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Honor X9e s vs Honor X9d

69 out of 100
Honor X9e s
VS
70 out of 100
Honor X9d
Honor X9e s
Honor X9d

Here we compared two mid-range smartphones: the 6.79-inch Honor X9e s (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 4) that was released on October 22, 2026, against the Honor X9d, 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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Memory 8 / 256 GB
  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 X9e s
  • More recent OS version: Android 16 versus 15
  • Supports higher wattage charging (80W versus 66W)

Review

Evaluation of Honor X9e s and Honor X9d crucial features
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
X9e s
71*
Honor X9d
74*
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
X9e s
96*
Honor X9d
98*
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
Scores with a red asterisk (*) are approximate and may change in the future as we gather more data.
NanoReview Score
Final comparison evaluation
X9e s
69*
Honor X9d
70*
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Value for money (Beta)

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Currency
8 / 256 GB
VS
8 / 256 GB
86.3
(Very good)
Value Index
33.3
(Mediocre)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
X9e s
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Honor X9d

Display

Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.79 inches 6.79 inches
Resolution 1200 x 2640 pixels 1200 x 2640 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.85:9 19.85:9
PPI 427 ppi 427 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes Yes
Max rated brightness 1800 nits 1800 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR 6000 nits 6000 nits
HDR support Yes, HDR10 Yes, HDR10
Screen protection Aluminosilicate glass Aluminosilicate glass
Screen-to-body ratio 90.8% 90.8%
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) 161.9 mm (6.37 inches)
Width 76.1 mm (3 inches) 76.1 mm (3 inches)
Thickness 7.76 mm (0.31 inches) 7.9 mm (0.31 inches)
Weight 196 g (6.91 oz) 193 g (6.81 oz)
Waterproof IP69 IP69
Rear material Plastic Plastic
Frame material Plastic Plastic
Colors Black, Gold, Green Black, Gold, Green, Brown
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-display
Screen-to-body ratio
X9e s
90.8%
Honor X9d
90.8%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Honor X9e s and Honor X9d
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 4 Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 4
Max clock 2300 MHz 2300 MHz
CPU cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (1 + 3 + 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 1.8 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)
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 4 nanometers 4 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon Hexagon
GPU
Graphics Adreno 810 Adreno 810
GPU shading units 256 256
GPU clock 1150 MHz 1150 MHz
FLOPS ~588.8 GFLOPS ~588.8 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Honor X9e s and Honor X9d
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
X9e s
1080
Honor X9d +2%
1104
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
X9e s
3159
Honor X9d
3159
Compute Score (GPU)
X9e s
n/a
Honor X9d
3987
Compute Score (GPU) - 3987
Single-core score 1080 1104
Multi-core score 3159 3159
Sources: Geekbench [3]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
X9e s
969048
Honor X9d +1%
977304
CPU 365915 358049
GPU 167417 160718
Memory 185666 210830
UX 250050 247707
Total score 969048 977304
Samples Less than 3 [21 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
X9e s
n/a
Honor X9d
350
Graphics test - 3 FPS
Graphics score - 350
Sources: 3DMark [5]
PCMark 3.0
X9e s
n/a
Honor X9d
10702
Web score - 10627
Video editing - 6303
Photo editing - 19133
Data manipulation - 7981
Writing score - 13750
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Recent User Tests

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Honor X9d
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-01 (KIR4K)AnTuTu 12941587
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-04 (BatheanThe_)AnTuTu 11912468
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-29 (Kk)AnTuTu 11866729
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-21 (Raf Hakobyan)AnTuTu 11973945
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-21 (Raf Hakobyan)CPU Throttle100%
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Memory

RAM
RAM size 8 GB 8 GB
Memory type LPDDR5 LPDDR5
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage size 256 GB 256 GB
Storage type UFS 3.1 UFS 3.1
Memory card No No

Software

Operating system Android 16 Android 15
ROM MagicOS 10 MagicOS 9.0
OS updates - 2 years
Security updates 7 years 3 years

Battery

Capacity 8560 mAh 8300 mAh
Max charge power 80 W 66 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 Yes (50% in 30 min)
Full charging time - 1:21 hr
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Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 108 megapixels
Image resolution - 12000 x 9000
Zoom Digital Digital
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
Lenses 1) Standard: 50 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 50 MP 108 MP
Aperture f/1.8 f/1.8
Focal length - 24 mm
Sensor size - 1/1.67" (β‰ˆ 0.6 inch)
Pixel size - 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 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 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- 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 5.3 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
NFC* Depends on the region Yes
Infrared port No No
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 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 October 2026 September 2025
Release date October 2026 October 2025
Launch price (MSRP) $400 $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
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

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