Honor X9c vs vivo S20

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Comparing the Honor X9c vs vivo S20 across performance, display, camera, battery and storage to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: vivo S20 runs at a higher processing speed of 2.63 GHz, while Honor X9c runs at 2.2 GHz, making vivo S20 the better performer.


Display: Honor X9c offers a screen size of 6.78 inches, while vivo S20 offers 6.67 inches, making Honor X9c the larger display of the two. Both Honor X9c and vivo S20 feature the same AMOLED display.


Rear Camera: Honor X9c offers a higher rear camera resolution with 108 MP, while vivo S20 offers 50 MP, making Honor X9c better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: vivo S20 offers a higher front camera resolution with 50 MP, while Honor X9c offers 16 MP, making vivo S20 better for front camera photography.


Battery: Honor X9c offers a higher battery capacity with 6600 mAh, while vivo S20 offers 6500 mAh, making Honor X9c better for longer battery life.


Storage: Both Honor X9c and vivo S20 offer the same internal storage of 256 GB.

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Honor X9c
₹21,500
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Summary

Spec Score

84%
86%

Release Date

12 Jul, 2025
N/A

Performance

Snapdragon 6 Gen 1
Snapdragon 7 Gen 3
Octa Core (upto 2.2 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2.63 GHz)
8 GB RAM
8 GB RAM

Display

6.78 inches (17.22 cm)
6.67 inches (16.94 cm)
AMOLED
AMOLED
1224x2700 px (FHD+)
1260x2800 px (FHD+)
120 Hz Refresh Rate
120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

108 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
50 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
5 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
8 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Front Camera

16 MP
Wide Angle Lens
50 MP
Wide Angle Lens

Battery

6600 mAh
6500 mAh
66W Super Charging
90W Flash Charging
No Wireless Charging
No Wireless Charging

Storage

256 GB
256 GB
UFS 3.1
UFS 2.2

Expert Review

7.7/10
N/A

Pros

  • Study, durable design
  • Good display
  • Decent battery life
  • Device yet to be reviewed

Cons

  • Cameras need improvement
  • Average performance
  • Device yet to be reviewed

User Ratings

4.2/5
(711 ratings)
N/A

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

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

User Feedback

General

Launch Date

Jul 12, 2025
(Official)
N/A

Operating System

Android v14
Android v15

Custom UI

MagicOS
Origin OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 SM6450
Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3

Processor

Octa core

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

2.63 GHz, Single core, Cortex A715 2.4 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A715 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A510

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

4 nm
4 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 710
Adreno 720

RAM

8 GB
8 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
N/A

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

27.0 s
N/A

Gaming Test Results

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

8.0 %
N/A

Heating* (The lower, the better)

17.5 %
N/A
* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Best In Class

Display Type

AMOLED (Curved Display)
AMOLED

Screen Size

6.78 inches  (17.22 cm)
6.67 inches  (16.94 cm)

Resolution

1224x2700 px (FHD+)
1260x2800 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

4000 nits
5000 nits

HBM Brightness

N/A
1300 nits

Refresh Rate

120 Hz
120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

19.8:9
20:9

Pixel Density

437 ppi
460 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

90.29 %
90.3 %

Bezel-less Display

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

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A
Yes

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A
94.10 %

Design

Height

162.8 mm
160.35 mm

Width

75.5 mm
74.18 mm

Thickness

7.98 mm
7.19 mm

Weight

189 grams
186 grams

Water Resistance

Yes Splash proof IP65M
Yes Splash proof IP64

Ruggedness

Dust proof
Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Resolution

108 MP
Primary Camera10x Digital Zoomf/1.75 Wide Angle1/1.67" sensor size S5KHM6
50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.88 Wide Angle23 mm focal length 1/1.55" sensor size CMOS image sensor
5 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Autofocus

Yes
Yes

OIS

Yes
Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes Ring LED

Image Resolution

12000 x 9000 Pixels
8150 x 6150 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)

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
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Video Recording

4k @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps
3840x2160 fps
1920x1080 fps

Video Recording Features

Dual Video Recording
N/A

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good
Excellent

Resolution

16 MP
f/2.45 Wide Angle Primary Camera
50 MP
f/2.0 Wide Angle Primary Camera22 mm focal length

Autofocus

N/A
Yes

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
3840x2160 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Excellent

Capacity

6600 mAh
6500 mAh

Battery Type

Silicon Carbon
Silicon Carbon

Quick Charging

Yes 66W Super Charging
Yes 90W Flash 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.

10h 42m
N/A

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

0h 59m 0s
N/A

Storage

Internal Storage

256 GB
256 GB

Storage Type

UFS 3.1
UFS 2.2

Expandable Storage

No
No

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G 4G
5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes
Yes

SIM 1

5G Bands:
FDD N3
TDD N40
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / 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) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 850(band 26)
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SIM 2

5G Bands:
FDD N3
TDD N40
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / 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) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 850(band 26)
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Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) 5GHz
Yes Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) 5GHz 6GHz MIMO

Wi-Fi Features

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.1
Yes v5.4

GPS

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

NFC

Yes
Yes

Multimedia

Stereo Speakers

Yes
Yes

Audio Jack

USB Type-C
USB Type-C

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

On-screen
On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

Optical
Optical

Other Sensors

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