Honor 9X vs Honor X9a
| Type | Touch | Touch |
| Dimensions | 163.10 x 77.20 x 8.80 mm | 161.60 x 73.90 x 7.90 mm |
| Weight | 206.00 g | 175.00 g |
| Display size | 6.59" | 6.67" |
| Display | Color / IPS TFT 16M colors 1080 x 2340 px (6.59") 391 ppi | Color / AMOLED 1,07G colors 120 Hz 1080 x 2400 px (6.67") 395 ppi |
| Display protection |   |  |
| Additional display | | |
| Protection of the secondary display | | |
| Standard battery | Li-Po 4000 mAhBuy powerbank
| Li-Po 5100 mAhBuy powerbank
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| Quick battery charging | | |
| Wireless battery charging | | |
| Internal memory | 64 GB, 128 GB, 256 GB | 128 GB, 256 GB |
| RAM memory | 4 GB, 6 GB, 8 GB | 6 GB, 8 GB |
| Memory cards | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC up to 512 GBBuy memory card |  |
| Operating system | Android 9.0 Pie | Android 12 |
| Interface | EMUI 9.1.1 | Magic UI 6.1 |
| Processor | HiSilicon Kirin 810 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 695 SM6375 |
| Processor clock | 2200 MHz | 2200 MHz |
| GPU | ARM Mali-G52 @820 MHz | Adreno 619 @840 MHz |
| Touchscreen | | |
| DualSIM | | |
| SIM cards standard | DualSIM(nanoSIM, nanoSIM) | DualSIM(nanoSIM, nanoSIM) |
| DualSIM mode | dual standby | dual standby |
| Hybrid DualSIM | | |
| Announced | 3Q 2019 | 4Q 2022 |
| Other names | HLK-AL00 | RMO-NX1 |
| GSM frequencies | 850 900 1800 1900 | 850 900 1800 1900 |
| UMTS | 850 900 1900 2100 | 850 900 1900 2100 |
| LTE standard | FDD LTE: 2100, 1800, 900, 850 TDD LTE: 2600, 2500, 2300, 1900 | |
| Standard 5G | | |
| CDMA | 850 | 850 |
| Standard TD-SCDMA | 1900 2000 | |
| UMA | | |
CAMERAS - BACK
| First camera | | |
| Camera type | | Standard |
| Photo matrix | 48 Mpx | 64 Mpx |
| Resolution | | 9216x6912 px |
| Optical zoom | | |
| Digital zoom | | 8x |
| Flash | LED | LED |
| Dual-colour LED flash | | |
| Video resolution | 3840x2160 px | 1920x1080 px |
| Video formats | H.263, H.264, H.265, MPEG4 - 30 fps | H.264, H.265, MPEG4 |
| Additional | AF, f/1.8 | AF, EIS, f/1.8 |
| Second camera | | |
| Camera type | | Wide-angle |
| Photo matrix | 2 Mpx | 5 Mpx |
| Optical zoom | | |
| Flash | LED | LED |
| Dual-colour LED flash | | |
| Video formats | H.263, H.264, H.265, MPEG4 - 30 fps | H.264, H.265, MPEG4 |
| Additional | - | FF, f/2.2 |
| Third camera | | |
| Camera type | nd | Macro |
| Photo matrix | nd | 2 Mpx |
| Sensor size | nd | 1/5 |
| Pixel size | nd | 1,75 µm |
| Resolution | nd | 1600x1200 px |
| Optical zoom | nd | |
| Number of lenses | nd | 3 |
| Flash | nd | LED |
| Dual-colour LED flash | nd | |
| Video formats | nd | H.264, H.265, MPEG4 |
| Additional | nd | FF, f/2.4 |
CAMERAS - FRONT
| First camera | | |
| Camera type | | Portrait |
| Photo matrix | 16 Mpx | 16 Mpx |
| Resolution | | 4608x3456 px |
| Optical zoom | | |
| Flash | | |
| Dual-colour LED flash | | |
| Video resolution | 1920x1080 px | 1920x1080 px |
| Video formats | H.263, H.264, H.265, MPEG4 - 30 fps | H.264, H.265, MPEG4 |
| Additional | FF, f/2.2 | FF, f/2.45 |
SENSORS
| Accelerometer | | |
| Proximity | | |
| Light | | |
| Magnetometer | | |
| Gyroscope | | |
| Barometer | | |
| Altimeter | | |
| Gravity | | |
| Hall-effect | | |
| Iris scanner | | |
| Fingerprint scanner | | |
| Thermometer | | |
| Hygrometer | | |
Data transfer
| xHTML | | |
| WAP | v2.0 | v2.0 |
| HSCSD | | |
| HSDPA | 42.20 Mbit/s | 42.20 Mbit/s |
| HSUPA | 5.76 Mbit/s | 5.76 Mbit/s |
| HSPA | | |
| HSPA+ | | |
| LTE DL | 603.00 Mbit/s | |
| LTE UP | - | |
| WIMAX+ | | |
| GPRS | | |
| EDGE | | |
| Bluetooth | v5.0 | v5.1 |
| A2DP Profile | | |
| HDMI | | |
| WiFi | v802.11 a/b/g/n/ac | v802.11 a/b/g/n/ac |
| WiFi frequencies | 2,4 GHz; 5 GHz | 2,4 GHz; 5 GHz |
| WiFi Direct | | |
| WiFi Display | | |
| DLNA | | |
| Miracast | | |
| WiFi hotspot | | |
| IrDA | | |
| USB | v2.0 Type-C | v2.0 Type-C |
| GPS | | |
| A-GPS | | |
| GLONASS | | |
| Beidou | | |
| Galileo | | |
| QZSS | | |
| NFC | | |
COMMUNICATION AND MESSAGING
| Call waiting | | |
| Conferency | | |
| Call forwarding | | |
| Push To Talk | | |
| Instant Messenger | | |
| SMS | | |
| EMS | | |
| MMS | | |
| Dictionary | T9 | T9 |
| Swype | | |
| e-mail client | POP3, IMAP4, SMTP | POP3, IMAP4, SMTP |
| Hardware QWERTY keyboard | | |
| RSS Reader | | |
Multimedia
| Radio | | |
| MP3 | | |
| Stereo speakers | | |
| Audio Jack | 3.5 mm | |
| HD Voice | | |
| Sound formats | AAC, AAC+, AMR, MID, WAV, eAAC+ | AAC, AAC+, AMR, APE, FLAC, MID, MKA, OGG, WAV, eAAC+ |
| Polyphony | | |
| Video ringtone | | |
| Ring composer | | |
| Games | | |
| Java | ART | ART |
| Videophone | | |
| DVB-H television | | |
| TV-Out | | |
PIM AND ADDITIONAL FUNCTIONS
| Watch | | |
| Stopwatch | | |
| Alarm | | |
| Calculator | | |
| Currency converter | | |
| Organizer | | |
| Calendar | | |
| Flight mode | | |
| SyncML | | |
| Data and fax | | |
| Screensaver | | |
| Themes | | |
| Interchangeable covers | | |
| Voice dial | | |
| Speakerphone | | |
| Recorder | | |
| Vibrations | | |