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Honor X9c vs Honor X9b

62 out of 100
Honor X9c
VS
55 out of 100
Honor X9b
Honor X9c
Honor X9b

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 X9b, which is powered by the same chip and came out 1 year and 1 month 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
  • Optical image stabilization
  • Water-resistant body (IP65 classification)
  • Supports higher wattage charging (66W versus 35W)
  • Comes with 800 mAh larger battery capacity: 6600 vs 5800 mAh
  • Stereo speakers
  • More recent OS version: Android 15 versus 14
  • The phone is 1 year and 1 month newer

Review

Evaluation of Honor X9c and Honor X9b 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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Currency
8 / 256 GB
VS
8 / 256 GB
99.0
(Very good)
Value Index
35.0
(Mediocre)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
Honor X9c
vs
Honor X9b

Display

Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.78 inches 6.78 inches
Resolution 1224 x 2700 pixels 1200 x 2652 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.85:9 19.5:9
PPI 437 ppi 431 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes No
Max rated brightness 4000 nits 1200 nits
HDR support No No
Screen protection Tempered glass Tempered glass
Screen-to-body ratio 90.7% 91.4%
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) 163.6 mm (6.44 inches)
Width 75.5 mm (2.97 inches) 75.5 mm (2.97 inches)
Thickness 7.98 mm (0.31 inches) 7.98 mm (0.31 inches)
Weight 189 g (6.67 oz) 185 g (6.53 oz)
Waterproof IP65 IP53
Rear material Plastic Plastic
Frame material Plastic Plastic
Colors Black, Green, Purple Black, Green, Orange
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-display
Screen-to-body ratio
Honor X9c
90.7%
Honor X9b +1%
91.4%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Honor X9c and Honor X9b
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1
Max clock 2200 MHz 2200 MHz
CPU cores 8 (4 + 4) 8 (4 + 4)
Architecture - 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 4 cores at 2.2 GHz: Cortex-A78		 - 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 4 cores at 2.2 GHz: Cortex-A78
Manufacturing Samsung Samsung
Lithography process 4 nanometers 4 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Yes Yes
GPU
Graphics Adreno 710 Adreno 710
GPU shading units 256 256
GPU clock 676 MHz 676 MHz
FLOPS ~346.1 GFLOPS ~346.1 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Honor X9c and Honor X9b
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Honor X9c
2719
Honor X9b +3%
2796
Compute Score (GPU)
Compute Score (GPU) 246 -
Single-core score 935 936
Multi-core score 2719 2796
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Honor X9c +8%
760332
Honor X9b
701054
CPU 284852 283602
GPU 55762 56029
Memory 201468 154312
UX 218250 207111
Total score 760332 701054
Samples [12 tests] [11 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Stability 99% -
Graphics test 1 FPS -
Graphics score 200 -
Sources: 3DMark [5]
PCMark 3.0
Honor X9c
12708
Honor X9b
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)AnTuTu 11764283
πŸ“˜ 2026-03-14 (Ааа)AnTuTu 11611007
πŸ“˜ 2026-02-19 (trixeee)AnTuTu 11603217
πŸ“˜ 2026-02-11 (Zver)AnTuTu 11773303
πŸ“˜ 2026-02-07 (Mohammed)AnTuTu 11743177
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Honor X9b
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-05-25 (morosov)AnTuTu 11697980
πŸ“˜ 2025-12-25 (Sanechka Sanechek)AnTuTu 11757614
πŸ“˜ 2025-11-28 -> SgbarnuevoAnTuTu 11735717
πŸ“˜ 2025-11-25 -> SgbarnuevoAnTuTu 11653874
πŸ“˜ 2025-11-22 (Era)AnTuTu 11695721
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Memory

RAM
RAM size 8 GB 8 GB
Memory type LPDDR5 LPDDR5
Memory clock 2750 MHz 2750 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 13 (Can be upgraded to Android 14)
ROM MagicOS 9.0 Magic UI 8.0
OS updates 2 years -
Security updates 3 years -

Battery

Capacity 6600 mAh 5800 mAh
Max charge power 66 W 35 W
Battery type Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No No
Reverse charging Yes Yes
Bypass charging No -
Fast charging Yes (50% in 40 min) Yes (80% in 60 min)
Full charging time 1:15 hr 1:57 hr
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Main camera

Matrix 108 megapixels 108 megapixels
Image resolution 12000 x 9000 12000 x 9000
Zoom Digital Digital (lossless), 3x
Flash LED LED
Stabilization Optical Digital
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) 240 FPS (720p)
Lenses 1) Standard: 108 MP
2) Ultrawide: 5 MP
1) Standard: 108 MP
2) Ultrawide: 5 MP
3) Macro: 2 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
Standard lens
Image resolution 108 MP 108 MP
Aperture f/1.8 f/1.8
Sensor Samsung HM6 Samsung HM6
Sensor size 1/1.67" (β‰ˆ 0.6 inch) 1/1.67" (β‰ˆ 0.6 inch)
Pixel size 1 micron 0.64 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Optical Digital
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 5 MP 5 MP
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Stabilization Digital Digital
Macro lens
Image resolution - 2 MP
Aperture - f/2.4
Stabilization - Digital

Selfie camera

Megapixels 16 megapixels 16 megapixels
Image resolution 3456 x 4608 3456 x 4608
Aperture f/2.5 f/2.5
Sensor CMOS CMOS
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS 1080p (Full HD) 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 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display		 - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5.1 5.1
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
NFC* Depends on the region Depends on the region
Infrared port Yes -
Network
Number of SIM* 2 2
Type of SIM card Nano Nano
Multi SIM mode Standby Standby
eSIM support* No No
Hybrid slot No No
LTE Cat* 18 18
5G support Yes Yes

Sound

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

Other

Category Mid-range Mid-range
Announced November 2024 October 2023
Release date November 2024 October 2023
Launch price (MSRP) $350 $375
Successor - Honor X9d - Honor X9d
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, 35 W
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

Conclusion

After analyzing all the data, we think that the Honor X9c is definitely a better buy.

Cast your vote

So, which phone would you choose?
616 (79.8%)
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Total votes: 772

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