Huawei Honor 9X vs Apple iPhone 11 Pro

Compared 2 smartphones : Huawei Honor 9X Manufactured in September, 2019, with display 6.59 with chipsetHiSilicon Kirin 710F, vs Apple iPhone 11 Pro, Manufactured in September, 2019 with chipsetApple A13 Bionic. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Huawei Honor 9X
  • Larger display: 6.59in
  • Higher battery capacity: 4000mAh vs 3046mAh
  • Fingerprint scanner
Reasons to choose Apple iPhone 11 Pro
  • Higher pixel density: 458ppi
  • Lighter design: 188g vs 196.8g
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5 vs 4.2
  • Supports Dolby Atmos
  • Built-in eSIM

Versions

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

Review

Key Specs Huawei Honor 9X and Apple iPhone 11 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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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison

Display

Display quality comparison
Type IPS LCD OLED
Size 6.59 in 5.8 in
Resolution 1080x2340 pixels 1125x2436 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 391 ppi 458 ppi
Refresh rate 60 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
Max brightness 460 nits 800 nits
HDR support No Yes Dolby Vision
Screen-to-body ratio 84.3 % 80.3 %
Features n/a DCI-P3
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Huawei Honor 9X
481 nits
Apple iPhone 11 Pro
789 nits
sRGB gamut99 %99.4 %
PWM (Flicker)n/a290 Hz
Response time29 ms7.4 ms
Contrast969:1∞ Infinite

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 163.5 mm (6.44 in) 144 mm (5.67 in)
Width 77.3 mm (3.04 in) 71.4 mm (2.81 in)
Thickness 8.8 mm (0.35 in) 8.1 mm (0.32 in)
Weight 196.8 g (6.94 oz) 188 g (6.63 oz)
Water resistance No IP68
Back panel Plastic Glass
Frame Plastic Metal
Colors - Black
- Blue
- Green
- Silver
- Gold
- Gray
- Dark Gray
Fingerprint sensor Yes rear No
Screen-to-body ratio
Huawei Honor 9X
84.3 %
Apple iPhone 11 Pro
80.3 %

Performance

Testing Huawei Honor 9X and Apple iPhone 11 Pro In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset HiSilicon Kirin 710F Apple A13 Bionic
Max Frequency 2200 MHz 2650 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (4 + 4) 6 (2 + 4)
Architecture - 4/1.7 (Cortex-A53)
- 4/2.2 (Cortex-A73)
- 4/1.6 (Thunder)
- 2/2.65 (Lightning)
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 12 nm 7 nm
Neural Processor No Apple Neural Engine
Graphics Mali-G51 MP4 Apple A13 GPU
GPU Cores 64 256
GPU Frequency 650 MHz 1230 MHz
FLOPS 128 GFLOPS 629.8 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Huawei Honor 9X
512
Apple iPhone 11 Pro
1543
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Huawei Honor 9X
1555
Apple iPhone 11 Pro
4009
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)5121543
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)15554009
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Huawei Honor 9X
248602
Apple iPhone 11 Pro
923624
CPU89924229850
GPU34025355586
Memory59171154614
UX65482183574
NanoReview Score248602923624
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Huawei Honor 9X
559
Apple iPhone 11 Pro
7454
Max Surface Temp.43.9 °C44.2 °C
Stability99 %74 %
Graphics Test3 fps44 fps
Graphics Score5597454
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Huawei Honor 9X
6430
Apple iPhone 11 Pro
n/a
Writing score6877n/a
Web score5821n/a
Video editing4885n/a
Data manipulation5361n/a
NanoReview Score6430n/a

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 4 GB
- 6 GB
4 GB
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency 1866 MHz n/a
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage Capacity128 GB- 64 GB
- 256 GB
- 512 GB
Storage TypeeMMC 5.1NVMe
Memory CardMicroSDNo

Software

OS Android 9.0 (Upgradeable to Android 11) iOS 13 (Upgradeable to iOS 18.3.2)
OS Size 15.4 GB n/a
UI Skin EMUI 12 n/a

Battery

Volume 4000 mAh 3046 mAh
Max Charging Power 10 W 18 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-ion
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No Yes (7.5 W)
Reverse Charging No No
Fast Charging No Yes (55% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 2:25 h 1:42 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Huawei Honor 9X
19:04
Apple iPhone 11 Pro
20:02
Web Browsing07:29 h07:38 h
Video Playback10:29 h12:11 h
Games04:36 h04:50 h
Standby Mode98 h99 h

Main camera

Matrix 48 MP 12 MP
Photo resolution 8000x6000 pixels 4032x3024 pixels
Zoom Digital Optical, 2x
Flash LED n/a
Stabilization Digital Optical
8K Recording No No
4K Recording No Yes (Up to 60 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 120 fps (720p) 240 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens n/a 120 °
Lenses count Standard: 48 MP
Depth: 2 MP
Standard: 12 MP
Telephoto: 12 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix48 MP12 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/1.8
Focal length27 mm26 mm
SensorSony IMX582Apple iSight Camera
Sensor size1/21/2.55
Pixel size0.8 μm1.4 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationDigitalOptical
Telephoto
Matrixn/a12 MP
Aperturen/af/2.0
Focal lengthn/a52 mm
Sensor sizen/a1/3.4
Pixel sizen/a1 μm
Stabilizationn/aOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrixn/a12 MP
Aperturen/af/2.4
Focal lengthn/a13 mm
Sensor sizen/a1/3.4
Stabilizationn/aDigital
Main camera DxOMark results

Front camera

Matrix 16 MP 12 MP
Photo resolution 4608x3456 pixels 4032x3024 pixels
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length 26 mm 23 mm
Sensor BSI CMOS CMOS
Sensor size 1/3 1/3.6
Pixel size 1 μm n/a
Autofocus No No
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 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 b/g/n/ac/ax)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
Bluetooth version 4.2 5
Bluetooth features LE, A2DP LE, A2DP
USB type USB Type-C No
USB version 2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
- Charging
- USB Storage Mode
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Galileo
- QZSS
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port No No
Connectivity
SIM Count*21
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM Standbyn/a
eSIM Support *NoYes
Hybrid SlotYesNo
2G BandsGSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (Dual SIM model only)GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G BandsHSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B3/B7/B8/B20)LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4(1700/B5/B7/B8/B11/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B21/B25/B26/B28/B29/B30/B32/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41/B42/B46/B48/B66(1700/B2100))
LTE category418
5G Supportn/aNo

Sound

Speakers Mono Stereo
3.5 mm Jack Yes No
FM Radio Yes No
Dolby Atmos No Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Huawei Honor 9X
78 dB
Apple iPhone 11 Pro
85 dB

Other

Class Mid-range Flagship
Announced July, 2019 yr September, 2019 yr
Release Date September, 2019 yr September, 2019 yr
Launch Price ($) n/a 999
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
- Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Face Sensor
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Apple iPhone 11 Pro the clear winner in this comparison.

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