Honor X9c vs vivo V40 Lite

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Comparing the Honor X9c vs vivo V40 Lite across performance, display, camera, battery and storage to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Both Honor X9c and vivo V40 Lite run at the same processing speed of 2.2 GHz.


Display: Both Honor X9c and vivo V40 Lite offer the same screen size of 6.78 inches and feature the same AMOLED display.


Rear Camera: Honor X9c offers a higher rear camera resolution with 108 MP, while vivo V40 Lite offers 50 MP, making Honor X9c better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: vivo V40 Lite offers a higher front camera resolution with 32 MP, while Honor X9c offers 16 MP, making vivo V40 Lite better for front camera photography.


Battery: Honor X9c offers a higher battery capacity with 6600 mAh, while vivo V40 Lite offers 5500 mAh, making Honor X9c better for longer battery life.


Storage: Both Honor X9c and vivo V40 Lite offer the same internal storage of 256 GB.

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Honor X9c
₹21,500
(Out of Stock)
vivo V40 Lite
(Not Released in India)
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Summary

Spec Score

84%
80%

Release Date

12 Jul, 2025
N/A

Performance

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

Display

6.78 inches (17.22 cm)
6.78 inches (17.22 cm)
AMOLED
AMOLED
1224x2700 px (FHD+)
1080x2400 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
Wide Angle Camera
N/A
2 MP
Macro Camera

Front Camera

16 MP
Wide Angle Lens
32 MP
Wide Angle Lens

Battery

6600 mAh
5500 mAh
66W Super Charging
44W Fast 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

4.1/5
(727 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 v14

Custom UI

MagicOS
Funtouch OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 SM6450
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1
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Processor

Octa core

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

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

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

4 nm
4 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 710
Adreno 710

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
Excellent

Display Type

AMOLED (Curved Display)
AMOLED

Screen Size

6.78 inches  (17.22 cm)
6.78 inches  (17.22 cm)

Resolution

1224x2700 px (FHD+)
1080x2400 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

4000 nits
1300 nits

PWM Dimming

3840 Hz
N/A

Refresh Rate

120 Hz
120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

19.8:9
N/A

Pixel Density

437 ppi
388 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

90.29 %
90.33 %

Screen Protection

N/A
Yes

Bezel-less Display

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

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A
93.3 %

Design

Height

162.8 mm
164.36 mm

Width

75.5 mm
74.75 mm

Thickness

7.98 mm
7.75 mm

Weight

189 grams
188 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/1.79 Wide Angle 79° field-of-view1/1.95" sensor size IMX882 CMOS image sensor Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor 0.8µm pixel size
5 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
8 MP
f/2.2 Wide Angle Camera
N/A
2 MP
f/2.4 Macro Camera

Autofocus

Yes
Yes

OIS

Yes
N/A

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes Smart Aura Light

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)
SuperMoon

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
4k @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps

Video Recording Features

Dual Video Recording
Dual Video Recording
Vlog Mode

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Resolution

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

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Capacity

6600 mAh
5500 mAh

Battery Type

Silicon Carbon
Li-ion

Quick Charging

Yes 66W Super Charging
Yes 44W Fast Charging

Reverse Charging

Yes
Yes

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)

59m
N/A

Storage

Internal Storage

256 GB
256 GB

Storage Type

UFS 3.1
UFS 2.2

Expandable Storage

No
Yes Up to 1 TB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)

Network Support

5G 4G
5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes
Yes

SIM 1

5G Bands:
FDD N3
TDD N40
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N20 / N26 / N28 / N66
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) / 1900(band 39)
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 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26)
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SIM 2

5G Bands:
FDD N3
TDD N40
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N20 / N26 / N28 / N66
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) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26)
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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

Wi-Fi Features

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.1
Yes v5.1

GPS

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

NFC

Yes
Yes

Multimedia

Stereo Speakers

Yes
N/A

Audio Jack

USB Type-C
N/A

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