Honor Play4 Pro vs Honor 9X Pro

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PHONES
Phone Names	Honor Play4 Pro	Honor 9X Pro

Network
2G bands	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100
4G bands	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 26, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41	1, 3, 7, 8, 20, 38, 40, 41 - International
5G bands	1, 3, 41, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA	-
Speed	HSPA, LTE, 5G	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (2CA) Cat12 600/50 Mbps
Technology	GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE / 5G	GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE
	CDMA 800 & TD-SCDMA	1, 3, 5, 8, 38, 39, 40, 41 - China

Launch
Announced	2020, June 03. Released 2020, June 10	2019, July 23. Released 2019, August 09
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued

Body
Build	-	Glass front, glass back, aluminum frame
Dimensions	162.7 x 75.8 x 8.9 mm (6.41 x 2.98 x 0.35 in)	163.5 x 77.3 x 8.8 mm (6.44 x 3.04 x 0.35 in)
SIM	Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM	Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
Weight	213 g (7.51 oz)	202 g (7.13 oz)

Display
Resolution	1080 x 2400 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~401 ppi density)	1080 x 2340 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~391 ppi density)
Size	6.57 inches, 104.2 cm2 (~84.5% screen-to-body ratio)	6.59 inches, 106.6 cm2 (~84.3% screen-to-body ratio)
Type	IPS LCD	IPS LCD

Platform
CPU	Octa-core (2x2.86 GHz Cortex-A76 & 2x2.09 GHz Cortex-A76 & 4x1.86 GHz Cortex-A55)	Octa-core (2x2.27 GHz Cortex-A76 & 6x1.88 GHz Cortex-A55)
Chipset	Kirin 990 (7 nm)	Kirin 810 (7 nm)
GPU	Mali-G76 MP16	Mali-G52 MP6
OS	Android 10, Magic UI 3.1, no Google Play Services	Android 9.0 (Pie), upgradable to Android 10, EMUI 9.1, no Google Play Services

Memory
Card slot	No	microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)
Internal	128GB 8GB RAM	128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 6GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM

Main Camera
Dual	40 MP, f/1.8, 27mm (wide), 1/1.7", PDAF 8 MP, f/2.4, 80mm (telephoto), PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom	-
Features	Laser AF, LED flash, HDR, panorama	LED flash, HDR, panorama
Triple	-	48 MP, f/1.8, (wide), 1/2.0", 0.8µm, PDAF 8 MP, f/2.4, 120˚ (ultrawide) Auxiliary lens
Video	4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps, 1080p@960fps, OIS, gyro-EIS	1080p@30fps, gyro-EIS

Selfie camera
Dual	32 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide), 1/2.8", 0.8µm 8 MP, (ultrawide)	-
Features	Panorama	-
Single	-	Motorized pop-up 16 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/3.06", 1.0µm
Video	4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps, gyro-EIS	1080p@60fps

Sound
3.5mm jack	No	Yes
35mm jack	No	Yes
Loudspeaker	Yes	Yes

Comms
Bluetooth	5.1, A2DP, LE	4.2, A2DP, LE (International)5.0, A2DP, LE (China)
NFC	Yes	No
Positioning	GPS, BDS	GPS, GLONASS, BDS
Radio	No	FM radio
USB	USB Type-C 2.0, OTG	USB Type-C 2.0
WLAN	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct

Features
Sensors	Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass	Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass

Battery
Charging	40W wired, 70% in 30 min Reverse wired	10W wired
Type	Li-Po 4200 mAh	Li-Po 4000 mAh, non-removable

Misc
Colors	Black, Blue, Light Blue	Midnight Black, Phantom Purple
Models	OXP-AN00	HLK-AL10, HLK-TL10, HLK-L41, HLK-L42
Price	About 360 EUR	About 230 EUR

Tests
Battery life	-	Endurance rating 104h
Camera	-	Photo / Video
Display	-	Contrast ratio: 1319:1 (nominal)
Loudspeaker	-	-31.1 LUFS (Below average)
Performance	-	AnTuTu: 312668 (v8) GeekBench: 7836 (v4.4), 1911 (v5.1) GFXBench: 18fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)

OUR TESTS
Battery (old)	-	Endurance rating 104h
Camera	-	Photo / Video
Display	-	1319:1 contrast ratio, 517 nits max brightness (measured)
Loudspeaker	-	-31.1 LUFS (Below average)
Performance	-	AnTuTu: 312668 (v8) GeekBench: 7836 (v4.4), 1911 (v5.1) GFXBench: 18fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)