Home Phone comparison Huawei Honor X9a and Google Pixel 7 - Which is better?

Huawei Honor X9a vs Google Pixel 7

52 out 100
Huawei Honor X9a
VS
67 out 100
Google Pixel 7
Huawei Honor X9a
Google Pixel 7

Compared 2 smartphones : Huawei Honor X9a Manufactured in January, 2023, with display 6.67 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 695, vs Google Pixel 7, Manufactured in October, 2022 with chipsetGoogle Tensor G2. 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 X9a
  • Larger display: 6.67in
  • Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
  • Lighter design: 175g vs 197g
  • Higher battery capacity: 5100mAh vs 4355mAh
  • Infrared port
  • Includes charger
Reasons to choose Google Pixel 7
  • Higher pixel density: 416ppi
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.2 vs 5.1
  • Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
  • Built-in eSIM

Versions

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

Review

Key Specs Huawei Honor X9a and Google Pixel 7
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 X9a
vs
Google Pixel 7

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.67 in 6.3 in
Resolution 1080x2400 pixels 1080x2400 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
Pixel density 395 ppi 416 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 90 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
Max brightness 800 nits 450 nits
HDR support No Yes HDR10+
Touch Sampling Rate 300 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 89.9 % 84.2 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Huawei Honor X9a
859 nits
Google Pixel 7
964 nits
sRGB gamutn/a98.5 %
PWM (Flicker)n/a360 Hz
Response timen/a3 ms
Contrastn/a∞ Infinite
Sources: NotebookCheck [Google Pixel 7]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 161.6 mm (6.36 in) 155.6 mm (6.13 in)
Width 73.9 mm (2.91 in) 73.2 mm (2.88 in)
Thickness 7.9 mm (0.31 in) 8.7 mm (0.34 in)
Weight 175 g (6.17 oz) 197 g (6.95 oz)
Water resistance No IP68
Back panel Plastic Glass
Frame Plastic Metal
Colors - Black
- Silver
- Green		 - White
- Black
- Yellow
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Huawei Honor X9a
89.9 %
Google Pixel 7
84.2 %

Performance

Testing Huawei Honor X9a and Google Pixel 7 In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 695 Google Tensor G2
Max Frequency 2200 MHz 2850 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (2 + 2 + 4)
Architecture - 6/1.8 (Kryo 660 Silver (Cortex-A55))
- 2/2.2 (Kryo 660 Gold (Cortex-A78))		 - 4/1.8 (Cortex-A55)
- 2/2.35 (Cortex-A78)
- 2/2.85 (Cortex-X1)
Process TSMC Samsung
Transistor Size 6 nm 5 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon 686 Next-gen Tensor Processing Unit
Graphics Adreno 619 Mali-G710 MP7
GPU Cores 256 672
GPU Frequency 950 MHz 850 MHz
FLOPS 430.1 GFLOPS 1142.4 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Huawei Honor X9a
912
Google Pixel 7
1370
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Huawei Honor X9a
2097
Google Pixel 7
3202
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)9121370
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)20973202
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Huawei Honor X9a], [Google Pixel 7]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Huawei Honor X9a
412091
Google Pixel 7
936100
CPU124245256594
GPU82760315697
Memory92221168964
UX112865194845
NanoReview Score412091936100
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Huawei Honor X9a
n/a
Google Pixel 7
6523
Max Surface Temp.n/a45.8 °C
Stabilityn/a71 %
Graphics Testn/a39 fps
Graphics Scoren/a6523
Sources: 3DMark [Huawei Honor X9a], [Google Pixel 7]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Huawei Honor X9a
n/a
Google Pixel 7
10701
Writing scoren/a15448
Web scoren/a7606
Video editingn/a6295
Data manipulationn/a10366
NanoReview Scoren/a10701

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 6 GB
- 8 GB		 8 GB
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR5
Memory Frequency 2133 MHz 3200 MHz
Channels 2 4
Storage
Storage Capacity- 128 GB
- 256 GB		- 128 GB
- 256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 2.2UFS 3.1
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 12 (Upgradeable to Android 13) Android 13 (Upgradeable to Android 15)
OS Size n/a 14 GB
UI Skin Magic UI 7.2 Stock Android

Battery

Volume 5100 mAh 4355 mAh
Max Charging Power 40 W 20 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No Yes (20 W)
Reverse Charging No Yes (Wireless)
Fast Charging Yes (57% in 30 min) Yes (48% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 1:13 h 1:40 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Huawei Honor X9a
25:08
Google Pixel 7
19:30
Web Browsing08:51 h07:58 h
Video Playback13:56 h13:42 h
Games05:42 h05:14 h
Standby Mode139 h82 h

Main camera

Matrix 64 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 9216x6912 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 30 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 120 fps (720p) 240 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens n/a 114 °
Lenses count Standard: 64 MP
Ultra-wide: 5 MP
Macro: 2 MP		 Standard: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix64 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/1.9
Focal lengthn/a25 mm
Sensorn/aSamsung GN1
Sensor sizen/a1/1.31
Pixel size0.8 μm1.2 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusLaser autofocus
StabilizationDigitalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix5 MP12 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Sensorn/aSony IMX381
Sensor sizen/a1/2.9
Pixel sizen/a1.25 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Huawei Honor X9a
n/a
Google Pixel 7
145
Video quality
Huawei Honor X9a
n/a
Google Pixel 7
143
Overall camera score
Huawei Honor X9a
n/a
Google Pixel 7
140
Bokehn/a70
Previewn/a72
Zoomn/a106
Sources: DxOMark [Google Pixel 7]

Front camera

Matrix 16 MP 108 MP
Photo resolution 4608x3456 pixels 3648x2736 pixels
Aperture f/2.5 f/2.2
Focal length n/a 21 mm
Sensor CMOS Samsung S5K3J1
Sensor size n/a 1/3.1
Pixel size n/a 1.22 μm
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps 2160p (4K) at 60 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No
Selfie camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Huawei Honor X9a
n/a
Google Pixel 7
134
Video quality
Huawei Honor X9a
n/a
Google Pixel 7
144

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display		 - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5.1 5.2
Bluetooth features LE LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 2 3.2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- 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 MHz
3G Bandsn/aUMTS/HSPA+/HSDPA Bands 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 19
LTE Bands*n/aLTE (B/B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B14/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B29/B30/B32/B38/B39/B40/B41/B42/B46/B48/B66/B71)
LTE category1820
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Mono Stereo
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos No No
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Huawei Honor X9a
n/a
Google Pixel 7
88.3 dB

Other

Class Mid-range Flagship
Announced January, 2023 yr October, 2022 yr
Release Date January, 2023 yr October, 2022 yr
Launch Price ($) 350 599
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included Yes 40 W No
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Google Pixel 7 the clear winner in this comparison.

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