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Honor X9a vs Honor X8a

65 out of 100
Honor X9a
VS
58 out of 100
Honor X8a
Honor X9a
Honor X8a

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 X8a, which is powered by MediaTek Helio G88 and came out 1 month after. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

  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
  • 85% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (466K versus 251K)
  • Delivers 80% higher peak brightness (870 against 482 nits)
  • Higher display refresh rate – 120 Hz
  • Comes with 600 mAh larger battery capacity: 5100 vs 4500 mAh
  • More energy-efficient CPU – Snapdragon 695
  • AMOLED display (versus competitor's IPS LCD)
  • Supports higher wattage charging (40W versus 22.5W)
  • 2x faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 873 and 441 points
  • Has a built-in infrared port

Review

Evaluation of Honor X9a and Honor X8a 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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Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
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Honor X9a
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Honor X8a

Display

Type AMOLED IPS LCD
Size 6.67 inches 6.7 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2400 pixels 1080 x 2388 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 19.9:9
PPI 395 ppi 391 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 90 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
Max rated brightness 800 nits 450 nits
HDR support No No
Screen protection Tempered glass Tempered glass
Screen-to-body ratio 89.9% 89.6%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming		 - DCI-P3
Display tests
RGB color space - 99.5%
PWM - Not detected
Response time - 22 ms
Contrast - 1295:1
Peak brightness test (auto)
Honor X9a +80%
870 nits
Honor X8a
482 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3]

Design and build

Height 161.6 mm (6.36 inches) 162.9 mm (6.41 inches)
Width 73.9 mm (2.91 inches) 74.5 mm (2.93 inches)
Thickness 7.9 mm (0.31 inches) 7.48 mm (0.29 inches)
Weight 175 g (6.17 oz) 179 g (6.31 oz)
Waterproof No No
Rear material Plastic Plastic
Frame material Plastic Plastic
Colors Black, Silver, Green Black, Silver, Blue
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-button
Screen-to-body ratio
Honor X9a
89.9%
Honor X8a
89.6%

Performance

Tests of Honor X9a and Honor X8a in the benchmarks
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 695 MediaTek Helio G88
Max clock 2200 MHz 2000 MHz
CPU cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (2 + 6)
Architecture - 6 cores at 1.8 GHz: Kryo 660 Silver (Cortex-A55)
- 2 cores at 2.2 GHz: Kryo 660 Gold (Cortex-A78)		 - 6 cores at 1.8 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 2 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A75
Lithography process 6 nanometers 12 nanometers
Graphics Adreno 619 Mali-G52 MP2
GPU shading units 256 48
GPU clock 950 MHz 1000 MHz
FLOPS ~486.4 GFLOPS ~96 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Honor X9a +98%
873
Honor X8a
441
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Honor X9a +76%
2139
Honor X8a
1218
AnTuTu Benchmark 10
Honor X9a +85%
466020
Honor X8a
251681
CPU 148288 80392
GPU 101746 44557
Memory 94737 54144
UX 118814 70428
Total score 466020 251681
3DMark Wild Life Performance
Honor X9a +62%
1203
Honor X8a
741
Max surface temperature - 45.3 °C
Stability 99% 95%
Graphics test 7 FPS 4 FPS
Graphics score 1203 741
PCMark 3.0
Honor X9a +37%
10322
Honor X8a
7550
Web score 9669 6969
Video editing 5023 5435
Photo editing 19995 12466
Data manipulation 8672 6139
Writing score 13964 8417
Sources: 3DMark [3], [4]
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Memory

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

Software

Operating system Android 12 Android 12
ROM Magic UI 6.1 Magic UI 6.1

Battery

Capacity 5100 mAh 4500 mAh
Max charge power 40 W 22.5 W
Battery type Li-Po Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No No
Reverse charging No No
Fast charging Yes (57% in 30 min) Yes (50% in 30 min)
Full charging time 1:13 hr 1:53 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing 12:51 hr -
Watching video 18:34 hr -
Gaming 06:11 hr -
Standby 137 hr -
General battery life
Honor X9a
39:53 hr
Honor X8a
n/a

Camera

Specs and camera test of smartphones
Main camera
Matrix 64 megapixels 100 megapixels
Image resolution 9216 x 6912 11584 x 8688
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash LED LED
Stabilization Digital Digital
8K video recording No No
4K video recording No No
1080p video recording Up to 30FPS Up to 30FPS
Slow motion 120 FPS (720p) -
Lenses 3 (64 MP + 5 MP + 2 MP) 3 (100 MP + 5 MP + 2 MP)
Wide (main) lens - 64 MP
- Aperture: f/1.8
- Phase autofocus
- 100 MP
- Aperture: f/1.9
- Phase autofocus
Ultra-wide lens - 5 MP
- Aperture: f/2.2
- 5 MP
- Aperture: f/2.2
Macro lens - 2 MP
- Aperture: f/2.4
- 2 MP
- Aperture: f/2.4
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
Selfie camera
Megapixels 16 megapixels 16 megapixels
Image resolution 4608 x 3456 4608 x 3456
Aperture f/2.5 f/2.5
Sensor type CMOS CMOS
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS

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
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo
NFC* Yes Depends on the region
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 7
5G support Yes No

Sound

Speakers Mono Mono
Headphone audio jack No No
FM radio No No
Dolby Atmos No No
Speakers test
Max loudness
Honor X9a
n/a
Honor X8a
80.3 dB

Other

Category Mid-range Mid-range
Announced January 2023 February 2023
Release date January 2023 February 2023
Sensors - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint		 - Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Yes, 40 W Yes, 22 W
Further details
Notes on Honor X8a:
    - Only the "CRT-LX1" model supports NFC.
*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 X9a is definitely a better buy.

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