Huawei Nova 5i vs Honor 9X Pro

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Comparing the Huawei Nova 5i 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: Honor 9X Pro runs at a higher processing speed of 2.6 GHz, while Huawei Nova 5i runs at 2.2 GHz, making Honor 9X Pro the better performer.


Display: Honor 9X Pro offers a screen size of 6.59 inches, while Huawei Nova 5i offers 6.4 inches, making Honor 9X Pro the larger display of the two. Both Huawei Nova 5i and Honor 9X Pro feature the same IPS LCD display.


Rear Camera: Honor 9X Pro offers a higher rear camera resolution with 48 MP, while Huawei Nova 5i offers 24 MP, making Honor 9X Pro better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: Huawei Nova 5i offers a higher front camera resolution with 24 MP, while Honor 9X Pro offers 16 MP, making Huawei Nova 5i better for front camera photography.


Battery: Both Huawei Nova 5i and Honor 9X Pro offer the same 4000 mAh battery capacity.


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

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Huawei Nova 5i
₹20,290
(Not Released in India)
Honor 9X Pro
₹18,490
(Out of Stock)
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Summary

Spec Score

76%
76%

Release Date

15 Jan, 2020
20 May, 2020

Performance

HiSilicon Kirin
HiSilicon Kirin
Octa Core (upto 2.2 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2.6 GHz)
6 GB RAM
6 GB RAM

Display

6.4 inches (16.26 cm)
6.59 inches (16.74 cm)
IPS LCD
IPS LCD
1080x2310 px (FHD+)
1080x2340 px (FHD+)

Rear Camera

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

Front Camera

24 MP
16 MP

Battery

4000 mAh
4000 mAh
N/A
No Wireless Charging

Storage

128 GB
256 GB
N/A
UFS 2.1

User Ratings

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

Video

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

User Feedback

General

Launch Date

N/A
May 20, 2020
(Official)

Operating System

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

Custom UI

EMUI
EMUI

Performance

Performance Rating

Good
Good

Chipset

HiSilicon Kirin 710
HiSilicon Kirin 810

Processor

Octa core

2.2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A73 1.7 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53
Octa core

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

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

N/A
7 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-G51 MP4
Mali-G52 MP6

RAM

6 GB
6 GB

RAM Type

N/A
LPDDR4X

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Excellent

Display Type

IPS LCD
IPS LCD

Screen Size

6.4 inches  (16.26 cm)
6.59 inches  (16.74 cm)

Resolution

1080x2310 px (FHD+)
1080x2340 px (FHD+)

Aspect Ratio

19.5:9
19.5:9

Pixel Density

398 ppi
391 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

84.24 %
84.48 %

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display
Yes

Design

Height

159.1 mm
163.1 mm

Width

75.9 mm
77.2 mm

Thickness

8.3 mm
8.8 mm

Weight

178 grams
206 grams

Build Material

N/A
Back: Mineral Glass

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good
Good

Resolution

24 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.8
48 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.81/2" sensor size IMX586 Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor 0.8µm pixel size
8 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
8 MP
f/2.4 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
2 MP
Depth Camera
2 MP
f/2.4 Depth Camera
2 MP
N/A

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection autofocus Continuous autofocus
Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

5288 x 3968 Pixels
8000 x 6000 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

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

N/A
Full HD @30 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Resolution

24 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera1/2.8" sensor size 0.9µm pixel size
16 MP
f/2.2 Primary Camera1/3.06" sensor size

Camera Type

N/A
Pop-Up

Video Recording

N/A
Full HD @30 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Excellent
Very Good

Capacity

4000 mAh
4000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer
Li-Polymer

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB
256 GB

Storage Type

N/A
UFS 2.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 512 GB
Yes Up to 512 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

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

Network Support

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

VoLTE

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)

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)

SAR Value

N/A
Body: 0.80 W/kg

Wi-Fi

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

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.2
Yes v5.0

GPS

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

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Rear
Side

Other Sensors

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