Honor Play 9C vs OnePlus Ace 6

Honor Play 9C
Honor
Play 9C
OnePlus Ace 6
OnePlus
Ace 6

At a glance

Brand
Honor
OnePlus
Release date
September 2024, 1 years 9 months ago
October 2025, 8 months ago
AnTuTu
442.500 Antutu v10 Overall performance better than 70% of devices
3.241.567 Antutu v11 Overall performance better than 98% of devices
Launch price
CN¥ 2,599.00 ($ 380.68)

Display

Size
6.56"
6.83"
Resolution
720 x 1612 px HD+
1272 x 2800 px WQHD+
Type
TFT LCD (IPS)
AMOLED
Density
269 ppi Medium Density
450 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, TÜV Low Blue Light, 2592 PWM, Refresh rate 165 Hz, Touch sampling rate 300 Hz, Brightnes 800 cd/m² (typ), Peak brightness - 4500 cd/m², Max brightness HBM - 1800 cd/m², 8000000:1 contrast ratio, Always-On Display, TÜV Rheinland Eye Comfort Certification, HDR10+, DCI-P3, DC dimming, 10 Bits panel, Dolby Vision, Scratch resistant, Capacitive, Multi-touch, LTPS (Low Temperature PolySilicon silicon), Frameless

Performance

Chipset
MediaTek Dimensity 6100+
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Edition
CPU
2x2.2 GHz ARM Cortex A76 +6x2.0 GHz ARM Cortex A55
2x4.47 GHz Oryon V2 Phoenix L+ 6x3.53 GHz Oryon V2 Phoenix M
CPU type
Octa-Core
Octa-Core
Process
6 nm
3 nm
Frequency
2.2 GHz
4.47 GHz
GPU
ARM Mali-G57 MC2
Adreno 830
RAM
6 GB
12 GB
RAM type
LPDDR4X RAM
RAM LPDDR5X
64-bit
Yes
Yes

Rear camera

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, 480 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
Tracking AF, Flicker sensor, Noise reduction, Time-Lapse, 4K Video, 8K Video, Digital zoom, Optical zoom, Dual camera, Digital image stabilization, Optical Stabilization (OIS), Ultra stable video, Autofocus, Touch focus, Continuous autofocus, 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, RAW 14 bits
Sensor
Sony IMX906
Pixel size
1.00 µm
Sensor size
1/1.56"

Front camera

Resolution
5 Mpx
16 Mpx
Aperture
ƒ/ 2.2
ƒ/ 2.4
Sensor
Sony IMX480
Pixel size
1.00 µm

Battery

Capacity
5200 mAh
7800 mAh
Type
Li-Polymer
Si-Carbon Li-Ion
Fast charge
Yes , 10.0W
Yes , 120.0W
Features
Non-removable
Reverse charging, Non-removable

Storage

Capacity
128 GB
256 GB
SD slot
No
No
Type
UFS Storage 4.1

Body

Dimensions
75.3 mm 163.6 mm 8.4 mm Print 3D Model
77.0 mm 163.4 mm 8.3 mm Print 3D Model
Weight
190 g
213 g
Materials
Glass
Aluminium alloy , Glass
Colors
Black Blue
Black White Silver
Water/dust resistance
IP54
IP69
Usable surface
83 %
90 %

Software

Operating system
Android 14 Upside-down cake Android 14
Android 16 OriginOS 6 (Android 16)
Updates
OS updates: 2 years, Security updates: 3 years
OS updates: 4 years, Security updates: 6 years
Google services
Without Google Mobile 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 5.4 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, 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) , WiFi 7 (802.11be)
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, GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS (L1), BeiDou (B1), Galileo (E1+E5a), BeiDou (B2), NavIC System, QZSS (L1 + L5)

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), n18 (850), n26 (850), n28a (700), n38 (2600), n40 (2300), n41 (2500), n48 (3500), n66 (1700), 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), B4 (1700/2100 AWS 1), B5 (850), B8 (900), B18 (800), B19 (800), B26 (850), B28a (700), B34 (TDD 2100), B38 (TDD 2600), B39 (TDD 1900), B40 (TDD 2300), B41 (TDD 2500), B42 (TDD 3500), B43 (TDD 3700), B48 (TDD 3600), B66 (1700/2100)
3G
B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B4 (1700/2100 AWS A-F), B5 (850), B8 (900)
B1 (2100), B4 (1700/2100 AWS A-F), B5 (850), B6 (800), B8 (900), B19 (800)
2G
CDMA BC0 (800), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900)
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
Yes
Gyroscope
Yes
Audio
Stereo Speakers

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