Tecno Phantom 9 vs Honor 9X Pro

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PHONES
Phone Names	Tecno Phantom 9	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, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41	1, 3, 7, 8, 20, 38, 40, 41 - International
Speed	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (2CA) Cat12 600/50 Mbps
Technology	GSM / HSPA / LTE	GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE
	-	1, 3, 5, 8, 38, 39, 40, 41 - China

Launch
Announced	2019, July. Released 2019, July	2019, July 23. Released 2019, August 09
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued

Body
Build	Glass front (Gorilla Glass 3), plastic back, plastic frame	Glass front, glass back, aluminum frame
Dimensions	158.5 x 75.3 x 7.9 mm (6.24 x 2.96 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	164.4 g (5.78 oz)	202 g (7.13 oz)

Display
Protection	Corning Gorilla Glass 3	-
Resolution	1080 x 2340 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~403 ppi density)	1080 x 2340 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~391 ppi density)
Size	6.39 inches, 100.2 cm2 (~84.0% screen-to-body ratio)	6.59 inches, 106.6 cm2 (~84.3% screen-to-body ratio)
Type	AMOLED	IPS LCD

Platform
CPU	Octa-core (4x2.3 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A53)	Octa-core (2x2.27 GHz Cortex-A76 & 6x1.88 GHz Cortex-A55)
Chipset	Mediatek MT6765 Helio P35 (12 nm)	Kirin 810 (7 nm)
GPU	PowerVR GE8320	Mali-G52 MP6
OS	Android 9.0 (Pie)	Android 9.0 (Pie), upgradable to Android 10, EMUI 9.1, no Google Play Services

Memory
Card slot	microSDXC (dedicated slot)	microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)
Internal	128GB 6GB RAM	128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 6GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM
	eMMC 5.1	-

Main Camera
Features	LED flash, HDR, panorama	LED flash, HDR, panorama
Triple	16 MP, f/1.8, PDAF 8 MP, f/2.4, 13mm (ultrawide) Auxiliary lens	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
Features	HDR	-
Single	32 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide), 1/2.8", 0.8µm	Motorized pop-up 16 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/3.06", 1.0µm
Video	1080p@30fps	1080p@60fps

Sound
3.5mm jack	Yes	Yes
35mm jack	Yes	Yes
Loudspeaker	Yes	Yes

Comms
Bluetooth	5.0, A2DP, LE	4.2, A2DP, LE (International)5.0, A2DP, LE (China)
NFC	No	No
Positioning	GPS	GPS, GLONASS, BDS
Radio	FM radio	FM radio
USB	microUSB 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

Battery
Charging	-	10W wired
Type	Li-Ion 3500 mAh, non-removable	Li-Po 4000 mAh, non-removable

Misc
Colors	Lapland Aurora	Midnight Black, Phantom Purple
Models	AB7	HLK-AL10, HLK-TL10, HLK-L41, HLK-L42
Price	About 15000 INR	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)