Honor 9 vs. ASUS ZenFone 7 Pro

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

In depth comparison and review of Honor 9 and ASUS ZenFone 7 Pro. Compare sizes, cameras, batteries, memory, and other important specifications and features to easily choose the right phone for you. Our goal is to help you uncover differences between the products and find the phone that will best fit your needs.

Phone Specifications Comparison

Honor 9 vs. ASUS ZenFone 7 Pro Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Honor 9 ASUS ZenFone 7 Pro
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Manufacturer Model Number - ZS671KS
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 147.3 mm 165.08 mm ASUS ZenFone 7 Pro has greater height than Honor 9.
Width 70.9 mm 77.28 mm ASUS ZenFone 7 Pro has greater width than Honor 9.
Depth 7.45 mm 9.6 mm Honor 9 is narrower than Honor 9.
Weight 155 g 230 g Honor 9 is lighter than Honor 9.
Body Colour Sapphire blue Aurora black
Body Material Metal, glass -
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - -
Connector Type USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
SIM Card Type (Size) Nano SIM Nano SIM
SIM Card Qty Dual-SIM Dual-SIM
DISPLAY Honor 9 ASUS ZenFone 7 Pro
Display Type LCD display OLED display
Display Technology LTPS TFT AMOLED
Screen Size (Display Size) 5.15" 6.67" ASUS ZenFone 7 Pro has larger screen size than Honor 9.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 1920 x 1080 pixels 2400 x 1080 pixels ASUS ZenFone 7 Pro has better screen resolution than Honor 9.
Display Format Full HD -
Pixel Density 428 ppi -
Aspect Ratio - 20:9
Max Brightness - 700 cd/m²
Colour Depth 16.7 million colours -
HDR - Yes ASUS ZenFone 7 Pro has HDR.
HDR Technology - HDR10+
Display Enhancement Technology - DC Dimming
Display Refresh Rate - 90 Hz
Display Features - DCI-P3 Wide colour gamut, 1ms response time, Glove Touch, Delta-E < 1, NanoEdge display
Display Protection (Screen Protector) Corning Gorilla Glass (scratch resistant glass) Corning Gorilla Glass 6 (scratch resistant glass)
PROCESSOR Honor 9 ASUS ZenFone 7 Pro
Processor Type (CPU) Hisilicon Kirin 960 + i6 co-processor Qualcomm Snapdragon 865+
Processor Number - SM8250
Clock Speed 2.4 GHz 3.1 GHz ASUS ZenFone 7 Pro has higher clock speed than Honor 9.
Processor Core Qty 8-core 8-core Both phones have the same number of phone cores.
64-bit Architecture Yes Yes Both phones have 64-bit architecture.
Graphics System (GPU) Mali G71 MP8 Qualcomm ADRENO 650
MEMORY Honor 9 ASUS ZenFone 7 Pro
RAM 4 GB LPDDR5 SDRAM - 8 GB ASUS ZenFone 7 Pro has more RAM than Honor 9.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 64 GB 256 GB ASUS ZenFone 7 Pro has more internal memory than Honor 9.
Memory Interface - UFS 3.1
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 256 GB microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 2 TB
CAMERA Honor 9 ASUS ZenFone 7 Pro
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 2 3
Rear Camera Design - Flip
Sensor Resolution 20 Megapixel 64 Megapixel ASUS ZenFone 7 Pro has better camera resolution than Honor 9.
Sensor Size - 1/1.73"
Sensor Name - Sony Exmor RS IMX686 sensor
Lens Type - Wide-angle lens
Lens Aperture F/2.2 F/1.8 ASUS ZenFone 7 Pro has better lens aperture than Honor 9.
Lens Construction - 6-element
Field of View (FoV) - 78.3 degree(s)
Pixel Size - 0.8 μm
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Minimum Focal Length (Focal Distance) - 26.6 mm
Special Effects - HDR
HDR Mode Auto HDR mode -
Camera Modes Panorama, Time-lapse mode, Pro mode, night mode, Sound & Shot, Beauty mode, Good food mode, Light Painting mode Slow motion video, Panorama, Time-lapse mode, Pro mode, Portrait, Night, Auto, 4K Timelapse, Pro Video, Auto Panorama
Light Source Dual LED flash Dual LED flash
Video Resolutions 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 30 fps 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps, 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 60 fps, 1280 x 720 (720p) at 30 fps, 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 30 fps, 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 60 fps, Slo-mo video 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 240 fps, Slo-mo video 1280 x 720 (720p) at 480 fps, 7680 x 4320 (8K) at 30fps, Motion Tracking 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 60 fps, Slo-mo video 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 120 fps
Camera Features (Functions) Hybrid Zoom 3-axis electronic image stabilisation, RAW image capture, Wind Noise Filter, 4-axis optical image stabilisation, Instant cameras switching, 2x1 On-chip-lens phase detection autofocus, Quad Bayer technology - 16MP (1.6 µm effective pixel size), take still photos while playing 8K video, HyperSteady, Free Zoom, Mic Focus, Motion Tracking 2.0
