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OnePlus Ace 3V vs Honor X9a

65 out of 100
OnePlus Ace 3V
VS
46 out of 100
Honor X9a
OnePlus Ace 3V
Honor X9a

Here we compared two mid-range smartphones: the 6.74-inch OnePlus Ace 3V (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Plus Gen 3) that was released on January 21, 2024, against the Honor X9a, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 695 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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  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 OnePlus Ace 3V
  • Water-resistant body (IP65 classification)
  • 2.7x better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1649K versus 605K)
  • Has 2x more RAM: 12GB versus 6GB
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v5.4)
  • Optical image stabilization
  • Supports higher wattage charging (100W versus 40W)
  • Ability to record video in 4K resolution
  • Compatible with Wi-Fi 6 wireless networks
  • Stereo speakers
  • More recent OS version: Android 14 versus 13
  • 14% higher pixel density (451 vs 395 PPI)
  • The phone is 1 year and 1 month newer
Reasons to consider the Honor X9a
  • Weighs 25 grams less

Review

Evaluation of OnePlus Ace 3V and Honor X9a crucial features
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Ace 3V
47*
Honor X9a
31
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Ace 3V
74*
Honor X9a
68
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
Ace 3V
65*
Honor X9a
46
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Value for money (Beta)

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Currency
12 / 256 GB
VS
6 / 128 GB
78.6
(Good)
Value Index
71.6
(Good)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
Ace 3V
vs
Honor X9a

Display

Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.74 inches 6.67 inches
Resolution 1240 x 2772 pixels 1080 x 2400 pixels
Aspect ratio 20.1:9 20:9
PPI 451 ppi 395 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes No
Max rated brightness 2150 nits 800 nits
HDR support Yes, HDR10+ No
Touch sampling rate - 300 Hz
Screen protection Tempered glass Tempered glass
Screen-to-body ratio 89.4% 89.9%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming
Peak brightness test (auto)
Ace 3V
n/a
Honor X9a
869 nits

Design and build

Height 162.7 mm (6.41 inches) 161.6 mm (6.36 inches)
Width 75.2 mm (2.96 inches) 73.9 mm (2.91 inches)
Thickness 8.5 mm (0.33 inches) 7.9 mm (0.31 inches)
Weight 200 g (7.05 oz) 175 g (6.17 oz)
Waterproof IP65 No
Advanced cooling Vapor chamber -
Rear material Glass Plastic
Frame material Plastic Plastic
Colors Gray, Purple Black, Silver, Green
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-display
Screen-to-body ratio
Ace 3V
89.4%
Honor X9a +1%
89.9%

Performance

Chipset specifications of OnePlus Ace 3V and Honor X9a
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Plus Gen 3 Qualcomm Snapdragon 695
Max clock 2800 MHz 2200 MHz
CPU cores 8 (1 + 4 + 3) 8 (2 + 6)
Architecture - 3 cores at 1.9 GHz: Cortex-A520
- 4 cores at 2.6 GHz: Cortex-A720
- 1 core at 2.8 GHz: Cortex-X4		 - 6 cores at 1.8 GHz: Kryo 660 Silver (Cortex-A55)
- 2 cores at 2.2 GHz: Kryo 660 Gold (Cortex-A78)
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 4 nanometers 6 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Yes Hexagon 686
GPU
Graphics Adreno 732 Adreno 619
GPU shading units 768 256
GPU clock 950 MHz 840 MHz
FLOPS ~1459.2 GFLOPS ~430.1 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of OnePlus Ace 3V and Honor X9a
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Ace 3V +111%
1887
Honor X9a
895
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Ace 3V +153%
5205
Honor X9a
2057
Compute Score (GPU)
Ace 3V +502%
8153
Honor X9a
1355
Compute Score (GPU) 8153 1355
Single-core score 1887 895
Multi-core score 5205 2057
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Ace 3V +172%
1649673
Honor X9a
605759
CPU 529211 247272
GPU 425916 56808
Memory 302210 122991
UX 392336 178688
Total score 1649673 605759
Samples [7 tests] Less than 3
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Ace 3V
972
Honor X9a
n/a
Stability 97% -
Graphics test 7 FPS -
Graphics score 972 -
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Ace 3V
2896
Honor X9a
n/a
Stability 85% -
Graphics test 17 FPS -
Graphics score 2896 -
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
PCMark 3.0
Ace 3V
11786
Honor X9a
n/a
Web score 10564 -
Video editing 6115 -
Photo editing 21057 -
Data manipulation 12095 -
Writing score 15650 -
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Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
OnePlus Ace 3V
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-18 (Extaille)AnTuTu 111740172
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-15 (Moxnatiybobr)AnTuTu 111671911
πŸ“˜ 2026-04-09 (fz)AnTuTu 111668588
πŸ“˜ 2026-03-09 (Shiio)AnTuTu 111523598
πŸ“˜ 2026-01-07 -> 76638538yAnTuTu 111728227
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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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Memory

RAM
RAM size 12 GB 6 GB
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR4X
Memory clock - 2133 MHz
Channels 4 2
Storage
Storage size 256 GB 128 GB
Storage type UFS 4.0 UFS 2.2
Memory card No No

Software

Operating system Android 14 Android 12 (Can be upgraded to Android 13)
ROM ColorOS 14 Magic UI 7.2
OS updates 2 years -
Security updates 3 years -

Battery

Capacity 5500 mAh 5100 mAh
Max charge power 100 W 40 W
Battery type Li-Po Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No No
Reverse charging No No
Fast charging Yes (50% in 14 min) Yes (57% in 30 min)
Full charging time 0:26 hr 1:13 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing - 08:51 hr
Watching video - 13:56 hr
Gaming - 05:42 hr
Standby - 139 hr
General battery life
Ace 3V
n/a
Honor X9a
25:08 hr
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Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 64 megapixels
Image resolution 8192 x 6144 9216 x 6912
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash LED LED
Stabilization Optical Digital
8K video recording No No
4K video recording Up to 60FPS No
1080p video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 30FPS
Slow motion - 120 FPS (720p)
Angle of widest lens 112Β° -
Lenses 1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Ultrawide: 8 MP
1) Standard: 64 MP
2) Ultrawide: 5 MP
3) Macro: 2 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
Standard lens
Image resolution 50 MP 64 MP
Aperture f/1.8 f/1.8
Focal length 26 mm -
Sensor size 1/1.95" (β‰ˆ 0.51 inch) -
Pixel size - 0.8 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Optical Digital
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 8 MP 5 MP
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length 16 mm -
Sensor size 1/4.0" (β‰ˆ 0.25 inch) -
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 4608 x 3456
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.5
Focal length 26 mm -
Sensor CMOS CMOS
Sensor size 1/3" (β‰ˆ 0.33 inch) -
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 6E (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 5.4 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, QZSS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared port Yes 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
LTE Cat* 18 18
5G support Yes Yes

Sound

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

Other

Category Mid-range Mid-range
Announced January 2024 January 2023
Release date January 2024 January 2023
Launch price (MSRP) $280 $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, 100 W Yes, 40 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 OnePlus Ace 3V is definitely a better buy.

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