Xiaomi Pocophone F1 vs Honor 9 Comparison and Differences
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Xiaomi Pocophone F1
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Xiaomi Pocophone F1 or Honor 9 Specs Comparison
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Common specs
| Brand and model | Xiaomi Pocophone F1 | Honor 9 | |
| Rating | (+) | (+) | |
| Release date | 2018, August | 2017, June | |
| Dimensions (HxWxD) | 155.5 x 75.3 x 8.8 mm | 6.12 x 6.12 x 2.96 in | 147.3 x 70.9 x 7.5 mm | 5.8 x 5.8 x 2.79 in | |
| Weight | 182 g | 6.42 oz | 155 g | 5.47 oz | |
| Body Build | Front glass, plastic body | Front/back glass, aluminum frame | |
| Case | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon | |
| Colors | Graphite Black, Steel Blue, Rosso Red, Armored Edition with Kevlar | Glacier Grey, Sapphire Blue, Midnight Black, Gold, Blue Bird, Robin Egg Blue | |
| Battery | 4000 mAh, Non-removable Li-Po | 3200 mAh, Non-removable Li-Po | |
| Approximate price | 290 EUR | 310 EUR | |
| Check price | from Amazon | from Amazon |
Screen
| Technology | IPS LCD | LTPS IPS LCD | |
| Touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | |
| Display colors | 16M | 16M | |
| Screen size | 6.18" in | 5.15" in | |
| Screen area | 96.2 cm2 | 73.1 cm2 | |
| Screen format | 18.7:9 (height:width) | 16:9 (height:width) | |
| Screen to body ratio | 82.2% | 70.0% | |
| Screen resolution | 1080 x 2246 px | 1080 x 1920 px | |
| Screen PPI /points per inch/ | 403 PPI | 428 PPI | |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass (unspecified version) | Corning Gorilla Glass 3 | |
| Screen protector | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon |
Camera and Video
| Rear camera, main | 12 MP, Dual | 12 MP, Dual | |
| Camera specs | -12 MP, f/1.9, 1/2.55'', 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF -5 MP, f/2.0, 1.12µm, depth sensor |
-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 | Dual-LED flash, HDR, panorama | Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR, panorama | |
| Video | 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps (gyro-EIS), 1080p@240fps, 720p@960fps | 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps (gyro-EIS), 1080p@60fps | |
| DxOMark Main Score | 91 | ||
| DxOMark Photo | 92 | ||
| DxOMark Video | 90 | ||
| Front camera, selfie | 20 MP, Single | 8 MP, Single | |
| Specifications | 20 MP, f/2.0, 0.9µm | 8 MP, f/2.0 | |
| Functions | HDR | ||
| Video | 1080p@30fps | 1080p@30fps |
Performance
| Operating system - OS | Android 8.1 (Oreo), upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie); MIUI 10.2 POCO | Android 7.0 (Nougat), upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie); EMUI 9 | |
| Chipset | - Qualcomm SDM845 Snapdragon 845 (10 nm) | - HiSilicon Kirin 960 (16 nm) | |
| CPU | - Octa-core (4x2.8 GHz Kryo 385 Gold & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 385 Silver) | - Octa-core (4x2.4 GHz Cortex-A73 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A53) | |
| GPU | Adreno 630 | Mali-G71 MP8 | |
| External memory | microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) | microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) | |
| Internal memory | 256 GB, 8 GB RAM 64/128 GB, 6 GB RAM | 64/128 GB, 4/6 GB RAM |
Benchmark
| Antutu 8 Total | 355750 | 198241 | |
| Antutu 7 Total | |||
| GeekBench 6 Single Core | 491 | 419 | |
| GeekBench 6 Multi Core | 1628 | 1323 | |
| GeekBench 6 OpenCL | 2043 | 1216 | |
| GeekBench 6 Vulkan | 1916 | ||
| GeekBench 5 Single Core | 439 | 378 | |
| GeekBench 5 Multi-Core | 1754 | 1543 | |
| GeekBench 4 Single Core | 2194 | 1873 | |
| GeekBench 4 Multi-Core | 7695 | 6302 | |
| GeekBench 4 RenderScript | 12921 | 10491 | |
| GeekBench 4 Battery | 4646 |
Communication and Connectivity
| SIM card | 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 -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) |
-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 (4CA) Cat16 1024/150 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, DLNA, hotspot | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot | |
| GPS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS | |
| NFC | Yes | ||
| USB | 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go | Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go | |
| Bluetooth | 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX HD | 4.2, A2DP, LE |
Music and Audio
| Radio | FM radio, recording | No | |
| Headphone jack | Yes | Yes | |
| Others | - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic | - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic |
Other features
| Sensors | - Infrared face recognition, fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass | - Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass , Infrared port | |
| Other extras |
- Fast battery charging 9V/2A 18W (Quick Charge 3.0) |
- Fast battery charging: 40% in 30 min |
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| Versions |
- Also known as Xiaomi Poco F1 in India |
- 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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