Honor Play 9C vs Honor X5

Honor Play 9C
Honor
Play 9C
Honor X5
Honor
X5

At a glance

Brand
Honor
Honor
Release date
September 2024, 1 years 8 months ago
January 2023, 3 years 4 months ago
AnTuTu
442.500 Antutu v10 Overall performance better than 70% of devices
97.899 Antutu v9 Overall performance better than 50% of devices

Display

Size
6.56"
6.5"
Resolution
720 x 1612 px HD+
720 x 1600 px HD+
Type
TFT LCD (IPS)
TFT LCD (IPS)
Density
269 ppi Medium Density
270 ppi Medium Density
Aspect ratio
20:9
20:9
Features
Water Drop Notch, SGS Certified, Refresh rate 90 Hz, Peak brightness - 750 cd/m², DC dimming, Scratch resistant, 2.5D curved glass screen, Capacitive, Multi-touch, Frameless
Water Drop Notch, 2.5D curved glass screen, Capacitive, Multi-touch, Frameless

Performance

Chipset
MediaTek Dimensity 6100+
Mediatek Helio G25
CPU
2x2.2 GHz ARM Cortex A76 +6x2.0 GHz ARM Cortex A55
8x Cortex A53 2.0 GHz
CPU type
Octa-Core
Octa-Core
Process
6 nm
12 nm
Frequency
2.2 GHz
2 GHz
GPU
ARM Mali-G57 MC2
IMG PowerVR GE8320 600MHz
RAM
6 GB
2 GB
RAM type
LPDDR4X RAM
64-bit
Yes
Yes

Rear camera

Resolution
13 Mpx
8 Mpx
Aperture
ƒ/ 1.8
ƒ/ 2.0
Flash
LED
LED
Optical stabilization
Yes
No
Slow motion
Yes, 120 fps
No, 30 fps
Features
Digital zoom, Digital image stabilization, Optical Stabilization (OIS), Autofocus, Touch focus, Phase detection autofocus (PDAF), Continuous shooting, Geotagging, Panorama, HDR, Face detection, White balance settings, ISO settings, Exposure compensation, Scene mode, Self-timer
Digital zoom, Digital image stabilization, Autofocus, Touch focus, Phase detection autofocus (PDAF), Contrast detection autofocus (CDAF), Continuous shooting, Geotagging, Panorama, HDR, Face detection, White balance settings, ISO settings, Exposure compensation, Scene mode, Self-timer

Front camera

Resolution
5 Mpx
5 Mpx
Aperture
ƒ/ 2.2
ƒ/ 2.2

Battery

Capacity
5200 mAh
5000 mAh
Type
Li-Polymer
Li-Polymer
Fast charge
Yes , 10.0W
Yes , 10.0W
Features
Non-removable
Non-removable

Storage

Capacity
128 GB
32 GB
SD slot
No
Yes , Slot for SD or second SIM card

Body

Dimensions
75.3 mm 163.6 mm 8.4 mm Print 3D Model
75.6 mm 164.0 mm 8.9 mm Print 3D Model
Weight
190 g
193 g
Materials
Glass
Plastic
Colors
Black Blue
Black Blue Orange
Water/dust resistance
IP54
Usable surface
83 %
82 %

Software

Operating system
Android 14 Upside-down cake Android 14
Android 12 Snow Cone Android 12 Go edition
Updates
OS updates: 2 years, Security updates: 3 years
Google services
Without Google Mobile services
With Google Mobile Services

Connectivity

SIM
Dual SIM Dual Standby (Nano SIM + Nano SIM)
Dual SIM Dual Standby (Nano SIM + Nano SIM)
Bluetooth
Bluetooth 5.3 LELow energy consumption
Bluetooth 5.1 LELow energy consumption
Bluetooth profiles
A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile), LE (Low Energy)
A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile), EDR (Enhanced Data Rate), LE (Low Energy)
Wi-Fi
802.11a , 802.11b , 802.11g , 802.11n , 802.11n 5GHz , 802.11ac, WiFi 6 (802.11ax)
802.11a , 802.11b , 802.11g , 802.11n , 802.11n 5GHz , 802.11ac
Wi-Fi features
Dual band, Wi-Fi Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi Display
Dual band, Wi-Fi Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi Display
USB
USB Type-C
USB features
Charging, OTG
Charging, OTG
Navigation
GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo
GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo

Networks

5G
n1 (2100), n3 (1800), n5 (850), n7 (2600), n8 (900), n28a (700), n40 (2300), n41 (2500), n77 (3700), n78 (3500)
4G LTE
B1 (2100), B3 (1800), B4 (1700/2100 AWS 1), B5 (850), B7 (2600), B8 (900), B28a (700), B34 (TDD 2100), B38 (TDD 2600), B39 (TDD 1900), B40 (TDD 2300), B41 (TDD 2500)
B1 (2100), B3 (1800), B7 (2600), B8 (900), B20 (800), B28b (700), B28a (700), B39 (TDD 1900), B40 (TDD 2300), B41 (TDD 2500)
3G
B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B4 (1700/2100 AWS A-F), B5 (850), B8 (900)
B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B8 (900), B26 (850)
2G
CDMA BC0 (800), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900)
B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900)

Sensors & security

Fingerprint
Yes, on the side
No
Accelerometer
Yes
Yes
Proximity
Yes
Yes
Light sensor
Yes
Yes
Cooling system
No
No

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