Huawei Y9 2019 vs Honor 8X

Comparing the Huawei Y9 2019 vs Honor 8X across performance, display, camera, battery, storage and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Both Huawei Y9 2019 and Honor 8X run at the same processing speed of 2.2 GHz.

Display: Both Huawei Y9 2019 and Honor 8X offer the same screen size of 6.5 inches and feature the same IPS LCD display.

Rear Camera: Honor 8X offers a higher rear camera resolution with 20 MP, while Huawei Y9 2019 offers 13 MP, making Honor 8X better for rear camera photography.

Front Camera: Both Huawei Y9 2019 and Honor 8X feature a 16 MP primary front camera.

Battery: Huawei Y9 2019 offers a higher battery capacity with 4000 mAh, while Honor 8X offers 3750 mAh, making Huawei Y9 2019 better for longer battery life.

Storage: Both Huawei Y9 2019 and Honor 8X offer the same internal storage of 64 GB.

User Rating: Honor 8X receives a higher user rating of 4.4, while Huawei Y9 2019 has a rating of 4.1.

Huawei Y9 2019

₹15,990

(Discontinued)

Honor 8X

₹17,999

(Out of Stock)

Summary

Release Date

17 Jan, 2019

24 Oct, 2018

16 Jul, 2026

Performance


HiSilicon Kirin	HiSilicon Kirin	MediaTek Dimensity 6400
Octa Core (upto 2.2 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.2 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.5 GHz)
4 GB RAM	4 GB RAM	4 GB RAM

Display


6.5 inches (16.51 cm)	6.5 inches (16.51 cm)	6.67 inches (16.94 cm)
IPS LCD	IPS LCD	IPS LCD
1080x2340 px (FHD+)	1080x2340 px (FHD+)	720x1604 px (HD+)
N/A	N/A	120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


13 MP Primary Camera	20 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	50 MP Primary Camera
2 MP Depth Camera	2 MP Depth Camera	N/A

Front Camera


16 MP + 2 MP	16 MP Wide Angle Lens	8 MP

Battery


4000 mAh	3750 mAh	7000 mAh
Fast Charging	N/A	30W Turbo Charging
No Wireless Charging	No Wireless Charging	N/A

Storage

64 GB	64 GB	64 GB
eMMC 5.1	eMMC 5.1	UFS 2.2

Expert Review

N/A

8.1/10

Pros

Device yet to be reviewed

Device yet to be reviewed

Top-class battery life
Comfortable to hold
Loud stereo speakers
Performs well for daily use

Cons

Device yet to be reviewed

Device yet to be reviewed

Limited OS upgrades
Primary camera may produce dull tones

User Ratings

4.1/5

(2,286 ratings)

4.4/5

(27,914 ratings)

4.2/5

(17 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

N/A	N/A	570,353 AnTuTu Score
N/A	N/A	16h 49m Battery Life (PC Mark)

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General

Launch Date

N/A

Oct 24, 2018

(Official)

May 19, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v8.1 (Oreo)

Android v16

OS Updates

N/A

1 Year

Security Updates

N/A

3 Year

Custom UI

EMUI

N/A

Performance

Performance Rating

Good

Chipset

HiSilicon Kirin 710

MediaTek Dimensity 6400 MT6835

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Processor

Octa core

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

Octa core

2.5 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A76 2 GHz, Hexa Core, Cortex A55

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

12 nm

6 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-G51 MP4

Mali-G57 MC2

RAM

4 GB

4 GB / 6 GB

4 GB / 8 GB

RAM Type

N/A

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.

N/A

570,353

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

N/A

26.0 s

Gaming Test Results

Wild Life Extreme (The higher, the better) Wild Life Extreme is a classic mobile benchmark; it renders in 4K to test the peak performance of a wide range of devices.

N/A

383

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Display Type

IPS LCD

Screen Size

6.5 inches (16.51 cm)

6.67 inches (16.94 cm)

Resolution

1080x2340 px (FHD+)

720x1604 px (HD+)

Peak Brightness

N/A

1050 nits

Refresh Rate

N/A

120 Hz

Touch Sampling Rate

N/A

120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

19.5:9

20:9

Pixel Density

396 ppi

264 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

82.65 %

84.23 %

84.48 %

Screen Protection

N/A

Corning Gorilla

Corning Gorilla Glass 7i

Bezel-less Display

Yes with notch

Yes with punch-hole display

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A

91 %

84.3 %

Design

Height

162.4 mm

160.4 mm

166.2 mm

Width

77.1 mm

76.6 mm

76.50 mm

Thickness

8.0 mm

7.8 mm

8.8 mm

Weight

173 grams

175 grams

215 grams

Build Material

Back: Plastic

Back: Mineral Glass

Back: Vegan Leather

Water Resistance

N/A

Yes Splash proof IP64

Ruggedness

N/A

Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good

Resolution

13 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.8CMOS image sensor

20 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.8 Wide Angle27 mm focal length CMOS image sensor

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.80.61µm pixel size

2 MP
f/2.4 Depth Camera

N/A

Autofocus

Yes

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

OIS

N/A

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Yes Dual LED Flash

Image Resolution

4128 x 3096 Pixels

5160 x 3872 Pixels

N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation

Exposure compensation ISO control

N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

N/A

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps

Full HD @60 fps

2k @30 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good

Resolution

16 MP
f/2.0 Primary CameraCMOS

16 MP
f/2.0 Wide Angle Primary Camera26 mm focal length 1/3" sensor size CMOS 1µm pixel size

8 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera1.12µm pixel size

2 MP
f/2.4 Depth Camera

N/A

Flash

N/A

Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps

Full HD @30 fps

2k @30 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Capacity

4000 mAh

3750 mAh

7000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer

N/A

TalkTime

Up to 52 Hours(2G)

Up to 21 Hours(2G)

N/A

Quick Charging

Yes Fast Charging

N/A

Yes 30W Turbo Charging

Reverse Charging

N/A

Yes 6W Reverse 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.

N/A

16h 49m

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

N/A

1h 17m

Storage

Internal Storage

64 GB

64 GB / 128 GB

Storage Type

eMMC 5.1

UFS 2.2

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 400 GB

Yes Up to 1 TB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G

5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes

SIM 1

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 1800(band 3)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 1800(band 3)

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N20 / N26 / N28 / N71 / N75
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N77 / N78

N/A

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 3500(band 42)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1500(band 32) / 600(band 71) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 850(band 5) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26)

SIM 2

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 1800(band 3)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 1800(band 3)

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N20 / N26 / N28 / N71 / N75
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N77 / N78

N/A

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 3500(band 42)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 850(band 5) / 1500(band 32) / 800(band 20) / 600(Band 71) / 850(band 26)

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 b/g/n)

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

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.0

Yes v4.2

Yes v5.4

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

N/A

Multimedia

Stereo Speakers

N/A

Yes

Audio Jack

3.5 mm

3.5 mm, USB Type-C

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Rear

Side

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

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