Home Phone comparison Huawei Honor 9X and Huawei Honor 20 - Which is better?

Huawei Honor 9X vs Huawei Honor 20

38 out 100
Huawei Honor 9X
VS
46 out 100
Huawei Honor 20
Huawei Honor 9X
Huawei Honor 20

Compared 2 smartphones : Huawei Honor 9X Manufactured in September, 2019, with display 6.59 with chipsetHiSilicon Kirin 710F, vs Huawei Honor 20, Manufactured in June, 2019 with chipsetHiSilicon Kirin 980. 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 Huawei Honor 9X
  • Larger display: 6.59in
  • Higher battery capacity: 4000mAh vs 3750mAh
Reasons to choose Huawei Honor 20
  • Higher pixel density: 412ppi
  • Lighter design: 174g vs 196.8g
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5 vs 4.2

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 4/64 GB
- 4/128 GB
- 6/128 GB		 - 6/128 GB
- 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB

Review

Key Specs Huawei Honor 9X and Huawei Honor 20
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:
Huawei Honor 9X
vs
Huawei Honor 20

Display

Display quality comparison
Type IPS LCD IPS LCD
Size 6.59 in 6.26 in
Resolution 1080x2340 pixels 1080x2340 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 391 ppi 412 ppi
Refresh rate 60 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
Max brightness 460 nits 450 nits
HDR support No No
Screen-to-body ratio 84.3 % 84.3 %
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Huawei Honor 9X
481 nits
Huawei Honor 20
477 nits
sRGB gamut99 %98.6 %
Response time29 ms35.4 ms
Contrast969:1875:1
Sources: NotebookCheck [Huawei Honor 9X], [Huawei Honor 20]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 163.5 mm (6.44 in) 154.25 mm (6.07 in)
Width 77.3 mm (3.04 in) 74 mm (2.91 in)
Thickness 8.8 mm (0.35 in) 7.9 mm (0.31 in)
Weight 196.8 g (6.94 oz) 174 g (6.14 oz)
Water resistance No No
Back panel Plastic Glass
Frame Plastic Metal
Colors - Black
- Blue
- Green		 - White
- Black
- Blue
Fingerprint sensor Yes rear Yes In-Button
Screen-to-body ratio
Huawei Honor 9X
84.3 %
Huawei Honor 20
84.3 %

Performance

Testing Huawei Honor 9X and Huawei Honor 20 In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset HiSilicon Kirin 710F HiSilicon Kirin 980
Max Frequency 2200 MHz 2600 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (4 + 4) 8 (2 + 2 + 4)
Architecture - 4/1.7 (Cortex-A53)
- 4/2.2 (Cortex-A73)		 - 4/1.8 (Cortex-A55)
- 2/1.92 (Cortex-A76)
- 2/2.6 (Cortex-A76)
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 12 nm 7 nm
Neural Processor No Yes
Graphics Mali-G51 MP4 Mali-G76 MP10
GPU Cores 64 360
GPU Frequency 650 MHz 750 MHz
FLOPS 128 GFLOPS 518.4 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Huawei Honor 9X
512
Huawei Honor 20
922
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Huawei Honor 9X
1555
Huawei Honor 20
2317
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)512922
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)15552317
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Huawei Honor 9X
248602
Huawei Honor 20
589788
CPU89924186066
GPU34025158308
Memory59171117214
UX65482128200
NanoReview Score248602589788
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Huawei Honor 9X
559
Huawei Honor 20
2479
Max Surface Temp.43.9 °C38.8 °C
Stability99 %47 %
Graphics Test3 fps14 fps
Graphics Score5592479
Sources: 3DMark [Huawei Honor 9X], [Huawei Honor 20]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Huawei Honor 9X
6430
Huawei Honor 20
8640
Writing score687710844
Web score58216449
Video editing48855739
Data manipulation53617972
NanoReview Score64308640

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 4 GB
- 6 GB		 6 GB
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency 1866 MHz 2133 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage Capacity128 GB- 128 GB
- 256 GB
Storage TypeeMMC 5.1UFS 2.1
Memory CardMicroSDNo

Software

OS Android 9.0 (Upgradeable to Android 11) Android 9.0 (Upgradeable to Android 10)
OS Size 15.4 GB 12 GB
UI Skin EMUI 12 Magic 4.0

Battery

Volume 4000 mAh 3750 mAh
Max Charging Power 10 W 225 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No No
Reverse Charging No No
Fast Charging No Yes (50% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 2:25 h 1:25 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Huawei Honor 9X
19:04
Huawei Honor 20
18:53
Web Browsing07:29 h07:07 h
Video Playback10:29 h10:33 h
Games04:36 h04:21 h
Standby Mode98 h99 h

Main camera

Matrix 48 MP 48 MP
Photo resolution 8000x6000 pixels 8000x6000 pixels
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash LED LED
Stabilization Digital Digital
8K Recording No No
4K Recording No Yes (Up to 30 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 120 fps (720p) 960 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens n/a 117 °
Lenses count Standard: 48 MP
Depth: 2 MP		 Standard: 48 MP
Ultra-wide: 16 MP
Macro: 2 MP
Depth: 2 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix48 MP48 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/1.8
Focal length27 mm28 mm
SensorSony IMX582Sony IMX586
Sensor size1/21/2
Pixel size0.8 μm0.8 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Ultra-wide lens
Matrixn/a16 MP
Aperturen/af/2.2
Focal lengthn/a13 mm
Sensor sizen/a1/3.1
Stabilizationn/aDigital

Front camera

Matrix 16 MP 32 MP
Photo resolution 4608x3456 pixels 6528x4896 pixels
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.0
Focal length 26 mm 25 mm
Sensor BSI CMOS BSI CMOS
Sensor size 1/3 1/2.8
Pixel size 1 μm 0.8 μm
Autofocus No 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 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot		 - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
Bluetooth version 4.2 5
Bluetooth features LE, A2DP LE, A2DP
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port No No
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *NoNo
Hybrid SlotYesNo
2G BandsGSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (Dual SIM model only)GSM 850, GSM 900, GSM 1800, GSM 1900
3G BandsHSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100HSDPA 850, HSDPA 900, HSDPA 1900, HSDPA 2100
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B3/B7/B8/B20)LTE (B800/B900/B1800/B2100/B2300/B2500/B2600)
LTE category421
5G Supportn/aNo

Sound

Speakers Mono Mono
3.5 mm Jack Yes No
FM Radio Yes No
Dolby Atmos No No
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Huawei Honor 9X
78 dB
Huawei Honor 20
81 dB

Other

Class Mid-range Flagship
Announced July, 2019 yr May, 2019 yr
Release Date September, 2019 yr June, 2019 yr
Launch Price ($) n/a 500
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

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