Huawei P40 Pro vs. Honor 9X Pro

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

Detailed comparison and review of Huawei P40 Pro and Honor 9X Pro. With our comprehensive overview, you can simply compare sizes, functions, but also other key features of both phones and easily decide which one is the right choice for you. Our goal is to help you identify the main differences between products and find the phone that best fits your needs and expectations.

Phone Specifications Comparison

Huawei P40 Pro vs. Honor 9X Pro Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Huawei P40 Pro Honor 9X Pro
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 158.2 mm 163.5 mm Honor 9X Pro has greater height than Huawei P40 Pro.
Width 72.6 mm 77.3 mm Honor 9X Pro has greater width than Huawei P40 Pro.
Depth 8.95 mm 8.8 mm Honor 9X Pro is narrower than Huawei P40 Pro.
Weight 209 g 202 g Honor 9X Pro is lighter than Huawei P40 Pro.
Body Colour Black | Silver frost Phantom purple
Body Material - Dual 3D curved glass
Protection Dustproof, splashproof, waterproof -
Waterproof (Water-resistant) Yes - Huawei P40 Pro is waterproof.
IP rating IEC 60529 IP68 -
Repairability Index 8.1 (out of 10) -
SAR Value 0.99 W/kg (body), 2.99 W/kg (limb), 0.48 W/kg (head) 1.09 W/kg (body), 3.19 W/kg (limb), 0.76 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
SIM Card Qty Dual-SIM Dual-SIM
SIM Card Configuration Details Nano SIM + nano SIM/NM card Nano SIM + nano SIM/microSD
DISPLAY Huawei P40 Pro Honor 9X Pro
Display Type OLED display LCD display
Display Technology - LTPS
Screen Size (Display Size) 6.58" 6.59" Honor 9X Pro has larger screen size than Huawei P40 Pro.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 2640 x 1200 pixels 2340 x 1080 pixels Huawei P40 Pro has better screen resolution than Honor 9X Pro.
Display Format Full HD+ -
Pixel Density 441 ppi 391 ppi Huawei P40 Pro has better pixel density than Honor 9X Pro.
Colour Depth 16.7 million colours 16.7 million colours Both phones have the same color depth.
Display Enhancement Technology - Blue light filter
Display Refresh Rate 90 Hz -
Display Features Quad-Curve Overflow display FullView Display
PROCESSOR Huawei P40 Pro Honor 9X Pro
Processor Type (CPU) Hisilicon Kirin 990 Hisilicon Kirin 810
Clock Speed 2.86 GHz 2.27 GHz Huawei P40 Pro has higher clock speed than Honor 9X Pro.
Processor Core Qty 8-core 8-core Both phones have the same number of phone cores.
64-bit Architecture Yes - Huawei P40 Pro has 64-bit architecture.
Graphics System (GPU) Mali-G76 MC16 -
MEMORY Huawei P40 Pro Honor 9X Pro
RAM 8 GB LPDDR4X SDRAM - 6 GB Huawei P40 Pro has more RAM than Honor 9X Pro.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 256 GB 256 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 P40 Pro Honor 9X Pro
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 4 3
Sensor Resolution 50 Megapixel 48 Megapixel Huawei P40 Pro has better camera resolution than Honor 9X Pro.
Sensor Size 1/1.28" 1/2" Honor 9X Pro has better camera sensor size than Huawei P40 Pro.
Sensor Type - CMOS
Sensor Name Huawei Ultra Vision sensor Sony Exmor RS IMX582 sensor
Lens Aperture F/1.9 F/1.8 Honor 9X Pro has better lens aperture than Huawei P40 Pro.
Pixel Size 2.44 μm -
Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) - Huawei P40 Pro has optical stabilisation.
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Special Effects Bokeh effect -
Camera Modes 4K Timelapse, ultra low-light video, ultra slow motion video, telephoto video 3D Portrait Lighting, Portrait
Light Source LED light LED flash
Still Image Resolutions 8192 x 6144 -
Video Resolutions 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 60 fps -
Camera Features (Functions) Hybrid Zoom, Huawei AI Image Stabilization (AIS), Leica Quad Camera System, RYYB colour filter array, Octa PD Focus, 4-in-1 pixel binning, AI Portrait Studios Phase Detect Auto-Focus (PDAF), EIS video stabilisation, 4-in-1 Super Pixel, AIS Super Night mode, AI video stabilisation
SECOND CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) 40 Megapixel 8 Megapixel Huawei P40 Pro has better second camera resolution than Honor 9X Pro.
Sensor Size (2nd Camera) 1/1.54" -
Lens Type (2nd Camera) Ultra wide-angle lens Super wide-angle lens
Lens Aperture (2nd Camera) F/1.8 F/2.4 Huawei P40 Pro has better second camera lens aperture than Huawei P40 Pro.
Field of View (2nd Camera) - 120 degree(s)
