Honor X9d vs Honor Power 2
Compared 2 smartphones : Honor X9d Manufactured in October, 2025, with display 6.79 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 4, vs Honor Power 2, Manufactured in January, 2026with chipsetMediaTek Dimensity 8500 Elite. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Key Differences
Reasons to choose Honor X9d
- Lighter design: 193g vs 216g
Reasons to choose Honor Power 2
- Higher battery capacity: 10080mAh vs 8300mAh
- Newer Bluetooth version: 6.0 vs 5.3
Versions
| Memory Options | - 12/256 GB - 12/512 GB |
- 12/256 GB - 12/512 GB |
Review
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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Tests & specs
Specs & test comparisonDisplay
| Type | AMOLED | AMOLED |
| Size | 6.79 in | 6.79 in |
| Resolution | 1200x2640 pixels | 1200x2640 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.85:9 | n/a |
| Pixel density | 427 ppi | 427 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes | Yes |
| Max brightness | 1800 nits | 1800 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10 | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 90.8 % | 90.6 % |
| Features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC dimming |
Design & Build
| Height | 161.9 mm (6.37 in) | 162.1 mm (6.38 in) |
| Width | 76.1 mm (3 in) | 76.3 mm (3 in) |
| Thickness | 7.9 mm (0.31 in) | 7.98 mm (0.31 in) |
| Weight | 193 g (6.81 oz) | 216 g (7.62 oz) |
| Water resistance | IP69 | IP69 |
| Cooling system | n/a | Vapor chamber |
| Back panel | Plastic | n/a |
| Frame | Plastic | Metal |
| Colors | - Black - Gold - Green - Brown |
- White - Black - Orange |
| Fingerprint sensor | Yes, In-Display | Yes, In-Display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 4 | MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Elite |
| Max Frequency | 2300 MHz | 3400 MHz |
| CPU Cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 4/1.8 (Kryo Silver (Cortex-A520)) - 3/2.2 (Kryo Gold (Cortex-A720)) - 1/2.3 (Kryo Prime (Cortex-A720)) |
- 4/2.2 (Cortex-A725) - 3/3.2 (Cortex-A725) - 1/3.4 (Cortex-A725) |
| Process | TSMC | TSMC |
| Transistor Size | 4 nm | 4 nm |
| Neural Processor | Hexagon | MediaTek NPU 880 |
| Graphics | Adreno 810 | Mali-G720 MP8 |
| GPU Cores | 256 | 1024 |
| GPU Frequency | 895 MHz | n/a |
| FLOPS | 458.2 GFLOPS | n/a |
| Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 1086 | 1728 |
| Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 3103 | 6762 |
| CPU | 358049 | 709591 |
| GPU | 160718 | 762021 |
| Memory | 210830 | 409017 |
| UX | 247707 | 526985 |
| NanoReview Score | 977304 | 2407614 |
Memory
| RAM Size | 12 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory Type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR5X |
| Channels | 2 | 4 |
| Storage Capacity | 256 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 3.1 | UFS 4.1 |
| Memory Card | No | No |
Software
| OS | Android 15 | Android 16 |
| UI Skin | MagicOS 9.0 | MagicOS 10 |
Battery
| Volume | 8300 mAh | 10080 mAh |
| Max Charging Power | 66 W | 80 W |
| Battery Type | Silicon Carbon (Si/C) | Silicon Carbon (Si/C) |
| Removable | No | No |
| Wireless Charging | No | No |
| Reverse Charging | Yes | Yes |
| Fast Charging | Yes | Yes |
Main camera
| Matrix | 108 MP | 50 MP |
| Photo resolution | 12000x9000 pixels | 8160x6144 pixels |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K Recording | No | No |
| 4K Recording | Yes (Up to 30 fps) | Yes (Up to 30 fps) |
| 1080p Recording | Yes (Up to 60 fps) | Yes (Up to 60 fps) |
| Lenses count | Standard: 108 MP Ultra-wide: 5 MP |
Standard: 50 MP Ultra-wide: 5 MP |
| Features | - Bokeh effect - Pro mode |
- Bokeh effect - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Matrix | 108 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/1.9 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.67 | n/a |
| Pixel size | 1 μm | n/a |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Matrix | 5 MP | 5 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | n/a |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
Front camera
| Matrix | 16 MP | 16 MP |
| Photo resolution | 3456x4608 pixels | 8192x6144 pixels |
| Aperture | f/2.5 | f/2.5 |
| Sensor | CMOS | CMOS |
| Autofocus | No | n/a |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps | 2160p (4K) at 60 fps |
| TOF 3D sensor | No | No |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi version | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
- Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 5.3 | 6.0 |
| 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 | No |
| GPS | - GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo |
- GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - QZSS - NAVIC |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared Port | Yes | Yes |
| SIM Count* | 2 | 2 |
| SIM Type | Nano | Nano |
| SIM Mode | Dual SIM Standby | Dual SIM Standby |
| eSIM Support * | No | No |
| Hybrid Slot | No | No |
| 5G Support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| 3.5 mm Jack | No | No |
| FM Radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | No | No |
Other
| Class | Mid-range | Mid-range |
| Announced | September, 2025 yr | January, 2026 yr |
| Release Date | October, 2025 yr | January, 2026 yr |
| MSRP ($) | 350 | 370 |
| Sensors | - Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor |
- Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Face Sensor - Fingerprint sensor |
| Charger Included | Yes, 66 W | Yes, 80 W |
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