2

Yes v4.1

Yes v6.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

Yes

IR Blaster

N/A

Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm

USB Type-C

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Rear

On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A

Ultrasonic

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Barometer Compass Gyroscope

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

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