Home Phone comparison Apple iPhone SE (2022) and Huawei Honor 9X - Which is better?

Apple iPhone SE (2022) vs Huawei Honor 9X

59 out 100
Apple iPhone SE (2022)
VS
38 out 100
Huawei Honor 9X
Apple iPhone SE (2022)
Huawei Honor 9X

Compared 2 smartphones : Apple iPhone SE (2022) Manufactured in March, 2022, with display 4.7 with chipsetApple A15 Bionic, 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
  7. Comments (0)

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Apple iPhone SE (2022)
  • Lighter design: 144g vs 196.8g
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5 vs 4.2
  • Supports Dolby Atmos
  • Built-in eSIM
Reasons to choose Huawei Honor 9X
  • Larger display: 6.59in
  • Higher pixel density: 391ppi
  • Higher battery capacity: 4000mAh vs 2018mAh

Versions

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

Review

Key Specs Apple iPhone SE (2022) 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:
iPhone SE (2022)
vs
Huawei Honor 9X

Display

Display quality comparison
Type IPS LCD IPS LCD
Size 4.7 in 6.59 in
Resolution 750x1334 pixels 1080x2340 pixels
Aspect ratio 16:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 326 ppi 391 ppi
Refresh rate 60 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
Max brightness 625 nits 460 nits
HDR support Yes Dolby Vision No
Screen-to-body ratio 65.3 % 84.3 %
Features DCI-P3 n/a
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Apple iPhone SE (2022)
642 nits
Huawei Honor 9X
481 nits
sRGB gamut99.9 %99 %
Response time38 ms29 ms
Contrast1655:1969:1
Sources: NotebookCheck [Apple iPhone SE (2022)], [Huawei Honor 9X]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 138.4 mm (5.45 in) 163.5 mm (6.44 in)
Width 67.3 mm (2.65 in) 77.3 mm (3.04 in)
Thickness 7.3 mm (0.29 in) 8.8 mm (0.35 in)
Weight 144 g (5.08 oz) 196.8 g (6.94 oz)
Water resistance IP67 No
Back panel Glass Plastic
Frame Metal Plastic
Colors - White
- Black
- Red		 - Black
- Blue
- Green
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Button Yes rear
Screen-to-body ratio
Apple iPhone SE (2022)
65.3 %
Huawei Honor 9X
84.3 %

Performance

Testing Apple iPhone SE (2022) and Huawei Honor 9X In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Apple A15 Bionic HiSilicon Kirin 710F
Max Frequency 3223 MHz 2200 MHz
CPU Cores 6 (2 + 4) 8 (4 + 4)
Architecture - 4/2.02 (Blizzard)
- 2/3.23 (Avalanche)		 - 4/1.7 (Cortex-A53)
- 4/2.2 (Cortex-A73)
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 5 nm 12 nm
Neural Processor Apple Neural Engine No
Graphics Apple A15 GPU Mali-G51 MP4
GPU Cores 640 64
GPU Frequency 1338 MHz 650 MHz
FLOPS 1712.6 GFLOPS 128 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Apple iPhone SE (2022)
2228
Huawei Honor 9X
512
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Apple iPhone SE (2022)
5045
Huawei Honor 9X
1555
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)2228512
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)50451555
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Apple iPhone SE (2022)]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Apple iPhone SE (2022)
1144659
Huawei Honor 9X
248602
CPU26497889924
GPU37645734025
Memory20157159171
UX30165365482
NanoReview Score1144659248602
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Apple iPhone SE (2022)
7893
Huawei Honor 9X
559
Max Surface Temp.46.2 °C43.9 °C
Stability72 %99 %
Graphics Test47 fps3 fps
Graphics Score7893559
Sources: 3DMark [Apple iPhone SE (2022)], [Huawei Honor 9X]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Apple iPhone SE (2022)
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 4 GB - 4 GB
- 6 GB
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency n/a 1866 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage Capacity- 64 GB
- 128 GB
- 256 GB		128 GB
Storage TypeNVMeeMMC 5.1
Memory CardNoMicroSD

Software

OS iOS 15.3 (Upgradeable to iOS 18.3.2) Android 9.0 (Upgradeable to Android 11)
OS Size 12 GB 15.4 GB
UI Skin n/a EMUI 12

Battery

Volume 2018 mAh 4000 mAh
Max Charging Power 20 W 10 W
Battery Type Li-ion Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes No
Reverse Charging No No
Fast Charging Yes (61% in 30 min) No
Full Charge Time 1:18 h 2:25 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Apple iPhone SE (2022)
17:41
Huawei Honor 9X
19:04
Web Browsing07:07 h07:29 h
Video Playback10:31 h10:29 h
Games03:43 h04:36 h
Standby Mode87 h98 h

Main camera

Matrix 12 MP 48 MP
Photo resolution 4032x3024 pixels 8000x6000 pixels
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash Quad 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: 12 MP Standard: 48 MP
Depth: 2 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix12 MP48 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/1.8
Focal lengthn/a27 mm
Sensorn/aSony IMX582
Sensor sizen/a1/2
Pixel size1.22 μm0.8 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Apple iPhone SE (2022)
126
Huawei Honor 9X
n/a
Video quality
Apple iPhone SE (2022)
106
Huawei Honor 9X
n/a
Overall camera score
Apple iPhone SE (2022)
100
Huawei Honor 9X
n/a
Bokeh50n/a
Preview71n/a
Zoom29n/a
Sources: DxOMark [Apple iPhone SE (2022)]

Front camera

Matrix 7 MP 16 MP
Photo resolution 3088x2320 pixels 4608x3456 pixels
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length n/a 26 mm
Sensor n/a BSI CMOS
Sensor size n/a 1/3
Pixel size n/a 1 μm
Autofocus n/a No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps
TOF 3D sensor No 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 4.2
Bluetooth features LE LE, A2DP
USB type n/a USB Type-C
USB version 2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port No No
Connectivity
SIM Count*12
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM Moden/aDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *YesNo
Hybrid SlotNoYes
2G BandsGSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz)GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (Dual SIM model only)
3G BandsUMTS/HSPA+/DC‑HSDPA (850, 900, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100 MHz)HSDPA 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/B46/B48/B66/B71)LTE (B1/B3/B7/B8/B20)
LTE categoryn/a4
5G SupportYesn/a

Sound

Speakers Stereo Mono
3.5 mm Jack No Yes
FM Radio No Yes
Dolby Atmos Yes No
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Apple iPhone SE (2022)
85.9 dB
Huawei Honor 9X
78 dB

Other

Class Mid-range Mid-range
Announced March, 2022 yr July, 2019 yr
Release Date March, 2022 yr September, 2019 yr
Launch Price ($) 429 n/a
Sensors - Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included No n/a
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Apple iPhone SE (2022) the clear winner in this comparison.

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