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Honor X8c vs OnePlus 9 Pro

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Honor X8c
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OnePlus 9 Pro
Honor X8c
OnePlus 9 Pro

Compared 2 smartphones : Honor X8c Manufactured in January, 2025, with display 6.7 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 685, vs OnePlus 9 Pro, Manufactured in March, 2021with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 888. 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 X8c
  • Lighter design: 174g vs 197g
  • Higher battery capacity: 5000mAh vs 4500mAh
  • Includes charger
Reasons to choose OnePlus 9 Pro
  • Higher pixel density: 525ppi
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.2 vs 5.1
  • Supports newer USB: 3.1 vs 2
  • Supports DisplayPort
  • Supports Dolby Atmos
  • Built-in eSIM

Versions

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

Review

Key Specs Honor X8c and OnePlus 9 Pro
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 X8c
vs
OnePlus 9 Pro

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.7 in 6.7 in
Resolution 1080x2412 pixels 1440x3216 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
Pixel density 394 ppi 525 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-120 Hz) Yes
Max brightness 2800 nits 500 nits
HDR support No Yes HDR10+
Touch Sampling Rate n/a 240 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 90.2 % 90.2 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Honor X8c
n/a
OnePlus 9 Pro
869 nits
sRGB gamutn/a97.8 %
PWM (Flicker)n/a192 Hz
Response timen/a41.5 ms
Contrastn/a∞ Infinite
Sources: NotebookCheck [OnePlus 9 Pro]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 161.05 mm (6.34 in) 163.2 mm (6.43 in)
Width 74.55 mm (2.94 in) 73.6 mm (2.9 in)
Thickness 7.12 mm (0.28 in) 8.7 mm (0.34 in)
Weight 174 g (6.14 oz) 197 g (6.95 oz)
Water resistance IP64 IP68
Back panel Eco Leather Glass
Frame Plastic Metal
Colors - White
- Black
- Green
- Purple		 - White
- Black
- Green
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Button Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Honor X8c
90.2 %
OnePlus 9 Pro
90.2 %

Performance

Testing Honor X8c and OnePlus 9 Pro In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 685 Qualcomm Snapdragon 888
Max Frequency 2800 MHz 2840 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (4 + 4) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 4/1.9 (Cortex-A53)
- 4/2.8 (Cortex-A73)		 - 4/1.8 (Kryo 680 Silver (Cortex-A55))
- 3/2.42 (Kryo 680 Gold (Cortex-A78))
- 1/2.84 (Kryo 680 Prime (Cortex-X1))
Process TSMC Samsung
Transistor Size 6 nm 5 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon 686 Hexagon 780
Graphics Adreno 610 Adreno 660
GPU Cores 128 1024
GPU Frequency 1260 MHz 840 MHz
FLOPS 319.2 GFLOPS 1290.2 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Honor X8c
470
OnePlus 9 Pro
1488
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Honor X8c
1543
OnePlus 9 Pro
3996
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)4701488
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)15433996
Geekbench Compute (GPU)383n/a
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Honor X8c]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Honor X8c
346035
OnePlus 9 Pro
975533
CPU103546261741
GPU43571310698
Memory122602177203
UX76316225891
NanoReview Score346035975533
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Honor X8c
n/a
OnePlus 9 Pro
5707
Max Surface Temp.n/a45.6 °C
Stabilityn/a58 %
Graphics Testn/a34 fps
Graphics Scoren/a5707
Sources: 3DMark [OnePlus 9 Pro]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Honor X8c
n/a
OnePlus 9 Pro
11123
Writing scoren/a14841
Web scoren/a8928
Video editingn/a6066
Data manipulationn/a9290
NanoReview Scoren/a11123

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 6 GB
- 8 GB		 - 8 GB
- 12 GB
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR5
Memory Frequency 2133 MHz 2750 MHz
Channels 2 4
Storage
Storage Capacity- 128 GB
- 256 GB
- 512 GB		- 128 GB
- 256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 2.2UFS 3.1
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 15 Android 11 (Upgradeable to Android 14)
OS Size n/a 16 GB
UI Skin MagicOS 9.0 OxygenOS 13

Battery

Volume 5000 mAh 4500 mAh
Max Charging Power 35 W 65 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No Yes (50 W)
Reverse Charging No Yes (Wireless)
Fast Charging Yes (50% in 30 min) Yes (100% in 32 min)
Full Charge Time 1:30 h 0:32 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Honor X8c
n/a
OnePlus 9 Pro
21:58
Web Browsingn/a08:24 h
Video Playbackn/a12:07 h
Gamesn/a04:56 h
Standby Moden/a116 h

Main camera

Matrix 108 MP 48 MP
Photo resolution 12000x9000 pixels 8000x6000 pixels
Zoom Digital Optical, 3.3x
Flash LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording No Yes (Up to 30 fps)
4K Recording No Yes (Up to 120 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 30 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion n/a 480 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens n/a 140 °
Lenses count Standard: 108 MP
Ultra-wide: 5 MP		 Standard: 48 MP
Telephoto: 8 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP
Depth: 2 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix108 MP48 MP
Aperturef/2.1f/1.8
Focal length24 mm23 mm
SensorSamsung ISOCELL HM6Sony IMX789
Sensor size1/1.671/1.43
Pixel size0.64 μm1.12 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusLaser autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrixn/a8 MP
Aperturen/af/2.4
Focal lengthn/a77 mm
Sensorn/aOmnivision OV08A10
Sensor sizen/a1/4.4
Pixel sizen/a1 μm
Stabilizationn/aOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix5 MP50 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/1.8
Focal lengthn/a14 mm
Sensorn/aSony IMX766
Sensor sizen/a1/1.56
Pixel sizen/a1 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Honor X8c
n/a
OnePlus 9 Pro
124
Video quality
Honor X8c
n/a
OnePlus 9 Pro
118
Overall camera score
Honor X8c
n/a
OnePlus 9 Pro
122
Bokehn/a65
Previewn/a60
Zoomn/a110
Sources: DxOMark [OnePlus 9 Pro]

Front camera

Matrix 50 MP 16 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 4920x3264 pixels
Aperture f/2.1 f/2.0
Sensor CMOS Sony IMX471
Sensor size n/a 1/3.06
Pixel size n/a 1 μm
Autofocus No Phase autofocus
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 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display		 - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5.1 5.2
Bluetooth features LE LE, A2DP
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 2 3.1
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
DisplayPort No Yes
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- SBAS
NFC* Varies by region Yes
Infrared Port No No
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *NoYes
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G Bandsn/aGSM 850/​900/​1800/​1900
3G Bandsn/aWCDMA B1/​B2/​B4/​B5/​B8/​B9/​B19
LTE Bands*n/aLTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B32/B38/B39/B40/B41/B66)
LTE categoryn/a20
5G SupportNoYes

Sound

Speakers n/a Stereo
3.5 mm Jack Yes No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos No Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Honor X8c
n/a
OnePlus 9 Pro
81.1 dB

Other

Class Mid-range Flagship
Announced January, 2025 yr March, 2021 yr
Release Date January, 2025 yr March, 2021 yr
Launch Price ($) 305 970
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included Yes 35 W n/a

Note

Honor X8c:

The ABR-LX1\/ABR-LX2 models come with an older version Bluetooth 5.0.

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

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