Honor X9B vs realme Narzo 60 5G

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Comparing the Honor X9B vs realme Narzo 60 5G 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 X9B scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 2,764, while realme Narzo 60 5G scores 1,875, making Honor X9B the better performer.


Display: Honor X9B offers a screen size of 6.78 inches, while realme Narzo 60 5G offers 6.43 inches, making Honor X9B the larger display of the two. realme Narzo 60 5G features a Super AMOLED display compared to Honor X9B's AMOLED, making realme Narzo 60 5G the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: Honor X9B offers a higher rear camera resolution with 108 MP, while realme Narzo 60 5G offers 64 MP, making Honor X9B better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: Both Honor X9B and realme Narzo 60 5G feature a 16 MP primary front camera.


Battery: realme Narzo 60 5G delivers longer battery life with 16h 41m, while Honor X9B delivers 13h 12m, making realme Narzo 60 5G the better pick for all day usage.


Storage: Honor X9B offers higher internal storage with 256 GB, while realme Narzo 60 5G offers 128 GB, making Honor X9B the better option for storage.


Expert Review: Honor X9B receives a higher expert rating of 7.5 from the editorial team, while realme Narzo 60 5G is rated 7.4.


User Rating: realme Narzo 60 5G receives a higher user rating of 4.2, while Honor X9B has a rating of 4.1.

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Summary

Release Date

16 Feb, 2024
06 Jul, 2023
06 May, 2026

Performance

4nm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1
MediaTek Dimensity 6020
Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
Octa Core (upto 2.2 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2.2 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 3.8 GHz)
8 + 8 GB RAM
8 GB RAM
12 GB RAM

Display

6.78 inches (17.22 cm)
6.43 inches (16.33 cm)
6.31 inches (16.03 cm)
AMOLED
Super AMOLED
AMOLED
1200x2652 px (FHD+)
1080x2400 px (FHD+)
1216x2640 px (FHD+)
120 Hz Refresh Rate
90 Hz Refresh Rate
120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

108 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
64 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
50 MP
Primary Camera
5 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
2 MP
Depth Camera
50 MP
Telephoto Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)
2 MP
Macro Camera
N/A
8 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Front Camera

16 MP
Wide Angle Lens
16 MP
Wide Angle Lens
50 MP

Battery

5800 mAh
5000 mAh
6500 mAh
35W Fast Charging
33W Super VOOC Charging
90W Flash Charging
No Wireless Charging
No Wireless Charging
Wireless Charging

Storage

256 GB
128 GB
256 GB
UFS 3.1
UFS 2.2
UFS 4.1

Expert Review

7.5/10
7.4/10
8.4/10

Pros

  • Sturdy, stylish, premium-looking
  • Lovely screen
  • Respectable battery life
  • Stylish design
  • Respectable battery life
  • Decent AMOLED display
  • Compact, premium design
  • Excellent battery life
  • Reliable performance
  • Strong portrait photography

Cons

  • Extremely slow charging speeds
  • Cameras could have been better
  • Could use an ultra-wide shooter
  • Low light performance could be better
  • Charging speeds are slow
  • Video recording inconsistencies
  • Colours can be slightly oversaturated

User Ratings

4.1/5
(788 ratings)
4.2/5
(16,656 ratings)
4.4/5
(109 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

494,241
AnTuTu Score
391,929
AnTuTu Score
3,000,897
AnTuTu Score
13h 12m
Battery Life (PC Mark)
16h 41m
Battery Life (PC Mark)
16h 04m
Battery Life (PC Mark)

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General

Launch Date

Feb 16, 2024
(Official)
Jul 06, 2023
(Official)
May 06, 2026
(Official)

Operating System

Android v13
Android v13
Android v16

OS Updates

2 Years
2 Year
5 Year

Security Updates

3 Years
3 Year
7 Year

Custom UI

Magic UI
Realme UI
Origin OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Very Good
Good
Excellent

Chipset

4nm Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1
MediaTek Dimensity 6020 MT6833
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 SM8845

Processor

Octa core

2.2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A78 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A55
Octa core

2.2 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A76 2 GHz, Hexa Core, Cortex A55
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
64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

4 nm
7 nm
3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 710
Mali-G57 MC2
Adreno 829

RAM

8 + 8 GB
8 GB
12 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4X
LPDDR4X
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.

