Phone Comparison - Honor 9i vs Honor 8 Pro

Honor 9i
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general General Info

Manufacturer Honor Honor
Announced October 2017 February 2017
Status Available - October 2017 Available - April 2017
Price Rs. 17,999 ($276.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 29,999 ($585.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Obsidian Black, Streamer Gold and Aurora Blue Silver, Gold, Rose Gold
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 156.2 x 75.2 x 7.5 mm
(6.15 x 2.96 x 0.3 in)
157 x 77.5 x 6.97 mm
(6.18 x 3.05 x 0.27 in)
Weight 164 g (5.78 oz) 184 g (6.49 oz)
SIM Type Dual SIM Hybrid (Nano SIM + Nano SIM, or Nano SIM + microSD Card) Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
TD-SCDMA
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA
4G Network LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) LTE
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - Fingerprint Sensor
- Metal Body
- Dual Cameras
- 2.5D Curved Glass
- Dual Cameras
- Fingerprint Sensor
Notification LED Yes Yes

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v7.0 (Nougat) Android OS, v7.0 (Nougat)
User Interface EMUI 5.1 EMUI
Processor Octa-core (4x2.36 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.7 GHz Cortex-A53), HiSilicon Kirin 659 [Similar] Octa-core (4x2.4 GHz Cortex-A73 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A53), HiSilicon Kirin 960 [Similar]
GPU Mali-T830 MP2 [Similar] Mali-G71 MP8 [Similar]
RAM 4 GB [Browse Similar] 4 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 64 GB 64 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 256 GB microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)

display Display

Type IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen IPS-NEO LCD Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.99 inches [Similar] 5.7 inches [Similar]
Resolution 1080 x 2160 pixels (403 ppi) 1440 x 2560 pixels (515 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 78.89% 73.70%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes
Radio FM radio No
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera Dual 16 MP + 2 MP [Similar] Dual 12 MP + 12 MP [Similar]
Flash LED flash Dual-LED (dual Tone)
Features Phase Detection Autofocus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, Panorama, HDR Phase Detection Autofocus, Monochrome + RGB Sensors, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama
Video 1080p@30fps 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps
Front Camera Dual 13 MP + 2 MP, LED Flash [Similar] 8 MP, f/2.4, 1080p [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat6 300/50 Mbps, VoLTE HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps
Bluetooth v4.1, A2DP, LE v4.2, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, DLNA, WiFi Direct, hotspot
USB Type-C 1.0 reversible connector Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
Browser HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 64 GB, 4 GB RAM 64 GB, 4 GB RAM or 128 GB, 6 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 256 GB microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)
USB OTG Supported Not Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
Light Sensor light sensor present light sensor present
Magnetic-Field Sensor (Compass) magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present
Gyroscope Sensor gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 3340 mAh 4000 mAh
Stand by - -
Talk Time - -