Honor X9c vs iQOO Z10

Comparing the Honor X9c vs iQOO Z10 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: iQOO Z10 scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 3,278, while Honor X9c scores 2,761, making iQOO Z10 the better performer.

Display: Honor X9c offers a screen size of 6.78 inches, while iQOO Z10 offers 6.77 inches, making Honor X9c the larger display of the two. Both Honor X9c and iQOO Z10 feature the same AMOLED display.

Rear Camera: Honor X9c offers a higher rear camera resolution with 108 MP, while iQOO Z10 offers 50 MP, making Honor X9c better for rear camera photography.

Front Camera: iQOO Z10 offers a higher front camera resolution with 32 MP, while Honor X9c offers 16 MP, making iQOO Z10 better for front camera photography.

Battery: iQOO Z10 delivers longer battery life with 16h 41m, while Honor X9c delivers 10h 42m, making iQOO Z10 the better pick for all day usage.

Storage: Honor X9c offers higher internal storage with 256 GB, while iQOO Z10 offers 128 GB, making Honor X9c the better option for storage.

Expert Review: iQOO Z10 receives a higher expert rating of 8.2 from the editorial team, while Honor X9c is rated 7.7.

User Rating: iQOO Z10 receives a higher user rating of 4.4, while Honor X9c has a rating of 4.1.

Honor X9c

₹21,500

(Out of Stock)

iQOO Z10

₹20,255

(Out of Stock)

Summary

Spec Score

84%

85%

80%

Release Date

12 Jul, 2025

16 Apr, 2025

19 Oct, 2026

Performance


Snapdragon 6 Gen 1	Snapdragon 7s Gen 3	Samsung Exynos 1330
Octa Core (upto 2.2 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.5 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.4 GHz)
8 GB RAM	8 GB RAM	4 GB/ 6 GB/ 8 GB/ RAM

Display


6.78 inches (17.22 cm)	6.77 inches (17.2 cm)	6.7 inches (17.02 cm)
AMOLED	AMOLED	Super AMOLED
1224x2700 px (FHD+)	1080x2392 px (FHD+)	1080x2340 px (FHD+)
120 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate	90 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


108 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera
5 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	2 MP Depth Camera	5 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
N/A	N/A	2 MP Macro Camera

Front Camera


16 MP Wide Angle Lens	32 MP Wide Angle Lens	13 MP Wide Angle Lens

Battery


6600 mAh	7300 mAh	5000 mAh
66W Super Charging	90W Flash Charging	25W Fast Charging
No Wireless Charging	No Wireless Charging	No Wireless Charging

Storage

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

Expert Review

7.7/10

Read Expert Review

8.2/10

Read Expert Review

N/A

Pros

Study, durable design
Good display
Decent battery life

Impressive performance
Outstanding battery life
Fast charging speeds
Punchy display

Device yet to be reviewed

Cons

Cameras need improvement
Average performance

No ultrawide camera
Average low-light photography

Device yet to be reviewed

User Ratings

4.1/5

(740 ratings)

4.4/5

(9,840 ratings)

4/5

(240 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

576,392 AnTuTu Score	804,936 AnTuTu Score	N/A
10h 42m Battery Life (PC Mark)	16h 41m Battery Life (PC Mark)	N/A

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General

Launch Date

Jul 12, 2025

(Official)

Apr 16, 2025

(Official)

Oct 18, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v14

Android v15

OS Updates

N/A

2 Years

5 Year

Security Updates

N/A

3 Years

5 Year

Custom UI

MagicOS

Funtouch OS

Samsung One UI

Performance

Performance Rating

Very Good

Good

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 SM6450

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Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 3

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Samsung Exynos 1330

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Processor

Octa core

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

Octa core

2.5 GHz, Single core, Cortex A720 2.4 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A720 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A520

Octa core

2.4 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A78 2 GHz, Hexa Core, Cortex A55

