Huawei Nova 5 Pro vs Honor 9X Pro

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Comparing the Huawei Nova 5 Pro vs Honor 9X Pro across performance, display, camera, battery and storage to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Both Huawei Nova 5 Pro and Honor 9X Pro run at the same processing speed of 2.6 GHz.


Display: Honor 9X Pro offers a screen size of 6.59 inches, while Huawei Nova 5 Pro offers 6.39 inches, making Honor 9X Pro the larger display of the two. Huawei Nova 5 Pro features a OLED display compared to Honor 9X Pro's IPS LCD, making Huawei Nova 5 Pro the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: Both Huawei Nova 5 Pro and Honor 9X Pro feature a 48 MP primary rear camera.


Front Camera: Huawei Nova 5 Pro offers a higher front camera resolution with 32 MP, while Honor 9X Pro offers 16 MP, making Huawei Nova 5 Pro better for front camera photography.


Battery: Honor 9X Pro offers a higher battery capacity with 4000 mAh, while Huawei Nova 5 Pro offers 3500 mAh, making Honor 9X Pro better for longer battery life.


Storage: Honor 9X Pro offers higher internal storage with 256 GB, while Huawei Nova 5 Pro offers 128 GB, making Honor 9X Pro the better option for storage.

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Huawei Nova 5 Pro
₹30,390
(Not Released in India)
Honor 9X Pro
₹18,490
(Out of Stock)
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₹35,999
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Summary

Release Date

18 Mar, 2020
20 May, 2020
11 Sep, 2026

Performance

N/A
HiSilicon Kirin
HiSilicon Kirin
Snapdragon 6 Gen 5
Octa Core (upto 2.6 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2.6 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2.6 GHz)
8 GB RAM
6 GB RAM
8 GB RAM

Display

N/A
6.39 inches (16.23 cm)
6.59 inches (16.74 cm)
6.83 inches (17.35 cm)
OLED
IPS LCD
AMOLED
1080x2340 px (FHD+)
1080x2340 px (FHD+)
1280x2772 px (FHD+)
N/A
N/A
120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

N/A
48 MP
Primary Camera
48 MP
Primary Camera
50 MP
Primary Camera
16 MP
Wide Angle Camera
8 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
8 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
2 MP
Depth Camera
2 MP
Depth Camera
N/A
2 MP
Camera
N/A
N/A

Front Camera

N/A
32 MP
16 MP
32 MP

Battery

N/A
3500 mAh
4000 mAh
10000 mAh
Super Charging
N/A
100W Hyper Charging
N/A
No Wireless Charging
N/A

Storage

128 GB
256 GB
128 GB
N/A
UFS 2.1
UFS 2.2

User Ratings

N/A
3.7/5
(7,314 ratings)
N/A

Video

There are no videos available for the device.
Videos
1 Video
There are no videos available for the device.

User Feedback

General

Launch Date

N/A
May 20, 2020
(Official)
Sep 04, 2026
(Official)

Operating System

Android v9.0 (Pie)
Android v9.0 (Pie)
Android v16

OS Updates

N/A
N/A
4 Year

Security Updates

N/A
N/A
6 Year

Custom UI

EMUI
EMUI
HyperOS

Performance

Performance Rating

Very Good
Good
N/A

Chipset

HiSilicon Kirin 980
HiSilicon Kirin 810
Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 5
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Processor

Octa core

2.6 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A76 1.92 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A76 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A55
Octa core

2.6 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A76 1.9 GHz, Hexa Core, Cortex A76
Octa core

2.6 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A78 2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A55

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

N/A
7 nm
4 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-G76 MP10
Mali-G52 MP6
Adreno

RAM

8 GB
6 GB
8 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4X
LPDDR4X
LPDDR5X

Display

Display Rating

Best In Class
Excellent
N/A

Display Type

OLED
IPS LCD
AMOLED

Screen Size

6.39 inches  (16.23 cm)
6.59 inches  (16.74 cm)
6.83 inches  (17.35 cm)

