Honor Play 9C vs Huawei Mate 70 Pro

Honor Play 9C
Honor
Play 9C
Huawei Mate 70 Pro
Huawei
Mate 70 Pro

At a glance

Brand
Honor
Huawei
Release date
September 2024, 1 years 8 months ago
November 2024, 1 years 6 months ago
AnTuTu
442.500 Antutu v10 Overall performance better than 70% of devices
1.248.520 Antutu v10 Overall performance better than 87% of devices
Launch price
CN¥ 6,499.00 ($ 950.39)

Display

Size
6.56"
6.9"
Resolution
720 x 1612 px HD+
1316 x 2832 px QHD
Type
TFT LCD (IPS)
Oled
Density
269 ppi Medium Density
453 ppi Very high density
Aspect ratio
20:9
19.5:9
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, 1-120 Hz refresh rate, 1440 Hz PWM, Refresh rate 120 Hz, Touch sampling rate 300 Hz, DCI-P3, 10 Bits panel, Scratch resistant, Dual Edge display, Capacitive, Multi-touch, Frameless, LTPO (Low Temperature PolySilicon oxide)

Performance

Chipset
MediaTek Dimensity 6100+
Huawei HiSilicon KIRIN 9020
CPU
2x2.2 GHz ARM Cortex A76 +6x2.0 GHz ARM Cortex A55
2x2.5GHz+6x2.15GHz+4x1.6GHz
CPU type
Octa-Core
Deca-Core
Process
6 nm
5 nm
Frequency
2.2 GHz
2.5 GHz
GPU
ARM Mali-G57 MC2
Maleoon 910
RAM
6 GB
12 GB
RAM type
LPDDR4X RAM
64-bit
Yes
Yes

Rear camera

Resolution
13 Mpx
50 Mpx
Aperture
ƒ/ 1.8
ƒ/ 1.4-4.0
Flash
LED
Dual LED
Optical stabilization
Yes
Yes
Slow motion
Yes, 120 fps
Yes, 960 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
4K Video, Digital zoom, Optical zoom, Triple camera, Digital image stabilization, Optical Stabilization (OIS), Ultra stable video, Autofocus, Touch focus, Continuous autofocus, Manual focus, Phase detection autofocus (PDAF), Contrast detection autofocus (CDAF), Laser autofocus (LAF), Dual front camera, Continuous shooting, Geotagging, Panorama, HDR, Face detection, White balance settings, ISO settings, Exposure compensation, Scene mode, Self-timer, RAW, Night Mode

Front camera

Resolution
5 Mpx
13 Mpx
Aperture
ƒ/ 2.2
ƒ/ 2.4

Battery

Capacity
5200 mAh
5500 mAh
Type
Li-Polymer
Li-Polymer
Fast charge
Yes , 10.0W
Yes , 100.0W
Features
Non-removable
Wireless charging, Non-removable
Wireless charging
80W Wireless charging, Reverse wireless charging 20W, Reverse charging 18W

Storage

Capacity
128 GB
256 GB
SD slot
No
No

Body

Dimensions
75.3 mm 163.6 mm 8.4 mm Print 3D Model
79.5 mm 164.6 mm 8.2 mm Print 3D Model
Weight
190 g
221 g
Materials
Glass
Aluminium alloy , Glass
Colors
Black Blue
Black Purple Green
Water/dust resistance
IP54
IP68, IP69
Usable surface
83 %
89 %

Software

Operating system
Android 14 Upside-down cake Android 14
HarmonyOS 4 HarmonyOS 4.3
Updates
OS updates: 2 years, Security updates: 3 years
Google services
Without 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 5.2
Bluetooth profiles
A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile), LE (Low Energy)
A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile), LDAC, SBC, AAC
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, QZSS, Galileo, GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS (L1), BeiDou (B1), Galileo (E1+E5a), BeiDou (B2), NavIC System, QZSS (L1 + L5), Galileo (E1+E5a+E5b)

Networks

5G
n1 (2100), n3 (1800), n5 (850), n7 (2600), n8 (900), n28a (700), n40 (2300), n41 (2500), n77 (3700), n78 (3500)
n1 (2100), n3 (1800), n5 (850), n8 (900), n28a (700), n38 (2600), 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), B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B4 (1700/2100 AWS 1), B5 (850), B6 (800), B7 (2600), B8 (900), B9 (1800), B12 (700), B17 (700), B18 (800), B19 (800), B20 (800), B26 (850), 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), B2 (1900), B4 (1700/2100 AWS A-F), B5 (850), B6 (800), B8 (900), B19 (800)
2G
CDMA BC0 (800), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900)
CDMA BC0 (800), B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900)

Sensors & security

Fingerprint
Yes, on the side
Yes, in screen
Accelerometer
Yes
Yes
Proximity
Yes
Yes
Light sensor
Yes
Yes
Cooling system
No
No
Gyroscope
Yes
Barometer
Yes
Audio
Dolby Atmos, Stereo Speakers

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