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Honor X9c vs Honor 200

62 out of 100
Honor X9c
VS
67 out of 100
Honor 200
Honor X9c
Honor 200

Here we compared two mid-range smartphones: the 6.78-inch Honor X9c (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1) that was released on November 5, 2024, against the Honor 200, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 and came out 5 months before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

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  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery life
  6. Camera
  7. Comments

Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Honor X9c
  • Water-resistant body (IP65 classification)
  • Comes with 1400 mAh larger battery capacity: 6600 vs 5200 mAh
Reasons to consider the Honor 200
  • The rear camera has a 2.5x optical zoom
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v5.3)
  • Supports higher wattage charging (100W versus 66W)
  • 32% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1002K versus 760K)
  • Compatible with Wi-Fi 6 wireless networks
  • More recent OS version: Android 16 versus 15
  • 23% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 1147 and 935 points
  • The front-facing camera can record video at 4K
  • Ready for eSIM technology

Review

Evaluation of Honor X9c and Honor 200 crucial features
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
Scores with a red asterisk (*) are approximate and may change in the future as we gather more data.
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Value for money (Beta)

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8 / 256 GB
VS
8 / 256 GB
99.0
(Very good)
Value Index
68.4
(Good)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
Honor X9c
vs
Honor 200

Display

Type AMOLED OLED
Size 6.78 inches 6.7 inches
Resolution 1224 x 2700 pixels 1200 x 2664 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.85:9 19.98:9
PPI 437 ppi 436 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes Yes (60-120 Hz)
Max rated brightness 4000 nits 1200 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR - 4000 nits
HDR support No Yes, HDR10+
Screen protection Tempered glass Tempered glass
Screen-to-body ratio 90.7% 90%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming

Design and build

Height 162.8 mm (6.41 inches) 161.5 mm (6.36 inches)
Width 75.5 mm (2.97 inches) 74.6 mm (2.94 inches)
Thickness 7.98 mm (0.31 inches) 7.7 mm (0.3 inches)
Weight 189 g (6.67 oz) 187 g (6.6 oz)
Waterproof IP65 No
Rear material Plastic Glass
Frame material Plastic Plastic
Colors Black, Green, Purple White, Green, Pink
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-display
Screen-to-body ratio
Honor X9c +1%
90.7%
Honor 200
90%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Honor X9c and Honor 200
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3
Max clock 2200 MHz 2630 MHz
CPU cores 8 (4 + 4) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 4 cores at 2.2 GHz: Cortex-A78		 - 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Kryo Silver (Cortex-A510)
- 3 cores at 2.4 GHz: Kryo Gold (Cortex-A715)
- 1 core at 2.63 GHz: Kryo Prime (Cortex-A715)
L3 cache - 3 MB
Manufacturing Samsung TSMC
Lithography process 4 nanometers 4 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Yes Yes
GPU
Graphics Adreno 710 Adreno 720
GPU shading units 256 512
GPU clock 676 MHz 975 MHz
FLOPS ~346.1 GFLOPS ~998.4 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Honor X9c and Honor 200
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Honor X9c
935
Honor 200 +23%
1147
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Honor X9c
2719
Honor 200 +18%
3214
Compute Score (GPU)
Honor X9c
246
Honor 200 +1356%
3581
Compute Score (GPU) 246 3581
Single-core score 935 1147
Multi-core score 2719 3214
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Honor X9c
760332
Honor 200 +32%
1002480
CPU 284852 364727
GPU 55762 228932
Memory 201468 164585
UX 218250 244236
Total score 760332 1002480
Samples [12 tests] [36 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Honor X9c
200
Honor 200 +163%
525
Stability 99% -
Graphics test 1 FPS 4 FPS
Graphics score 200 525
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
PCMark 3.0
Honor X9c
12708
Honor 200
n/a
Web score 12996 -
Video editing 7162 -
Photo editing 24195 -
Data manipulation 10073 -
Writing score 15092 -
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Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Honor X9c
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-05-28 (LenslyWhite)AnTuTu764283
πŸ“˜ 2026-03-14 (Ааа)AnTuTu611007
πŸ“˜ 2026-02-19 (trixeee)AnTuTu603217
πŸ“˜ 2026-02-11 (Zver)AnTuTu773303
πŸ“˜ 2026-02-07 (Mohammed)AnTuTu743177
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Honor 200
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-02 (Ryno)AnTuTu997900
πŸ“˜ 2026-06-30 (Empire)AnTuTu1094330
πŸ“˜ 2026-04-26 (Seitekx)AnTuTu987155
πŸ“˜ 2026-04-20 (Pro100Goose)AnTuTu1019297
πŸ“˜ 2026-04-04 -> AlexxAnTuTu1005948
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Memory

