Home Phone comparison Huawei Honor 9X and OnePlus Nord 5 - Which is better?

Huawei Honor 9X vs OnePlus Nord 5

38 out 100
Huawei Honor 9X
VS
78 out 100
OnePlus Nord 5
Huawei Honor 9X
OnePlus Nord 5

Compared 2 smartphones : Huawei Honor 9X Manufactured in September, 2019, with display 6.59 with chipsetHiSilicon Kirin 710F, vs OnePlus Nord 5, Manufactured in July, 2025 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3. 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
  • Lighter design: 196.8g vs 211g
Reasons to choose OnePlus Nord 5
  • Larger display: 6.83in
  • Higher pixel density: 450ppi
  • Higher refresh rate: 144Hz
  • Higher battery capacity: 5200mAh vs 4000mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 4.2
  • Supports Dolby Atmos
  • Infrared port

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 4/64 GB
- 4/128 GB
- 6/128 GB		 - 8/256 GB
- 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB

Review

Key Specs Huawei Honor 9X and OnePlus Nord 5
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
OnePlus Nord 5

Display

Display quality comparison
Type IPS LCD AMOLED
Size 6.59 in 6.83 in
Resolution 1080x2340 pixels 1272x2800 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 19.8:9
Pixel density 391 ppi 450 ppi
Refresh rate 60 Hz 144 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No Yes
Max brightness 460 nits 1400 nits
HDR support No Yes, HDR10+
Screen-to-body ratio 84.3 % 90.1 %
Features n/a - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Huawei Honor 9X
481 nits
OnePlus Nord 5
1324 nits
sRGB gamut99 %n/a
Response time29 msn/a
Contrast969:1n/a
Sources: NotebookCheck [Huawei Honor 9X]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 163.5 mm (6.44 in) 163.41 mm (6.43 in)
Width 77.3 mm (3.04 in) 77.04 mm (3.03 in)
Thickness 8.8 mm (0.35 in) 8.1 mm (0.32 in)
Weight 196.8 g (6.94 oz) 211 g (7.44 oz)
Water resistance No IP65
Cooling system n/a Vapor chamber
Back panel Plastic Glass
Frame Plastic Plastic
Colors - Black
- Blue
- Green		 - White
- Gray
- Blue
Fingerprint sensor Yes rear Yes, In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Huawei Honor 9X
84.3 %
OnePlus Nord 5
90.1 %

Performance

Testing Huawei Honor 9X and OnePlus Nord 5 In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset HiSilicon Kirin 710F Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
Max Frequency 2200 MHz 3000 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (4 + 4) 8 (1 + 4 + 3)
Architecture - 4/1.7 (Cortex-A53)
- 4/2.2 (Cortex-A73)		 - 3/2 (Cortex-A520)
- 4/2.8 (Cortex-A720)
- 1/3 (Cortex-X4)
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 12 nm 4 nm
Neural Processor No Hexagon
Graphics Mali-G51 MP4 Adreno 735
GPU Cores 64 768
GPU Frequency 650 MHz 1100 MHz
FLOPS 128 GFLOPS 1689.6 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Huawei Honor 9X
512
OnePlus Nord 5
1963
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Huawei Honor 9X
1555
OnePlus Nord 5
4981
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)5121963
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)15554981
Geekbench Compute (GPU)n/a10567
Sources: Geekbench v6 [OnePlus Nord 5]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Huawei Honor 9X
248602
OnePlus Nord 5
1481616
CPU89924395746
GPU34025525594
Memory59171263364
UX65482296912
NanoReview Score2486021481616
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Huawei Honor 9X
559
OnePlus Nord 5
n/a
Max Surface Temp.43.9 °Cn/a
Stability99 %n/a
Graphics Test3 fpsn/a
Graphics Score559n/a
Sources: 3DMark [Huawei Honor 9X]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Huawei Honor 9X
6430
OnePlus Nord 5
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		 8 GB
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR5X
Memory Frequency 1866 MHz n/a
Channels 2 4
Storage
Storage Capacity128 GB256 GB
Storage TypeeMMC 5.1UFS 3.1
Memory CardMicroSDNo

Software

OS Android 9.0 (Upgradeable to Android 11) Android 15
OS Size 15.4 GB n/a
UI Skin EMUI 12 OxygenOS 15

Battery

Volume 4000 mAh 5200 mAh
Max Charging Power 10 W 80 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No No
Reverse Charging No No
Fast Charging No Yes (79% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 2:25 h 0:42 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Huawei Honor 9X
19:04
OnePlus Nord 5
25:12
Web Browsing07:29 h10:44 h
Video Playback10:29 h16:17 h
Games04:36 h05:44 h
Standby Mode98 h112 h

Main camera

Matrix 48 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 8000x6000 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash LED Dual LED
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 116 °
Lenses count Standard: 48 MP
Depth: 2 MP		 Standard: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix48 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/1.8
Focal length27 mm24 mm
SensorSony IMX582Sony LYT-700
Sensor size1/21/1.56
Pixel size0.8 μmn/a
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationDigitalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrixn/a8 MP
Aperturen/af/2.2
Focal lengthn/a15 mm
Sensorn/aOmnivision OV08D10
Sensor sizen/a1/4.0
Stabilizationn/aDigital

Front camera

Matrix 16 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 4608x3456 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.0
Focal length 26 mm 21 mm
Sensor BSI CMOS Samsung JN5
Sensor size 1/3 1/2.76
Pixel size 1 μm 0.64 μm
Autofocus No Phase autofocus
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 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot		 - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 4.2 5.4
Bluetooth features LE, A2DP 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 n/a No
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port No Yes
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 (850/900/1800/1900)
3G BandsHSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100WCDMA (850/900/1700/1900/2100)
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B3/B7/B8/B20)LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B17/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B32/B66)
LTE category418
5G Supportn/aYes

Sound

Speakers Mono n/a
3.5 mm Jack Yes No
FM Radio Yes No
Dolby Atmos No Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Huawei Honor 9X
78 dB
OnePlus Nord 5
n/a

Other

Class Mid-range Mid-range
Announced July, 2019 yr July, 2025 yr
Release Date September, 2019 yr July, 2025 yr
MSRP ($) n/a 549
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included n/a No
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider OnePlus Nord 5 the clear winner in this comparison.

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