Home Phone comparison Huawei P40 and Huawei Honor 9X - Which is better?

Huawei P40 vs Huawei Honor 9X

58 out 100
Huawei P40
VS
38 out 100
Huawei Honor 9X
Huawei P40
Huawei Honor 9X

Compared 2 smartphones : Huawei P40 Manufactured in March, 2020, with display 6.1 with chipsetHiSilicon Kirin 990 5G, vs Huawei Honor 9X, Manufactured in September, 2019 with chipsetHiSilicon Kirin 710F. 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
  • Higher pixel density: 422ppi
  • Lighter design: 175g vs 196.8g
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.1 vs 4.2
  • Supports newer USB: 3.1 vs 2
  • Supports Dolby Atmos
  • Infrared port
  • Built-in eSIM
Reasons to choose Huawei Honor 9X
  • Larger display: 6.59in
  • Higher battery capacity: 4000mAh vs 3800mAh

Versions

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

Review

Key Specs Huawei P40 and Huawei Honor 9X
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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Overall score by NanoReview
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison
Smartphones:
Huawei P40
vs
Huawei Honor 9X

Display

Display quality comparison
Type OLED IPS LCD
Size 6.1 in 6.59 in
Resolution 1080x2340 pixels 1080x2340 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 422 ppi 391 ppi
Refresh rate 60 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
Max brightness 500 nits 460 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10 No
Screen-to-body ratio 86.3 % 84.3 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 n/a
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Huawei P40
586 nits
Huawei Honor 9X
481 nits
sRGB gamut129.7 %99 %
PWM (Flicker)245 Hzn/a
Response time7 ms29 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite969:1
Sources: NotebookCheck [Huawei P40], [Huawei Honor 9X]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 148.9 mm (5.86 in) 163.5 mm (6.44 in)
Width 71.1 mm (2.8 in) 77.3 mm (3.04 in)
Thickness 8.5 mm (0.33 in) 8.8 mm (0.35 in)
Weight 175 g (6.17 oz) 196.8 g (6.94 oz)
Water resistance IP53 No
Back panel Glass Plastic
Frame Metal Plastic
Colors - Black
- Silver		 - Black
- Blue
- Green
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes rear
Screen-to-body ratio
Huawei P40
86.3 %
Huawei Honor 9X
84.3 %

Performance

Testing Huawei P40 and Huawei Honor 9X In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset HiSilicon Kirin 990 5G HiSilicon Kirin 710F
Max Frequency 2860 MHz 2200 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (2 + 2 + 4) 8 (4 + 4)
Architecture - 4/1.95 (Cortex-A55)
- 2/2.36 (Cortex-A76)
- 2/2.86 (Cortex-A76)		 - 4/1.7 (Cortex-A53)
- 4/2.2 (Cortex-A73)
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 7 nm 12 nm
Neural Processor Da Vinci No
Graphics Mali-G76 MP16 Mali-G51 MP4
GPU Cores 576 64
GPU Frequency 600 MHz 650 MHz
FLOPS 691.2 GFLOPS 128 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Huawei P40
1105
Huawei Honor 9X
512
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Huawei P40
3114
Huawei Honor 9X
1555
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)1105512
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)31141555
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Huawei P40
714339
Huawei Honor 9X
248602
CPU22318789924
GPU21258034025
Memory14076359171
UX13780965482
NanoReview Score714339248602
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Huawei P40
3276
Huawei Honor 9X
559
Max Surface Temp.44.1 °C43.9 °C
Stability44 %99 %
Graphics Test19 fps3 fps
Graphics Score3276559
Sources: 3DMark [Huawei P40], [Huawei Honor 9X]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Huawei P40
n/a
Huawei Honor 9X
6430
Writing scoren/a6877
Web scoren/a5821
Video editingn/a4885
Data manipulationn/a5361
NanoReview Scoren/a6430

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 8 GB - 4 GB
- 6 GB
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency 2133 MHz 1866 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage Capacity128 GB128 GB
Storage TypeUFS 3.0eMMC 5.1
Memory CardNano MemoryMicroSD

Software

OS Android 10.0 Android 9.0 (Upgradeable to Android 11)
OS Size 13 GB 15.4 GB
UI Skin EMUI 11 EMUI 12

Battery

Volume 3800 mAh 4000 mAh
Max Charging Power 225 W 10 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No No
Reverse Charging Yes No
Fast Charging Yes (50% in 30 min) No
Full Charge Time 1:30 h 2:25 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Huawei P40
19:23
Huawei Honor 9X
19:04
Web Browsing07:55 h07:29 h
Video Playback12:38 h10:29 h
Games04:47 h04:36 h
Standby Mode87 h98 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 48 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 8000x6000 pixels
Zoom Optical, 3x Digital
Flash Dual LED LED
Stabilization Optical Digital
8K Recording No No
4K Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) No
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 960 fps (720p) 120 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens 120 ° n/a
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 8 MP
Ultra-wide: 16 MP		 Standard: 48 MP
Depth: 2 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix50 MP48 MP
Aperturef/1.9f/1.8
Focal length23 mm27 mm
SensorSony IMX700Sony IMX582
Sensor size1/1.281/2
Pixel size1.22 μm0.8 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalDigital
Telephoto
Matrix8 MPn/a
Aperturef/2.4n/a
Focal length80 mmn/a
Sensor size1/4n/a
StabilizationOpticaln/a
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix16 MPn/a
Aperturef/2.2n/a
Focal length17 mmn/a
StabilizationDigitaln/a

Front camera

Matrix 32 MP 16 MP
Photo resolution 6464x4864 pixels 4608x3456 pixels
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.2
Focal length 26 mm 26 mm
Sensor CMOS BSI CMOS
Sensor size 1/2.8 1/3
Pixel size 0.8 μm 1 μm
Autofocus Phase autofocus No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 60 fps 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 b/g/n/ac/ax) Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display		 - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
Bluetooth version 5.1 4.2
Bluetooth features LE, A2DP LE, A2DP
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
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port Yes No
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *YesNo
Hybrid SlotYesYes
2G BandsGSM 2/3/5/8GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (Dual SIM model only)
3G BandsWCDMA 1/2/4/5/6/8/19HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B6/B7/B8/B9/B17/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B32)LTE (B1/B3/B7/B8/B20)
LTE category214
5G SupportYesn/a

Sound

Speakers Mono Mono
3.5 mm Jack No Yes
FM Radio No Yes
Dolby Atmos Yes No
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Huawei P40
79.6 dB
Huawei Honor 9X
78 dB

Other

Class Flagship Mid-range
Announced March, 2020 yr July, 2019 yr
Release Date March, 2020 yr September, 2019 yr
Launch Price ($) 680 n/a
Sensors - Hall Sensor
- Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Face Sensor
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Huawei P40 the clear winner in this comparison.

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