Home Phone comparison Huawei P40 Lite and Honor X9d - Which is better?

Huawei P40 Lite vs Honor X9d

47 out 100
Huawei P40 Lite
VS
74 out 100
Honor X9d
Huawei P40 Lite
Honor X9d

Compared 2 smartphones : Huawei P40 Lite Manufactured in March, 2020, with display 6.4 with chipsetHiSilicon Kirin 810, 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 P40 Lite
  • Lighter design: 183g vs 193g
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
  • Infrared port
  • Includes charger

Versions

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

Review

Key Specs Huawei P40 Lite 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 P40 Lite
vs
Honor X9d

Display

Display quality comparison
Type LTPS LCD AMOLED
Size 6.4 in 6.79 in
Resolution 1080x2310 pixels 1200x2640 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.2:9 19.85:9
Pixel density 398 ppi 427 ppi
Refresh rate 60 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No Yes
Max brightness 450 nits 1800 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10 Yes, HDR10
Screen-to-body ratio 83.6 % 90.8 %
Features n/a - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Huawei P40 Lite
513 nits
Honor X9d
n/a
sRGB gamut98.8 %n/a
Response time38.4 msn/a
Contrast976:1n/a
Sources: NotebookCheck [Huawei P40 Lite]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 159.2 mm (6.27 in) 161.9 mm (6.37 in)
Width 76.3 mm (3 in) 76.1 mm (3 in)
Thickness 8.7 mm (0.34 in) 7.9 mm (0.31 in)
Weight 183 g (6.46 oz) 193 g (6.81 oz)
Water resistance No IP69
Back panel Plastic Plastic
Frame Plastic Plastic
Colors - Black
- Green		 - Black
- Gold
- Green
- Brown
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Button Yes, In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Huawei P40 Lite
83.6 %
Honor X9d
90.8 %

Performance

Testing Huawei P40 Lite and Honor X9d In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset HiSilicon Kirin 810 Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 4
Max Frequency 2270 MHz 2300 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 6/1.9 (Cortex-A55)
- 2/2.27 (Cortex-A76)		 - 4/1.8 (Kryo Silver (Cortex-A520))
- 3/2.2 (Kryo Gold (Cortex-A720))
- 1/2.3 (Kryo Prime (Cortex-A720))
Process n/a TSMC
Transistor Size 7 nm 4 nm
Neural Processor Yes Hexagon
Graphics Mali-G52 MP6 Adreno 810
GPU Cores 144 256
GPU Frequency 820 MHz 895 MHz
FLOPS 236.2 GFLOPS 458.2 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Huawei P40 Lite
753
Honor X9d
1086
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Huawei P40 Lite
1923
Honor X9d
3103
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)7531086
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)19233103
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Huawei P40 Lite
429415
Honor X9d
977304
CPU140335358049
GPU91897160718
Memory93192210830
UX103991247707
NanoReview Score429415977304
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Huawei P40 Lite
1421
Honor X9d
n/a
Max Surface Temp.38.6 °Cn/a
Stability99 %n/a
Graphics Test8 fpsn/a
Graphics Score1421n/a
Sources: 3DMark [Huawei P40 Lite]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Huawei P40 Lite
8141
Honor X9d
n/a
Writing score9369n/a
Web score5888n/a
Video editing5736n/a
Data manipulation7519n/a
NanoReview Score8141n/a

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 6 GB
- 8 GB		 12 GB
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR5
Memory Frequency 2133 MHz n/a
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage Capacity128 GB256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 2.1UFS 3.1
Memory CardNano MemoryNo

Software

OS Android 10.0 Android 15
OS Size 14.6 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 No No
Reverse Charging No Yes
Fast Charging Yes (70% in 30 min) Yes
Full Charge Time 1:10 h n/a
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Huawei P40 Lite
24:00
Honor X9d
n/a
Web Browsing09:55 hn/a
Video Playback14:27 hn/a
Games05:21 hn/a
Standby Mode114 hn/a

Main camera

Matrix 48 MP 108 MP
Photo resolution 8000x6000 pixels 12000x9000 pixels
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash LED LED
Stabilization Digital Optical
8K Recording No No
4K Recording No Yes (Up to 30 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 30 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 480 fps (720p) n/a
Wide-angle lens 120 ° n/a
Lenses count Standard: 48 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP
Macro: 2 MP
Depth: 2 MP		 Standard: 108 MP
Ultra-wide: 5 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix48 MP108 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/1.8
Focal length26 mmn/a
SensorSony IMX586 Exmor RSn/a
Sensor size1/2.01/1.67
Pixel size1.6 μm1 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationDigitalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix8 MP5 MP
Aperturef/2.4f/2.2
StabilizationDigitalDigital

Front camera

Matrix 16 MP 16 MP
Photo resolution 4920x3264 pixels 3456x4608 pixels
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.5
Sensor BSI CMOS CMOS
Sensor size 1/3.1 n/a
Pixel size 1 μm 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

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
- Wi-Fi Display		 - 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 2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
DisplayPort n/a No
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port No Yes
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeActiveDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *NoNo
Hybrid SlotYesNo
2G BandsGSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 1900 / 2300 / 2500 / 2600n/a
3G BandsHSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 2100n/a
LTE Bands*LTE (B850/B900/B1800/B1900/B2100/B2300/B2500/B2600)n/a
LTE category12n/a
5G SupportNoYes

Sound

Speakers Mono n/a
3.5 mm Jack Yes No
FM Radio Yes No
Dolby Atmos No No

Other

Class Mid-range Mid-range
Announced February, 2020 yr September, 2025 yr
Release Date March, 2020 yr October, 2025 yr
Launch Price ($) 265 n/a
MSRP ($) n/a 350
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- 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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