Honor Play 9C vs Xiaomi 13 Lite

Honor Play 9C
Honor
Play 9C
Xiaomi 13 Lite
Xiaomi
13 Lite

At a glance

Brand
Honor
Xiaomi
Release date
September 2024, 1 years 9 months ago
February 2023, 3 years 4 months ago
AnTuTu
442.500 Antutu v10 Overall performance better than 70% of devices
691.765 Antutu v10 Overall performance better than 78% of devices

Display

Size
6.56"
6.55"
Resolution
720 x 1612 px HD+
1080 x 2400 px FHD+
Type
TFT LCD (IPS)
Oled
Density
269 ppi Medium Density
402 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, 1-120 Hz refresh rate, 1920 Hz PWM, Refresh rate 120 Hz, Touch sampling rate 240 Hz, Peak brightness - 1000 cd/m², Max brightness HBM - 900 cd/m², 5000000:1 contrast ratio, HDR10+, DCI-P3, sRGB standard, 10 Bits panel, Dolby Vision, 2.5D curved glass screen, Dual Edge display, Corning Gorilla Glass 5, Capacitive, Multi-touch, Frameless

Performance

Chipset
MediaTek Dimensity 6100+
Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen1
CPU
2x2.2 GHz ARM Cortex A76 +6x2.0 GHz ARM Cortex A55
1x2.4GHz Cortex A710 + 3x2.36GHz Cortex A710 + 4x1.80GHz Cortex A510
CPU type
Octa-Core
Octa-Core
Process
6 nm
4 nm
Frequency
2.2 GHz
2.4 GHz
GPU
ARM Mali-G57 MC2
Adreno 644
RAM
6 GB
8 GB
RAM type
LPDDR4X RAM
LPDDR4X RAM
64-bit
Yes
Yes

Rear camera

Resolution
13 Mpx
50 Mpx
Aperture
ƒ/ 1.8
ƒ/ 1.8
Flash
LED
Dual LED
Optical stabilization
Yes
No
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, Triple camera, Digital image stabilization, Autofocus, Touch focus, Phase detection autofocus (PDAF), Dual front camera, Continuous shooting, Geotagging, HDR, Face detection, White balance settings, ISO settings, Exposure compensation, Scene mode, Self-timer, Front Flash, Night Mode
Sensor
Sony IMX766
Pixel size
1.00 µm
Sensor size
1/1.56"

Front camera

Resolution
5 Mpx
32 Mpx
Aperture
ƒ/ 2.2
ƒ/ 2.27
Sensor
Samsung S5K3D2
Pixel size
1.12 µm

Battery

Capacity
5200 mAh
4500 mAh
Type
Li-Polymer
Li-Polymer
Fast charge
Yes , 10.0W
Yes , 67.0W
Features
Non-removable
Non-removable

Storage

Capacity
128 GB
128 GB
SD slot
No
No
Type
UFS Storage 2.2

Body

Dimensions
75.3 mm 163.6 mm 8.4 mm Print 3D Model
72.7 mm 159.2 mm 7.2 mm Print 3D Model
Weight
190 g
171 g
Materials
Glass
Polycarbonate , Glass
Colors
Black Blue
Black Pink Cyan
Water/dust resistance
IP54
Usable surface
83 %
89 %

Software

Operating system
Android 14 Upside-down cake Android 14
Android 14 Upside-down cake HyperOS (Android 14)
Updates
OS updates: 2 years, Security updates: 3 years
OS updates: 4 years, Security updates: 5 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 / eSIM)
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), LE (Low Energy), APT-x, 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, GLONASS, Beidou, QZSS, Galileo, BeiDou (B1)

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), n7 (2600), n8 (900), n20 (800), n28b (700), n28a (700), n38 (2600), n40 (2300), n41 (2500), 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), B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B4 (1700/2100 AWS 1), B5 (850), B7 (2600), B8 (900), B12 (700), B13 (700), B17 (700), B18 (800), B19 (800), B20 (800), B26 (850), B28b (700), B28a (700), B32 (1500), B38 (TDD 2600), B40 (TDD 2300), B41 (TDD 2500), B42 (TDD 3500), B66 (1700/2100)
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)
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
Yes
Audio
Noise cancellation microphone

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