RAM
RAM size 8 GB 8 GB
Memory type LPDDR5 LPDDR5
Memory clock 2750 MHz 3200 MHz
Channels 2 4
Storage
Storage size 256 GB 256 GB
Storage type UFS 3.1 UFS 3.1
Memory card No No

Software

Operating system Android 14 (Can be upgraded to Android 15) Android 14 (Can be upgraded to Android 16)
ROM MagicOS 9.0 MagicOS 10
OS updates 2 years 2 years
Security updates 3 years 3 years

Battery

Capacity 6600 mAh 5200 mAh
Max charge power 66 W 100 W
Battery type Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) Silicon-Carbon (Si/C)
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No No
Reverse charging Yes Yes
Bypass charging No No
Fast charging Yes (50% in 40 min) Yes (75% in 30 min)
Full charging time 1:15 hr 0:45 hr
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Main camera

Matrix 108 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution 12000 x 9000 8192 x 6144
Zoom Digital Optical, 2.5x
Flash LED LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K video recording No No
4K video recording Up to 30FPS Up to 30FPS
1080p video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 60FPS
Slow motion 240 FPS (720p) -
Angle of widest lens - 112Β°
Lenses 1) Standard: 108 MP
2) Ultrawide: 5 MP
1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Telephoto: 50 MP
3) Ultrawide: 12 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
Standard lens
Image resolution 108 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/1.8 f/2.0
Sensor Samsung HM6 Sony IMX906
Sensor size 1/1.67" (β‰ˆ 0.6 inch) 1/1.56" (β‰ˆ 0.64 inch)
Pixel size 1 micron 1 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Optical Optical
Telephoto lens
Image resolution - 50 MP
Aperture - f/2.4
Sensor - Sony IMX856
Sensor size - 1/2.51" (β‰ˆ 0.4 inch)
Stabilization - Optical
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 5 MP 12 MP
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Stabilization Digital Digital

DxOMark main camera tests

Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
Bokeh - 65
Preview - 61
Zoom - 124
Samples - Photo samples of Honor 200 from DxOMark

Selfie camera

Megapixels 16 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution 3456 x 4608 8192 x 6144
Aperture f/2.5 f/2.1
Sensor CMOS CMOS
Autofocus No Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS
Depth sensor (TOF 3D) No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display		 - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5.1 5.3
Bluetooth features LE LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
DisplayPort No No
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS
NFC* Depends on the region Yes
Infrared port Yes Yes
Network
Number of SIM* 2 2
Type of SIM card Nano Nano
Multi SIM mode Standby Standby
eSIM support* No Yes
Hybrid slot No No
LTE Cat* 18 18
5G support Yes Yes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
Headphone audio jack No No
FM radio No No
Dolby Atmos No No

Other

Category Mid-range Mid-range
Announced November 2024 May 2024
Release date November 2024 May 2024
Launch price (MSRP) $350 $499
Successor - Honor X9d - Honor 500
Sensors - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint		 - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Yes, 66 W Yes, 100 W
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

Conclusion

If the camera, performance, gaming, connectivity, and software are more important to you, then choose the Honor 200. But if the design is more of a priority – go for the Honor X9c.

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