Home Phone comparison Xiaomi Poco F5 and Huawei Honor 9X - Which is better?

Xiaomi Poco F5 vs Huawei Honor 9X

67 out 100
Xiaomi Poco F5
VS
38 out 100
Huawei Honor 9X
Xiaomi Poco F5
Huawei Honor 9X

Compared 2 smartphones : Xiaomi Poco F5 Manufactured in May, 2023, with display 6.67 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 7 Plus Gen 2, 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 Poco F5
  • Larger display: 6.67in
  • Higher pixel density: 395ppi
  • Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
  • Lighter design: 181g vs 196.8g
  • Higher battery capacity: 5000mAh vs 4000mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.3 vs 4.2
  • Supports Dolby Atmos
  • Infrared port
  • Includes charger
Reasons to choose Huawei Honor 9X

    Versions

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

    Review

    Key Specs Xiaomi Poco F5 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 Poco F5
    vs
    Huawei Honor 9X

    Display

    Display quality comparison
    Type AMOLED IPS LCD
    Size 6.67 in 6.59 in
    Resolution 1080x2400 pixels 1080x2340 pixels
    Aspect ratio 20:9 19.5:9
    Pixel density 395 ppi 391 ppi
    Refresh rate 120 Hz 60 Hz
    Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-120 Hz) No
    Max brightness 500 nits 460 nits
    HDR support Yes Dolby Vision No
    Touch Sampling Rate 240 Hz n/a
    Screen-to-body ratio 88.9 % 84.3 %
    Features - DCI-P3
    - Always-On Display
    - DC dimming    		 n/a
    Display test
    Peak brightness (auto)
    Xiaomi Poco F5
    961 nits
    Huawei Honor 9X
    481 nits
    sRGB gamut99.4 %99 %
    PWM (Flicker)120 Hzn/a
    Response time1 ms29 ms
    Contrast∞ Infinite969:1
    Sources: NotebookCheck [Xiaomi Poco F5], [Huawei Honor 9X]

    Design & Build

    Design and ergonomics comparison
    Height 161.11 mm (6.34 in) 163.5 mm (6.44 in)
    Width 74.95 mm (2.95 in) 77.3 mm (3.04 in)
    Thickness 7.9 mm (0.31 in) 8.8 mm (0.35 in)
    Weight 181 g (6.38 oz) 196.8 g (6.94 oz)
    Water resistance IP53 No
    Cooling system Vapor chamber n/a
    Back panel Plastic Plastic
    Frame Plastic Plastic
    Colors - White
    - Black
    - Blue    		 - Black
    - Blue
    - Green
    Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Button Yes rear
    Screen-to-body ratio
    Xiaomi Poco F5
    88.9 %
    Huawei Honor 9X
    84.3 %

    Performance

    Testing Xiaomi Poco F5 and Huawei Honor 9X In benchmarks
    Processor
    Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Plus Gen 2 HiSilicon Kirin 710F
    Max Frequency 2910 MHz 2200 MHz
    CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (4 + 4)
    Architecture - 4/1.8 (Cortex-A510)
    - 3/2.49 (Cortex-A710)
    - 1/2.91 (Cortex-X2)    		 - 4/1.7 (Cortex-A53)
    - 4/2.2 (Cortex-A73)
    Process TSMC TSMC
    Transistor Size 4 nm 12 nm
    Neural Processor Yes No
    Graphics Adreno 725 Mali-G51 MP4
    GPU Cores 1024 64
    GPU Frequency 580 MHz 650 MHz
    FLOPS 1187.8 GFLOPS 128 GFLOPS
    GeekBench v6
    Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
    Xiaomi Poco F5
    1678
    Huawei Honor 9X
    512
    Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
    Xiaomi Poco F5
    4312
    Huawei Honor 9X
    1555
    Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)1678512
    Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)43121555
    Geekbench Compute (GPU)5510n/a
    Sources: Geekbench v6 [Xiaomi Poco F5]
    AnTuTu 10
    AnTuTu 10
    Xiaomi Poco F5
    1122877
    Huawei Honor 9X
    248602
    CPU34776189924
    GPU34233134025
    Memory19308359171
    UX23970265482
    NanoReview Score1122877248602
    3DMark Wild Life
    3DMark Wild Life
    Xiaomi Poco F5
    7530
    Huawei Honor 9X
    559
    Max Surface Temp.48.7 °C43.9 °C
    Stability84 %99 %
    Graphics Test45 fps3 fps
    Graphics Score7530559
    Sources: 3DMark [Xiaomi Poco F5], [Huawei Honor 9X]
    PCMark 3.0
    PCMark 3.0
    Xiaomi Poco F5
    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
    - 12 GB    		 - 4 GB
    - 6 GB
    Memory Type LPDDR5 LPDDR4X
    Memory Frequency 3200 MHz 1866 MHz
    Channels 4 2
    Storage
    Storage Capacity256 GB128 GB
    Storage TypeUFS 3.1eMMC 5.1
    Memory CardNoMicroSD

