Honor X9b vs nubia Air

Honor X9b
Honor
X9b
nubia Air
nubia
Air

At a glance

Brand
Honor
Nubia
Release date
October 2023, 2 years 9 months ago
September 2025, 10 months ago
AnTuTu
444.000 Antutu v9 Overall performance better than 70% of devices
479.500 Antutu v10 Overall performance better than 72% of devices

Display

Size
6.78"
6.78"
Resolution
1080 x 2652 px FHD+
1224 x 2720 px QHD
Type
AMOLED
AMOLED
Density
422 ppi Very high density
440 ppi Very high density
Aspect ratio
21:9
20:9
Features
Hole-punch Notch, SGS Certified, 1920 Hz PWM, Refresh rate 120 Hz, Peak brightness - 1200 cd/m², DCI-P3, 10 Bits panel, Scratch resistant, Dual Edge display, Stylus, Capacitive, Multi-touch, Frameless
Water Drop Notch, Refresh rate 120 Hz, Refresh rate 90 Hz, Max brightness HBM - 1000 cd/m², Peak brightness - 4500 cd/m², 2.5D curved glass screen, Corning Gorilla Glass 7i, Capacitive, Multi-touch, Frameless

Performance

Chipset
Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen1
Unisoc T8300
CPU
4x2.2GHz Cortex A78 + 4x1.80GHz Cortex A55
2x2.2 GHz – Cortex A78 + 6x2 GHz – Cortex A55
CPU type
Octa-Core
Octa-Core
Process
4 nm
6 nm
Frequency
2.2 GHz
2.3 GHz
GPU
Adreno 710
Mali-G57 MP2
RAM
8 GB
8 GB
64-bit
Yes
Yes
RAM type
LPDDR4X RAM

Rear camera

Resolution
108 Mpx
50 Mpx
Aperture
ƒ/ 1.75
ƒ/ 1.6
Sensor
Samsung HM6
Pixel size
0.64 µm
Sensor size
1/1.67"
Flash
Dual LED
Dual LED
Optical stabilization
No
No
Slow motion
Yes, 240 fps
No, 30 fps
Features
4K Video, Digital zoom, Triple camera, Digital image stabilization, Ultra stable video, Autofocus, Touch focus, Continuous autofocus, Manual focus, Phase detection autofocus (PDAF), Continuous shooting, Geotagging, Panorama, HDR, Face detection, White balance settings, ISO settings, Exposure compensation, Scene mode, Self-timer, RAW, Night Mode
Digital zoom, Triple camera, Digital image stabilization, 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

Front camera

Resolution
16 Mpx
20 Mpx
Aperture
ƒ/ 2.45
Unknow

Battery

Capacity
5800 mAh
5000 mAh
Type
Li-Polymer
Li-Polymer
Fast charge
Yes , 35.0W
Yes , 33.0W
Features
Non-removable
Non-removable
Charge cycles
1000 cycles
Runtime
~ 49h

Storage

Capacity
256 GB
512 GB
SD slot
No
Yes , Slot for SD or second SIM card
Type
eMMC 5.1 Storage

Body

Dimensions
75.5 mm 163.6 mm 8.0 mm Print 3D Model
76.6 mm 164.2 mm 5.9 mm Print 3D Model
Weight
185 g
172 g
Materials
Plastic , Splash resistant design
Plastic
Colors
Black Green Orange
Black Gold Silver Yellow
Water/dust resistance
IP53
IP68, IP69
Usable surface
83 %
88 %
Drop resistance
Class A B C D E 46 drops without defects
Repairability
Class A B C D E

Software

Operating system
Android 13 Tiramisu Android 13
Android 15 Android 15
Google services
With Google Mobile Services
With Google Mobile Services
Updates
OS updates: 5 years

Connectivity

SIM
Dual SIM Dual Standby (Nano SIM + Nano SIM)
Dual SIM Dual Standby (Nano SIM + Nano SIM)
Bluetooth
Bluetooth 5.1 LELow energy consumption
Bluetooth 5.4 LELow energy consumption
Bluetooth profiles
A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile), LE (Low Energy), APT-x, LDAC, SBC, AAC
A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile), HID (Human Interface Profile), LE (Low Energy)
Wi-Fi
802.11a , 802.11b , 802.11g , 802.11n , 802.11n 5GHz , 802.11ac
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 Type-C
USB features
Charging, OTG
Charging, OTG
Navigation
GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, GPS (L1+L5), Galileo (E1+E5a)
GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo

Networks

5G
n1 (2100), n5 (850), n7 (2600), n8 (900), n28b (700), n28a (700), n38 (2600), 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), n41 (2500), n77 (3700), n78 (3500)
4G LTE
B1 (2100), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B7 (2600), B8 (900), B20 (800), B28b (700), B28a (700), 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), B20 (800), B28b (700), B28a (700), B38 (TDD 2600), B40 (TDD 2300), B41 (TDD 2500), 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), B8 (900)
2G
B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900)
B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900)

Sensors & security

Fingerprint
Yes, in screen
Yes, in screen
Accelerometer
Yes
Yes
Gyroscope
Yes
Proximity
Yes
Yes
Light sensor
Yes
Yes
Cooling system
Yes
Yes
Audio
Dolby Atmos, Stereo Speakers, 2 microphones

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