Honor X9C Smart vs nubia RedMagic 11 Air

Honor X9C Smart
Honor
X9C Smart
nubia RedMagic 11 Air
nubia
RedMagic 11 Air

At a glance

Brand
Honor
Nubia
Release date
April 2025, 1 years 2 months ago
January 2026, 5 months ago
AnTuTu
470.000 Antutu v10 Overall performance better than 72% of devices
3.322.942 Antutu v11 Overall performance better than 98% of devices
Launch price
CN¥ 3,699.00 ($ 541.80)

Display

Size
6.8"
6.85"
Resolution
1080 x 2412 px FHD+
1216 x 2668 px QHD
Type
TFT LCD (IPS)
AMOLED
Density
389 ppi High Density
428 ppi Very high density
Aspect ratio
20:9
20:9
Features
Hole-punch Notch, SGS Certified, Refresh rate 120 Hz, Touch sampling rate 180 Hz, Peak brightness - 880 cd/m², 2.5D curved glass screen, Capacitive, Multi-touch, LTPS (Low Temperature PolySilicon silicon), Frameless
Without Notch, SGS Certified, Delta-E, 2592 PWM, Refresh rate 144 Hz, Touch sampling rate 360 Hz, Touch sampling rate 960 Hz, Peak brightness - 2000 cd/m², Max brightness HBM - 1000 cd/m², TÜV Rheinland Eye Comfort Certification, DCI-P3, 10 Bits panel, Scratch resistant, 3D curved glass screen, Corning Gorilla Glass 7i, Capacitive, Multi-touch, Frameless

Performance

Chipset
MediaTek Dimensity 7025
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite
CPU
2x2.5 GHz ARM Cortex A78+6x 2.0 GHz ARM Cortex A55
2x4.32 GHz Oryon V2 Phoenix L+ 6x3.53 GHz Oryon V2 Phoenix M
CPU type
Octa-Core
Octa-Core
Process
6 nm
3 nm
Frequency
2.5 GHz
4.32 GHz
GPU
IMG BXM-8-256
Adreno 830
RAM
12 GB
12 GB
RAM type
LPDDR4X RAM
64-bit
Yes
Yes

Rear camera

Resolution
108 Mpx
50 Mpx
Aperture
ƒ/ 1.75
ƒ/ 1.9
Sensor
Samsung HM6
Omnivision OV50A
Pixel size
0.64 µm
1.00 µm
Sensor size
1/1.67"
1/1.55"
Flash
LED
Dual LED
Optical stabilization
No
Yes
Slow motion
Yes, 120 fps
Yes, 240 fps
Features
Digital zoom, Digital image stabilization, Autofocus, Touch focus, Phase detection autofocus (PDAF), Contrast detection autofocus (CDAF), Continuous shooting, Geotagging, Panorama, HDR, Face detection, White balance settings, ISO settings, Exposure compensation, Scene mode, Self-timer
4K Video, 8K Video, Digital zoom, Dual camera, Digital image stabilization, Optical Stabilization (OIS), Autofocus, Touch focus, Continuous autofocus, Manual focus, Laser autofocus (LAF), Under display camera, Continuous shooting, Geotagging, Panorama, HDR, Face detection, White balance settings, ISO settings, Exposure compensation, Scene mode, Self-timer, RAW, Night Mode

Front camera

Resolution
8 Mpx
16 Mpx
Aperture
ƒ/ 2.0
ƒ/ 2.0
Sensor
Omnivision OV16A1Q
Pixel size
1.00 µm

Battery

Capacity
5800 mAh
7000 mAh
Type
Li-Polymer
Si-Carbon Li-Ion
Fast charge
Yes , 35.0W
Yes , 120.0W
Features
Non-removable
Bypass Charging, Non-removable
Charge cycles
1000 cycles
Runtime
~ 75h

Storage

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

Body

Dimensions
75.8 mm 166.0 mm 7.9 mm Print 3D Model
76.5 mm 163.8 mm 7.8 mm Print 3D Model
Weight
193 g
207 g
Materials
Plastic
Aluminium alloy , Glass
Colors
Black White Green
Black White Silver
Water/dust resistance
Splash resistant
IP54 , Splash resistant
Usable surface
88 %
91 %
Drop resistance
Class A B C D E 90 drops without defects
Repairability
Class A B C D E

Software

Operating system
Android 14 Upside-down cake Android 14
Android 16 Android 16
Updates
OS updates: 2 years, Security updates: 3 years
OS updates: 5 years, Security updates: 5 years
Google services
With Google Mobile Services
Basic 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), EDR (Enhanced Data Rate), LE (Low Energy), APT-x, LDAC, SBC, AAC
A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile), LE (Low Energy), APT-x, LDAC, SBC, AAC
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, WiFi 6 (802.11ax) , WiFi 6E , 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
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), n20 (800), n28b (700), n28a (700), n38 (2600), n40 (2300), n41 (2500), n77 (3700), n78 (3500)
n1 (2100), n2 (1900 PCS), n3 (1800), n5 (850), n7 (2600), n8 (900), n28b (700), n28a (700), n38 (2600), n40 (2300), n41 (2500), n66 (1700), n77 (3700), n78 (3500)
4G LTE
B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B4 (1700/2100 AWS 1), B5 (850), B7 (2600), B8 (900), B12 (700), B13 (700), B20 (800), B28b (700), B28a (700), B38 (TDD 2600), 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), B17 (700), B18 (800), B19 (800), B20 (800), B26 (850), B28b (700), B28a (700), B34 (TDD 2100), B38 (TDD 2600), B39 (TDD 1900), 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)
CDMA BC0 (800), B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900)

Sensors & security

Fingerprint
Yes, on the side
Yes, in screen
Accelerometer
Yes
Yes
Gyroscope
Yes
Yes
Light sensor
Yes
Yes
Cooling system
No
Yes
Audio
2 microphones
DTS / DTS X, Stereo Speakers, 3 microphones
Proximity
Yes

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