Nokia 5.1 Plus (Nokia X5) vs Honor 9N

Comparing the Nokia 5.1 Plus (Nokia X5) vs Honor 9N across performance, display, camera, battery, storage, expert reviews and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Honor 9N runs at a higher processing speed of 2.36 GHz, while Nokia 5.1 Plus (Nokia X5) runs at 1.8 GHz, making Honor 9N the better performer.

Display: Nokia 5.1 Plus (Nokia X5) offers a screen size of 5.86 inches, while Honor 9N offers 5.84 inches, making Nokia 5.1 Plus (Nokia X5) the larger display of the two. Both Nokia 5.1 Plus (Nokia X5) and Honor 9N feature the same IPS LCD display.

Rear Camera: Both Nokia 5.1 Plus (Nokia X5) and Honor 9N feature a 13 MP primary rear camera.

Front Camera: Honor 9N offers a higher front camera resolution with 16 MP, while Nokia 5.1 Plus (Nokia X5) offers 8 MP, making Honor 9N better for front camera photography.

Battery: Nokia 5.1 Plus (Nokia X5) offers a higher battery capacity with 3060 mAh, while Honor 9N offers 3000 mAh, making Nokia 5.1 Plus (Nokia X5) better for longer battery life.

Storage: Both Nokia 5.1 Plus (Nokia X5) and Honor 9N offer the same internal storage of 32 GB.

Expert Review: Nokia 5.1 Plus (Nokia X5) receives a higher expert rating of 7 from the editorial team, while Honor 9N is rated 6.

User Rating: Honor 9N receives a higher user rating of 4.4, while Nokia 5.1 Plus (Nokia X5) has a rating of 4.3.

Nokia 5.1 Plus (Nokia X5)

₹12,999

(Out of Stock)

Honor 9N

₹13,999

(Out of Stock)

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Summary

Spec Score

74%

72%

Release Date

01 Oct, 2018

31 Jul, 2018

Performance


MediaTek Helio P60	HiSilicon Kirin
Octa Core (upto 1.8 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.36 GHz)
3 GB RAM	3 GB RAM

Display


5.86 inches (14.88 cm)	5.84 inches (14.83 cm)
IPS LCD	IPS LCD
720x1520 px (HD+)	1080x2280 px (FHD+)

Rear Camera


13 MP Primary Camera	13 MP Primary Camera
5 MP Depth Camera	2 MP Depth Camera

Front Camera


8 MP Wide Angle Lens	16 MP

Battery


3060 mAh	3000 mAh
Fast Charging	N/A
N/A	No Wireless Charging

Storage

32 GB	32 GB
eMMC 5.1	eMMC 5.1

Expert Review

7.0/10

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6.0/10

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Pros

Premium build quality
Stock Android interface
Good battery life

Impressive display quality
Fingerprint sensor
Dependable Face Unlock feature

Cons

Average cameras
Performance could have been better
Very slippery

Battery life is unimpressive
Performance is not a strong point for the phone
Camera performance is a letdown

User Ratings

4.3/5

(182,256 ratings)

4.4/5

(232,508 ratings)

Video

5 More Videos

8 More Videos

User Feedback

General

Launch Date

Oct 01, 2018

(Official)

Jul 31, 2018

(Official)

Operating System

Android v8.1 (Oreo)

Android v8.0 (Oreo)

Custom UI

Android One

EMUI

Performance

Performance Rating

Good

Chipset

MediaTek Helio P60

HiSilicon Kirin 659

Processor

Octa core

1.8 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

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

12 nm

16 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-G72 MP3

Mali-T830 MP2

RAM

3 GB / 4 GB / 6 GB

3 GB / 4 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4X

LPDDR3

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Display Type

IPS LCD

Screen Size

5.86 inches (14.88 cm)

5.84 inches (14.83 cm)

Resolution

720x1520 px (HD+)

1080x2280 px (FHD+)

Aspect Ratio

19:9

Pixel Density

287 ppi

432 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

79.34 %

79.07 %

Bezel-less Display

Yes with notch

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A

79 %

Design

Height

149.5 mm

149.2 mm

Width

71.9 mm

71.8 mm

Thickness

8 mm

7.7 mm

Weight

151 grams

152 grams

Build Material

Back: Mineral Glass

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good

Resolution

13 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.0S5K3L6 ISO-CELL 1.12µm pixel size

13 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.2CMOS image sensor

5 MP
Depth Camera

2 MP
Depth Camera

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

4128 x 3096 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Smile detection
Touch to focus

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good

Resolution

8 MP
f/2.2 Wide Angle Primary Camera26 mm focal length 1.12µm pixel size

16 MP
f/2.0 Primary CameraCMOS

Camera Features

Fixed Focus

Video Recording

N/A	Full HD @30 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Capacity

3060 mAh

3000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

Li-Polymer

Quick Charging

Yes Fast Charging

N/A

Storage

Internal Storage

32 GB / 64 GB

32 GB / 64 GB / 128 GB

Storage Type

eMMC 5.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 400 GB

Yes Up to 256 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G

VoLTE

Yes

SIM 1

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 850(band 5)

N/A	4G Speed: 50 Mbit/s ↑ 150 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 4)

SIM 2

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 850(band 5)

N/A	4G Speed: 50 Mbit/s ↑ 150 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 4)

SAR Value

Head: 1.180 W/kg

N/A

Wi-Fi

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

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

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.2

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

N/A

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Rear

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass