Honor 9 vs. Google Pixel 5

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

In depth comparison and review of Honor 9 and Google Pixel 5. 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. Google Pixel 5 Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Honor 9 Google Pixel 5
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Manufacturer Model Number - GTT9Q
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 147.3 mm 144.7 mm Honor 9 has greater height than Google Pixel 5.
Width 70.9 mm 70.4 mm Honor 9 has greater width than Google Pixel 5.
Depth 7.45 mm 8 mm Honor 9 is narrower than Honor 9.
Weight 155 g 151 g Google Pixel 5 is lighter than Honor 9.
Body Colour Sapphire blue Just black | Sorta sage
Body Material Metal, glass Corning Gorilla Glass 6, 100% recycled aluminium enclosure
Protection - Dustproof, water-resistant
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - Yes Google Pixel 5 is waterproof.
IP rating - IP68
SAR Value - 1.39 W/kg (body), 0.96 W/kg (head)
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, Electronic SIM card (e-SIM)
SIM Card Qty Dual-SIM Single-SIM
DISPLAY Honor 9 Google Pixel 5
Display Type LCD display OLED display
Display Technology LTPS TFT Flexible OLED
Screen Size (Display Size) 5.15" 6" Google Pixel 5 has larger screen size than Honor 9.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 1920 x 1080 pixels 2340 x 1080 pixels Google Pixel 5 has better screen resolution than Honor 9.
Display Format Full HD Full HD+
Pixel Density 428 ppi 432 ppi Google Pixel 5 has better pixel density than Honor 9.
Aspect Ratio - 19.5:9
Colour Depth 16.7 million colours 16.7 million colours Both phones have the same color depth.
Contrast Ratio - 1000000:1
HDR - Yes Google Pixel 5 has HDR.
Display Features - Always-on display, Now Playing, Smooth Display (up to 90 Hz), display with transmissive hole
Display Protection (Screen Protector) Corning Gorilla Glass (scratch resistant glass) -
PROCESSOR Honor 9 Google Pixel 5
Processor Type (CPU) Hisilicon Kirin 960 + i6 co-processor Qualcomm Snapdragon 765G
Clock Speed 2.4 GHz 2.4 GHz Both phones have the same clock speed.
Processor Core Qty 8-core 8-core Both phones have the same number of phone cores.
64-bit Architecture Yes - Honor 9 has 64-bit architecture.
Graphics System (GPU) Mali G71 MP8 Qualcomm ADRENO 620
MEMORY Honor 9 Google Pixel 5
RAM 4 GB LPDDR4X SDRAM - 8 GB Google Pixel 5 has more RAM than Honor 9.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 64 GB 128 GB Google Pixel 5 has more internal memory than Honor 9.
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 256 GB -
CAMERA Honor 9 Google Pixel 5
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 2 2
Sensor Resolution 20 Megapixel 12.2 Megapixel Honor 9 has better camera resolution than Google Pixel 5.
Lens Aperture F/2.2 F/1.7 Google Pixel 5 has better lens aperture than Honor 9.
Field of View (FoV) - 77 degree(s)
Pixel Size - 1.4 μm
Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) - Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Google Pixel 5 has optical stabilisation.
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
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 -
Light Source Dual LED flash Flash
Video Resolutions 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 30 fps 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps, 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 60 fps, 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 30 fps, 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 60 fps, 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 120 fps, 1280 x 720 (720p) at 240 fps
Camera Features (Functions) Hybrid Zoom Electronic Image Stabiliser (EIS), Dual Pixel Phase Detect Auto-Focus (PDAF)
SECOND CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) 12 Megapixel 16 Megapixel Google Pixel 5 has better second camera resolution than Honor 9.
Lens Type (2nd Camera) - Ultra wide-angle lens
Lens Aperture (2nd Camera) - F/2.2
Field of View (2nd Camera) - 107 degree(s)
Pixel Size (2nd Camera) - 1 μm
Camera Functions (2nd Camera) Dual shooting mode -
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 8 Megapixel 8 Megapixel Both phones have the same front camera resolution.
