Home Phone comparison Xiaomi 14T and Huawei Honor 9X - Which is better?

Xiaomi 14T vs Huawei Honor 9X

78 out 100
Xiaomi 14T
VS
38 out 100
Huawei Honor 9X
Xiaomi 14T
Huawei Honor 9X

Compared 2 smartphones : Xiaomi 14T Manufactured in September, 2024, with display 6.67 with chipsetMediaTek Dimensity 8300 Ultra, 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 Xiaomi 14T
  • Larger display: 6.67in
  • Higher pixel density: 446ppi
  • Higher refresh rate: 144Hz
  • Lighter design: 195g vs 196.8g
  • Higher battery capacity: 5000mAh vs 4000mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 4.2
  • Supports Dolby Atmos
  • Infrared port
  • Built-in eSIM
Reasons to choose Huawei Honor 9X

    Versions

    Available versions and configurations
    Memory Options - 12/256 GB
    - 12/512 GB
    - 16/512 GB    		 - 4/64 GB
    - 4/128 GB
    - 6/128 GB

    Review

    Key Specs Xiaomi 14T 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
    NanoReview Score
    Overall score by NanoReview
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    Tests & specs

    Specs & test comparison
    Smartphones:
    Xiaomi 14T
    vs
    Huawei Honor 9X

    Display

    Display quality comparison
    Type AMOLED IPS LCD
    Size 6.67 in 6.59 in
    Resolution 1220x2712 pixels 1080x2340 pixels
    Aspect ratio 20:9 19.5:9
    Pixel density 446 ppi 391 ppi
    Refresh rate 144 Hz 60 Hz
    Adaptive refresh rate Yes (30-144 Hz) No
    Max brightness 1600 nits 460 nits
    HDR support Yes Dolby Vision No
    Touch Sampling Rate 480 Hz n/a
    Screen-to-body ratio 89.1 % 84.3 %
    Features - DCI-P3
    - Always-On Display
    - DC dimming    		 n/a
    Display test
    Peak brightness (auto)
    Xiaomi 14T
    1349 nits
    Huawei Honor 9X
    481 nits
    sRGB gamut99.6 %99 %
    PWM (Flicker)120 Hzn/a
    Response time1 ms29 ms
    Contrast∞ Infinite969:1
    Sources: NotebookCheck [Xiaomi 14T], [Huawei Honor 9X]

    Design & Build

    Design and ergonomics comparison
    Height 160.5 mm (6.32 in) 163.5 mm (6.44 in)
    Width 75.1 mm (2.96 in) 77.3 mm (3.04 in)
    Thickness 7.8 mm (0.31 in) 8.8 mm (0.35 in)
    Weight 195 g (6.88 oz) 196.8 g (6.94 oz)
    Water resistance IP68 No
    Cooling system Vapor chamber n/a
    Back panel Glass Plastic
    Frame Plastic Plastic
    Colors - Black
    - Gray
    - Blue
    - Green    		 - Black
    - Blue
    - Green
    Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes rear
    Screen-to-body ratio
    Xiaomi 14T
    89.1 %
    Huawei Honor 9X
    84.3 %

    Performance

    Testing Xiaomi 14T and Huawei Honor 9X In benchmarks
    Processor
    Chipset MediaTek Dimensity 8300 Ultra HiSilicon Kirin 710F
    Max Frequency 3350 MHz 2200 MHz
    CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (4 + 4)
    Architecture - 4/2.2 (Cortex-A510)
    - 3/3.2 (Cortex-A715)
    - 1/3.35 (Cortex-A715)    		 - 4/1.7 (Cortex-A53)
    - 4/2.2 (Cortex-A73)
    Process TSMC TSMC
    Transistor Size 4 nm 12 nm
    Neural Processor MediaTek APU 780 No
    Graphics Mali-G615 MP6 Mali-G51 MP4
    GPU Cores 768 64
    GPU Frequency 1400 MHz 650 MHz
    FLOPS 2150.4 GFLOPS 128 GFLOPS
    GeekBench v6
    Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
    Xiaomi 14T
    1402
    Huawei Honor 9X
    512
    Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
    Xiaomi 14T
    4410
    Huawei Honor 9X
    1555
    Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)1402512
    Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)44101555
    AnTuTu 10
    AnTuTu 10
    Xiaomi 14T
    1351392
    Huawei Honor 9X
    248602
    CPU27815089924
    GPU52672634025
    Memory30954959171
    UX23696765482
    NanoReview Score1351392248602
    3DMark Wild Life
    3DMark Wild Life
    Xiaomi 14T
    n/a
    Huawei Honor 9X
    559
    Max Surface Temp.n/a43.9 °C
    Stabilityn/a99 %
    Graphics Testn/a3 fps
    Graphics Scoren/a559
    Sources: 3DMark [Huawei Honor 9X]
    PCMark 3.0
    PCMark 3.0
    Xiaomi 14T
    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 - 12 GB
    - 16 GB    		 - 4 GB
    - 6 GB
    Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR4X
    Memory Frequency n/a 1866 MHz
    Channels 4 2
    Storage
    Storage Capacity- 256 GB
    - 512 GB    		128 GB
    Storage TypeUFS 4.0eMMC 5.1
    Memory CardNoMicroSD

