Honor 9 vs. HTC U11+

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

In depth comparison and review of Honor 9 and HTC U11+. 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. HTC U11+ Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Honor 9 HTC U11+
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 147.3 mm 158.5 mm HTC U11+ has greater height than Honor 9.
Width 70.9 mm 74.9 mm HTC U11+ has greater width than Honor 9.
Depth 7.45 mm 8.5 mm Honor 9 is narrower than Honor 9.
Weight 155 g 188 g Honor 9 is lighter than Honor 9.
Body Colour Sapphire blue Ceramic black
Body Material Metal, glass -
Protection - Waterproof
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - Yes HTC U11+ is waterproof.
IP rating - IP68
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 Single-SIM
DISPLAY Honor 9 HTC U11+
Display Type LCD display LCD display
Display Technology LTPS TFT Super LCD 6
Screen Size (Display Size) 5.15" 6" HTC U11+ has larger screen size than Honor 9.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 1920 x 1080 pixels 2880 x 1440 pixels HTC U11+ has better screen resolution than Honor 9.
Display Format Full HD QHD+
Pixel Density 428 ppi 537 ppi HTC U11+ has better pixel density than Honor 9.
Colour Depth 16.7 million colours 16.7 million colours Both phones have the same color depth.
HDR - Yes HTC U11+ has HDR.
HDR Technology - HDR10
Display Features - Display colour personalisation, HTC Edge Sense, DCI-P3 Wide colour gamut
Display Protection (Screen Protector) Corning Gorilla Glass (scratch resistant glass) Corning Gorilla Glass 5 (scratch resistant glass)
PROCESSOR Honor 9 HTC U11+
Processor Type (CPU) Hisilicon Kirin 960 + i6 co-processor Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
Clock Speed 2.4 GHz 2.45 GHz HTC U11+ 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 -
MEMORY Honor 9 HTC U11+
RAM 4 GB 4 GB Both phones have the same RAM size.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 64 GB 64 GB Both phones have the same internal memory capacity.
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 256 GB microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 2 TB
CAMERA Honor 9 HTC U11+
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 2 1
Sensor Resolution 20 Megapixel 12 Megapixel Honor 9 has better camera resolution than HTC U11+.
Sensor Type - BSI
Lens Aperture F/2.2 F/1.7 HTC U11+ has better lens aperture than Honor 9.
Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) - Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) HTC U11+ has optical stabilisation.
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Laser Auto Focus - Yes
Self-Timer Delay - 10 sec
Special Effects - HDR Boost
HDR Mode Auto 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 Panorama, Pro mode, HYPERLAPSE, RAW mode
Face Recognition (Face ID) - Face detection HTC U11+ has face detection.
Light Source Dual LED flash Dual LED flash
Video Resolutions 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 30 fps 3840 x 2160 (4K), Slo-mo video 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 120 fps
Camera Features (Functions) Hybrid Zoom Electronic Image Stabiliser (EIS), 32s manual exposure, RAW image capture, UltraSpeed Autofocus, HTC UltraPixel Camera 3
SECOND CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) 12 Megapixel -
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.
Sensor Type (Front) - BSI
Lens Type (Front) - Wide-angle lens
Lens Aperture (Front) F/2.4 F/2.0 HTC U11+ has better front lens aperture than Honor 9.
Focus Adjustment - Automatic
Special Effects (Front) - Live make-up
HDR Mode (Front) - Auto HDR mode
Camera Modes (Front) Panoramic selfies Selfie panorama, Auto selfie (smile selfie, still selfie)
Video Resolutions (Front) 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps 1920 x 1080 (1080p)
Camera Features (Front) - Self timer up to 10 seconds
BATTERY AND CHARGING Honor 9 HTC U11+
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 3200 mAh 3930 mAh HTC U11+ has larger battery capacity than Honor 9.
Fast Charging Technology HUAWEI SuperCharge technology Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0 Both phones have fast charging technology.
Battery Technology Lithium polymer -
CELLULAR Honor 9 HTC U11+
Technology WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
Mobile Broadband Generation 4G 4G Both phones have the same mobile network generation.
Operating System Android 7.0 Nougat Android 8.0 Oreo
User Interface HUAWEI Emotion UI 5.1 HTC Sense
Intelligent Assistant - HTC Sense Companion
Navigation GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS
COMMUNICATIONS Honor 9 HTC U11+
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, VoLTE, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, VoLTE, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE
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 5, Band 8
3G UMTS Frequency - 2100, 1900, 850, 900
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 3, Band 4, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 12, Band 17, Band 20, Band 28, Band 32, 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 1800+, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 700a, FDD 700b, FDD 800 DD, FDD 700 APT, FDD 1500 L, TDD 2600, TDD 1900, TDD 2300, TDD 2500
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
Bluetooth Profiles A2DP -
NFC Yes Yes Both phones have an NFC reader for mobile payments.
Messaging Services SMS, MMS SMS, MMS
MEDIA Honor 9 HTC U11+
Supported Digital Audio Standards WAV, WMA, AAC, AMR, MP3, FLAC, OGG, MIDI, 3GA, MP4, RA WAV, AAC, MP3, FLAC, OGG, M4A, LDAC, MID, apt-X HD
Supported Digital Video Standards RMVB, RM, MPEG-4, WMV, ASF, 3GP MKV, MPEG-4, 3GP, TS, WebM
Sound Enhancements - HTC BoomSound Hi-Fi Edition, HTC USonic with Active Noise Cancellation, Hi-Res audio stereo recording, Hi-Res audio certified
FEATURES Honor 9 HTC U11+
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 Ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, magnetometer, gyro sensor, G-sensor, motion-detecting accelerometer, edge sensor
Security Devices Fingerprint reader Fingerprint reader
Additional Phone Features Active noise-cancellation DLNA Certified, AirPlay wireless streaming, sharing media via DLNA, Wi-Fi Miracast, Flip to Mute function, Power Saving Mode, Wi-Fi Calling, Pocket mode, Hi-Res Audio, Android Sensor Hub, Extreme power saving mode, MU-MIMO technology, Hi-Res audio stereo recording, HTC Usonic, 4 mics 3D Audio recording, Quiet ring on pick up
OTHERS Honor 9 HTC U11+
Included Accessories Power adapter, silicone cover, SIM card removal tool, USB-C cable Power adapter, USB-C cable
Compliant Standards HAC (Hearing Aid Compatible) IP68
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