Huawei Mate 20 X vs. Honor 9X

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

In depth comparison and review of Huawei Mate 20 X and Honor 9X. 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

Huawei Mate 20 X vs. Honor 9X Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Huawei Mate 20 X Honor 9X
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 174.6 mm 163.5 mm Huawei Mate 20 X has greater height than Honor 9X.
Width 85.4 mm 77.3 mm Huawei Mate 20 X has greater width than Honor 9X.
Depth 8.15 mm 8.8 mm Huawei Mate 20 X is narrower than Huawei Mate 20 X.
Weight 232 g 196.8 g Honor 9X is lighter than Huawei Mate 20 X.
Body Colour Midnight blue Midnight black | Sapphire blue
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - -
SAR Value 0.95 W/kg (body), 0.42 W/kg (head) 0.84 W/kg (body), 0.93 W/kg (head)
Connector Type USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
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
SIM Card Configuration Details Nano SIM + nano SIM/NM card Nano SIM + nano SIM/microSD
DISPLAY Huawei Mate 20 X Honor 9X
Display Type OLED display LCD display
Display Technology - LTPS
Screen Size (Display Size) 7.2" 6.59" Huawei Mate 20 X has larger screen size than Honor 9X.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 2244 x 1080 pixels 2340 x 1080 pixels Honor 9X has better screen resolution than Huawei Mate 20 X.
Display Format Full HD+ -
Pixel Density - 391 ppi
Colour Depth 16.7 million colours 16.7 million colours Both phones have the same color depth.
Display Enhancement Technology - Blue light filter
Display Features DCI-P3 Wide colour gamut Honor Full View Display
PROCESSOR Huawei Mate 20 X Honor 9X
Processor Type (CPU) Hisilicon Kirin 980 Hisilicon Kirin 710F
Clock Speed 2.6 GHz 2.2 GHz Huawei Mate 20 X has higher clock speed than Honor 9X.
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.
MEMORY Huawei Mate 20 X Honor 9X
RAM 6 GB 4 GB Huawei Mate 20 X has more RAM than Honor 9X.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 128 GB 128 GB Both phones have the same internal memory capacity.
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) NM card - up to 256 GB microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 512 GB
CAMERA Huawei Mate 20 X Honor 9X
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 3 3
Sensor Resolution 40 Megapixel 48 Megapixel Honor 9X has better camera resolution than Huawei Mate 20 X.
Sensor Size - 1/2"
Sensor Type - CMOS
Sensor Name - Sony Exmor RS IMX582 sensor
Lens Type Wide-angle lens -
Lens Aperture F/1.8 F/1.8 Both phones have the same camera lens aperture.
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Special Effects HDR -
Camera Modes - 3D Portrait Lighting, Portrait
Face Recognition (Face ID) Face detection, smile detection - Huawei Mate 20 X has face detection.
Light Source Dual LED flash LED flash
Camera Features (Functions) Phase Detect Auto-Focus (PDAF), Depth Auto Focus, Leica Triple Camera, AI Image Stabilisation, Contrast Auto-Focus, Huawei AI Image Stabilization (AIS) Phase Detect Auto-Focus (PDAF), EIS video stabilisation, 4-in-1 Super Pixel, AIS Super Night mode
SECOND CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) 20 Megapixel 8 Megapixel Huawei Mate 20 X has better second camera resolution than Honor 9X.
Lens Type (2nd Camera) Ultra wide-angle lens Ultra wide-angle lens
Lens Aperture (2nd Camera) F/2.2 F/2.4 Huawei Mate 20 X has better second camera lens aperture than Huawei Mate 20 X.
Field of View (2nd Camera) - 120 degree(s)
Camera Features (2nd Camera) - Distortion correction
THIRD CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (3rd Camera) 8 Megapixel 2 Megapixel Huawei Mate 20 X has higher resolution third camera than Honor 9X.
Lens Type (3rd Camera) Telephoto lens -
Lens Aperture (3rd Camera) F/2.4 F/2.4 Both phones have the same lens aperture of the third camera.
Camera Functions (3rd Camera) - Depth camera
Camera Features (3rd Camera) - Bokeh effect
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 1
Front Camera Design - Pop-up
Sensor Resolution (Front) 24 Megapixel 16 Megapixel Huawei Mate 20 X has better front camera resolution than Honor 9X.
Lens Aperture (Front) F/2.0 F/2.2 Huawei Mate 20 X has better front lens aperture than Huawei Mate 20 X.
Camera Modes (Front) - 3D Portrait Lighting
BATTERY AND CHARGING Huawei Mate 20 X Honor 9X
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 5000 mAh 4000 mAh Huawei Mate 20 X has larger battery capacity than Honor 9X.
Fast Charging Technology HUAWEI SuperCharge technology - Huawei Mate 20 X has fast charging technology.
Talk Time - 1440 minutes
Run Time Details - Talk (3G): up to 1440 min
Playback (video): up to 13 hrs
Playback (Music): up to 120 hrs
Gaming: up to 8 hrs
CELLULAR Huawei Mate 20 X Honor 9X
Technology TD-SCDMA / WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
Mobile Broadband Generation 4G 4G Both phones have the same mobile network generation.
Operating System Android 9.0 Pie Android 9.0 Pie
User Interface - EMUI 9.1
Navigation GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS
COMMUNICATIONS Huawei Mate 20 X Honor 9X
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, FDD-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 4, Band 5, Band 6, Band 8, Band 19 Band 1, Band 2, Band 5, Band 8
3G UMTS Frequency 2100, 1900, 1700, 850, 800, 900, 800 2100, 1900, 850, 900
4G LTE Band Band 1, Band 2, Band 3, Band 4, Band 5, Band 6, Band 7, Band 8, Band 9, Band 12, Band 17, Band 18, Band 19, Band 20, Band 26, Band 34, Band 38, Band 39, Band 40 Band 1, Band 3, Band 7, Band 8, Band 20
4G LTE Frequency FDD 2100, FDD 1900 PCS, FDD 1800+, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS, FDD 850, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 1800, FDD 700a, FDD 700b, FDD 800 lower, FDD 800 upper, FDD 800 DD, FDD 850+, TDD 2000, TDD 2600, TDD 1900, TDD 2300 FDD 2100, FDD 1800+, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 800 DD
Wireless Interface IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac
Bluetooth Bluetooth Bluetooth 4.2
NFC Yes - Huawei Mate 20 X has NFC reader for mobile payments.
Messaging Services SMS, MMS SMS, MMS
MEDIA Huawei Mate 20 X Honor 9X
Supported Digital Audio Standards WAV, AAC, AMR, MP3, FLAC, OGG, MIDI, LDAC, 3GA, MP4, HWA MP3, OGG, MIDI, MP4, 3GP
Supported Digital Video Standards MPEG-4, 3GP 3GP, MP4
FEATURES Huawei Mate 20 X Honor 9X
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 Ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, barometer, gyro sensor, hall sensor, gravity sensor, infrared (IR) sensor, laser sensor, colour temperature sensor -
Security Devices Fingerprint reader Fingerprint reader
Additional Phone Features HUAWEI M-Pen support GPU Turbo 3.0 technology, AI Signal Enhancer
OTHERS Huawei Mate 20 X Honor 9X
Included Accessories Headset, power adapter, SIM card removal tool, USB-C cable, protective case USB cable, power adapter
Compliant Standards TUV Rheinland TUV Rheinland Low Blue Light Certification
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