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

4 nm

5 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 710

Mali-G68 MP2

RAM

8 GB

8 GB / 12 GB

4 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR5

LPDDR4X

Performance Test Results

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

576,392

804,936

N/A

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

27.0 s

24.0 s

N/A

Gaming Test Results

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

8.0 %

3.0 %

N/A

Heating* (The lower, the better)

17.5 %

17.7 %

N/A

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Display Type

AMOLED (Curved Display)

Super AMOLED

Screen Size

6.78 inches (17.22 cm)

6.77 inches (17.2 cm)

6.7 inches (17.02 cm)

Resolution

1224x2700 px (FHD+)

1080x2392 px (FHD+)

1080x2340 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

4000 nits

5000 nits

1100 nits

HBM Brightness

N/A

1300 nits

800 nits

PWM Dimming

3840 Hz

N/A

Refresh Rate

120 Hz

90 Hz

Aspect Ratio

19.8:9

20:9

19.5:9

Pixel Density

437 ppi

388 ppi

387 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

90.29 %

88.64 %

85.86 %

Screen Protection

N/A

Corning Gorilla Glass Victus

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display

Yes with notch

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A

Yes HDR 10+

N/A

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A

84.70 %

Design

Height

162.8 mm

163.4 mm

164.4 mm

Width

75.5 mm

76.4 mm

77.9 mm

Thickness

7.98 mm

7.89 mm

7.5 mm

Weight

189 grams

199 grams

192 grams

Build Material

N/A

Back: Glass Fiber

Water Resistance

Yes Splash proof IP65M

Yes Splash proof IP65

Yes Splash proof IP54

Ruggedness

Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good

Resolution

108 MP
Primary Camera10x Digital Zoomf/1.75 Wide Angle1/1.67" sensor size S5KHM6

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.79 Wide Angle1/1.95" sensor size IMX882 CMOS image sensor Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor 0.8µm pixel size

50 MP
Primary Camera10x Digital Zoomf/1.8 Wide Angle1/2.76" sensor size S5KJN1 0.64µm pixel size

5 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

2 MP
f/2.4 Depth Camera

5 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera1/5.0" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size

N/A

2 MP
f/2.4 Macro Camera1/5.0" sensor size 1.75µm pixel size

Autofocus

Yes

OIS

Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Yes Ring LED

Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

12000 x 9000 Pixels

8150 x 6150 Pixels

8160 x 6120 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
SuperMoon

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Macro Mode

Camera Features

10 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Custom Watermark
Face detection
Filters
Touch to focus

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

10 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

4k @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps

4k @30 fps
Full HD @60 fps

Full HD @30 fps
HD @120 fps

Video Recording Features

Dual Video Recording

N/A

Video Pro Mode

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Very Good

Resolution

16 MP
f/2.45 Wide Angle Primary Camera

32 MP
f/2.0 Wide Angle Primary Camera

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

Autofocus

N/A

Flash

N/A

Camera Features

N/A

Fixed Focus

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps

4k @30 fps

Full HD @30 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Capacity

6600 mAh

7300 mAh

5000 mAh

Battery Type

Silicon Carbon

Li-ion

Quick Charging

Yes 66W Super Charging

Yes 90W Flash Charging 50% in 33 minutes

Yes 25W Fast Charging

Reverse Charging

Yes

Yes 7.5W Reverse Charging

N/A

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.

10h 42m

16h 41m

N/A

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

59m

43m

N/A

Storage

Internal Storage

256 GB

128 GB / 256 GB

128 GB

Storage Type

UFS 3.1

UFS 2.2

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 2 TB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)

Network Support

5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes

SIM 1

5G Bands:

FDD N3
TDD N40

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N20 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N66 / N77 / N78

4G Bands:

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

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
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) / 700(band 17) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26) / 700 (band 12)

SIM 2

5G Bands:

FDD N3
TDD N40

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N20 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N66 / N77 / N78

4G Bands:

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

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5)

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) / 700(band 17) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66) / 700 (band 12)