Product
Huawei nova 9
Huawei nova 9
Honor X6c
Honor X6c
Battery
Charging 66W wired, 60% in 18 min, 100% in 38 min Reverse wired 35W wired
Type Li-Po 4300 mAh Li-Po 5300 mAh
Body
Dimensions 160 x 73.7 x 7.8 mm (6.30 x 2.90 x 0.31 in) 164 x 75.6 x 8.4 mm (6.46 x 2.98 x 0.33 in)
SIM Nano-SIMNano-SIM + Nano-SIM Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
Weight 175 g (6.17 oz) 199 g (7.02 oz)
  - IP64 dust tight and water resistant (water splashes)Drop resistant up to 1.5m
Comms
Bluetooth 5.2, A2DP, LE 5.1, A2DP, LE
NFC Yes Yes (NIC-LX1, NIC-LX2 only)
Positioning GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS (L1), BDS (B1I+B1c+B2a), GALILEO (E1+E5a), QZSS (L1+L5), NavIC (L5) GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS
Radio No FM radio
USB USB Type-C 2.0, OTG USB Type-C 2.0, OTG
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/a/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
Display
Resolution 1080 x 2340 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~392 ppi density) 720 x 1604 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~266 ppi density)
Size 6.57 inches, 106.0 cm2 (~89.9% screen-to-body ratio) 6.61 inches, 105.3 cm2 (~84.9% screen-to-body ratio)
Type OLED, 1B colors, 120Hz, HDR10 TFT LCD, 120Hz, 1010 nits (peak)
Features
Sensors Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, proximity
Launch
Announced 2021, September 23 2025, June 06
Status Available. Released 2021, September 30 Available. Released 2025, June 06
Main Camera
Dual - 50 MP, f/1.8, (wide), PDAFQVGA, (depth)
Features LED flash, panorama, HDR LED flash, HDR, panorama
Quad 50 MP, f/1.9, 23mm (wide), PDAF 8 MP, f/2.2, (ultrawide) 2 MP, f/2.4, (depth) 2 MP, f/2.4, (macro) -
Video 4K, 1080p, 720p@960fps, gyro-EIS 1080p@30fps
Memory
Card slot No microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)
Internal 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM 128GB 6GB RAM, 256GB 6GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM
  UFS -
Misc
Colors Starry Blue, Black, Green, Violet Midnight Black, Ocean Cyan, Moonlight White
Models NAM-AL00, NAM-LX9 NIC-LX1, NIC-LX2, NIC-LX3
Network
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 66 - Europe 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 13, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66 - LATAM
Speed HSPA, LTE HSPA, LTE
Technology GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE GSM / HSPA / LTE
  1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 18, 19, 26, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41 - China HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - LATAM
Our Tests
Battery (old) Endurance rating 96h -
Camera Photo / Video -
Display 608 nits max brightness (measured) -
Loudspeaker -27.3 LUFS (Good) -
Performance AnTuTu: 469798 (v9) GeekBench: 2973 (v5.1) GFXBench: 28fps (ES 3.1 onscreen) -
Platform
Chipset Qualcomm SM7325 Snapdragon 778G 4G (6 nm) Mediatek Helio G81 Ultra (12 nm)
CPU Octa-core (4x2.4 GHz Kryo 670 & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 670) Octa-core (2x2.0 GHz Cortex-A75 & 6x1.7 GHz Cortex-A55)
GPU Adreno 642L Mali-G52 MC2
OS HarmonyOS 2.0 (China), EMUI 12 (Europe), no Google Play Services Android 15, Magic OS 9
Selfie camera
Features HDR -
Single 32 MP, f/2.0, (wide) 5 MP, f/2.2, (wide)
Video 4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps, 720p@240fps, gyro-EIS 1080p@30fps
Sound
3.5mm jack No Yes
Loudspeaker Yes Yes