• 5.15" (1920x1080) IPS LCD
  • 6GB
    Kirin 960 SoC
    64GB Storage
  • 12-MP, f/2.2 1 Rear Camera
  • 3200 mAh
  • 6.5" (2340x1080) IPS LCD
  • 6GB
    Huawei HiSilicon KIRIN 710 SoC
    128GB Storage
  • 20-MP, f/1.8 2 Rear Cameras
    CAMERA HW score: 87
  • 3750 mAh

Specifications Highlights
Product NameHonor 9Honor 8x
ProductHuawei Honor 9 (Launched 2017-06-01), Price: 449 USD at AmazonHonor 8x (Launched 2018-09-01), Price: 349 USD at Amazon
Display5.15" 1920x1080 IPS LCD 6.5" 2340x1080 IPS LCD
Rear Camera(s)
  • 12-MP f/2.2 (Primary)
  • 26mm 20-MP f/1.8 (Primary)
  • 2-MP +Bokeh Sensor
Selfie Camera(s)
  • 8-MP
  • 27mm 16-MP f/2
Computing
  • Kirin 960 SoC
  • 6GB RAM
  • 64GB Storage
  • MicroSD (256GB max.)
  • Huawei HiSilicon KIRIN 710 SoC
  • 6GB RAM
  • 128GB Storage
  • MicroSDXC
Battery3200 mAh3750 mAh
DesignIP Rating, 155g (5.5oz), 147.3x70.9x7.5 mm (5.80 x 2.79 x 0.30 inches)IP Rating, 175g (6.2oz), 76.6x160.4x7.8 mm (3.02 x 6.31 x 0.31 inches)
Price (Market)$449$349
Price at Launch$330
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Display
Product NameHonor 9Honor 8x
TypeIPS LCDIPS LCD
Diagonal (inches)5.15"6.5"
Display/Body Ratio70.0%84.4%
Resolution1920x10802340x1080
Sharpness (PPI)428 PPI396 PPI
Display Glass TypeGorilla Glass 3
Features
  • Multitouch
  • Multitouch
  • Glossy
  • 2.5D
Color Depth24 bit (16,777,216 Colors)24 bit (16,777,216 Colors)
Primary Camera
Product NameHonor 9Honor 8x
Megapixel12-MP20-MP
Aperturef/2.2f/1.8
Focal Length (35mm) 26mm
Sensor SizeSmallSmall
Autofocus Features
  • Phase Detection
  • Contrast
  • Dual-Pixel Phase Detection
  • Contrast
  • Phase Detection
Hardware Features
  • Flash
  • HDR Photo
  • LED Flash
  • Autofocus
  • HDR Photo
Video Resolutions
  • 2160p/30fps
  • 2160p/30fps
  • 720p/480fps
Battery
Product NameHonor 9Honor 8x
Battery TypeLi-PolyLi-Poly
Battery Capacity (mAh)3200 mAh3750 mAh
Battery Features
  • Fast Charge
  • Removable
  • Non-Removable
Computing
Product NameHonor 9Honor 8x
Processor BrandHiSiliconHiSilicon
Processor NameKirin 960Huawei HiSilicon KIRIN 710
Processor ModelKirin 960
Processor # Cores88
Main Processor Frequency (GHz)2.4 GHz2.2 GHz
RAM Options6GB6GB
Internal Storage Options64GB128GB
Memory Card TypeMicroSDMicroSDXC
Mem. Card Max. Size256GB
Operating System + VersionAndroid 7.0Android 8.1
Communications
Product NameHonor 9Honor 8x
LTE Category (Download)LTE CAT6 301 MbpsLTE CAT12 603 Mbps
Modem Features
  • GPRS
  • EDGE
  • LTE
  • UMTS
  • EDGE
  • GPRS
  • HSPA+
  • LTE
  • EV-DO A
  • TD-SCDMA
  • TD-HSDPA
WiFi Speed
  • a
  • b
  • g
  • n
  • ac
  • b
  • g
  • n
WiFi Features
  • Hotspot
  • Dual-band
  • WiFi Direct
  • Hotspot
  • WiFi Direct
Bluetooth VersionBluetooth 4.2Bluetooth 4.2
Bluetooth Features
  • A2DP
  • BT LE
  • BT EDR
  • A2DP
  • BT EDR
  • BT LE
NFC Features
  • NFC Supported
Connector TypeUSB Type CMicro USB
Connector Features
  • USB 2.0
  • USB OTG
  • USB 2.0
  • USB OTG
SAR EU Head1.26 W/Kg
SAR EU Body1.26 W/Kg
Sim Card 0
Product NameHonor 9Honor 8x
NameSIM0SIM0
SIM TypeNano SIMNano SIM
Sim Card 1
Product NameHonor 9Honor 8x
NameSIM1
SIM TypeNano SIM
Multimedia
Product NameHonor 9Honor 8x
Multimedia Features
  • IR
Audio Alerts
  • VIBRATION
  • MP3
  • WAV
Speaker channelsStereo
Audio Features
  • Loudspeaker
  • 3.5mm Port
  • Phone Noise Cancellation
  • Loudspeaker
  • FM Radio
  • 3.5mm Port
Audio Formats
  • WAV
  • AAC
  • 3GA
  • AMR
  • RA
  • AWB
  • FLAC
  • MID
  • MIDI
  • MP3
  • OGA
  • OGG
  • WMA
  • WAV
Video Formats
  • MP4
  • H.264
  • DIVX
  • H.263
  • H.264
  • MPEG-4
  • H.265
  • MP4
  • VP8
  • VP9
  • XVID
Sensors
  • Accelerometer
  • Compass
  • GPS
  • A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • Gyroscope
  • Light
  • Proximity
  • Proximity
  • Accelerometer
  • Compass
  • Gyroscope
  • Fingerprint
  • GPS
  • A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • BeiDou

Huawei Honor 9 vs. Honor Honor 8x Specs & Speed Benchmarks

Antutu

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Basemark OS II 2.0

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Geekbench 4 Single

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Geekbench 4 Multi

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3DMark Slingshot 3.1

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3DMark Unlimited Icestorm

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GFXBench Manhattan 3.1 (Offscr.)

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Battery Capacity (mAh)

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