Huawei nova 5i Pro vs Honor 9X Pro Comparison and Differences

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Huawei nova 5i Pro

Huawei nova 5i Pro

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Honor 9X Pro

Honor 9X Pro

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Huawei nova 5i Pro or Honor 9X Pro Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Huawei nova 5i Pro Honor 9X Pro
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Release date 2019, July 2019, July
Dimensions (HxWxD) 156.1 x 73.9 x 8.3 mm | 6.15 x 6.15 x 2.91 in 163.1 x 77.2 x 8.8 mm | 6.42 x 6.42 x 3.04 in
Weight 178 g | 6.28 oz 206 g | 7.27 oz
Body Build Front/back glass, aluminum frame
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Colors Black, Aurora Magic Night Black, Phantom Purple
Battery 4000 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po 4000 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po
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Screen

Technology IPS LCD LTPS IPS LCD
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 6.26" in 6.59" in
Screen area 96.2 cm2 106.6 cm2
Screen format 19.5:9 (height:width) 19.5:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 83.4% 84.7%
Screen resolution 1080 x 2340 px 1080 x 2340 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 412 PPI 391 PPI
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 48 MP, Quad 48 MP, Triple
Camera specs -48 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/2'', 0.8µm, PDAF
-8 MP, (ultrawide)
-2 MP, f/2.4, 27mm (wide) dedicated macro camera
-2 MP, f/2.4, depth sensor
-48 MP, f/1.8, (wide), 1/2", PDAF
- 8 MP, f/2.4, 13mm (ultrawide)
- 2 MP, f/2.4, (depth sensor)
Functions LED flash, HDR, panorama LED flash, HDR, panorama
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie 32 MP, Single 16 MP, Single
Specifications 32 MP, f/2.0 Motorized pop-up 16 MP, f/2.2
Functions HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 9.0 (Pie), EMUI 9.1 Android 9.0 (Pie); EMUI 9.1
Chipset - HiSilicon Kirin 810 (7 nm) - HiSilicon Kirin 810 (7 nm)
CPU - Octa-core (2x2.27 GHz Cortex-A76 & 6x1.88 GHz Cortex-A55) - Octa-core (2x2.27 GHz Cortex-A76 & 6x1.88 GHz Cortex-A55)
GPU Mali-G52 MP6 Mali-G52
External memory microSD, up to 512 GB (uses shared SIM slot) microSD, up to 512 GB
Internal memory 256 GB, 8 GB RAM 128 GB, 6 GB RAM 128 GB, 6 GB RAM 128/256 GB, 8 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 8 Total 283500 298561

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Network GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE GSM / HSPA / LTE
Bands -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 
CDMA 800 & TD-SCDMA
-3G - HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 2100
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 8(900), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500)
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (Dual SIM model only)
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800)
Speed HSPA, LTE-A HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (2CA) Cat12 600/50 Mbps
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
NFC Yes (market/region dependent)
USB 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE

Music and Audio

Radio FM radio FM radio
Headphone jack Yes Yes
Others - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Other features

Sensors - Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass - Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Other extras
- Fast battery charging

- Fast battery charging 10W
Versions
- Also known as Huawei Mate 30 Lite for the Global market Versions: SPN-AL00/SPN-TL00 (China)

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