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Honor X9a vs Honor X9d

47 out of 100
Honor X9a
VS
70 out of 100
Honor X9d
Honor X9a
Honor X9d

Here we compared two mid-range smartphones: the 6.67-inch Honor X9a (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 695) that was released on January 4, 2023, against the Honor X9d, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 4 and came out 2 years and 9 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 X9a
  • Weighs 18 grams less
  • Has a built-in infrared port
Reasons to consider the Honor X9d
  • Waterproof body (IP69 classification)
  • Comes with 3200 mAh larger battery capacity: 8300 vs 5100 mAh
  • 61% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (977K versus 605K)
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v5.3)
  • Optical image stabilization
  • Supports higher wattage charging (66W versus 40W)
  • More recent OS version: Android 15 versus 13
  • Uses a faster type of memory: LPDDR5
  • Ability to record video in 4K resolution
  • The phone is 2 years and 9 months newer
  • Compatible with Wi-Fi 6 wireless networks
  • Stereo speakers
  • Has 33% more RAM: 8GB versus 6GB

Review

Evaluation of Honor X9a and Honor X9d 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)

Should I update?
No 91% Yes
Yes, this is a clear and meaningful upgrade.
Updating from Honor X9a to Honor X9d is a clear step forward, and the improvements should be easy to notice.
Main improvements: camera, battery life, and display.

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
Honor X9a
vs
Honor X9d

Display

Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.67 inches 6.79 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2400 pixels 1200 x 2640 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 19.85:9
PPI 395 ppi 427 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No Yes
Max rated brightness 800 nits 1800 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR - 6000 nits
HDR support No Yes, HDR10
Touch sampling rate 300 Hz -
Screen protection Tempered glass Aluminosilicate glass
Screen-to-body ratio 89.9% 90.8%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming
Peak brightness test (auto)
Honor X9a
857 nits
Honor X9d
n/a

Design and build

Height 161.6 mm (6.36 inches) 161.9 mm (6.37 inches)
Width 73.9 mm (2.91 inches) 76.1 mm (3 inches)
Thickness 7.9 mm (0.31 inches) 7.9 mm (0.31 inches)
Weight 175 g (6.17 oz) 193 g (6.81 oz)
Waterproof No IP69
Rear material Plastic Plastic
Frame material Plastic Plastic
Colors Black, Silver, Green Black, Gold, Green, Brown
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-display
Screen-to-body ratio
Honor X9a
89.9%
Honor X9d +1%
90.8%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Honor X9a and Honor X9d
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 695 Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 4
Max clock 2200 MHz 2300 MHz
CPU cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 6 cores at 1.8 GHz: Kryo 660 Silver (Cortex-A55)
- 2 cores at 2.2 GHz: Kryo 660 Gold (Cortex-A78)		 - 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 6 nanometers 4 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon 686 Hexagon
GPU
Graphics Adreno 619 Adreno 810
GPU shading units 256 256
GPU clock 840 MHz 1150 MHz
FLOPS ~430.1 GFLOPS ~588.8 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Honor X9a and Honor X9d
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Honor X9a
895
Honor X9d +23%
1104
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Honor X9a
2057
Honor X9d +54%
3159
Compute Score (GPU)
Honor X9a
1355
Honor X9d +194%
3987
Compute Score (GPU) 1355 3987
Single-core score 895 1104
Multi-core score 2057 3159
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Honor X9a
605759
Honor X9d +61%
977304
CPU 247272 358049
GPU 56808 160718
Memory 122991 210830
UX 178688 247707
Total score 605759 977304
Samples Less than 3 [21 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Graphics test - 3 FPS
Graphics score - 350
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
PCMark 3.0
Honor X9a
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

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Honor X9a
DateBenchmarkResult
๐Ÿ“˜ 2025-11-23 (John)AnTuTu 11605759
๐Ÿ“˜ 2024-06-11 (ikram)Geekbench 6 GPU1355
๐Ÿ“˜ 2024-06-11 (ikram)Geekbench 6 CPU895 / 2057
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Honor X9d
DateBenchmarkResult
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-09-04 (BatheanThe_)AnTuTu 11912468
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-08-29 (Kk)AnTuTu 11866729
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-07-21 (Raf Hakobyan)AnTuTu 11973945
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-07-21 (Raf Hakobyan)CPU Throttle100%
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-07-05 (ะะธะบะธั‚ะบะฐ)AnTuTu 11995701
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Memory

RAM
RAM size 6 GB 8 GB
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR5
Memory clock 2133 MHz -
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage size 128 GB 256 GB
Storage type UFS 2.2 UFS 3.1
Memory card No No

Software

Operating system Android 12 (Can be upgraded to Android 13) Android 15
ROM Magic UI 7.2 MagicOS 9.0
OS updates - 2 years
Security updates - 3 years

Battery

Capacity 5100 mAh 8300 mAh
Max charge power 40 W 66 W
Battery type Li-Po Silicon-Carbon (Si/C)
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No No
Reverse charging No Yes
Bypass charging - No
Fast charging Yes (57% in 30 min) Yes (50% in 30 min)
Full charging time 1:13 hr 1:21 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing 08:51 hr -
Watching video 13:56 hr -
Gaming 05:42 hr -
Standby 139 hr -
General battery life
Honor X9a
25:08 hr
Honor X9d
n/a
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Main camera

Matrix 64 megapixels 108 megapixels
Image resolution 9216 x 6912 12000 x 9000
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash LED LED
Stabilization Digital Optical
8K video recording No No
4K video recording No Up to 30FPS
1080p video recording Up to 30FPS Up to 60FPS
Slow motion 120 FPS (720p) -
Lenses 1) Standard: 64 MP
2) Ultrawide: 5 MP
3) Macro: 2 MP
1) Standard: 108 MP
2) Ultrawide: 5 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
Standard lens
Image resolution 64 MP 108 MP
Aperture f/1.8 f/1.8
Focal length - 24 mm
Sensor size - 1/1.67" (โ‰ˆ 0.6 inch)
Pixel size 0.8 micron 1 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Optical
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 5 MP 5 MP
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length - 24 mm
Stabilization Digital Digital
Macro lens
Image resolution 2 MP -
Aperture f/2.4 -
Stabilization Digital -

Selfie camera

Megapixels 16 megapixels 16 megapixels
Image resolution 4608 x 3456 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 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
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared port Yes 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
LTE Cat* 18 -
5G support Yes Yes

Sound

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

Other

Category Mid-range Mid-range
Announced January 2023 September 2025
Release date January 2023 October 2025
Launch price (MSRP) $350 $350
Successor - Honor X9d -
Sensors - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint		 - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Yes, 40 W Yes, 66 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 X9d is definitely a better buy.

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Total votes: 30

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