Huawei P9 vs. Honor 8X

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

Side by side comparison and review of Huawei P9 and Honor 8X. Compare sizes, cameras, batteries, memory capacities and other key specifications and features to simplify the choice of your perfect phone. Our goal is to make it easier for you to decide on the phone that will best meet your expectations by revealing the main differences between the products.

Phone Specifications Comparison

Huawei P9 vs. Honor 8X Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Huawei P9 Honor 8X
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 145 mm 160.4 mm Honor 8X has greater height than Huawei P9.
Width 70.9 mm 76.6 mm Honor 8X has greater width than Huawei P9.
Depth 6.95 mm 7.8 mm Huawei P9 is narrower than Huawei P9.
Weight 144 g 175 g Huawei P9 is lighter than Huawei P9.
Body Colour Titanium grey Red | Blue | Black
Body Material Aerospace-grade aluminium Glass
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - -
SAR Value 0.55 W/kg (body), 1.43 W/kg (head) 1.02 W/kg (body), 3.19 W/kg (limb), 0.81 W/kg (head)
Connector Type USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
USB
Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
SIM Card Type (Size) Nano SIM Nano SIM
SIM Card Qty Single-SIM Dual-SIM
DISPLAY Huawei P9 Honor 8X
Display Type LCD display LCD display
Display Technology IPS LTPS IPS
Screen Size (Display Size) 5.2" 6.5" Honor 8X has larger screen size than Huawei P9.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 1920 x 1080 pixels 2340 x 1080 pixels Honor 8X has better screen resolution than Huawei P9.
Display Format Full HD -
Pixel Density 423 ppi 397 ppi Huawei P9 has better pixel density than Honor 8X.
Aspect Ratio - 19.5:9
Colour Depth 16.7 million colours 16.7 million colours Both phones have the same color depth.
Display Features 2.5D curved glass FullView Display
Display Protection (Screen Protector) 2.5D Arc Glass -
PROCESSOR Huawei P9 Honor 8X
Processor Type (CPU) Hisilicon Kirin 955 Hisilicon Kirin 710
Clock Speed 2.5 GHz 2.2 GHz Huawei P9 has higher clock speed than Honor 8X.
Processor Core Qty 8-core 8-core Both phones have the same number of phone cores.
64-bit Architecture Yes - Huawei P9 has 64-bit architecture.
MEMORY Huawei P9 Honor 8X
RAM 3 GB 4 GB Honor 8X has more RAM than Huawei P9.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 32 GB 64 GB Honor 8X has more internal memory than Huawei P9.
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) - microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 256 GB
CAMERA Huawei P9 Honor 8X
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 2 2
Sensor Resolution 12 Megapixel 20 Megapixel Honor 8X has better camera resolution than Huawei P9.
Sensor Type BSI-CMOS -
Lens Aperture F/2.2 F/1.8 Honor 8X has better lens aperture than Huawei P9.
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Special Effects - Portrait
Light Source Dual LED flash -
Video Resolutions - 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 60 fps
SECOND CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) 12 Megapixel 2 Megapixel Huawei P9 has better second camera resolution than Honor 8X.
Lens Aperture (2nd Camera) - F/2.4
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 8 Megapixel 16 Megapixel Honor 8X has better front camera resolution than Huawei P9.
Lens Aperture (Front) F/2.4 F/2.0 Honor 8X has better front lens aperture than Huawei P9.
Video Resolutions (Front) 1920 x 1080 (1080p) 1280 x 720 (720p)
BATTERY AND CHARGING Huawei P9 Honor 8X
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 3000 mAh 3750 mAh Honor 8X has larger battery capacity than Huawei P9.
Recharge Time (Charging Time) - 150 min
Standby Time 566 hours 697 hours Honor 8X has longer standby time than Huawei P9.
Talk Time 1980 minutes 1260 minutes Huawei P9 has longer battery life when making calls than Honor 8X.
Run Time Details Talk (GSM): up to 1980 min
Talk (WCDMA): up to 1080 min
Standby (LTE): up to 566 hrs
Standby (WCDMA): up to 566 hrs
Standby (GSM): up to 526 hrs
Talk: up to 1260 min
Standby: up to 697 hrs
CELLULAR Huawei P9 Honor 8X
Technology WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
Mobile Broadband Generation 4G 4G Both phones have the same mobile network generation.
Operating System Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) Android 8.1 Oreo
User Interface HUAWEI Emotion UI 4.1 HUAWEI Emotion UI 8.2
Navigation GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS
COMMUNICATIONS Huawei P9 Honor 8X
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE
2G Band 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM
4G LTE Band Band 1, Band 2, Band 3, Band 4, Band 5, Band 6, Band 7, Band 8, Band 12, Band 17, Band 18, Band 19, Band 20, Band 26, Band 28, Band 38, Band 39, Band 40 -
4G LTE Frequency FDD 2100, FDD 1900 PCS, FDD 1800+, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS, FDD 850, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 700a, FDD 700b, FDD 800 lower, FDD 800 upper, FDD 800 DD, FDD 850+, FDD 700 APT, TDD 2600, TDD 1900, TDD 2300 -
Wireless Interface IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac
Bluetooth Bluetooth 4.2 Bluetooth 4.2
NFC Yes Yes Both phones have an NFC reader for mobile payments.
Messaging Services SMS, MMS SMS, MMS
MEDIA Huawei P9 Honor 8X
Supported Digital Audio Standards WMA, AAC, PCM, AMR, MP3, FLAC, AAC +, OGG, eAAC+, MIDI -
Supported Digital Video Standards RMVB, RM, XviD, MPEG-4, WMV, ASF, MPEG-2, 3GP, H.264, H.263, WMV9, VP8, H.265 -
FEATURES Huawei P9 Honor 8X
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, G-sensor, hall sensor Accelerometer, ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, gyro sensor, gravity sensor
Security Devices Fingerprint reader Face recognition, fingerprint reader
Additional Phone Features IMAGEsmart 5.0 Face Unlock
OTHERS Huawei P9 Honor 8X
Included Accessories Headset, power adapter, SIM card removal tool, USB-C cable Headphones, USB cable, power adapter
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