October 23, 2018

Compare HONOR Mobile Phones: HONOR 9 vs HONOR 8

The HONOR 9 looks very similar with the HONOR 8 at first glance. What changes has the HONOR 9 made, besides the number on their name?

Now let us observe the following table and evaluate this upgrade.

Specs		HONOR 9	HONOR 8
NETWORK	Technology	GSM / HSPA / LTE	GSM / HSPA / LTE
	2G bands	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
	3G Network	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100	HSDPA 900 / 1900 / 2100
	4G Network	LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2500)	LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800)
	Speed	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (3CA) Cat12 600/150 Mbps	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps
	GPRS	Yes	Yes
	EDGE	Yes	Yes
LAUNCH	Announced	2017, June	2016, July
LAUNCH	Status	Available. Released 2017, July	Available. Released 2016, July
BODY	Dimensions	147.3 x 70.9 x 7.5 mm (5.80 x 2.79 x 0.30 in)	145.5 x 71 x 7.5 mm (5.73 x 2.80 x 0.30 in)
	Weight	155 g (5.47 oz)	153 g (5.40 oz)
	Build	Front/back glass, aluminum frame	Front/back glass & aluminum frame
	SIM	Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)	Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
DISPLAY	Type	LTPS IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors	LTPS IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
	Size	5.15 inches, 73.1 cm2 (~70.0% screen-to-body ratio)	5.2 inches, 74.9 cm2 (~72.5% screen-to-body ratio)
	Resolution	1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~428 ppi density)	1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~423 ppi density)
	Multitouch	Yes	Yes
	Protection	Corning Gorilla Glass 3	Corning Gorilla Glass 3
	Firmware version	EMUI 8.0	EMUI 8.0
PLATFORM	OS	Android 7.0 (Nougat), upgradable to Android 8.0 (Oreo)	Android 6.0 (Marshmallow), upgradable to Android 8.0 (Oreo)
	Chipset	HiSilicon Kirin 960	HiSilicon Kirin 950
	CPU	Octa-core (4x2.4 GHz Cortex-A73 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A53)	Octa-core (4x2.3 GHz Cortex-A72 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex A53)
	GPU	Mali-G71 MP8	Mali-T880 MP4
MEMORY	Card slot	microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)	microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)
MEMORY	Internal	64/128 GB, 4/6 GB RAM	32/64 GB, 4 GB RAM
MAIN CAMERA	Modules	12 MP, f/2.2, 27mm (wide), PDAF, 2x lossless zoom	12 MP, f/2.2, 35mm (standard), 1/2.9", 1.25µm, PDAF & laser AF
	Modules	20 MP B/W, f/2.2, 27mm (wide)	12 MP B/W, f/2.2, 35mm (standard), 1/2.9", 1.25µm, PDAF & laser AF
	Features	Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR, panorama	Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR, panorama
	Video	2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps (gyro-EIS), 1080p@60fps	1080p@60fps, 1080p@30fps, 720p@120fps
SELFIE CAMERA	Modules	8 MP, f/2.0	8 MP, f/2.4, 1/3.2", 1.4µm
SOUND	Alert types	Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones	Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones
	Loudspeaker	Yes	Yes
	3.5mm jack	Yes	Yes
	DTS sound	No	Yes
	Noise cancellation	Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic	Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
COMMS	WLAN	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot
	Bluetooth	4.2, A2DP, LE	4.2, A2DP, EDR, LE
	GPS	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
	NFC	Yes	Yes
	Infrared port	Yes	Yes
	Radio	No	No
	USB	Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go	2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go
FEATURES	Sensors	Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass	Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
	Messaging	SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, IM	SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, IM
	Browser	HTML5	HTML5
	Java	No	No
	Charging	Fast battery charging: 40% in 30 min	Fast battery charging: 47% in 30 min (Smart Power 4.0)
	Player	MP4/H.264 player	MP4/H.264 player
	Player	MP3/eAAC+/WAV/Flac player	MP3/WAV/eAAC+/Flac player
	Features	Document viewer	Document viewer
	Features	Photo/video editor	Photo/video editor
BATTERY	Battery	Non-removable Li-Po 3200 mAh battery	Non-removable Li-Po 3000 mAh battery
MISC	Colors	Glacier Grey, Sapphire Blue, Midnight Black, Gold, Blue Bird, Robin Egg Blue	Pearl White, Midnight Black, Sapphire Blue, Gold
MISC	Price	HONOR 9 price in your country	HONOR 8 price in your country

Design: The HONOR 9’s and the HONOR 8’s designs look very similar, for both of them have a glass body with aluminum frame, and their dimensions are near-identical. But there are some subtle differences between their designs.

The HONOR 9’s fuselage uses 3D curved glass while the HONOR 8’s body is made of 2.5D glasses. For appearance, compared the 2.5D glass surfaces, the 3D glass is curved. So the HONOR 9 looks more novel. But its physical characteristics has more advantages over the HONOR 8, such as anti-fingerprint, anti-glare and weather resistant. And its body radian will bring a more comfortable grab feel.

Display: For the display, surprisingly, the HONOR 9 is a bit smaller than the HONOR 8 and the screen-to-body ratio is also smaller. With both handsets packing a 1080 x 1920 resolution, for a pixel density of 428ppi on the HONOR 9 and 423ppi on the HONOR 8. The HONOR 9 has slightly more ppi density than the other. Naturally, the differences are very little.

Performance: The HONOR 8 comes 4GB of RAM and an octa-core HiSilicon Kirin 950 chipset, which has four cores clocked at 2.3GHz and four at 1.8GHz. And the HONOR 9 comes with either 4GB or 6GB of RAM and a newer and faster Kirin 960 chipset, which has four cores running at 2.4GHz and four at 1.8GHz. Apparently, this delivers 18% better CPU performance than the previous model. What’s more, the HONOR 9 supports more storage capacity, which allows you to store more songs, videos, photos and install more applications, and it will bring a smoother experience.

Camera: The dual-lens camera was one of the highlights of the HONOR 8. The phone paired a 12MP color lens with a 12MP monochrome one. And the HONOR 9 builds on that promise, with a 12MP color lens and a 20MP monochrome one, getting more megapixels. Besides, the camera also has more tricks up its sleeve, allowing you to just use the monochrome lens for true black and white shots, which isn’t an option with the HONOR 8. And the HONOR 9 can shoot video in 4K, which is more high-resolution than the HONOR 8 capped at 1080p.

Battery: The HONOR 9 also has a 3,200mAh battery while the HONOR 8 has a 3,000mAh battery life, so the HONOR 9 with larger battery will be more long-lasting.

In brief, the HONOR 9 seems to be a solid upgrade. Are you satisfied with it?

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