Home Phone comparison Xiaomi Mi 9 and Honor 400 Pro - Which is better?

Xiaomi Mi 9 vs Honor 400 Pro

50 out 100
Xiaomi Mi 9
VS
84 out 100
Honor 400 Pro
Xiaomi Mi 9
Honor 400 Pro

Compared 2 smartphones : Xiaomi Mi 9 Manufactured in April, 2019, with display 6.39 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 855, vs Honor 400 Pro, Manufactured in May, 2025 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3. 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 Mi 9
  • Lighter design: 173g vs 205g
Reasons to choose Honor 400 Pro
  • Larger display: 6.7in
  • Higher pixel density: 460ppi
  • Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
  • Higher battery capacity: 6000mAh vs 3300mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 5
  • Built-in eSIM
  • Includes charger

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 6/64 GB
- 6/128 GB
- 8/64 GB
- 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB		 - 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB

Review

Key Specs Xiaomi Mi 9 and Honor 400 Pro
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 Mi 9
vs
Honor 400 Pro

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.39 in 6.7 in
Resolution 1080x2340 pixels 1280x2800 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 403 ppi 460 ppi
Refresh rate 60 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No Yes
Max brightness 600 nits n/a
HDR support Yes HDR10 n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 85.3 % 90 %
Features - Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Xiaomi Mi 9
619 nits
Honor 400 Pro
n/a
sRGB gamut95.4 %n/a
PWM (Flicker)245 Hzn/a
Response time4.2 msn/a
Contrast∞ Infiniten/a
Sources: NotebookCheck [Xiaomi Mi 9]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 157.5 mm (6.2 in) 160.8 mm (6.33 in)
Width 74.6 mm (2.94 in) 76.1 mm (3 in)
Thickness 7.6 mm (0.3 in) 8.1 mm (0.32 in)
Weight 173 g (6.1 oz) 205 g (7.23 oz)
Water resistance No n/a
Cooling system n/a Vapor chamber
Back panel Glass n/a
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - Black
- Blue
- Purple		 - Black
- Gray
- Blue
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Xiaomi Mi 9
85.3 %
Honor 400 Pro
90 %

Performance

Testing Xiaomi Mi 9 and Honor 400 Pro In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
Max Frequency 2840 MHz 3000 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2)
Architecture - 4/1.8 (Cortex-A55 (Kryo 485 Silver))
- 3/2.42 (Cortex-A76 (Kryo 485 Gold))
- 1/2.84 (Cortex-A76 (Kryo 485 Gold))		 - 2/2.27 (Cortex-A520)
- 2/2.96 (Cortex-A720)
- 3/3.15 (Cortex-A720)
- 1/3.3 (Cortex-X4)
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 7 nm 4 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon 690 Hexagon
Graphics Adreno 640 Adreno 750
GPU Cores 768 1536
GPU Frequency 585 MHz n/a
FLOPS 898.5 GFLOPS 2774 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Xiaomi Mi 9
898
Honor 400 Pro
2110
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Xiaomi Mi 9
2206
Honor 400 Pro
6408
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)8982110
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)22066408
Geekbench Compute (GPU)n/a14352
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Honor 400 Pro]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Xiaomi Mi 9
651041
Honor 400 Pro
1939360
CPU209300468854
GPU191747775461
Memory113809370578
UX136185324467
NanoReview Score6510411939360
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Xiaomi Mi 9
3100
Honor 400 Pro
n/a
Max Surface Temp.35.6 °Cn/a
Stability91 %n/a
Graphics Test18 fpsn/a
Graphics Score3100n/a
Sources: 3DMark [Xiaomi Mi 9]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Xiaomi Mi 9
10649
Honor 400 Pro
n/a
Writing score14618n/a
Web score7084n/a
Video editing6715n/a
Data manipulation7931n/a
NanoReview Score10649n/a

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 6 GB 12 GB
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR5X
Memory Frequency 2133 MHz 4800 MHz
Channels 2 4
Storage
Storage Capacity128 GB256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 2.1UFS 4.0
Memory CardNon/a

Software

OS Android 9.0 (Upgradeable to Android 11) Android 15
OS Size 13.5 GB n/a
UI Skin MIUI 12.5 MagicOS 9

Battery

Volume 3300 mAh 6000 mAh
Max Charging Power 27 W 100 W
Battery Type Li-Po Silicon Carbon
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (20 W) Yes (50 W)
Reverse Charging No n/a
Fast Charging Yes Quick Charge 4 (50% in 30 min) Yes (51% in 15 min)
Full Charge Time 1:30 h 0:45 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Xiaomi Mi 9
17:14
Honor 400 Pro
n/a
Web Browsing06:08 hn/a
Video Playback11:37 hn/a
Games04:07 hn/a
Standby Mode83 hn/a

Main camera

Matrix 48 MP 200 MP
Photo resolution 8000x6000 pixels n/a
Zoom Optical, 2x Optical, 3x
Flash Dual LED Dual LED
Stabilization Digital Optical
8K Recording No n/a
4K Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 30 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 960 fps (1080p) n/a
Wide-angle lens 117 ° 112 °
Lenses count Standard: 48 MP
Telephoto: 12 MP
Ultra-wide: 16 MP		 Standard: 200 MP
Telephoto: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP
Depth: 2 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix48 MP200 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/1.9
Focal length27 mmn/a
SensorSony IMX586Samsung ISOCELL HP3
Sensor size1/21/1.4
Pixel size0.8 μm0.56 μm
AutofocusLaser autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationDigitalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix12 MP50 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.4
Focal length54 mmn/a
SensorSamsung S5K3M5n/a
Sensor size1/3.61/2
Pixel size1 μm0.8 μm
StabilizationDigitalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix16 MP12 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal length13 mmn/a
SensorSony IMX481n/a
Sensor size1/3.0n/a
Pixel size1 μmn/a
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Xiaomi Mi 9
112
Honor 400 Pro
n/a
Video quality
Xiaomi Mi 9
99
Honor 400 Pro
n/a
Overall camera score
Xiaomi Mi 9
107
Honor 400 Pro
n/a
Sources: DxOMark [Xiaomi Mi 9]

Front camera

Matrix 20 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 5184x3880 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.1
Focal length 18 mm n/a
Sensor CMOS n/a
Sensor size 1/3 n/a
Pixel size 0.9 μm 0.64 μm
Autofocus No Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps 2160p (4K) at 30 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be)
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 5.4
Bluetooth features LE, A2DP LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- USB-Host mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
DisplayPort n/a No
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Galileo
- QZSS
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port Yes Yes
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *NoYes
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 (B800/B900/B1800/B2100/B2300/B2500/B2600)
LTE category20n/a
5G SupportNoYes

Sound

Speakers Mono n/a
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos No n/a
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Xiaomi Mi 9
87.1 dB
Honor 400 Pro
n/a

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced February, 2019 yr May, 2025 yr
Release Date April, 2019 yr May, 2025 yr
Launch Price ($) 460 n/a
MSRP ($) n/a 799
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 100 W
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Honor 400 Pro the clear winner in this comparison.

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