SECOND CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) 12 Megapixel 12 Megapixel Both phones have the same second camera resolution.
Sensor Size (2nd Camera) - 1/2.55"
Sensor Name (2nd Camera) - Sony Exmor RS IMX363 sensor
Lens Type (2nd Camera) - Super wide-angle lens
Lens Aperture (2nd Camera) - F/2.2
Pixel Size (2nd Camera) - 1.4 μm
Minimum Focal Length (2nd Camera) - 14.3 mm
Camera Functions (2nd Camera) Dual shooting mode -
Camera Features (2nd Camera) - Real-time distortion correction, Dual Pixel image sensor, supports 4 cm macro
THIRD CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (3rd Camera) - 8 Megapixel
Lens Type (3rd Camera) - Telephoto lens
Minimum Focal Length (3rd Camera) - 80 mm
Optical Zoom - 3x
Camera Features (3rd Camera) - 12x total zoom, 4-axis, optical image stabilisation
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 0
Sensor Resolution (Front) 8 Megapixel -
Lens Aperture (Front) F/2.4 -
Camera Modes (Front) Panoramic selfies -
Video Resolutions (Front) 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps -
BATTERY AND CHARGING Honor 9 ASUS ZenFone 7 Pro
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 3200 mAh 5000 mAh ASUS ZenFone 7 Pro has larger battery capacity than Honor 9.
Fast Charging Technology HUAWEI SuperCharge technology Qualcomm Quick Charge 4.0, Power Delivery 3.0 Both phones have fast charging technology.
Run Time Details - Continuous browsing (5G): up to 6.2 hrs
Playback (video): up to 24 hrs
Mixed usage: up to 48 hrs
Battery Technology Lithium polymer Lithium polymer
CELLULAR Honor 9 ASUS ZenFone 7 Pro
Technology WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
Mobile Broadband Generation 4G 5G ASUS ZenFone 7 Pro has more advanced generation mobile network.
Operating System Android 7.0 Nougat Android 10
User Interface HUAWEI Emotion UI 5.1 ASUS ZenUI 7
Navigation GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS, NavIC
COMMUNICATIONS Honor 9 ASUS ZenFone 7 Pro
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, VoLTE, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, DC-HSDPA, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE, 5G NR FR1
2G Band 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM
3G UMTS Band - Band 1, Band 2, Band 3, Band 4, Band 6, Band 8, Band 19
3G UMTS Frequency - 2100, 1900, 1800, 1700, 800, 900, 800
4G LTE Band Band 1, Band 3, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 20, Band 38, Band 39, Band 40, Band 41 Band 1, Band 2, Band 3, Band 4, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 12, Band 17, Band 18, Band 19, Band 20, Band 26, Band 28, Band 29, Band 38, Band 39, Band 40, Band 41
4G LTE Frequency FDD 2100, FDD 1800+, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 800 DD, TDD 2600, TDD 1900, TDD 2300, TDD 2500 FDD 2100, FDD 1900 PCS, FDD 1800+, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 700a, FDD 700b, FDD 800 lower, FDD 800 upper, FDD 800 DD, FDD 850+, FDD 700 APT, FDD 700d, TDD 2600, TDD 1900, TDD 2300, TDD 2500
5G NR Band - N1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28, n38, n77, n78, n12
5G NR Frequency - FDD 2100, FDD 1900PCS, FDD 1800, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 800, FDD 700APT, TDD TD 2600, TDD TD 3700, TDD TD 3500, n12
Wireless Interface Infrared (IrDA), IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac, IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax
Bluetooth Bluetooth 4.2 Bluetooth 5.1
Bluetooth Profiles A2DP HFP, OPP, PAN, A2DP, AVRCP, HID
NFC Yes Yes Both phones have an NFC reader for mobile payments.
Messaging Services SMS, MMS SMS, MMS
MEDIA Honor 9 ASUS ZenFone 7 Pro
Supported Digital Audio Standards WAV, WMA, AAC, AMR, MP3, FLAC, OGG, MIDI, 3GA, MP4, RA -
Supported Digital Video Standards RMVB, RM, MPEG-4, WMV, ASF, 3GP -
Sound Enhancements - Qualcomm aptX audio
Audio Amplifier - NXP 9874 smart amplifier
FEATURES Honor 9 ASUS ZenFone 7 Pro
Phone Functions Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, flight mode, voice dialing, vibrating alert Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, flight mode, voice dialing, vibrating alert
Sensors Accelerometer, ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, gyro sensor, hall sensor Accelerometer, ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, gyro sensor, hall sensor, angle sensor
Security Devices Fingerprint reader Face recognition, fingerprint reader (side)
Additional Phone Features Active noise-cancellation MIMO technology, Smart Key, Triple internal microphones with ASUS Noise Reduction Technology
OTHERS Honor 9 ASUS ZenFone 7 Pro
Included Accessories Power adapter, silicone cover, SIM card removal tool, USB-C cable SIM card removal tool, USB-C to USB-C cable, transparent case, 30W fast charger, active case
Compliant Standards HAC (Hearing Aid Compatible) SGS
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