Camera Features (2nd Camera) Huawei Cine Camera Distortion correction
THIRD CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (3rd Camera) 12 Megapixel 2 Megapixel Huawei P40 Pro has higher resolution third camera than Honor 9X Pro.
Lens Type (3rd Camera) Telephoto lens -
Lens Aperture (3rd Camera) F/3.4 F/2.4 Honor 9X Pro has better third camera lens aperture than Huawei P40 Pro.
Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) - Huawei P40 Pro has optical stabilisation of the third camera.
Optical Zoom 5x -
Hybrid Zoom 10x -
Camera Functions (3rd Camera) - Depth camera
Camera Features (3rd Camera) Huawei SuperSensing Camera, 50X Max Zoom Bokeh effect
FOURTH CAMERA
Camera Functions (4th Camera) HUAWEI Time-of-Flight (TOF) Camera -
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 2 1
Front Camera Design - Pop-up
Sensor Resolution (Front) 32 Megapixel 16 Megapixel Huawei P40 Pro has better front camera resolution than Honor 9X Pro.
Lens Aperture (Front) F/2.2 F/2.2 Both phones have the same front camera lens aperture.
Focus Adjustment Automatic -
Camera Modes (Front) - 3D Portrait Lighting
Face Recognition (Face ID) Face recognition - Huawei P40 Pro has face detection.
Still Image Resolutions (Front) 6528 x 4896 -
Video Resolutions (Front) 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 60 fps -
SECOND FRONT CAMERA
Camera Functions (2nd Front) TOF camera -
BATTERY AND CHARGING Huawei P40 Pro Honor 9X Pro
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 4200 mAh 4000 mAh Huawei P40 Pro has larger battery capacity than Honor 9X Pro.
Fast Charging Technology HUAWEI SuperCharge technology, Wireless HUAWEI SuperCharge - Huawei P40 Pro has fast charging technology.
Wireless Charging Yes - Huawei P40 Pro can be charged wirelessly.
Run Time Details - Playback (video): up to 10 hrs
Gaming: up to 10 hrs
Navigation: up to 12 hrs
Playback (Music): up to 100 hrs
CELLULAR Huawei P40 Pro Honor 9X Pro
Technology WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
Mobile Broadband Generation 5G 4G Huawei P40 Pro has more advanced generation mobile network.
Operating System Android 10 Android 9.0 Pie
User Interface EMUI 10.1 EMUI 9.1
Intelligent Assistant Celia -
Navigation GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou
COMMUNICATIONS Huawei P40 Pro Honor 9X Pro
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE, 5G NR FR1 GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, VoLTE, 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 28, Band 32 Band 1, Band 3, Band 7, Band 8, Band 20, Band 38, Band 39, Band 40, Band 41
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+, FDD 700 APT, FDD 1500 L FDD 2100, FDD 1800+, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 800 DD, TDD 2600, TDD 1900, TDD 2300, TDD 2500
5G NR Band N1, n2, n7, n28 -
5G NR Frequency FDD 2100, FDD 1900PCS, FDD 2600, FDD 700APT -
Wireless Interface IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac, IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac
Bluetooth Bluetooth 5.1 LE Bluetooth 5.0 LE
NFC Yes Yes Both phones have an NFC reader for mobile payments.
Messaging Services SMS, MMS SMS, MMS
MEDIA Huawei P40 Pro Honor 9X Pro
Supported Digital Audio Standards WAV, AAC, AMR, MP3, FLAC, OGG, MIDI, LDAC, MP4, SBC, 3GP MP3, OGG, MIDI, MP4, 3GP
Supported Digital Video Standards MPEG-4, 3GP 3GP, MP4
Sound Enhancements - Surround sound
FEATURES Huawei P40 Pro Honor 9X 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 Ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, gyro sensor, hall sensor, gesture, gravity sensor, infrared (IR) sensor, colour temperature sensor -
Security Devices Fingerprint reader (under display), face recognition Fingerprint reader (side)
Additional Phone Features Multitasking, Face Unlock, MIMO technology, MU-MIMO technology, Huawei Share, HUAWEI Dual-View Video, Huawei Reverse Charge, Tiny-Core NPU (Neural Network Processing Unit), Dual Big Core, HUAWEI XD Fusion Engine, HUAWEI Golden Snap, HUAWEI MeeTime, SuperCool system Liquid cooling, GPU Turbo 3.0 technology, AI Signal Enhancer, HUAWEI AppGallery
OTHERS Huawei P40 Pro Honor 9X Pro
Included Accessories Power adapter, SIM card removal tool, USB-C cable, USB-C headphones Power adapter, USB-C cable
Compliant Standards IEC 60529 IP68 TUV Rheinland Low Blue Light Certification
Max Depth of Water Resistance 1.5 m -
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