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Honor X9a vs Honor 70

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

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 70, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G Plus and came out 8 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 X9a
  • Shows 14% longer battery life (25:08 vs 22:06 hours)
  • Delivers 14% higher peak brightness (857 against 753 nits)
  • The phone is 8 months newer
  • Has a built-in infrared port
Reasons to consider the Honor 70
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v5.2)
  • Supports higher wattage charging (66W versus 40W)
  • Slow-motion recording at 960FPS
  • 26% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (765K versus 605K)
  • Uses a faster type of memory: LPDDR5
  • Ability to record video in 4K resolution
  • Compatible with Wi-Fi 6 wireless networks
  • Has 33% more RAM: 8GB versus 6GB
  • More recent OS version: Android 14 versus 13

Review

Evaluation of Honor X9a and Honor 70 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
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Value for money (Beta)

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Currency
6 / 128 GB
VS
8 / 128 GB
75.8
(Good)
Value Index
18.7
(Bad)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
Honor X9a
vs
Honor 70

Display

Type AMOLED OLED
Size 6.67 inches 6.67 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2400 pixels 1080 x 2400 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
PPI 395 ppi 395 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
Max rated brightness 800 nits 500 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR - 800 nits
HDR support No Yes, HDR10+
Touch sampling rate 300 Hz -
Screen protection Tempered glass Tempered glass
Screen-to-body ratio 89.9% 90.8%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display tests
RGB color space - 99.6%
PWM - 61 Hz
Response time - 2 ms
Contrast - ∞ Infinity
Peak brightness test (auto)
Honor X9a +14%
857 nits
Honor 70
753 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3]

Design and build

Height 161.6 mm (6.36 inches) 161.4 mm (6.35 inches)
Width 73.9 mm (2.91 inches) 73.3 mm (2.89 inches)
Thickness 7.9 mm (0.31 inches) 7.91 mm (0.31 inches)
Weight 175 g (6.17 oz) 178 g (6.28 oz)
Waterproof No No
Rear material Plastic Plastic
Frame material Plastic Plastic
Colors Black, Silver, Green Black, Silver, Blue, Green
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-display
Screen-to-body ratio
Honor X9a
89.9%
Honor 70 +1%
90.8%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Honor X9a and Honor 70
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 695 Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G Plus
Max clock 2200 MHz 2500 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 670 Silver (Cortex-A55)
- 3 cores at 2.4 GHz: Kryo 670 Gold (Cortex-A78)
- 1 core at 2.5 GHz: Kryo 670 Prime (Cortex-A78)
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 6 nanometers 6 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon 686 Hexagon 770
GPU
Graphics Adreno 619 Adreno 642L
GPU shading units 256 512
GPU clock 840 MHz 608 MHz
FLOPS ~430.1 GFLOPS ~622.6 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Honor X9a and Honor 70
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Honor X9a
895
Honor 70 +19%
1064
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Honor X9a
2057
Honor 70 +47%
3025
Compute Score (GPU)
Honor X9a
1355
Honor 70
n/a
Compute Score (GPU) 1355 -
Single-core score 895 1064
Multi-core score 2057 3025
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Honor X9a
605759
Honor 70 +26%
765434
CPU 247272 293328
GPU 56808 104371
Memory 122991 148940
UX 178688 218795
Total score 605759 765434
Samples Less than 3 [3 tests]
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Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Honor X9a
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2025-11-23 (John)AnTuTu 11605759
πŸ“˜ 2024-06-11 (ikram)Geekbench 6 GPU1355
πŸ“˜ 2024-06-11 (ikram)Geekbench 6 CPU895 / 2057
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Honor 70
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-30 (Fizzo)AnTuTu 11806003
πŸ“˜ 2025-11-11 (samsudin)AnTuTu 11787971
πŸ“˜ 2025-11-08 (pakarudin)AnTuTu 11765434
πŸ“˜ 2025-11-06 (samkuek)AnTuTu 11668918
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Memory

RAM
RAM size 6 GB 8 GB
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR5
Memory clock 2133 MHz -
Channels 2 -
Storage
Storage size 128 GB 128 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 12 (Can be upgraded to Android 14)
ROM Magic UI 7.2 Magic UI 8
OS size - 21 GB

Battery

Capacity 5100 mAh 4800 mAh
Max charge power 40 W 66 W
Battery type Li-Po Li-Ion
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No No
Reverse charging No Yes
Fast charging Yes (57% in 30 min) Yes (71% in 30 min)
Full charging time 1:13 hr 0:50 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing 08:51 hr 09:26 hr
Watching video 13:56 hr 13:55 hr
Gaming 05:42 hr 05:40 hr
Standby 139 hr 98 hr
General battery life
Honor X9a +14%
25:08 hr
Honor 70
22:06 hr
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Main camera

Matrix 64 megapixels 54 megapixels
Image resolution 9216 x 6912 8768 x 6144
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash LED Dual LED
Stabilization Digital Digital
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) 960 FPS (720p)
Angle of widest lens - 122Β°
Lenses 1) Standard: 64 MP
2) Ultrawide: 5 MP
3) Macro: 2 MP
1) Standard: 54 MP
2) Ultrawide: 50 MP
3) Depth: 2 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
Standard lens
Image resolution 64 MP 54 MP
Aperture f/1.8 f/1.9
Sensor - Sony IMX800
Sensor size - 1/1.49" (β‰ˆ 0.67 inch)
Pixel size 0.8 micron 1 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 5 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Stabilization Digital Digital
Macro lens
Image resolution 2 MP -
Aperture f/2.4 -
Stabilization Digital -

DxOMark main camera tests

Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
Bokeh - 55
Preview - 60
Zoom - 77
Samples - Photo samples of Honor 70 from DxOMark

Selfie camera

Megapixels 16 megapixels 32 megapixels
Image resolution 4608 x 3456 6528 x 4896
Aperture f/2.5 f/2.4
Sensor CMOS Omnivision OV32C
Sensor size - 1/3.2" (β‰ˆ 0.31 inch)
Pixel size - 0.7 micron
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 Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5.1 5.2
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
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 18
5G support Yes Yes

Sound

Speakers Mono Mono
Headphone audio jack No No
FM radio No No
Dolby Atmos No -
Speakers test
Max loudness
Honor X9a
n/a
Honor 70
80.6 dB

Other

Category Mid-range Mid-range
Announced January 2023 May 2022
Release date January 2023 June 2022
Launch price (MSRP) $350 $550
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 70 is definitely a better buy.

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Total votes: 315

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