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

Huawei Honor 9X vs Huawei Mate 20 Pro

38 out 100
Huawei Honor 9X
VS
54 out 100
Huawei Mate 20 Pro
Huawei Honor 9X
Huawei Mate 20 Pro

Compared 2 smartphones : Huawei Honor 9X Manufactured in September, 2019, with display 6.59 with chipsetHiSilicon Kirin 710F, vs Huawei Mate 20 Pro, Manufactured in November, 2018 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
Reasons to choose Huawei Mate 20 Pro
  • Higher pixel density: 538ppi
  • Lighter design: 189g vs 196.8g
  • Higher battery capacity: 4200mAh vs 4000mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5 vs 4.2
  • Supports newer USB: 3.1 vs 2
  • Supports Dolby Atmos
  • Infrared port

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 Mate 20 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
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison
Smartphones:
Huawei Honor 9X
vs
Huawei Mate 20 Pro

Display

Display quality comparison
Type IPS LCD OLED
Size 6.59 in 6.39 in
Resolution 1080x2340 pixels 1440x3120 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 391 ppi 538 ppi
Refresh rate 60 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
Max brightness 460 nits 660 nits
HDR support No Yes HDR10
Screen-to-body ratio 84.3 % 87.9 %
Features n/a - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Huawei Honor 9X
481 nits
Huawei Mate 20 Pro
655 nits
sRGB gamut99 %99.1 %
PWM (Flicker)n/a245 Hz
Response time29 ms4 ms
Contrast969:1∞ Infinite
Sources: NotebookCheck [Huawei Honor 9X], [Huawei Mate 20 Pro]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 163.5 mm (6.44 in) 157.8 mm (6.21 in)
Width 77.3 mm (3.04 in) 72.3 mm (2.85 in)
Thickness 8.8 mm (0.35 in) 8.6 mm (0.34 in)
Weight 196.8 g (6.94 oz) 189 g (6.67 oz)
Water resistance No IP68
Back panel Plastic Glass
Frame Plastic Metal
Colors - Black
- Blue
- Green		 - Black
- Blue
- Green
- Red
Fingerprint sensor Yes rear Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Huawei Honor 9X
84.3 %
Huawei Mate 20 Pro
87.9 %

Performance

Testing Huawei Honor 9X and Huawei Mate 20 Pro 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 720 MHz
FLOPS 128 GFLOPS 518.4 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Huawei Honor 9X
512
Huawei Mate 20 Pro
933
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Huawei Honor 9X
1555
Huawei Mate 20 Pro
2383
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)512933
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)15552383
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Huawei Honor 9X
248602
Huawei Mate 20 Pro
590084
CPU89924192149
GPU34025158975
Memory59171112523
UX65482126437
NanoReview Score248602590084
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Huawei Honor 9X
559
Huawei Mate 20 Pro
2480
Max Surface Temp.43.9 °C46.8 °C
Stability99 %48 %
Graphics Test3 fps14 fps
Graphics Score5592480
Sources: 3DMark [Huawei Honor 9X], [Huawei Mate 20 Pro]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Huawei Honor 9X
6430
Huawei Mate 20 Pro
8592
Writing score687710968
Web score58216821
Video editing48855781
Data manipulation53617579
NanoReview Score64308592

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 4 GB
- 6 GB		 - 6 GB
- 8 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 CardMicroSDNano Memory

Software

OS Android 9.0 (Upgradeable to Android 11) Android 9 (Upgradeable to Android 10)
OS Size 15.4 GB 15.2 GB
UI Skin EMUI 12 EMUI 10.1

Battery

Volume 4000 mAh 4200 mAh
Max Charging Power 10 W 40 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No Yes Qi (15 W)
Reverse Charging No Yes (Wireless)
Fast Charging No Yes SuperCharge (70% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 2:25 h 1:00 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Huawei Honor 9X
19:04
Huawei Mate 20 Pro
19:51
Web Browsing07:29 h07:46 h
Video Playback10:29 h11:44 h
Games04:36 h04:55 h
Standby Mode98 h98 h

Main camera

Matrix 48 MP 40 MP
Photo resolution 8000x6000 pixels 7360x4912 pixels
Zoom Digital Optical, 3x
Flash LED Dual 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)
Lenses count Standard: 48 MP
Depth: 2 MP		 Standard: 40 MP
Telephoto: 8 MP
Ultra-wide: 20 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix48 MP40 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/1.8
Focal length27 mm25 mm
SensorSony IMX582Sony IMX600
Sensor size1/21/1.73
Pixel size0.8 μm1 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusLaser autofocus
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Telephoto
Matrixn/a8 MP
Aperturen/af/2.4
Focal lengthn/a80 mm
Sensor sizen/a1/4
Stabilizationn/aOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrixn/a20 MP
Aperturen/af/2.2
Focal lengthn/a16 mm
Sensor sizen/a1/2.7
Stabilizationn/aDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Huawei Honor 9X
n/a
Huawei Mate 20 Pro
114
Video quality
Huawei Honor 9X
n/a
Huawei Mate 20 Pro
97
Overall camera score
Huawei Honor 9X
n/a
Huawei Mate 20 Pro
109
Sources: DxOMark [Huawei Mate 20 Pro]

Front camera

Matrix 16 MP 24 MP
Photo resolution 4608x3456 pixels 5632x4224 pixels
Aperture f/2.2 f/2
Focal length 26 mm 26 mm
Sensor BSI CMOS CMOS
Sensor size 1/3 1/2.8
Pixel size 1 μm n/a
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
Selfie camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Huawei Honor 9X
n/a
Huawei Mate 20 Pro
85
Video quality
Huawei Honor 9X
n/a
Huawei Mate 20 Pro
115

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 3.1
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port No Yes
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *NoNo
Hybrid SlotYesYes
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/B850/B900/B1700/B1800/B1900/B2100/B2300/B2500/B2600)
LTE category421
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
Huawei Mate 20 Pro
77.7 dB

Other

Class Mid-range Flagship
Announced July, 2019 yr October, 2018 yr
Release Date September, 2019 yr November, 2018 yr
Launch Price ($) n/a 1050
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Face Sensor
- Fingerprint sensor
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Huawei Mate 20 Pro the clear winner in this comparison.

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