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OnePlus 8 Pro vs Huawei Honor 9X

62 out 100
OnePlus 8 Pro
VS
38 out 100
Huawei Honor 9X
OnePlus 8 Pro
Huawei Honor 9X

Compared 2 smartphones : OnePlus 8 Pro Manufactured in April, 2020, with display 6.78 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 865, 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 OnePlus 8 Pro
  • Larger display: 6.78in
  • Higher pixel density: 513ppi
  • Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
  • Higher battery capacity: 4510mAh vs 4000mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.1 vs 4.2
  • Supports newer USB: 3.1 vs 2
  • Supports DisplayPort
  • Supports Dolby Atmos
Reasons to choose Huawei Honor 9X
  • Lighter design: 196.8g vs 199g

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 8/128 GB
- 12/256 GB		 - 4/64 GB
- 4/128 GB
- 6/128 GB

Review

Key Specs OnePlus 8 Pro 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:
OnePlus 8 Pro
vs
Huawei Honor 9X

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED IPS LCD
Size 6.78 in 6.59 in
Resolution 1440x3168 pixels 1080x2340 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 513 ppi 391 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
Max brightness 1300 nits 460 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ No
Touch Sampling Rate 240 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 91.8 % 84.3 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 n/a
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
OnePlus 8 Pro
882 nits
Huawei Honor 9X
481 nits
sRGB gamut99.9 %99 %
PWM (Flicker)258 Hzn/a
Response time7.5 ms29 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite969:1
Sources: NotebookCheck [OnePlus 8 Pro], [Huawei Honor 9X]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 165.3 mm (6.51 in) 163.5 mm (6.44 in)
Width 74.4 mm (2.93 in) 77.3 mm (3.04 in)
Thickness 8.5 mm (0.33 in) 8.8 mm (0.35 in)
Weight 199 g (7.02 oz) 196.8 g (6.94 oz)
Water resistance IP68 No
Back panel Glass Plastic
Frame Metal Plastic
Colors - Black
- Blue
- Green		 - Black
- Blue
- Green
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes rear
Screen-to-body ratio
OnePlus 8 Pro
91.8 %
Huawei Honor 9X
84.3 %

Performance

Testing OnePlus 8 Pro and Huawei Honor 9X In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 HiSilicon Kirin 710F
Max Frequency 2840 MHz 2200 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (4 + 4)
Architecture - 4/1.8 (Kryo 585 Silver (Cortex-A55))
- 3/2.42 (Kryo 585 Gold (Cortex-A77))
- 1/2.84 (Kryo 585 Prime (Cortex-A77))		 - 4/1.7 (Cortex-A53)
- 4/2.2 (Cortex-A73)
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 7 nm 12 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon 698 No
Graphics Adreno 650 Mali-G51 MP4
GPU Cores 768 64
GPU Frequency 587 MHz 650 MHz
FLOPS 1202.1 GFLOPS 128 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
OnePlus 8 Pro
1258
Huawei Honor 9X
512
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
OnePlus 8 Pro
3476
Huawei Honor 9X
1555
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)1258512
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)34761555
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
OnePlus 8 Pro
758854
Huawei Honor 9X
248602
CPU23609389924
GPU19427234025
Memory14900159171
UX17948865482
NanoReview Score758854248602
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
OnePlus 8 Pro
3839
Huawei Honor 9X
559
Max Surface Temp.50.2 °C43.9 °C
Stability99 %99 %
Graphics Test22 fps3 fps
Graphics Score3839559
Sources: 3DMark [OnePlus 8 Pro], [Huawei Honor 9X]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
OnePlus 8 Pro
11994
Huawei Honor 9X
6430
Writing score148136877
Web score98335821
Video editing58424885
Data manipulation95175361
NanoReview Score119946430

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 8 GB
- 12 GB		 - 4 GB
- 6 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5 LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency 2750 MHz 1866 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage Capacity- 128 GB
- 256 GB		128 GB
Storage TypeUFS 3.0eMMC 5.1
Memory CardNoMicroSD

Software

OS Android 10.0 (Upgradeable to Android 13) Android 9.0 (Upgradeable to Android 11)
OS Size 20 GB 15.4 GB
UI Skin OxygenOS 13 EMUI 12

Battery

Volume 4510 mAh 4000 mAh
Max Charging Power 30 W 10 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (30 W) No
Reverse Charging Yes (Wireless) No
Fast Charging Yes (50% in 23 min) No
Full Charge Time 0:55 h 2:25 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
OnePlus 8 Pro
20:36
Huawei Honor 9X
19:04
Web Browsing08:01 h07:29 h
Video Playback12:03 h10:29 h
Games04:57 h04:36 h
Standby Mode103 h98 h

Main camera

Matrix 48 MP 48 MP
Photo resolution 8000x6000 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 240 fps (1080p) 120 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens 120 ° n/a
Lenses count Standard: 48 MP
Telephoto: 8 MP
Ultra-wide: 48 MP
Depth: 5 MP		 Standard: 48 MP
Depth: 2 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix48 MP48 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/1.8
Focal length25 mm27 mm
SensorSony IMX689Sony IMX582
Sensor size1/1.431/2
Pixel size1.12 μm0.8 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalDigital
Telephoto
Matrix8 MPn/a
Aperturef/2.4n/a
Pixel size1 μmn/a
StabilizationOpticaln/a
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix48 MPn/a
Aperturef/2.2n/a
Focal length13 mmn/a
SensorSony IMX586n/a
Sensor size1/2.25n/a
Pixel size0.8 μmn/a
StabilizationDigitaln/a
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
OnePlus 8 Pro
113
Huawei Honor 9X
n/a
Video quality
OnePlus 8 Pro
109
Huawei Honor 9X
n/a
Overall camera score
OnePlus 8 Pro
113
Huawei Honor 9X
n/a
Bokeh60n/a
Preview53n/a
Zoom107n/a
Sources: DxOMark [OnePlus 8 Pro]

Front camera

Matrix 16 MP 16 MP
Photo resolution 4920x3264 pixels 4608x3456 pixels
Aperture f/2.5 f/2.2
Focal length n/a 26 mm
Sensor Sony IMX471 BSI CMOS
Sensor size 1/3.06 1/3
Pixel size 1 μm 1 μm
Autofocus Phase autofocus 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
OnePlus 8 Pro
121
Huawei Honor 9X
n/a
Video quality
OnePlus 8 Pro
127
Huawei Honor 9X
n/a

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/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
DisplayPort Yes n/a
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- NAVIC
- SBAS		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port No No
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *NoNo
Hybrid SlotNoYes
2G BandsGSM850, GSM900, GSM1800, GSM1900GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (Dual SIM model only)
3G BandsWCDMA B1, B2, B4、B5, B8, B9, B19HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
LTE Bands*LTE (B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B32/B66)LTE (B1/B3/B7/B8/B20)
LTE category204
5G SupportYesn/a

Sound

Speakers Stereo Mono
3.5 mm Jack No Yes
FM Radio No Yes
Dolby Atmos Yes No
Speaker Test
Max Volume
OnePlus 8 Pro
84.4 dB
Huawei Honor 9X
78 dB

Other

Class Flagship Mid-range
Announced April, 2020 yr July, 2019 yr
Release Date April, 2020 yr September, 2019 yr
Launch Price ($) 899 n/a
Sensors - Hall Sensor
- Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- 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 OnePlus 8 Pro the clear winner in this comparison.

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