    Software

    OS Android 13 (Upgradeable to Android 15) Android 9.0 (Upgradeable to Android 11)
    OS Size 32 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 No No
    Fast Charging Yes (83% in 30 min) No
    Full Charge Time 0:47 h 2:25 h
    Battery Life Test
    Battery Life
    Xiaomi Poco F5
    21:08
    Huawei Honor 9X
    19:04
    Web Browsing09:04 h07:29 h
    Video Playback12:47 h10:29 h
    Games05:49 h04:36 h
    Standby Mode95 h98 h

    Main camera

    Matrix 64 MP 48 MP
    Photo resolution 9248x6936 pixels 8000x6000 pixels
    Zoom Digital Digital
    Flash Dual LED LED
    Stabilization Optical Digital
    8K Recording No No
    4K Recording Yes (Up to 30 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 119 ° n/a
    Lenses count Standard: 64 MP
    Ultra-wide: 8 MP
    Macro: 2 MP    		 Standard: 48 MP
    Depth: 2 MP
    Features - Bokeh effect
    - Pro mode    		 - Bokeh effect
    - Pro mode
    Main lens
    Matrix64 MP48 MP
    Aperturef/1.8f/1.8
    Focal lengthn/a27 mm
    SensorOmniVision OV64B40Sony IMX582
    Sensor size1/21/2
    Pixel size0.7 μm0.8 μm
    AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus
    StabilizationOpticalDigital
    Ultra-wide lens
    Matrix8 MPn/a
    Aperturef/2.2n/a
    SensorSony IMX355n/a
    Sensor size1/4n/a
    Pixel size1.12 μmn/a
    StabilizationDigitaln/a

    Front camera

    Matrix 16 MP 16 MP
    Photo resolution 4608x3456 pixels 4608x3456 pixels
    Aperture f/2.5 f/2.2
    Focal length n/a 26 mm
    Sensor Samsung S5K3P9 BSI CMOS
    Sensor size 1/3.1 1/3
    Pixel size 1.12 μm 1 μm
    Autofocus Phase autofocus No
    Stabilization Digital Digital
    Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 60 fps 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps
    TOF 3D sensor No No

    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 MiMO
    - Wi-Fi Direct
    - Wi-Fi Hotspot
    - Wi-Fi Display    		 - Dual Band
    - Wi-Fi Direct
    - Wi-Fi Hotspot
    Bluetooth version 5.3 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
    GPS - GPS
    - GLONASS
    - Beidou
    - Galileo
    - QZSS    		 - GPS
    - GLONASS
    - Beidou
    - Galileo
    NFC* Varies by region Yes
    Infrared Port Yes No
    Connectivity
    SIM Count*22
    SIM TypeNanoNano
    SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
    eSIM Support *NoNo
    Hybrid SlotNoYes
    2G BandsGSM 850/900/1800/1900MHzGSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (Dual SIM model only)
    3G BandsWCDMA B1/2/4/5/8HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
    LTE Bands*LTE (B/B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B20/B28/B38/B40/B41/B66)LTE (B1/B3/B7/B8/B20)
    LTE category204
    5G SupportYesn/a

    Sound

    Speakers Stereo Mono
    3.5 mm Jack Yes Yes
    FM Radio No Yes
    Dolby Atmos Yes No
    Speaker Test
    Max Volume
    Xiaomi Poco F5
    90.6 dB
    Huawei Honor 9X
    78 dB

    Other

    Class Mid-range Mid-range
    Announced May, 2023 yr July, 2019 yr
    Release Date May, 2023 yr September, 2019 yr
    Launch Price ($) 379 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 Yes 67 W n/a
    * Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

    Results

    After analyzing the data, we consider Xiaomi Poco F5 the clear winner in this comparison.

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