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Honor X9d vs Honor X8d

71 out of 100
Honor X9d
VS
60 out of 100
Honor X8d
Honor X9d
Honor X8d

Here we compared two smartphones: the 6.79-inch Honor X9d (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 4) that was released on September 24, 2025, against the Honor X8d, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 2 and came out 3 months after. 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 X9d
  • 93% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (977K versus 505K)
  • Comes with 1300 mAh larger battery capacity: 8300 vs 7000 mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v5.3)
  • Waterproof body (IP69 classification)
  • Supports higher wattage charging (66W versus 45W)
  • Ability to record video in 4K resolution
  • Compatible with Wi-Fi 6 wireless networks
  • Stereo speakers
Reasons to consider the Honor X8d
  • Expandable storage via MicroSD card up to 2048GB
  • Has a built-in infrared port

Review

Evaluation of Honor X9d and Honor X8d 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 / 128 GB
95.3
(Very good)
Value Index
98.7
(Very good)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
Honor X9d
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Honor X8d

Display

Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.79 inches 6.77 inches
Resolution 1200 x 2640 pixels 1080 x 2392 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.85:9 19.85:9
PPI 427 ppi 388 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes Yes (60-120 Hz)
Max rated brightness 1800 nits -
Max rated brightness in HDR 6000 nits -
HDR support Yes, HDR10 No
Screen protection Aluminosilicate glass Tempered glass
Screen-to-body ratio 90.8% 89.5%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming

Design and build

Height 161.9 mm (6.37 inches) 162.9 mm (6.41 inches)
Width 76.1 mm (3 inches) 76.3 mm (3 inches)
Thickness 7.9 mm (0.31 inches) 7.5 mm (0.3 inches)
Weight 193 g (6.81 oz) 188 g (6.63 oz)
Waterproof IP69 IP65
Rear material Plastic Plastic
Frame material Plastic Plastic
Colors Black, Gold, Green, Brown Black, Gray, Blue
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-display
Screen-to-body ratio
Honor X9d +1%
90.8%
Honor X8d
89.5%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Honor X9d and Honor X8d
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 4 Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 2
Max clock 2300 MHz 2900 MHz
CPU cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (4 + 4)
Architecture - 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Kryo Silver (Cortex-A520)
- 3 cores at 2.2 GHz: Kryo Gold (Cortex-A720)
- 1 core at 2.3 GHz: Kryo Prime (Cortex-A720)		 - 4 cores at 1.9 GHz: Cortex-A53
- 4 cores at 2.9 GHz: Cortex-A73
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 4 nanometers 6 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon Hexagon
GPU
Graphics Adreno 810 Adreno
GPU shading units 256 128
GPU clock 1150 MHz 950 MHz
FLOPS ~588.8 GFLOPS ~243.2 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Honor X9d and Honor X8d
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Honor X9d +126%
1104
Honor X8d
489
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Honor X9d +106%
3159
Honor X8d
1532
Compute Score (GPU)
Honor X9d +936%
3987
Honor X8d
385
Compute Score (GPU) 3987 385
Single-core score 1104 489
Multi-core score 3159 1532
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Honor X9d +93%
977304
Honor X8d
505682
CPU 358049 205745
GPU 160718 30315
Memory 210830 148947
UX 247707 120675
Total score 977304 505682
Samples [21 tests] Less than 3
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Graphics test 3 FPS -
Graphics score 350 -
Sources: 3DMark [5]
PCMark 3.0
Honor X9d
10702
Honor X8d
n/a
Web score 10627 -
Video editing 6303 -
Photo editing 19133 -
Data manipulation 7981 -
Writing score 13750 -
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Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Honor X9d
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-09-04 (BatheanThe_)AnTuTu912468
📘 2026-08-29 (Kk)AnTuTu866729
📘 2026-07-21 (Raf Hakobyan)AnTuTu973945
📘 2026-07-21 (Raf Hakobyan)CPU Throttle100%
📘 2026-07-05 (Никитка)AnTuTu995701
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Honor X8d
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-07-27 (Zeno)AnTuTu505682
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Memory

RAM
RAM size 8 GB 8 GB
Memory type LPDDR5 -
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage size 256 GB 128 GB
Storage type UFS 3.1 -
Memory card No MicroSD
Memory card max size - Up to 2048 GB

Software

Operating system Android 15 Android 15
ROM MagicOS 9.0 MagicOS 10
OS updates 2 years -
Security updates 3 years -

Battery

Capacity 8300 mAh 7000 mAh
Max charge power 66 W 45 W
Battery type Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) Silicon-Carbon (Si/C)
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No No
Reverse charging Yes -
Bypass charging No -
Fast charging Yes (50% in 30 min) Yes
Full charging time 1:21 hr -
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Main camera

Matrix 108 megapixels 108 megapixels
Image resolution 12000 x 9000 12000 x 9000
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash LED LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K video recording No No
4K video recording Up to 30FPS No
1080p video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 30FPS
Slow motion - 240 FPS (720p)
Lenses 1) Standard: 108 MP
2) Ultrawide: 5 MP
1) Standard: 108 MP
2) Ultrawide: 5 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
Focal length 24 mm 24 mm
Sensor - Samsung HM6
Sensor size 1/1.67" (≈ 0.6 inch) 1/1.67" (≈ 0.6 inch)
Pixel size 1 micron 1 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Optical Optical
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 5 MP 5 MP
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length 24 mm -
Stabilization Digital 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 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display		 - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5.3 5
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* Yes Depends on the region
Infrared port No 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
5G support Yes No

Sound

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

Other

Category Mid-range Budget
Announced September 2025 December 2025
Release date October 2025 January 2026
Launch price (MSRP) $350 -
Sensors - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint		 - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Yes, 66 W Not included
*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 X9d is definitely a better buy.

Cast your vote

So, which phone would you choose?
110 (81.5%)
25 (18.5%)
Total votes: 135

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