Xiaomi Redmi 9 vs Honor 9C

Comparing the Xiaomi Redmi 9 vs Honor 9C across performance, display, camera, battery and storage to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Xiaomi Redmi 9 runs at a higher processing speed of 2.3 GHz, while Honor 9C runs at 2.2 GHz, making Xiaomi Redmi 9 the better performer.

Display: Xiaomi Redmi 9 offers a screen size of 6.53 inches, while Honor 9C offers 6.39 inches, making Xiaomi Redmi 9 the larger display of the two. Both Xiaomi Redmi 9 and Honor 9C feature the same IPS LCD display.

Rear Camera: Honor 9C offers a higher rear camera resolution with 48 MP, while Xiaomi Redmi 9 offers 13 MP, making Honor 9C better for rear camera photography.

Front Camera: Honor 9C offers a higher front camera resolution with 8 MP, while Xiaomi Redmi 9 offers 5 MP, making Honor 9C better for front camera photography.

Battery: Xiaomi Redmi 9 offers a higher battery capacity with 5000 mAh, while Honor 9C offers 4000 mAh, making Xiaomi Redmi 9 better for longer battery life.

Storage: Both Xiaomi Redmi 9 and Honor 9C offer the same internal storage of 64 GB.

Xiaomi Redmi 9

₹8,935

(Out of Stock)

Honor 9C

₹12,990

(Not Released in India)

Summary

Release Date

31 Aug, 2020

07 Aug, 2021

14 May, 2026

Performance


MediaTek Helio G35	HiSilicon Kirin	Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
Tru-Octa Core (upto 2.3 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.2 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 4.61 GHz)
4 GB RAM	4 GB RAM	16 GB RAM

Display


6.53 inches (16.59 cm)	6.39 inches (16.23 cm)	6.82 inches (17.32 cm)
IPS LCD	IPS LCD	AMOLED
720x1600 px (HD+)	720x1560 px (HD+)	1440x3168 px (QHD+)
60 Hz Refresh Rate	N/A	144 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


13 MP Primary Camera	48 MP Primary Camera	200 MP Primary Camera (upto 3.7x Optical Zoom)
2 MP Depth Camera	8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	200 MP Telephoto Camera
N/A	2 MP Depth Camera	50 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Front Camera


5 MP	8 MP	50 MP

Battery


5000 mAh	4000 mAh	6600 mAh
N/A	N/A	100W Flash Charging
No Wireless Charging	N/A	Wireless Charging

Storage

64 GB	64 GB	512 GB
eMMC 5.1	N/A	UFS 4.1

Expert Review

N/A

8.7/10

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Pros

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Device yet to be reviewed

Stellar and versatile three-lens camera system
Excellent performance
Bright and crisp 2K AMOLED display

Cons

Device yet to be reviewed

Device yet to be reviewed

Battery life could have been better
Very expensive with camera kit
No shortcut key

User Ratings

4.1/5

(325,813 ratings)

N/A

4.6/5

(29 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

N/A	N/A	3,977,648 AnTuTu Score
N/A	N/A	15h 10m Battery Life (PC Mark)

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General

Launch Date

Aug 31, 2020

(Official)

N/A

May 06, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v10 (Q)

Android v16

OS Updates

N/A

5 Year

Security Updates

N/A

7 Year

Custom UI

MIUI

EMUI

Origin OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Avg

Good

Best In Class

Chipset

MediaTek Helio G35

HiSilicon Kirin 710

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 SM8850-AC

Processor

Octa core, 2.3 GHz, Cortex A53

Octa core

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

Octa core

4.61 GHz, Dual core, Oryon 3.62 GHz, Hexa Core, Oryon

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

12 nm

14 nm

3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

PowerVR GE8320

Mali-G51 MP4

Adreno 840

RAM

4 GB

16 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4X

LPDDR5X Ultra

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

3,977,648

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

N/A

14.0 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

6,450

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

N/A

7.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

N/A

21.7 %

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Best In Class

Display Type

IPS LCD

AMOLED

Screen Size

6.53 inches (16.59 cm)

6.39 inches (16.23 cm)

6.82 inches (17.32 cm)

Resolution

720x1600 px (HD+)

720x1560 px (HD+)

1440x3168 px (QHD+)

Brightness

400 nits

N/A

Peak Brightness

N/A

4500 nits

Refresh Rate

60 Hz

N/A

144 Hz

Aspect Ratio

20:9

19.5:9

19.8:9

Pixel Density

269 ppi

510 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

81.08 %

82.24 %

89.7 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v3

N/A

Yes

Bezel-less Display

Yes with waterdrop notch

Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A

Yes

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A

90 %

94.49 %

Design

Height

164.9 mm

159.8 mm

162.98 mm

Width

77 mm

76.1 mm

76.81 mm

Thickness

9 mm

8.1 mm

8.19 mm

Weight

194 grams

176 grams

232 grams

Build Material

Back: Plastic

N/A

Back: Glass

Water Resistance

Yes Splash proof

N/A

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good

Very Good

Best In Class

Resolution

13 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.2

48 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.81/2" sensor size 0.8µm pixel size

200 MP
Primary Camera105x Digital Zoom 3.7x Optical Zoomf/1.8535 mm focal length LYT 901 0.7µm pixel size

2 MP
f/2.4 Depth Camera

8 MP
f/2.4 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

200 MP
f/2.67 Telephoto Camera85 mm focal length 1/1.28" sensor size

N/A

2 MP
f/2.4 Depth Camera

50 MP
f/2.0 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera14 mm focal length

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

Yes

OIS

N/A

Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Yes Dual LED Flash

Image Resolution

4128 x 3096 Pixels

8000 x 6000 Pixels

N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

N/A

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

105 x Digital Zoom
3.7 x Optical Zoom

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
HD @30 fps

N/A

8k @30 fps
4k @30/60/120 fps
Full HD @30/60/120 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Good

Very Good

Best In Class

Resolution

5 MP
f/2.2 Primary Camera1/4.0" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size

8 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera

50 MP
f/2.45 Primary Camera

Flash

Yes Screen flash

N/A

Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
HD @30 fps

N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Capacity

5000 mAh

4000 mAh

6600 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer

Li-ion

Quick Charging

N/A

Yes 100W Flash Charging

Wireless Charging

N/A

Yes 40W Wireless 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

15h 10m

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

N/A

0h 36m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

64 GB / 128 GB

64 GB

512 GB

Storage Type

eMMC 5.1

N/A

UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 512 GB

N/A

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

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) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 800(band 20)

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78 / N79 / N80 / N81 / N83 / N84 / N89

N/A

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 3500(band 48) / 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)

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:

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78 / N79 / N80 / N81 / N83 / N84 / N89

N/A

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43) / 3500(band 48)
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) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)

SAR Value

Head: 0.506 W/kg Body: 0.833 W/kg

N/A

Wi-Fi

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

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

Yes Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 be/ax) MIMO

Wi-Fi Features

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.0

Yes v6.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

N/A

Yes

IR Blaster

N/A

Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm

USB Type-C

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Rear

On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A

Ultrasonic

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

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