494,241
391,929
3,000,897

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

22.0 s
28.0 s
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
N/A
4,004

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

2.0 %
4.0 %
5.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

8.6 %
28.2 %
17.4 %
* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Excellent
Best In Class

Display Type

AMOLED (Curved Display)
Super AMOLED
AMOLED

Screen Size

6.78 inches  (17.22 cm)
6.43 inches  (16.33 cm)
6.31 inches  (16.03 cm)

Resolution

1200x2652 px (FHD+)
1080x2400 px (FHD+)
1216x2640 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

1200 nits
N/A
5000 nits

Brightness

N/A
1000 nits
N/A

Refresh Rate

120 Hz
90 Hz
120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

19.9:9
20:9
19.5:9

Pixel Density

429 ppi
409 ppi
460 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

89.85 %
85.69 %
90.11 %

Screen Protection

N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass v5
N/A

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display
Yes with punch-hole display
Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A
N/A
Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

92.8 %
90.80 %
94.38 %

Design

Height

163.6 mm
159.8 mm
150.83 mm

Width

75.5 mm
72.9 mm
71.76 mm

Thickness

7.98 mm
7.9 mm
7.99 mm

Weight

185 grams
182 grams
191 grams

Build Material

N/A
N/A
Back: Glass

Water Resistance

Yes Splash proof IP53
N/A
Yes Water resistant IP68 IP69 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter)

Ruggedness

Dust proof
N/A
Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good
Good
Excellent

Resolution

108 MP
Primary Camera8x Digital Zoomf/1.75 Wide Angle1/1.67" sensor size
64 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.79 Wide Angle 80° field-of-view25.02 mm focal length 1/2" sensor size
50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.57IMX921
5 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
2 MP
f/2.4 Depth Camera21.64 mm focal length
50 MP
f/2.65 Telephoto Camera
2 MP
f/2.4 Macro Camera
N/A
8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Autofocus

Yes
Yes
Yes

OIS

N/A
No
Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash
Yes Dual LED Flash

Image Resolution

12000 x 9000 Pixels
9000 x 7000 Pixels
N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
Exposure compensation ISO control
N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Macro Mode
Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
N/A

Camera Features

8 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Filters
Touch to focus
Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Filters
Touch to focus
N/A

Video Recording

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

Video Recording Features

Dual Video Recording
N/A
N/A

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Best In Class

Resolution

16 MP
f/2.45 Wide Angle Primary Camera
16 MP
f/2.45 Wide Angle Primary Camera
50 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera

Autofocus

N/A
N/A
Yes

Flash

N/A
N/A
Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps
HD @30 fps
N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Excellent

Capacity

5800 mAh
5000 mAh
6500 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer
Li-Polymer
Li-ion

Quick Charging

Yes 35W Fast Charging
Yes 33W Super VOOC Charging 50% in 29 minutes
Yes 90W Flash Charging

Wireless Charging

N/A
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.

13h 12m
16h 41m
16h 04m

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

1h 40m 5s
1h 2m 5s
0h 41m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

256 GB
128 GB / 256 GB
256 GB / 512 GB

Storage Type

UFS 3.1
UFS 2.2
UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

No
Yes Up to 1 TB
No

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano/eSIM

Network Support

5G 4G
5G 4G
5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes
Yes
Yes

SIM 1

5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N3 / N7 / N8 / N20 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N77 / N78
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N40 / N41 / N77 / N78
N/A
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) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 800(band 20)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5)
N/A
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SIM 2

5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N3 / N7 / N8 / N20 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N77 / N78
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N40 / N41 / N77 / N78
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66 / N71 / N75
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78
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) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 800(band 20)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 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) / 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)
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SAR Value

Head: 1.00 W/kg Body: 0.83 W/kg
Head: 1.192 W/kg Body: 1.150 W/kg
N/A

Wi-Fi

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

Wi-Fi Features

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

Bluetooth

Yes v5.1
Yes v5.1
Yes v6.0

GPS

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

NFC

Yes
N/A
Yes

IR Blaster

N/A
N/A
Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

USB Type-C
3.5 mm
USB Type-C

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

On-screen
On-screen
On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

Optical
Optical
Ultrasonic

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

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