Huawei P20 vs Honor 9i

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Comparing the Huawei P20 vs Honor 9i across performance, display, camera, battery and storage to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Both Huawei P20 and Honor 9i run at the same processing speed of 2.36 GHz.


Display: Honor 9i offers a screen size of 5.9 inches, while Huawei P20 offers 5.8 inches, making Honor 9i the larger display of the two. Both Huawei P20 and Honor 9i feature the same IPS LCD display.


Rear Camera: Honor 9i offers a higher rear camera resolution with 16 MP, while Huawei P20 offers 12 MP, making Honor 9i better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: Huawei P20 offers a higher front camera resolution with 24 MP, while Honor 9i offers 13 MP, making Huawei P20 better for front camera photography.


Battery: Huawei P20 offers a higher battery capacity with 3400 mAh, while Honor 9i offers 3340 mAh, making Huawei P20 better for longer battery life.


Storage: Honor 9i offers higher internal storage with 64 GB, while Huawei P20 offers 128 GB, making Honor 9i the better option for storage.

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Huawei P20
₹52,290
(Discontinued)
Honor 9i
₹19,999
(Out of Stock)
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Summary

Spec Score

75%
72%

Release Date

21 Jun, 2019
14 Oct, 2017

Performance

HiSilicon Kirin
HiSilicon Kirin
Octa Core (upto 2.36 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2.36 GHz)
4 GB RAM
4 GB RAM

Display

5.8 inches (14.73 cm)
5.9 inches (14.99 cm)
IPS LCD
IPS LCD
1080x2240 px (FHD+)
1080x2160 px (FHD+)

Rear Camera

12 MP
Primary Camera
16 MP
Primary Camera
20 MP
Camera
2 MP
Camera

Front Camera

24 MP
13 MP + 2 MP

Battery

3400 mAh
3340 mAh
Super Charging
N/A
No Wireless Charging
No Wireless Charging

Storage

128 GB
64 GB
N/A
eMMC 5.1

Expert Review

N/A
7.0/10

Pros

  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Great display
  • Solid build quality
  • Good camera setup

Cons

  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Average performance
  • No USB Type-C port

User Ratings

N/A
4.3/5
(71,142 ratings)

Video

Videos
1 Video
Videos
1 More Video

User Feedback

General

Launch Date

N/A
Oct 14, 2017
(Official)

Operating System

Android v8.1 (Oreo)
Android v7.0 (Nougat)

Custom UI

EMUI
EMUI

Performance

Performance Rating

Good
Good

Chipset

HiSilicon Kirin 970
HiSilicon Kirin 659

Processor

Octa core

2.36 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A73 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53
Octa core

2.36 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53 1.7 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53

Co-Processor

i7
N/A

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

N/A
16 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-G72 MP12
Mali-T830 MP2

RAM

4 GB
4 GB

RAM Type

N/A
LPDDR3

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Excellent

Display Type

IPS LCD
IPS LCD

Screen Size

5.8 inches  (14.73 cm)
5.9 inches  (14.99 cm)

Resolution

1080x2240 px (FHD+)
1080x2160 px (FHD+)

Aspect Ratio

N/A
18:9

Pixel Density

429 ppi
409 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

80.21 %
76.48 %

Bezel-less Display

N/A
Yes

Design

Height

149.1 mm
156.2 mm

Width

70.8 mm
75.2 mm

Thickness

7.6 mm
7.5 mm

Weight

165 grams
164 grams

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good
Good

Resolution

12 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.81.55µm pixel size
16 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.2
20 MP
f/1.6
2 MP

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection autofocus Laser autofocus
Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

OIS

N/A
No

Flash

Yes Dual-color LED Flash
Yes Dual-color LED Flash

Image Resolution

4000 x 3000 Pixels
4616 x 3464 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 CameraCMOS
13 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera
N/A
2 MP
Camera

Flash

N/A
Yes LED Flash

Video Recording

N/A
Full HD @30 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Capacity

3400 mAh
3340 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-ion

Quick Charging

Yes Super Charging
N/A

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB
64 GB

Storage Type

N/A
eMMC 5.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 256 GB
Yes Up to 128 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 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) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5)

SIM 2

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 1800(band 3)
N/A

SAR Value

N/A
Head: 1.09 W/kg

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) 5GHz
Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 b/g/n)

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot
Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.2
Yes v4.1

GPS

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

NFC

Yes
No

Multimedia

Audio Jack

USB Type-C
3.5 mm

Audio Features

Dolby Atmos
N/A

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Front
Rear

Other Sensors

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