Blackview Wave 9C vs Honor 500

At a glance

Brand: Blackview; Honor
Release date: September 2025, 8 months ago; November 2025, 6 months ago
AnTuTu: 211.000 Antutu v10 Overall performance better than 55% of devices; 2.405.000 Antutu v11 Overall performance better than 96% of devices
Launch price: —; CN¥ 2,699.00 ($ 395.33)

Size: 6.56"; 6.55"
Resolution: 720 x 1612 px HD+; 1264 x 2736 px QHD
Type: LCD IPS; AMOLED
Density: 278 ppi Medium Density; 460 ppi Very high density
Aspect ratio: 20:9; 20:9
Features: Water Drop Notch, 2D curved glass screen, Brightnes 400 cd/m² (typ), 70% NTSC, NTSC, Panda glass, Capacitive, Multi-touch; Hole-punch Notch, Refresh rate 120 Hz, Peak brightness - 6000 cd/m², HDR10+, DCI-P3, Scratch resistant, Capacitive, Multi-touch, Frameless

Chipset: Unisoc Tiger T603; Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen4
CPU: 2xCortex A75 1.8GHz + 6x Cortex A55 1.6GHz; 1x 3.21 GHz – Cortex X4 + 3x 3 GHz – Cortex A720 + 2x 2.8 GHz – Cortex A720 + 2x 2.02 GHz – Cortex A720
CPU type: Octa-Core; Octa-Core
Process: 12 nm; 4 nm
Frequency: 1.8 GHz; 4.32 GHz
GPU: Mali-G57 MP1; Adreno 825
RAM: 4 GB; 12 GB
RAM type: LPDDR4X RAM; LPDDR4X RAM
64-bit: Yes; Yes

Resolution: 8 Mpx; 200 Mpx
Aperture: ƒ/ 2.2; ƒ/ 1.9
Sensor: Samsung S5K4H7; Samsung ISOCELL HP3
Pixel size: 1.12 µm; 0.56 µm
Sensor size: 1/4"; 1/1.4"
Flash: LED; LED
Optical stabilization: No; Yes
Slow motion: No, 30 fps; Yes, 480 fps
Features: Dual camera, Autofocus, Touch focus, Geotagging, Panorama, HDR, White balance settings, ISO settings, Exposure compensation, Scene mode, Self-timer; Noise reduction, 4K Video, Digital zoom, Dual camera, Digital image stabilization, Optical Stabilization (OIS), Autofocus, Touch focus, Manual focus, Phase detection autofocus (PDAF), Laser autofocus (LAF), Continuous shooting, Geotagging, Panorama, HDR, Face detection, White balance settings, ISO settings, Exposure compensation, Scene mode, Self-timer, Night Mode

Dimensions: 75.2 mm 163.2 mm 8.7 mm Print 3D Model; 74.2 mm 155.8 mm 7.7 mm Print 3D Model
Weight: 193 g; 198 g
Materials: Plastic; Aluminium alloy
Colors: Black Blue; Black White Blue Pink
Water/dust resistance: IP52; IP68, IP69
Drop resistance: Class A B C D E 108 drops without defects; —
Repairability: Class A B C D E; —
Usable surface: 82 %; 91 %

Operating system: Android 15 Android 15; Android 16 Android 16
Google services: With Google Mobile Services; Without Google Mobile services

SIM: Dual SIM Dual Standby (Nano SIM + Nano SIM); Dual SIM Dual Standby (Nano SIM + Nano SIM)
Bluetooth: Bluetooth 4.2 LELow energy consumption; Bluetooth 6.0 LELow energy consumption
Bluetooth profiles: A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile), LE (Low Energy); A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile), LE (Low Energy), APT-x, LDAC, SBC, AAC
Wi-Fi: 802.11b , 802.11g , 802.11n; 802.11a , 802.11b , 802.11g , 802.11n , 802.11n 5GHz , 802.11ac, WiFi 6 (802.11ax) , WiFi 7 (802.11be)
Wi-Fi features: Dual band, Wi-Fi Hotspot; Dual band, Wi-Fi Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi Display, Wi-Fi MiMO
USB: USB Type-C; USB Type-C
USB features: Charging, OTG; Charging, OTG
Navigation: GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo; GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, QZSS, Galileo, GPS (L1+L5), BeiDou (B1), Galileo (E1+E5a), BeiDou (B2), QZSS (L1 + L5)

4G LTE: B1 (2100), B3 (1800), B7 (2600), B8 (900), B19 (800), B20 (800), B38 (TDD 2600), B40 (TDD 2300), B41 (TDD 2500); B1 (2100), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900), B19 (800), B28a (700), B34 (TDD 2100), B38 (TDD 2600), B39 (TDD 1900), B40 (TDD 2300), B41 (TDD 2500), B42 (TDD 3500), B48 (TDD 3600)
3G: B1 (2100), B8 (900); B1 (2100), B5 (850), B8 (900), B19 (800)
2G: B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900); B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900)
5G: —; n1 (2100), n3 (1800), n5 (850), n8 (900), n28a (700), n38 (2600), n40 (2300), n41 (2500), n77 (3700), n78 (3500)

Fingerprint: No; Yes, in screen
Accelerometer: Yes; Yes
Proximity: Yes; Yes
Light sensor: Yes; Yes
Cooling system: No; Yes
Gyroscope: —; Yes
Audio: —; Hi-Res Audio, Noise cancellation microphone, Stereo Speakers, 2 microphones