Honor Play 9C vs realme Note 70

Honor Play 9C
Honor
Play 9C
realme Note 70
realme
Note 70

At a glance

Brand
Honor
realme
Release date
September 2024, 1 years 9 months ago
August 2025, 10 months ago
AnTuTu
442.500 Antutu v10 Overall performance better than 70% of devices
310.000 Antutu v10 Overall performance better than 62% of devices

Display

Size
6.56"
6.74"
Resolution
720 x 1612 px HD+
720 x 1600 px HD+
Type
TFT LCD (IPS)
LCD IPS
Density
269 ppi Medium Density
262 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, TUV Rheinland Low Blue Light, Refresh rate 90 Hz, Touch sampling rate 180 Hz, Brightnes 450 cd/m² (typ), 560 cd/m² peak brightness, Scratch resistant, 2.5D curved glass screen, Panda glass, Capacitive, Multi-touch, Frameless

Performance

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

Rear camera

Resolution
13 Mpx
13 Mpx
Aperture
ƒ/ 1.8
ƒ/ 2.2
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, Digital image stabilization, Autofocus, Touch focus, Phase detection autofocus (PDAF), 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
Sensor
Smartsens SC520CS
Pixel size
1.12 µm

Battery

Capacity
5200 mAh
6300 mAh
Type
Li-Polymer
Li-Polymer
Fast charge
Yes , 10.0W
Yes , 15.0W
Features
Non-removable
Non-removable

Storage

Capacity
128 GB
64 GB
SD slot
No
Yes , Independent SD slot
Type
UFS Storage 2.2

Body

Dimensions
75.3 mm 163.6 mm 8.4 mm Print 3D Model
76.6 mm 167.2 mm 7.9 mm Print 3D Model
Weight
190 g
201 g
Materials
Glass
Plastic
Colors
Black Blue
Black Gold
Water/dust resistance
IP54
IP54
Usable surface
83 %
85 %

Software

Operating system
Android 14 Upside-down cake Android 14
Android 15 RealmeUI 6.0 (Android 15)
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 5.2 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), 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
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, 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), B5 (850), B7 (2600), B8 (900), B20 (800), B28b (700), B28a (700), B38 (TDD 2600), 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)
B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900)

Sensors & security

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

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