Home Phone comparison Huawei Honor X9a and Apple iPhone 11 Pro - Which is better?

Huawei Honor X9a vs Apple iPhone 11 Pro

52 out 100
Huawei Honor X9a
VS
61 out 100
Apple iPhone 11 Pro
Huawei Honor X9a
Apple iPhone 11 Pro

Compared 2 smartphones : Huawei Honor X9a Manufactured in January, 2023, with display 6.67 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 695, vs Apple iPhone 11 Pro, Manufactured in September, 2019 with chipsetApple A13 Bionic. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery Life
  6. Cameras
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Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Huawei Honor X9a
  • Larger display: 6.67in
  • Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
  • Lighter design: 175g vs 188g
  • Higher battery capacity: 5100mAh vs 3046mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.1 vs 5
  • Infrared port
  • Includes charger
  • Fingerprint scanner
Reasons to choose Apple iPhone 11 Pro
  • Higher pixel density: 458ppi
  • Supports Dolby Atmos
  • Built-in eSIM

Versions

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

Review

Key Specs Huawei Honor X9a 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
Smartphones:
Huawei Honor X9a
vs
Apple iPhone 11 Pro

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED OLED
Size 6.67 in 5.8 in
Resolution 1080x2400 pixels 1125x2436 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 395 ppi 458 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
Max brightness 800 nits 800 nits
HDR support No Yes Dolby Vision
Touch Sampling Rate 300 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 89.9 % 80.3 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 DCI-P3
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Huawei Honor X9a
859 nits
Apple iPhone 11 Pro
789 nits
sRGB gamutn/a99.4 %
PWM (Flicker)n/a290 Hz
Response timen/a7.4 ms
Contrastn/a∞ Infinite
Sources: NotebookCheck [Apple iPhone 11 Pro]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 161.6 mm (6.36 in) 144 mm (5.67 in)
Width 73.9 mm (2.91 in) 71.4 mm (2.81 in)
Thickness 7.9 mm (0.31 in) 8.1 mm (0.32 in)
Weight 175 g (6.17 oz) 188 g (6.63 oz)
Water resistance No IP68
Back panel Plastic Glass
Frame Plastic Metal
Colors - Black
- Silver
- Green		 - Silver
- Gold
- Gray
- Dark Gray
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display No
Screen-to-body ratio
Huawei Honor X9a
89.9 %
Apple iPhone 11 Pro
80.3 %

Performance

Testing Huawei Honor X9a and Apple iPhone 11 Pro In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 695 Apple A13 Bionic
Max Frequency 2200 MHz 2650 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (2 + 6) 6 (2 + 4)
Architecture - 6/1.8 (Kryo 660 Silver (Cortex-A55))
- 2/2.2 (Kryo 660 Gold (Cortex-A78))		 - 4/1.6 (Thunder)
- 2/2.65 (Lightning)
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 6 nm 7 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon 686 Apple Neural Engine
Graphics Adreno 619 Apple A13 GPU
GPU Cores 256 256
GPU Frequency 950 MHz 1230 MHz
FLOPS 430.1 GFLOPS 629.8 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Huawei Honor X9a
912
Apple iPhone 11 Pro
1543
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Huawei Honor X9a
2097
Apple iPhone 11 Pro
4009
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)9121543
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)20974009
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Huawei Honor X9a]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Huawei Honor X9a
412091
Apple iPhone 11 Pro
923624
CPU124245229850
GPU82760355586
Memory92221154614
UX112865183574
NanoReview Score412091923624
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Huawei Honor X9a
n/a
Apple iPhone 11 Pro
7454
Max Surface Temp.n/a44.2 °C
Stabilityn/a74 %
Graphics Testn/a44 fps
Graphics Scoren/a7454
Sources: 3DMark [Huawei Honor X9a], [Apple iPhone 11 Pro]

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 6 GB
- 8 GB		 4 GB
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency 2133 MHz n/a
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage Capacity- 128 GB
- 256 GB		- 64 GB
- 256 GB
- 512 GB
Storage TypeUFS 2.2NVMe
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 12 (Upgradeable to Android 13) iOS 13 (Upgradeable to iOS 18.3.2)
UI Skin Magic UI 7.2 n/a

Battery

Volume 5100 mAh 3046 mAh
Max Charging Power 40 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 Yes (57% in 30 min) Yes (55% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 1:13 h 1:42 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Huawei Honor X9a
25:08
Apple iPhone 11 Pro
20:02
Web Browsing08:51 h07:38 h
Video Playback13:56 h12:11 h
Games05:42 h04:50 h
Standby Mode139 h99 h

Main camera

Matrix 64 MP 12 MP
Photo resolution 9216x6912 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 30 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 120 fps (720p) 240 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens n/a 120 °
Lenses count Standard: 64 MP
Ultra-wide: 5 MP
Macro: 2 MP		 Standard: 12 MP
Telephoto: 12 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix64 MP12 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/1.8
Focal lengthn/a26 mm
Sensorn/aApple iSight Camera
Sensor sizen/a1/2.55
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
Matrix5 MP12 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.4
Focal lengthn/a13 mm
Sensor sizen/a1/3.4
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Sources: DxOMark [Apple iPhone 11 Pro]

Front camera

Matrix 16 MP 12 MP
Photo resolution 4608x3456 pixels 4032x3024 pixels
Aperture f/2.5 f/2.2
Focal length n/a 23 mm
Sensor CMOS CMOS
Sensor size n/a 1/3.6
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
- Wi-Fi Display		 - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
Bluetooth version 5.1 5
Bluetooth features LE 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 Yes No
Connectivity
SIM Count*21
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM Standbyn/a
eSIM Support *NoYes
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G Bandsn/aGSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Bandsn/aHSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
LTE Bands*n/aLTE (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 category1818
5G SupportYesNo

Sound

Speakers Mono Stereo
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos No Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Huawei Honor X9a
n/a
Apple iPhone 11 Pro
85 dB

Other

Class Mid-range Flagship
Announced January, 2023 yr September, 2019 yr
Release Date January, 2023 yr September, 2019 yr
Launch Price ($) 350 999
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Face Sensor
Charger Included Yes 40 W n/a
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

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