Home Phone comparison Apple iPhone 16e and Huawei Honor 9X - Which is better?

Apple iPhone 16e vs Huawei Honor 9X

77 out 100
Apple iPhone 16e
VS
38 out 100
Huawei Honor 9X
Apple iPhone 16e
Huawei Honor 9X

Compared 2 smartphones : Apple iPhone 16e Manufactured in February, 2025, with display 6.1 with chipsetApple A18, vs Huawei Honor 9X, Manufactured in September, 2019 with chipsetHiSilicon Kirin 710F. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery Life
  6. Cameras
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Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Apple iPhone 16e
  • Higher pixel density: 457ppi
  • Lighter design: 167g vs 196.8g
  • Higher battery capacity: 4005mAh vs 4000mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.3 vs 4.2
  • Supports Dolby Atmos
  • Built-in eSIM
Reasons to choose Huawei Honor 9X
  • Larger display: 6.59in
  • Fingerprint scanner

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB
- 8/512 GB		 - 4/64 GB
- 4/128 GB
- 6/128 GB

Review

Key Specs Apple iPhone 16e and Huawei Honor 9X
Display
Color accuracy, sharpness & brightness
Camera
Main & front camera tests
Performance
App & system performance
Games
3D gaming performance
Battery
Battery life, charging speed & type
Connectivity
Connectivity features
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison
Smartphones:
Apple iPhone 16e
vs
Huawei Honor 9X

Display

Display quality comparison
Type OLED IPS LCD
Size 6.1 in 6.59 in
Resolution 1170x2532 pixels 1080x2340 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 457 ppi 391 ppi
Refresh rate 60 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
Max brightness 800 nits 460 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10 No
Screen-to-body ratio 87.1 % 84.3 %
Features DCI-P3 n/a
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Apple iPhone 16e
804 nits
Huawei Honor 9X
481 nits
sRGB gamutn/a99 %
Response timen/a29 ms
Contrastn/a969:1
Sources: NotebookCheck [Huawei Honor 9X]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 146.7 mm (5.78 in) 163.5 mm (6.44 in)
Width 71.5 mm (2.81 in) 77.3 mm (3.04 in)
Thickness 7.8 mm (0.31 in) 8.8 mm (0.35 in)
Weight 167 g (5.89 oz) 196.8 g (6.94 oz)
Water resistance IP68 No
Back panel Glass Plastic
Frame Metal Plastic
Colors - White
- Black		 - Black
- Blue
- Green
Fingerprint sensor No Yes rear
Screen-to-body ratio
Apple iPhone 16e
87.1 %
Huawei Honor 9X
84.3 %

Performance

Testing Apple iPhone 16e and Huawei Honor 9X In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Apple A18 HiSilicon Kirin 710F
Max Frequency 4040 MHz 2200 MHz
CPU Cores 6 (2 + 4) 8 (4 + 4)
Architecture - 4/2.42 (Sawtooth)
- 2/4.05 (Everest)		 - 4/1.7 (Cortex-A53)
- 4/2.2 (Cortex-A73)
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 3 nm 12 nm
Neural Processor Neural Engine No
Graphics Apple A18 GPU Mali-G51 MP4
GPU Cores 640 64
GPU Frequency 1490 MHz 650 MHz
FLOPS 1907 GFLOPS 128 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Apple iPhone 16e
3281
Huawei Honor 9X
512
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Apple iPhone 16e
8035
Huawei Honor 9X
1555
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)3281512
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)80351555
Geekbench Compute (GPU)24041n/a
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Apple iPhone 16e]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Apple iPhone 16e
1405699
Huawei Honor 9X
248602
CPU36651689924
GPU46042334025
Memory22590159171
UX35285965482
NanoReview Score1405699248602
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Apple iPhone 16e
n/a
Huawei Honor 9X
559
Max Surface Temp.n/a43.9 °C
Stabilityn/a99 %
Graphics Testn/a3 fps
Graphics Scoren/a559
Sources: 3DMark [Huawei Honor 9X]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Apple iPhone 16e
n/a
Huawei Honor 9X
6430
Writing scoren/a6877
Web scoren/a5821
Video editingn/a4885
Data manipulationn/a5361
NanoReview Scoren/a6430

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 8 GB - 4 GB
- 6 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency n/a 1866 MHz
Channels 4 2
Storage
Storage Capacity128 GB128 GB
Storage TypeNVMeeMMC 5.1
Memory CardNoMicroSD

Software

OS iOS 18.3 (Upgradeable to iOS 18.5) Android 9.0 (Upgradeable to Android 11)
OS Size n/a 15.4 GB
UI Skin n/a EMUI 12

Battery

Volume 4005 mAh 4000 mAh
Max Charging Power n/a 10 W
Battery Type Li-ion Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (7.5 W) No
Reverse Charging No No
Fast Charging Yes (57% in 30 min) No
Full Charge Time 1:50 h 2:25 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Apple iPhone 16e
23:16
Huawei Honor 9X
19:04
Web Browsing09:21 h07:29 h
Video Playback12:57 h10:29 h
Games04:57 h04:36 h
Standby Mode119 h98 h

Main camera

Matrix 48 MP 48 MP
Photo resolution 8064x6048 pixels 8000x6000 pixels
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash Dual LED LED
Stabilization Optical Digital
8K Recording No No
4K Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) No
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 240 fps (1080p) 120 fps (720p)
Lenses count Standard: 48 MP Standard: 48 MP
Depth: 2 MP
Features Bokeh effect - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix48 MP48 MP
Aperturef/1.6f/1.8
Focal length26 mm27 mm
SensorSony IMX972Sony IMX582
Sensor size1/2.551/2
Pixel size0.7 μm0.8 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalDigital

Front camera

Matrix 12 MP 16 MP
Photo resolution 4032x3024 pixels 4608x3456 pixels
Aperture f/1.9 f/2.2
Focal length 23 mm 26 mm
Sensor Sony IMX714 BSI CMOS
Sensor size 1/3.6 1/3
Pixel size 1 μm 1 μm
Autofocus Phase autofocus No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 60 fps 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps
TOF 3D sensor Yes No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display		 - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
Bluetooth version 5.3 4.2
Bluetooth features LE LE, A2DP
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
DisplayPort No n/a
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port No No
Connectivity
SIM Count*12
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *YesNo
Hybrid SlotNoYes
2G BandsGSM/EDGE 850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHzGSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (Dual SIM model only)
3G BandsUMTS/HSPA+ 850, 900, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100 MHzHSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B14/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B29/B30/B32/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41/B42/B48/B53/B66/B71)LTE (B1/B3/B7/B8/B20)
LTE categoryn/a4
5G SupportYesn/a

Sound

Speakers n/a Mono
3.5 mm Jack No Yes
FM Radio No Yes
Dolby Atmos Yes No
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Apple iPhone 16e
n/a
Huawei Honor 9X
78 dB

Other

Class Flagship Mid-range
Announced February, 2025 yr July, 2019 yr
Release Date February, 2025 yr September, 2019 yr
MSRP ($) 599 n/a
Sensors - Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Face Sensor		 - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included No n/a

Note

Apple iPhone 16e:

The smartphone doesn’t have a cinematic mode like the higher-end models in the series.

* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Apple iPhone 16e the clear winner in this comparison.

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