Phone Comparison - Huawei nova 9 vs Honor X9 vs Honor X8 5G

general General Info

Manufacturer Huawei Honor Honor
Announced September 2021 March 2022 July 2022
Status Coming Soon - September 2021 Available - March 2022 Coming Soon - August 2022
Colors Black, Blue, Green, Violet Titanium Silver, Ocean Blue, Midnight Black Midnight Black, Ocean Blue
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 160 x 73.7 x 7.8 mm
(6.3 x 2.9 x 0.31 in)
166.1 x 75.8 x 8.1 mm
(6.54 x 2.98 x 0.32 in)
163.7 x 75.1 x 8.7 mm
(6.44 x 2.96 x 0.34 in)
Weight 175 g (6.17 oz) 189 g (6.67 oz) 194 g (6.84 oz)
SIM Type Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
CDMA 800
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 18, 19, 26, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41 LTE (unspecified) LTE
5G Network - SA/NSA SA/NSA
Messaging
Build Features - Fingerprint Sensor
- Fingerprint Sensor (side-mounted)
)
- Fingerprint Sensor

hardware Hardware and OS

OS HarmonyOS 2.0 Android 11 Android 11
User Interface - Magic UI 4.2 Magic UI 4.2
Processor Octa-core (4x2.4 GHz Kryo 670 & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 670), Qualcomm SM7325 Snapdragon 778G 4G (6 nm) Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Kryo 660 Gold & 6x1.8 GHz Kryo 660 Silver), Qualcomm SM6375 Snapdragon 695 5G (6 nm) Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Kryo 460 & 6x1.9 GHz Kryo 460), Qualcomm SM4350-AC Snapdragon 480+ 5G (8 nm)
GPU Adreno 642L Adreno 619 Adreno 619
RAM 8 GB 8 GB 6 GB
Internal Memory 256 GB 128 GB 128 GB
External Memory No No microSDXC

display Display

Type FHD+ OLED Screen
120Hz Refresh Rate
IPS LCD Screen 120Hz Refresh Rate HD+ TFT LCD Screen
Colors 1B Colors 16M Colors 16M Colors
Size 6.57 inches 6.81 inches 6.5 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2340 pixels (392 ppi) 1080 x 2388 pixels (385 ppi) 720 x 1600 pixels (270 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 89.98% 89.16% 82.93%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack no no yes
Radio No No Unspecified
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 50 MP + 8 MP + 2 MP + 2 MP 48 MP + 2 MP + 2 MP 48 MP + 2 MP + 2 MP
Flash LED flash LED Flash LED Flash
Features 50 MP, f/1.9, 23mm (wide), PDAF
8 MP, f/2.2, (ultrawide)
2 MP, f/2.4, (depth)
2 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
panorama, HDR
48 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), PDAF
2 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
2 MP, f/2.4, (depth)
Panorama, HDR
48 MP, f/1.8, (wide), PDAF
2 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
2 MP, f/2.4, (depth)
HDR, Panorama
Video 4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps, gyro-EIS 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front Camera 32 MP, f/2.0, (wide)
HDR
4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps, gyro-EIS [Similar]
16 MP, f/2.5
1080p@30fps [Similar]
8 MP, f/2.0, (wide)
1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A, 5G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A, 5G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A, 5G
Bluetooth 5.2, A2DP, LE 5.1, A2DP, LE 5.1, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/a/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB USB Type-C 2.0, USB On-The-Go USB Type-C 2.0, USB On-The-Go USB Type-C 2.0
GPS Yes, with tri-band A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS, NavIC Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS
Browser Yes Yes Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 256 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 8 GB RAM UFS 128 GB, 8 GB RAM 128 GB, 6 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No No microSDXC
USB OTG Supported Supported Not Supported

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Li-Po, non-removable
Fast charging 66W, 100% in 38 min (advertised)
Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery Charging 66W, 81% in 30 min (advertised)`
Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery Charging 22.5W
Capacity 4300 mAh 4800 mAh 5000 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -