Honor X9a vs Honor 9X Pro

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PHONES
Phone Names	Honor X9a	Honor 9X Pro

Network
2G bands	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100
4G bands	LTE	1, 3, 7, 8, 20, 38, 40, 41 - International
5G bands	SA/NSA	-
Speed	HSPA, LTE, 5G	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (2CA) Cat12 600/50 Mbps
Technology	GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G	GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE
	-	1, 3, 5, 8, 38, 39, 40, 41 - China

Launch
Announced	2023, January 04	2019, July 23. Released 2019, August 09
Status	Available. Released 2023, January 06	Discontinued

Body
Build	-	Glass front, glass back, aluminum frame
Dimensions	161.6 x 73.9 x 7.9 mm (6.36 x 2.91 x 0.31 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	175 g (6.17 oz)	202 g (7.13 oz)

Display
Resolution	1080 x 2400 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~395 ppi density)	1080 x 2340 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~391 ppi density)
Size	6.67 inches, 107.4 cm2 (~89.9% screen-to-body ratio)	6.59 inches, 106.6 cm2 (~84.3% screen-to-body ratio)
Type	AMOLED, 1B colors, 120Hz, 800 nits (HBM)	IPS LCD

Platform
CPU	Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Kryo 660 Gold & 6x1.7 GHz Kryo 660 Silver)	Octa-core (2x2.27 GHz Cortex-A76 & 6x1.88 GHz Cortex-A55)
Chipset	Qualcomm SM6375 Snapdragon 695 5G (6 nm)	Kirin 810 (7 nm)
GPU	Adreno 619	Mali-G52 MP6
OS	Android 12, upgradable to Android 13, MagicOS 7	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 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM	128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 6GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM

Main Camera
Dual	64 MP, f/1.8, (wide), PDAF 5 MP, f/2.2, (ultrawide) 2 MP (macro)	-
Features	LED flash, panorama, HDR	LED flash, HDR, panorama
Single	16 MP, f/2.5, (wide)	-
Triple	-	48 MP, f/1.8, (wide), 1/2.0", 0.8µm, PDAF 8 MP, f/2.4, 120˚ (ultrawide) Auxiliary lens
Video	1080p@30fps	1080p@30fps, gyro-EIS

Selfie camera
Single	16 MP, f/2.5, (wide)	Motorized pop-up 16 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/3.06", 1.0µm
Video	1080p@30fps	1080p@60fps

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

Comms
Bluetooth	5.1, A2DP, LE, aptX HD	4.2, A2DP, LE (International)5.0, A2DP, LE (China)
Infrared port	Yes	-
NFC	Yes	No
Positioning	GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, 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 (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass	Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
	24-bit/192kHz audio	-

Battery
Charging	40W wired	10W wired
Type	Li-Po 5100 mAh	Li-Po 4000 mAh, non-removable

Misc
Colors	Titanium Silver, Emerald Green, Midnight Black	Midnight Black, Phantom Purple
Models	RMO-NX1	HLK-AL10, HLK-TL10, HLK-L41, HLK-L42
Price	$ 212.08	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)