Honor Play 9C vs Honor X70

At a glance

Brand: Honor; Honor
Release date: September 2024, 1 years 8 months ago; July 2025, 10 months ago
AnTuTu: 442.500 Antutu v10 Overall performance better than 70% of devices; 750.000 Antutu v10 Overall performance better than 80% of devices
Launch price: —; CN¥ 1,399.00 ($ 204.92)

Size: 6.56"; 6.79"
Resolution: 720 x 1612 px HD+; 1200 x 2640 px QHD
Type: TFT LCD (IPS); AMOLED
Density: 269 ppi Medium Density; 427 ppi Very high 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; Hole-punch Notch, SGS Certified, Refresh rate 120 Hz, Brightnes 800 cd/m² (typ), Max brightness HBM - 1800 cd/m², Peak brightness - 6000 cd/m², HDR, DCI-P3, 10 Bits panel, Scratch resistant, 2.5D glass screen, Capacitive, Multi-touch, Frameless

Chipset: MediaTek Dimensity 6100+; Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen4
CPU: 2x2.2 GHz ARM Cortex A76 +6x2.0 GHz ARM Cortex A55; 4x Cortex A78 a 2.3 GHz + 4x Cortex A55 a 1.8 GHz
CPU type: Octa-Core; Octa-Core
Process: 6 nm; 4 nm
Frequency: 2.2 GHz; 2.3 GHz
GPU: ARM Mali-G57 MC2; Adreno GPU
RAM: 6 GB; 8 GB
RAM type: LPDDR4X RAM; —
64-bit: Yes; Yes

Resolution: 13 Mpx; 50 Mpx
Aperture: ƒ/ 1.8; ƒ/ 1.8
Flash: LED; LED
Optical stabilization: Yes; Yes
Slow motion: Yes, 120 fps; Yes, 120 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; Flicker sensor, 4K Video, Digital zoom, Dual camera, Digital image stabilization, Optical Stabilization (OIS), Autofocus, Touch focus, Geotagging, HDR, Face detection, White balance settings, ISO settings, Exposure compensation, Scene mode, Self-timer

Dimensions: 75.3 mm 163.6 mm 8.4 mm Print 3D Model; 76.1 mm 161.9 mm 7.8 mm Print 3D Model
Weight: 190 g; 193 g
Materials: Glass; Plastic
Colors: Black Blue; Black White Gold Brown Green
Water/dust resistance: IP54; IP68, IP69
Usable surface: 83 %; 90 %

Operating system: Android 14 Upside-down cake Android 14; Android 16 Android 16
Updates: OS updates: 2 years, Security updates: 3 years; —
Google services: Without 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 5.3 LELow energy consumption; Bluetooth 5.2 LELow energy consumption
Bluetooth profiles: A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile), LE (Low Energy); A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile), EDR (Enhanced Data Rate), HID (Human Interface Profile), LE (Low Energy), APT-x, LDAC, SBC, AAC, Apt-x Adaptive
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, WiFi 6 (802.11ax)
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, 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), NavIC System, QZSS (L1 + L5)

5G: n1 (2100), n3 (1800), n5 (850), n7 (2600), n8 (900), n28a (700), n40 (2300), n41 (2500), n77 (3700), n78 (3500); n1 (2100), n5 (850), n8 (900), n28a (700), 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), B5 (850), B8 (900), B28a (700), B34 (TDD 2100), B38 (TDD 2600), 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), B5 (850), B8 (900)
2G: CDMA BC0 (800), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900); B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900)