Home Phone comparison Huawei P30 Pro and Honor X9d - Which is better?

Huawei P30 Pro vs Honor X9d

54 out 100
Huawei P30 Pro
VS
74 out 100
Honor X9d
Huawei P30 Pro
Honor X9d

Compared 2 smartphones : Huawei P30 Pro Manufactured in May, 2019, with display 6.47 with chipsetHiSilicon Kirin 980, vs Honor X9d, Manufactured in October, 2025with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 6 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 P30 Pro
  • Lighter design: 192g vs 193g
  • Supports newer USB: 3.1 vs 2
  • Supports Dolby Atmos
Reasons to choose Honor X9d
  • Larger display: 6.79in
  • Higher pixel density: 427ppi
  • Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
  • Higher battery capacity: 8300mAh vs 4200mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.3 vs 5
  • Includes charger

Versions

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

Review

Key Specs Huawei P30 Pro and Honor X9d
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 P30 Pro
vs
Honor X9d

Display

Display quality comparison
Type OLED AMOLED
Size 6.47 in 6.79 in
Resolution 1080x2340 pixels 1200x2640 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 19.85:9
Pixel density 398 ppi 427 ppi
Refresh rate 60 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No Yes
Max brightness 570 nits 1800 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10 Yes, HDR10
Screen-to-body ratio 88.6 % 90.8 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Huawei P30 Pro
601 nits
Honor X9d
n/a
sRGB gamut99 %n/a
PWM (Flicker)231 Hzn/a
Response time3.6 msn/a
Contrast∞ Infiniten/a
Sources: NotebookCheck [Huawei P30 Pro]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 158 mm (6.22 in) 161.9 mm (6.37 in)
Width 73.4 mm (2.89 in) 76.1 mm (3 in)
Thickness 8.4 mm (0.33 in) 7.9 mm (0.31 in)
Weight 192 g (6.77 oz) 193 g (6.81 oz)
Water resistance IP68 IP69
Cooling system Vapor chamber n/a
Back panel Glass Plastic
Frame Metal Plastic
Colors - White
- Black
- Blue
- Orange		 - Black
- Gold
- Green
- Brown
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes, In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Huawei P30 Pro
88.6 %
Honor X9d
90.8 %

Performance

Testing Huawei P30 Pro and Honor X9d In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset HiSilicon Kirin 980 Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 4
Max Frequency 2600 MHz 2300 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (2 + 2 + 4) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 4/1.8 (Cortex-A55)
- 2/1.92 (Cortex-A76)
- 2/2.6 (Cortex-A76)		 - 4/1.8 (Kryo Silver (Cortex-A520))
- 3/2.2 (Kryo Gold (Cortex-A720))
- 1/2.3 (Kryo Prime (Cortex-A720))
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 7 nm 4 nm
Neural Processor Yes Hexagon
Graphics Mali-G76 MP10 Adreno 810
GPU Cores 360 256
GPU Frequency 720 MHz 895 MHz
FLOPS 518.4 GFLOPS 458.2 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Huawei P30 Pro
912
Honor X9d
1086
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Huawei P30 Pro
2259
Honor X9d
3103
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)9121086
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)22593103
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Huawei P30 Pro
601688
Honor X9d
977304
CPU195913358049
GPU159297160718
Memory117921210830
UX128557247707
NanoReview Score601688977304
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Huawei P30 Pro
2490
Honor X9d
n/a
Max Surface Temp.40 °Cn/a
Stability48 %n/a
Graphics Test14 fpsn/a
Graphics Score2490n/a
Sources: 3DMark [Huawei P30 Pro]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Huawei P30 Pro
8525
Honor X9d
n/a
Writing score10855n/a
Web score7067n/a
Video editing5710n/a
Data manipulation7553n/a
NanoReview Score8525n/a

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 6 GB
- 8 GB
- 12 GB		 12 GB
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR5
Memory Frequency 2133 MHz n/a
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage Capacity- 128 GB
- 256 GB
- 512 GB		256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 2.1UFS 3.1
Memory CardNano MemoryNo

Software

OS Android 9.0 (Upgradeable to Android 10) Android 15
OS Size 13.4 GB n/a
UI Skin EMUI 12 MagicOS 9.0

Battery

Volume 4200 mAh 8300 mAh
Max Charging Power 40 W 66 W
Battery Type Li-Po Silicon Carbon (Si/C)
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (15 W) No
Reverse Charging Yes (Wireless) Yes
Fast Charging Yes SuperCharge (70% in 30 min) Yes
Full Charge Time 1:05 h n/a
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Huawei P30 Pro
21:15
Honor X9d
n/a
Web Browsing08:25 hn/a
Video Playback13:36 hn/a
Games05:24 hn/a
Standby Mode99 hn/a

Main camera

Matrix 40 MP 108 MP
Photo resolution 7360x4912 pixels 12000x9000 pixels
Zoom Optical, 5x Digital
Flash Dual LED LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording No No
4K Recording Yes (Up to 30 fps) Yes (Up to 30 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 960 fps (720p) n/a
Wide-angle lens 120 ° n/a
Lenses count Standard: 40 MP
Telephoto: 8 MP
Ultra-wide: 20 MP
Depth		 Standard: 108 MP
Ultra-wide: 5 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix40 MP108 MP
Aperturef/1.6f/1.8
Focal length27 mmn/a
SensorSony IMX650n/a
Sensor size1/1.71/1.67
Pixel size1 μm1 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix8 MPn/a
Aperturef/3.4n/a
Focal length125 mmn/a
Sensor size1/4n/a
StabilizationOpticaln/a
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix20 MP5 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal length16 mmn/a
Sensor size1/2.7n/a
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Huawei P30 Pro
119
Honor X9d
n/a
Video quality
Huawei P30 Pro
97
Honor X9d
n/a
Overall camera score
Huawei P30 Pro
112
Honor X9d
n/a
Sources: DxOMark [Huawei P30 Pro]

Front camera

Matrix 32 MP 16 MP
Photo resolution 6528x4896 pixels 3456x4608 pixels
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.5
Focal length 29 mm n/a
Sensor BSI CMOS CMOS
Sensor size 1/2.8 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 P30 Pro
110
Honor X9d
n/a
Video quality
Huawei P30 Pro
130
Honor X9d
n/a

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 5 5.3
Bluetooth features LE, A2DP LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 3.1 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
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port Yes Yes
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *NoNo
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM 850, GSM 900, GSM 1800, GSM 1900n/a
3G BandsHSDPA 850, HSDPA 900, HSDPA 1900, HSDPA 2100n/a
LTE Bands*LTE (B700/B800/B850/B900/B1700/B1800/B1900/B2100/B2300/B2600)n/a
LTE category21n/a
5G SupportNoYes

Sound

Speakers Mono n/a
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes No
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Huawei P30 Pro
87.5 dB
Honor X9d
n/a

Other

Class Flagship Mid-range
Announced March, 2019 yr September, 2025 yr
Release Date May, 2019 yr October, 2025 yr
Launch Price ($) 1000 n/a
MSRP ($) n/a 350
Sensors - Hall Sensor
- Barometer
- 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, 66 W
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Honor X9d the clear winner in this comparison.

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