Phone Comparison - LG Nexus 5X vs Honor 9 vs Honor 9i

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general General Info

Manufacturer LG Honor Honor
Announced September 2015 June 2017 October 2017
Status Available - October 2015 Available - June 2017 Available - October 2017
Price Rs. 27,999 ($411.75) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 32,750 ($510.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 17,999 ($276.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, White, Blue Blue, Amber Gold, Gray, Black Obsidian Black, Streamer Gold and Aurora Blue
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 147 x 72.6 x 7.9 mm
(5.79 x 2.86 x 0.31 in)
147.3 × 70.9 × 7.45 mm
(5.8 × 2.79 × 0.29 in)
156.2 x 75.2 x 7.5 mm
(6.15 x 2.96 x 0.3 in)
Weight 136 g (4.8 oz) 155 g (5.47 oz) 164 g (5.78 oz)
SIM Type - Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Dual SIM Hybrid (Nano SIM + Nano SIM, or Nano SIM + microSD Card)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all models
CDMA 800 / 1900 - American model
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
TD-SCDMA
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - American model
HSDPA 800 / 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - Global model
HSDPA HSDPA 900 / 2100
4G Network LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 29(700) - American model LTE LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500)
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - Fingerprint Sensor - Fingerprint Sensor
- Metal and glass Build
- Dual Cameras
- Fingerprint Sensor
- Metal Body
- Dual Cameras
- 2.5D Curved Glass
- Dual Cameras
Notification LED - Yes Yes

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v6.0 (Marshmallow) Android OS, v7.0 (Nougat) Android OS, v7.0 (Nougat)
User Interface - EMUI 5.1 EMUI 5.1
Processor Quad-core 1.44 GHz Cortex-A53 & dual-core 1.82 GHz Cortex-A57, Qualcomm MSM8992 Snapdragon 808 Octa-core (4x2.4 GHz Cortex-A73 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A53), HiSilicon Kirin 960 Octa-core (4x2.36 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.7 GHz Cortex-A53), HiSilicon Kirin 659
GPU Adreno 418 Mali-G71 MP8 Mali-T830 MP2
RAM 2 GB 4/6 GB 4 GB
Internal Memory 16/32 GB 64/128 GB 64 GB
External Memory No microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) microSD, up to 256 GB

display Display

Type IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3, Oleophobic Coating IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 2.5D Cruved Glass IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M Colors 16M colors
Size 5.2 inches 5.15 inches 5.99 inches
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels (424 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (428 ppi) 1080 x 2160 pixels (403 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 69.73% - 78.89%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 12 MP, 4608 x 2592 pixels Dual 20 MP + 12 MP Dual 16 MP + 2 MP
Flash Dual-LED (Dual Tone) Dual-LED (dual Tone) LED flash
Features Laser Autofocus, 1.55µm Pixel Size, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Photo Sphere, HDR, Dual Recording Phase detection autofocus, Monochrome + RGB Sensors, Laser AF, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama, Beauty Mode Phase Detection Autofocus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, Panorama, HDR
Video 2160p@30fps 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front Camera 5 MP [Similar] 8 MP, f/2.0 [Similar] Dual 13 MP + 2 MP, LED Flash [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

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

memory User Memory

Internal 16/32 GB, 2 GB RAM 64/128 GB, 4/6 GB RAM 64 GB, 4 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) microSD, up to 256 GB
USB OTG - Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint supported fingerprint supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC supported NFC supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Po Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Battery
Capacity 2700 mAh 3200 mAh 3340 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -