Huawei P30 vs Honor 9 Comparison and Differences
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Huawei P30
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Honor 9
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Huawei P30 or Honor 9 Specs Comparison
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Common specs
| Brand and model | Huawei P30 | Honor 9 | |
| Rating | (+0) | (+0) | |
| Release date | 2019, March | 2017, June | |
| Dimensions (HxWxD) | 149.1 x 71.4 x 7.6 mm | 5.87 x 5.87 x 2.81 in | 147.3 x 70.9 x 7.5 mm | 5.8 x 5.8 x 2.79 in | |
| Weight | 165 g | 5.82 oz | 155 g | 5.47 oz | |
| Body Build | Front/back glass, aluminum frame | ||
| Case | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon | |
| Colors | Aurora, Amber Sunrise, Breathing Crystal, Black, Pearl White | Glacier Grey, Sapphire Blue, Midnight Black, Gold, Blue Bird, Robin Egg Blue | |
| Battery | 3650 mAh, Non-removable Li-Po | 3200 mAh, Non-removable Li-Po | |
| Approximate price | 680 EUR | 310 EUR | |
| Check price | from Amazon | from Amazon |
Screen
| Technology | OLED | LTPS IPS LCD | |
| Touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | |
| Display colors | 16M | 16M | |
| Screen size | 6.1" in | 5.15" in | |
| Screen area | 91.3 cm2 | 73.1 cm2 | |
| Screen format | 19.5:9 (height:width) | 16:9 (height:width) | |
| Screen to body ratio | 85.8% | 70.0% | |
| Screen resolution | 1080 x 2340 px | 1080 x 1920 px | |
| Screen PPI /points per inch/ | 422 PPI | 428 PPI | |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 3 | ||
| Other specs | - DCI-P3 -HDR10 |
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| Screen protector | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon |
Camera and Video
| Rear camera, main | 40 MP, Triple | 12 MP, Dual | |
| Camera specs | -40 MP, f/1.8, 27mm (wide), 1/1.7'', PDAF/Laser AF -16 MP, f/2.2, 17mm (ultrawide), PDAF/Laser AF -8 MP, f/2.4, 80mm (telephoto), 1/4'', 3x optical zoom, PDAF/Laser AF, OIS |
-12 MP, f/2.2, 27mm (wide), PDAF, 2x lossless zoom -20 MP B/W, f/2.2, 27mm (wide) |
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| Functions | Leica optics, dual-LED dual-tone flash, panorama, HDR | Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR, panorama | |
| Video | 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 1080p@30fps (gyro-EIS), 720p@960fps | 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps (gyro-EIS), 1080p@60fps | |
| Front camera, selfie | 32 MP, Single | 8 MP, Single | |
| Specifications | 32 MP, f/2.0, (wide) | 8 MP, f/2.0 | |
| Functions | HDR | ||
| Video | 1080p@30fps | 1080p@30fps |
Performance
| Operating system - OS | Android 9.0 (Pie); EMUI 9.1 | Android 7.0 (Nougat), upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie); EMUI 9 | |
| Chipset | - HiSilicon Kirin 980 (7 nm) | - HiSilicon Kirin 960 (16 nm) | |
| CPU | - Octa-core (2x2.6 GHz Cortex-A76 & 2x1.92 GHz Cortex-A76 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55) | - Octa-core (4x2.4 GHz Cortex-A73 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A53) | |
| GPU | Mali-G76 MP10 | Mali-G71 MP8 | |
| External memory | NM (Nano Memory), up to 256GB (uses SIM 2) | microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) | |
| Internal memory | 64/128/256 GB, 8 GB RAM 128 GB, 6 GB RAM | 64/128 GB, 4/6 GB RAM |
Benchmark
| Antutu 8 Total | 403358 | 198241 | |
| Antutu 7 Total | |||
| GeekBench 6 Single Core | 797 | 419 | |
| GeekBench 6 Multi Core | 2334 | 1323 | |
| GeekBench 6 OpenCL | 1476 | 1216 | |
| GeekBench 6 Vulkan | 3583 | ||
| GeekBench 5 Single Core | 680 | 378 | |
| GeekBench 5 Multi-Core | 2396 | 1543 | |
| GeekBench 4 Single Core | 1873 | ||
| GeekBench 4 Multi-Core | 6302 | ||
| GeekBench 4 RenderScript | 10491 |
Communication and Connectivity
| SIM card | Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) | Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) | |
| Network | GSM / HSPA / LTE | GSM / HSPA / LTE | |
| Bands | -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) -3G - HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 -4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 6(900), 7(2600), 8(900), 9(1800), 12(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 26(850), 28(700), 32(1500), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300) |
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 -4G - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2500) |
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| Speed | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A Cat21 1400/200 Mbps | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (3CA) Cat12 600/150 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, WiFi Direct, hotspot | |
| GPS | Yes, with dual-band A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS | |
| NFC | Yes | Yes | |
| USB | 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector | Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go | |
| Bluetooth | 5.0, A2DP, aptX HD, LE | 4.2, A2DP, LE |
Music and Audio
| Radio | No | No | |
| Headphone jack | Yes | Yes | |
| Others | - 32-bit/384kHz audio -Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic -Dolby Atmos sound |
- Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic |
Other features
| Sensors | - Fingerprint (under display), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass | - Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass , Infrared port | |
| Other extras |
- Fast battery charging 22.5W - IP53 dust and splash protection |
- Fast battery charging: 40% in 30 min |
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| Versions |
- Versions: ELE-L29, ELE-L09 (Global); ELE-AL00, ELE-TL00 (China) |
- Versions: STF-L09 (Europe, Global); STF-AL00, STF-AL10, STF-TL10 (China) Also known as Huawei Honor 9 Premium with 128GB/6GB RAM |
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