Tecno Phantom 9 vs Honor 20i

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Comparing the Tecno Phantom 9 vs Honor 20i across performance, display, camera, battery, storage and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Honor 20i scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 5,499, while Tecno Phantom 9 scores 4,428, making Honor 20i the better performer.


Display: Tecno Phantom 9 offers a screen size of 6.4 inches, while Honor 20i offers 6.21 inches, making Tecno Phantom 9 the larger display of the two. Tecno Phantom 9 features a AMOLED display compared to Honor 20i's IPS LCD, making Tecno Phantom 9 the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: Honor 20i offers a higher rear camera resolution with 24 MP, while Tecno Phantom 9 offers 16 MP, making Honor 20i better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: Both Tecno Phantom 9 and Honor 20i feature a 32 MP primary front camera.


Battery: Honor 20i delivers longer battery life with 12h 33m, while Tecno Phantom 9 delivers 10h 04m, making Honor 20i the better pick for all day usage.


Storage: Both Tecno Phantom 9 and Honor 20i offer the same internal storage of 128 GB.


User Rating: Honor 20i receives a higher user rating of 4.3, while Tecno Phantom 9 has a rating of 4.2.

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Tecno Phantom 9
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₹16,999
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Summary

Spec Score

73%
74%

Release Date

17 Jul, 2019
18 Jun, 2019

Performance

MediaTek Helio P35
HiSilicon Kirin
Tru-Octa Core (upto 2.3 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2.2 GHz)
6 GB RAM
4 GB RAM

Display

6.4 inches (16.26 cm)
6.21 inches (15.77 cm)
AMOLED
IPS LCD
1080x2340 px (FHD+)
1080x2340 px (FHD+)

Rear Camera

16 MP
Primary Camera
24 MP
Primary Camera
8 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
8 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
2 MP
Depth Camera
2 MP
Depth Camera

Front Camera

32 MP
Wide Angle Lens
32 MP

Battery

3500 mAh
3400 mAh
No Wireless Charging
No Wireless Charging

Storage

128 GB
128 GB
N/A
eMMC 5.1

User Ratings

4.2/5
(1,050 ratings)
4.3/5
(33,210 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

87,730
AnTuTu Score
126,895
AnTuTu Score
10h 04m
Battery Life (PC Mark)
12h 33m
Battery Life (PC Mark)

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Video

Videos
1 Video
Videos
1 Video

User Feedback

General

Launch Date

Jul 17, 2019
(Official)
Jun 18, 2019
(Official)

Operating System

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

Custom UI

N/A
EMUI

Performance

Performance Rating

Good
Good

Chipset

MediaTek Helio P35
HiSilicon Kirin 710

Processor

Octa core, 2.3 GHz, Cortex A53
Octa core

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

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

N/A
12 nm

Graphics (GPU)

PowerVR GE8320
Mali-G51 MP4

RAM

6 GB
4 GB

Performance Test Results

AnTuTu Score (The higher, the better) AnTuTu benchmark measures overall performance of a phone by stress-testing CPU, GPU, RAM, etc.

87,730
126,895

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

21.0 s
18.0 s

Gaming Test Results

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

9.0 %
N/A

Heating* (The lower, the better)

21.3 %
N/A
* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Best In Class
Excellent

Display Type

AMOLED
IPS LCD

Screen Size

6.4 inches  (16.26 cm)
6.21 inches  (15.77 cm)

Resolution

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

Aspect Ratio

19.5:9
19.5:9

Pixel Density

403 ppi
415 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

84.12 %
82.91 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v3
N/A

Bezel-less Display

Yes with waterdrop notch
Yes with waterdrop notch

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A
90 %

Design

Height

158.4 mm
154.8 mm

Width

75.3 mm
73.6 mm

Thickness

7.8 mm
7.9 mm

Weight

164 grams
164 grams

Build Material

Back: Plastic
Back: Plastic

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good
Good

Resolution

16 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.85CMOS image sensor
24 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.8IMX576 Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor
8 MP
f/2.4 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
8 MP
f/2.4 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
2 MP
f/2.8 Depth Camera
2 MP
f/2.4 Depth Camera

Autofocus

Yes
Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

Flash

Yes Quad LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

4616 x 3464 Pixels
5288 x 3968 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

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Resolution

32 MP
f/2.0 Wide Angle Primary CameraCMOS
32 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera1/2.8" sensor size CMOS

Flash

Yes Dual LED
N/A

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps

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Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Capacity

3500 mAh
3400 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-Polymer

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.

10h 04m
12h 33m

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

6h 56m 19s
1h 35m 21s

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB
128 GB

Storage Type

N/A
eMMC 5.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 256 GB
Yes Up to 512 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano
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)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 800(band 20)
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) / 850(band 5)

SIM 2

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) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 800(band 20)
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) / 850(band 5)

Wi-Fi

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

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.0
Yes v4.2

GPS

Yes with A-GPS
Yes with A-GPS Glonass

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

On-screen
Rear

Fingerprint Sensor Type

Optical
N/A

Other Sensors

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