    Software

    OS Android 14 (Upgradeable to Android 15) Android 9.0 (Upgradeable to Android 11)
    OS Size 22 GB 15.4 GB
    UI Skin HyperOS 2.0 EMUI 12

    Battery

    Volume 5000 mAh 4000 mAh
    Max Charging Power 67 W 10 W
    Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
    Removable No No
    Wireless Charging No No
    Reverse Charging n/a No
    Fast Charging Yes (72% in 30 min) No
    Full Charge Time 0:49 h 2:25 h
    Battery Life Test
    Battery Life
    Xiaomi 14T
    21:55
    Huawei Honor 9X
    19:04
    Web Browsing10:03 h07:29 h
    Video Playback13:20 h10:29 h
    Games05:09 h04:36 h
    Standby Mode95 h98 h

    Main camera

    Matrix 50 MP 48 MP
    Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 8000x6000 pixels
    Zoom Optical, 2x Digital
    Flash 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 (1080p) 120 fps (720p)
    Wide-angle lens 120 ° n/a
    Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
    Telephoto: 50 MP
    Ultra-wide: 12 MP    		 Standard: 48 MP
    Depth: 2 MP
    Features - Bokeh effect
    - Pro mode
    - RAW support    		 - Bokeh effect
    - Pro mode
    Main lens
    Matrix50 MP48 MP
    Aperturef/1.7f/1.8
    Focal length23 mm27 mm
    SensorSony IMX906Sony IMX582
    Sensor size1/1.561/2
    Pixel size1 μm0.8 μm
    AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus
    StabilizationOpticalDigital
    Telephoto
    Matrix50 MPn/a
    Aperturef/1.9n/a
    Focal length50 mmn/a
    SensorSamsung S5KJN1n/a
    Sensor size1/2.76n/a
    Pixel size0.64 μmn/a
    StabilizationDigitaln/a
    Ultra-wide lens
    Matrix12 MPn/a
    Aperturef/2.2n/a
    Focal length15 mmn/a
    SensorOmnivision OV13B10n/a
    Sensor size1/3.06n/a
    Pixel size1.12 μmn/a
    StabilizationDigitaln/a
    Main camera DxOMark results
    Photo quality
    Xiaomi 14T
    130
    Huawei Honor 9X
    n/a
    Video quality
    Xiaomi 14T
    133
    Huawei Honor 9X
    n/a
    Overall camera score
    Xiaomi 14T
    134
    Huawei Honor 9X
    n/a
    Bokeh55n/a
    Preview68n/a
    Zoom140n/a
    Sources: DxOMark [Xiaomi 14T]

    Front camera

    Matrix 32 MP 16 MP
    Photo resolution 6560x4928 pixels 4608x3456 pixels
    Aperture f/2.0 f/2.2
    Focal length 25 mm 26 mm
    Sensor n/a BSI CMOS
    Sensor size 1/3.44 1/3
    Pixel size n/a 1 μm
    Autofocus No No
    Stabilization Digital Digital
    Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 30 fps 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps
    TOF 3D sensor No No

    Connectivity

    Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 6E (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 MiMO
    - Wi-Fi Direct
    - Wi-Fi Hotspot
    - Wi-Fi Display    		 - Dual Band
    - Wi-Fi Direct
    - Wi-Fi Hotspot
    Bluetooth version 5.4 4.2
    Bluetooth features LE LE, A2DP
    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 No n/a
    GPS - GPS
    - GLONASS
    - Beidou
    - Galileo
    - QZSS    		 - 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 SlotNoYes
    2G BandsGSM B2/3/5/8GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (Dual SIM model only)
    3G BandsUMTS B1/2/4/5/6/8/19HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
    LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B32/B38/B40/B41/B42/B48/B66)LTE (B1/B3/B7/B8/B20)
    LTE categoryn/a4
    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
    Xiaomi 14T
    91.4 dB
    Huawei Honor 9X
    78 dB

    Other

    Class Mid-range Mid-range
    Announced September, 2024 yr July, 2019 yr
    Release Date September, 2024 yr September, 2019 yr
    Launch Price ($) 549 n/a
    Sensors - Proximity Sensor
    - Gyroscope
    - Accelerometer
    - Ambient Light Sensor
    - Compass
    - Fingerprint sensor    		 - Proximity Sensor
    - Gyroscope
    - Accelerometer
    - Ambient Light Sensor
    - Compass
    - Fingerprint sensor
    Charger Included No n/a

    Note

    Xiaomi 14T:

    The eco-leather version is thicker at 7.95 but lighter, weighing 193 grams.

    * Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

    Results

    After analyzing the data, we consider Xiaomi 14T the clear winner in this comparison.

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