Resolution

1080x2340 px (FHD+)
1080x2340 px (FHD+)
1280x2772 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

N/A
N/A
3500 nits

HBM Brightness

N/A
N/A
2000 nits

PWM Dimming

N/A
N/A
3840 Hz

Refresh Rate

N/A
N/A
120 Hz

Pixel Density

403 ppi
391 ppi
447 ppi

Touch Sampling Rate

N/A
N/A
240 Hz

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

84.95 %
84.48 %
89.32 %

Aspect Ratio

N/A
19.5:9
19.5:9

Bezel-less Display

Yes with waterdrop notch
Yes
Yes with punch-hole display

Screen Protection

N/A
N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A
N/A
Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A
N/A
89.5 %

Design

Height

157.4 mm
163.1 mm
163.44 mm

Width

74.8 mm
77.2 mm
78.27 mm

Thickness

7.3 mm
8.8 mm
8.65 mm

Weight

171 grams
206 grams
229 grams

Build Material

N/A
Back: Mineral Glass
Back: Polycarbonate

Water Resistance

N/A
N/A
Yes Water resistant IP68 IP66 IP69K IP69 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 2 meter)

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good
Good
N/A

Resolution

48 MP
Primary Camera10x Digital Zoomf/1.8Back-illuminated sensor BSI
48 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.81/2" sensor size IMX586 Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor 0.8µm pixel size
50 MP
Primary Camera20x Digital Zoomf/1.526 mm focal length 1/1.95" sensor size 0.8µm pixel size
16 MP
f/2.2 Wide Angle Camera
8 MP
f/2.4 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
8 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera15 mm focal length 1/4.0" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size
2 MP
f/2.4 Depth Camera
2 MP
f/2.4 Depth Camera
N/A
2 MP
f/2.4
N/A
N/A

Autofocus

Yes
Yes
Yes

OIS

No
N/A
Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

8000 x 6000 Pixels
8000 x 6000 Pixels
N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
Exposure compensation ISO control
N/A

Shooting Modes

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

Camera Features

10 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
20 x Digital Zoom

Video Recording

N/A
Full HD @30 fps
4k @30 fps
Full HD @30/60 fps
HD @30 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good
N/A

Resolution

32 MP
f/2.0 Primary CameraBSI Sensor
16 MP
f/2.2 Primary Camera1/3.06" sensor size
32 MP
f/2.2 Primary Camera1/3.6" sensor size 0.61µm pixel size

Camera Type

N/A
Pop-Up
N/A

Autofocus

N/A
N/A
Yes

Flash

N/A
N/A
Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

N/A
Full HD @30 fps
4k @30 fps
Full HD @60 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good
N/A

Capacity

3500 mAh
4000 mAh
10000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer
Li-Polymer
Silicon Carbon

Quick Charging

Yes Super Charging 50% in 15 minutes
N/A
Yes 100W Hyper Charging 100% in 47 minutes

Reverse Charging

N/A
N/A
Yes 27W Reverse Charging

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB
256 GB
128 GB

Storage Type

N/A
UFS 2.1
UFS 2.2

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 256 GB
Yes Up to 512 GB
N/A

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

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

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G
5G Not Supported 4G
5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes
Yes
Yes

SIM 1

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) / 900(band 8) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 19)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5) / 800(band 20)
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78
N/A
N/A
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 3500(band 48) / 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 19)
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SIM 2

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) / 900(band 8) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 19)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 1900(band 2) / 850(band 5) / 800(band 20)
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78
N/A
N/A
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 19)
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SAR Value

N/A
Body: 0.80 W/kg
N/A

Wi-Fi

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

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot
Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

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

GPS

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

NFC

Yes
N/A
Yes

IR Blaster

N/A
N/A
Yes

Multimedia

Stereo Speakers

N/A
N/A
Yes

Audio Jack

USB Type-C
3.5 mm
USB Type-C

Audio Features

N/A
N/A
Dolby Atmos

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

On-screen
Side
On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

Optical
N/A
Optical

Other Sensors

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