Home Phone comparison Huawei Honor 9X and Realme 15 Pro 5G - Which is better?

Huawei Honor 9X vs Realme 15 Pro 5G

38 out 100
Huawei Honor 9X
VS
73 out 100
Realme 15 Pro 5G
Huawei Honor 9X
Realme 15 Pro 5G

Compared 2 smartphones : Huawei Honor 9X Manufactured in September, 2019, with display 6.59 with chipsetHiSilicon Kirin 710F, vs Realme 15 Pro 5G, Manufactured in July, 2025 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 4. 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
    Reasons to choose Realme 15 Pro 5G
    • Larger display: 6.8in
    • Higher pixel density: 453ppi
    • Higher refresh rate: 144Hz
    • Lighter design: 187g vs 196.8g
    • Higher battery capacity: 7000mAh vs 4000mAh
    • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 4.2
    • Includes charger

    Versions

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

    Review

    Key Specs Huawei Honor 9X and Realme 15 Pro 5G
    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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    Function
    Importance (Weight)
    Display:
    Camera:
    Performance:
    Gaming:
    Battery:
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    Tests & specs

    Specs & test comparison
    Smartphones:
    Huawei Honor 9X
    vs
    Realme 15 Pro 5G

    Display

    Display quality comparison
    Type IPS LCD OLED
    Size 6.59 in 6.8 in
    Resolution 1080x2340 pixels 1280x2800 pixels
    Aspect ratio 19.5:9 19.5:9
    Pixel density 391 ppi 453 ppi
    Refresh rate 60 Hz 144 Hz
    Adaptive refresh rate No Yes
    Max brightness 460 nits 1800 nits
    HDR support No Yes, HDR10+
    Touch Sampling Rate n/a 240 Hz
    Screen-to-body ratio 84.3 % 91.9 %
    Features n/a - DCI-P3
    - Always-On Display
    - DC dimming
    Display test
    Peak brightness (auto)
    Huawei Honor 9X
    481 nits
    Realme 15 Pro 5G
    n/a
    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) 162.26 mm (6.39 in)
    Width 77.3 mm (3.04 in) 76.15 mm (3 in)
    Thickness 8.8 mm (0.35 in) 7.69 mm (0.3 in)
    Weight 196.8 g (6.94 oz) 187 g (6.6 oz)
    Water resistance No IP68
    Back panel Plastic n/a
    Frame Plastic Plastic
    Colors - Black
    - Blue
    - Green    		 - Silver
    - Green
    - Purple
    Fingerprint sensor Yes rear Yes, In-Display
    Screen-to-body ratio
    Huawei Honor 9X
    84.3 %
    Realme 15 Pro 5G
    91.9 %

    Performance

    Testing Huawei Honor 9X and Realme 15 Pro 5G In benchmarks
    Processor
    Chipset HiSilicon Kirin 710F Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 4
    Max Frequency 2200 MHz 2800 MHz
    CPU Cores 8 (4 + 4) 8 (1 + 4 + 3)
    Architecture - 4/1.7 (Cortex-A53)
    - 4/2.2 (Cortex-A73)    		 - 3/1.84 (Kryo Silver (Cortex-520))
    - 4/2.4 (Kryo Gold (Cortex-720))
    - 1/2.8 (Kryo Prime (Cortex-720))
    Process TSMC TSMC
    Transistor Size 12 nm 4 nm
    Neural Processor No Yes
    Graphics Mali-G51 MP4 Adreno 722
    GPU Cores 64 512
    GPU Frequency 650 MHz 1150 MHz
    FLOPS 128 GFLOPS 1177.6 GFLOPS
    GeekBench v6
    Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
    Huawei Honor 9X
    512
    Realme 15 Pro 5G
    1204
    Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
    Huawei Honor 9X
    1555
    Realme 15 Pro 5G
    3592
    Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)5121204
    Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)15553592
    Geekbench Compute (GPU)n/a6607
    Sources: Geekbench v6 [Realme 15 Pro 5G]
    AnTuTu 10
    AnTuTu 10
    Huawei Honor 9X
    248602
    Realme 15 Pro 5G
    1086379
    CPU89924312446
    GPU34025325541
    Memory59171218506
    UX65482229886
    NanoReview Score2486021086379
    3DMark Wild Life
    3DMark Wild Life
    Huawei Honor 9X
    559
    Realme 15 Pro 5G
    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
    Realme 15 Pro 5G
    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 LPDDR4X
    Memory Frequency 1866 MHz 2133 MHz
    Channels 2 2
    Storage
    Storage Capacity128 GB128 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 Realme UI 6.0

    Battery

    Volume 4000 mAh 7000 mAh
    Max Charging Power 10 W 80 W
    Battery Type Li-Po Silicon Carbon (Si/C)
    Removable No No
    Wireless Charging No No
    Reverse Charging No No
    Fast Charging No Yes
    Full Charge Time 2:25 h n/a
    Battery Life Test
    Battery Life
    Huawei Honor 9X
    19:04
    Realme 15 Pro 5G
    n/a
    Web Browsing07:29 hn/a
    Video Playback10:29 hn/a
    Games04:36 hn/a
    Standby Mode98 hn/a

    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 (720p)
    Wide-angle lens n/a 115 °
    Lenses count Standard: 48 MP
    Depth: 2 MP    		 Standard: 50 MP
    Ultra-wide: 50 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 IMX896
    Sensor size1/21/2
    Pixel size0.8 μmn/a
    AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus
    StabilizationDigitalOptical
    Ultra-wide lens
    Matrixn/a50 MP
    Aperturen/af/2.0
    Sensorn/aOmniVision OV50D
    Sensor sizen/a1/2
    Pixel sizen/a0.61 μm
    Stabilizationn/aDigital

    Front camera

    Matrix 16 MP 50 MP
    Photo resolution 4608x3456 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
    Aperture f/2.2 f/2.4
    Focal length 26 mm n/a
    Sensor BSI CMOS OmniVision OV50D
    Sensor size 1/3 1/2.88
    Pixel size 1 μm n/a
    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 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax)
    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 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 850/900/1800MHz
    3G BandsHSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100WCDMA 1/5/8
    LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B3/B7/B8/B20)LTE (B1/B3/B5/B8/B40/B41)
    LTE category4n/a
    5G Supportn/aYes

    Sound

    Speakers Mono n/a
    3.5 mm Jack Yes No
    FM Radio Yes No
    Dolby Atmos No n/a
    Speaker Test
    Max Volume
    Huawei Honor 9X
    78 dB
    Realme 15 Pro 5G
    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 335
    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 Yes, 80 W
    * Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

    Results

    After analyzing the data, we consider Realme 15 Pro 5G the clear winner in this comparison.

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