Lens Aperture (Front) F/2.4 F/2.0 Google Pixel 5 has better front lens aperture than Honor 9.
Field of View (Front) - 83 degree(s)
Pixel Size (Front) - 1.12 μm
Focus Adjustment - Focus free
Camera Modes (Front) Panoramic selfies -
Video Resolutions (Front) 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps
BATTERY AND CHARGING Honor 9 Google Pixel 5
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 3200 mAh 4080 mAh Google Pixel 5 has larger battery capacity than Honor 9.
Fast Charging Technology HUAWEI SuperCharge technology Power Delivery 2.0 Both phones have fast charging technology.
Wireless Charging - Yes Google Pixel 5 can be charged wirelessly.
Wireless Charging Standards - Qi
Battery Technology Lithium polymer -
CELLULAR Honor 9 Google Pixel 5
Technology WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM CDMA2000 1X / GSM / WCDMA (UMTS)
Mobile Broadband Generation 4G 5G Google Pixel 5 has more advanced generation mobile network.
Operating System Android 7.0 Nougat Android 11
User Interface HUAWEI Emotion UI 5.1 -
Intelligent Assistant - Google Assistant
Navigation GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS
COMMUNICATIONS Honor 9 Google Pixel 5
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, VoLTE, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE GPRS, EDGE, EV-DO, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, 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, 800 CDMA2000 1X, 1900 CDMA2000 1X
3G UMTS Band - Band 1, Band 2, Band 4, Band 5, Band 6, Band 8, Band 19
3G UMTS Frequency - 2100, 1900, 1700, 850, 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 13, Band 14, Band 17, Band 18, Band 19, Band 20, Band 25, Band 26, Band 28, Band 29, Band 30, Band 32, Band 38, Band 39, Band 40, Band 41, Band 42, Band 46, Band 48, Band 66, Band 71
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 700c, FDD 700 PS, FDD 700b, FDD 800 lower, FDD 800 upper, FDD 800 DD, FDD 1900+, FDD 850+, FDD 700 APT, FDD 700d, FDD 2300 WCS, FDD 1500 L, TDD 2600, TDD 1900, TDD 2300, TDD 2500, TDD 3500, TDD 5150, TDD 3600, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS-3, FDD 600
5G NR Band - N1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n28, n41, n66, n71, n77, n78, n12
5G NR Frequency - FDD 2100, FDD 1900PCS, FDD 1800, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 700APT, TDD TD 2500, FDD AWS-3, FDD 600, 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
Bluetooth Bluetooth 4.2 Bluetooth 5.0 LE
Bluetooth Profiles A2DP A2DP
NFC Yes Yes Both phones have an NFC reader for mobile payments.
Messaging Services SMS, MMS -
MEDIA Honor 9 Google Pixel 5
Supported Digital Audio Standards WAV, WMA, AAC, AMR, MP3, FLAC, OGG, MIDI, 3GA, MP4, RA AAC, apt-X, LDAC, apt-X HD
Supported Digital Video Standards RMVB, RM, MPEG-4, WMV, ASF, 3GP -
FEATURES Honor 9 Google Pixel 5
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, barometer, magnetometer, gyro sensor, flicker sensor, spectral sensor
Security Devices Fingerprint reader Fingerprint reader
Additional Phone Features Active noise-cancellation MIMO technology, Three microphones, Noise suppression, Titan M Security Module, 3 years of security and OS updates, Reverse wireless charging
OTHERS Honor 9 Google Pixel 5
Included Accessories Power adapter, silicone cover, SIM card removal tool, USB-C cable SIM card removal tool, Quick switch adapter, 18W USB-C power adapter, USB-C to USB-C cable (1 m)
Compliant Standards HAC (Hearing Aid Compatible) IP68, HAC (Hearing Aid Compatible)
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