Honor Play 9C vs Poco C81

At a glance

Brand: Honor; POCO
Release date: September 2024, 1 years 9 months ago; April 2026, 2 months ago
AnTuTu: 442.500 Antutu v10 Overall performance better than 70% of devices; 308.681 Antutu v10 Overall performance better than 61% of devices
Launch price: —; ₹ 10,999.00 ($ 116.70)

Size: 6.56"; 6.9"
Resolution: 720 x 1612 px HD+; 720 x 1600 px HD+
Type: TFT LCD (IPS); LCD IPS
Density: 269 ppi Medium Density; 254 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, Refresh rate 120 Hz, Touch sampling rate 240 Hz, Brightnes 450 cd/m² (typ), 1500:1 contrast ratio, TÜV Rheinland Eye Comfort Certification, 2.5D curved glass screen, Capacitive, Multi-touch, Frameless, In-cell

Chipset: MediaTek Dimensity 6100+; Unisoc Tiger T615 (T7250)
CPU: 2x2.2 GHz ARM Cortex A76 +6x2.0 GHz ARM Cortex A55; 2 x ARM Cortex A75 1.8Ghz + 6 x ARM Cortex A55 1.6Ghz
CPU type: Octa-Core; Octa-Core
Process: 6 nm; 12 nm
Frequency: 2.2 GHz; 1.8 GHz
GPU: ARM Mali-G57 MC2; Mali-G57 MP1
RAM: 6 GB; 4 GB
RAM type: LPDDR4X RAM; LPDDR4X RAM
64-bit: Yes; Yes

Resolution: 13 Mpx; 13 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, Dual camera, Autofocus, Touch focus, Geotagging, Panorama, 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; 79.5 mm 171.6 mm 8.2 mm Print 3D Model
Weight: 190 g; 208 g
Materials: Glass; Plastic
Colors: Black Blue; Black Gold Cyan
Water/dust resistance: IP54; Splash resistant
Usable surface: 83 %; 84 %

Operating system: Android 14 Upside-down cake Android 14; Android 16 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; With 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
Bluetooth profiles: A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile), LE (Low Energy); A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile)
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 , 802.11ac
Wi-Fi features: Dual band, Wi-Fi Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi Display; Wi-Fi Hotspot
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, Galileo

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), B5 (850), B8 (900), B28a (700), 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)