Home Phone comparison Honor GT and Huawei Honor X9a - Which is better?

Honor GT vs Huawei Honor X9a

83 out 100
Honor GT
VS
52 out 100
Huawei Honor X9a
Honor GT
Huawei Honor X9a

Compared 2 smartphones : Honor GT Manufactured in December, 2024, with display 6.7 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3, vs Huawei Honor X9a, Manufactured in January, 2023 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 695. 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 Honor GT
  • Larger display: 6.7in
  • Higher pixel density: 436ppi
  • Higher battery capacity: 5300mAh vs 5100mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.3 vs 5.1
Reasons to choose Huawei Honor X9a
  • Lighter design: 175g vs 196g

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB
- 16/256 GB
- 16/512 GB
- 16/1024 GB		 - 6/128 GB
- 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB

Review

Key Specs Honor GT and Huawei Honor X9a
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
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Overall score by NanoReview
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison
Smartphones:
Honor GT
vs
Huawei Honor X9a

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.7 in 6.67 in
Resolution 1200x2664 pixels 1080x2400 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
Pixel density 436 ppi 395 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes No
Max brightness 1200 nits 800 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10 No
Touch Sampling Rate n/a 300 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 90.7 % 89.9 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Honor GT
n/a
Huawei Honor X9a
859 nits

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 161 mm (6.34 in) 161.6 mm (6.36 in)
Width 74.2 mm (2.92 in) 73.9 mm (2.91 in)
Thickness 7.7 mm (0.3 in) 7.9 mm (0.31 in)
Weight 196 g (6.91 oz) 175 g (6.17 oz)
Water resistance IP65 No
Cooling system Vapor chamber n/a
Back panel n/a Plastic
Frame n/a Plastic
Colors - White
- Black
- Green		 - Black
- Silver
- Green
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Honor GT
90.7 %
Huawei Honor X9a
89.9 %

Performance

Testing Honor GT and Huawei Honor X9a In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 Qualcomm Snapdragon 695
Max Frequency 3000 MHz 2200 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2) 8 (2 + 6)
Architecture - 2/2.27 (Cortex-A520)
- 2/2.96 (Cortex-A720)
- 3/3.15 (Cortex-A720)
- 1/3.3 (Cortex-X4)		 - 6/1.8 (Kryo 660 Silver (Cortex-A55))
- 2/2.2 (Kryo 660 Gold (Cortex-A78))
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 4 nm 6 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon Hexagon 686
Graphics Adreno 750 Adreno 619
GPU Cores 1536 256
GPU Frequency 903-1000 MHz 950 MHz
FLOPS 2774 GFLOPS 430.1 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Honor GT
2180
Huawei Honor X9a
912
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Honor GT
7202
Huawei Honor X9a
2097
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)2180912
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)72022097
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Huawei Honor X9a]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Honor GT
1939039
Huawei Honor X9a
412091
CPU436952124245
GPU58108982760
Memory49802392221
UX422975112865
NanoReview Score1939039412091
3DMark Wild Life
Sources: 3DMark [Huawei Honor X9a]

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 12 GB
- 16 GB		 - 6 GB
- 8 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5 LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency 4800 MHz 2133 MHz
Channels 4 2
Storage
Storage Capacity- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 1024 GB		- 128 GB
- 256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 4.0UFS 2.2
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 15 Android 12 (Upgradeable to Android 13)
UI Skin MagicOS 9 Magic UI 7.2

Battery

Volume 5300 mAh 5100 mAh
Max Charging Power 100 W 40 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No No
Reverse Charging Yes No
Fast Charging Yes (59% in 15 min) Yes (57% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 0:41 h 1:13 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Honor GT
n/a
Huawei Honor X9a
25:08
Web Browsingn/a08:51 h
Video Playbackn/a13:56 h
Gamesn/a05:42 h
Standby Moden/a139 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 64 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 9216x6912 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 30 fps)
Slow Motion 240 fps (1080p) 120 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens 112 ° n/a
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP		 Standard: 64 MP
Ultra-wide: 5 MP
Macro: 2 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix50 MP64 MP
Aperturef/2.0f/1.8
SensorSony IMX906n/a
Sensor size1/1.56n/a
Pixel size1 μm0.8 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalDigital
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix12 MP5 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
StabilizationDigitalDigital

Front camera

Matrix 16 MP 16 MP
Photo resolution 2520x1080 pixels 4608x3456 pixels
Aperture f/2.5 f/2.5
Sensor n/a CMOS
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 7 (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
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5.3 5.1
Bluetooth features LE LE
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
- Galileo
- QZSS		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port Yes Yes
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *NoNo
Hybrid SlotNoNo
LTE categoryn/a18
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Mono
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos n/a No

Other

Class Mid-range Mid-range
Announced December, 2024 yr January, 2023 yr
Release Date December, 2024 yr January, 2023 yr
Launch Price ($) 405 350
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included Yes 100 W Yes 40 W
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Honor GT the clear winner in this comparison.

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