Honor’s X series phones are very popular these days for their economical and budget friendly rates and attractive designs. On September, 2018 Honor, the sub-brand of Huawei, launched Honor 8X priced almost $209. Then in October, 2019 it released the latest Honor 9X priced almost $489. These are some popular economical phones to target the mid-range smartphone market. Here is the comparison of Honor 9x vs 8x:

Physical size:

Honor 9x:163.5 x 77.3 x 8.8 mm (6.44 x 3.04 x 0.35 in)

Honor 8x:160.4 x 76.6 x 7.8 mm (6.31 x 3.02 x 0.31 in)

Honor 9x measures 163.5 x 77.3 x 8.8 mm (6.44 x 3.04 x 0.35 in) and weighs 196.8 g (6.95 oz), whereas Honor 8x measures 160.4 x 76.6 x 7.8 mm (6.31 x 3.02 x 0.31 in) and its weight is 175 g (6.17 oz)

End note:

Honor 9x is larger and heavier than honor 8x.

Display:

Honor 9x: 6.59 inches

Honor 8x: 6.5 inches

Honor 9x has 6.59 inches display with resolution of 1080 x 2340 pixels, whereas Honor 8x has 6.5 inches display with same resolution as Honor 9x

End note:

Honor 9x has a bit larger display as compared to Honor 8x, however both have same resolution.

Battery:

Honor 9x: 4000 mAh

Honor 8x: 3750 mAh

Honor 9x have a larger non-removable 4000 mAh battery with 10W battery charging, whereas Honor 8x have 3750 mAh non-removable battery with again 10W battery charging

End note:

Honor 9x battery is larger as compared to Honor 8x but both batteries are non-removable and 10W battery charging.

Storage:

Honor 9x: 64GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 6GB RAM

Honor 8x: 64GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 4GB RAM, 64GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 6GB RAM

Honor 9x have 3 variants, 1^st variant has 64GB internal storage with 4GB RAM, 2^nd one has 128GB internal storage with again 4GB RAM and last one has 128GB internal storage with 6GB RAM. It supports microSD card up to 512 GB. Whereas, Honor 8x have 4 variants, 1^st variant has 64GB internal storage with 4GB RAM, 2^nd one has 128GB internal storage with again 4GB RAM, 3^rd variant has 64GB internal storage with 6GB RAM and last one has 128GB internal storage with 6GB RAM. It supports microSD card up to 400GB.

End note:

Both phones have same internal storage and RAM, but one variant of Honor 8x has 64GB internal storage and 6GB RAM, which is more than Honor 9x.

Camera:

Honor 9x: 48 MP,8 MP, 2 MP rear camera with 16 MP selfie camera

Honor 8x: 20 MP,2 MP back camera with 16 MP selfie camera

Honor 9x have triple back cameras 48 MP,8 MP and 2 MP with 16 MP front camera. Honor 8x have dual back cameras 20 MP and 2 MP with again 16 MP front camera.

End note:

Honor 9x have a better camera quality as compared to Honor 8x because it have triple cameras with maximum 48 MP back camera. Whereas Honor 8x has maximum 20 MP rear camera.

Platform:

Honor 9x: Android 9.0 (Pie); EMUI 9.1

Honor 8x: Android 8.1 (Oreo), upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie); EMUI 9.0

Honor 9x has Android 9.0 (Pie) platform with EMUI 9.1. It has chipset HiSilicon Kirin 710F and octa-core CPU. Whereas, Honor 8x has Android 8.1 (Oreo) which is can be upgraded to Android 9.0 (Pie) having EMUI 9.0. It has HiSilicon Kirin 710F chipset and octa-core CPU.

End note:

Honor 9x has already upgraded 9.0 pie, whereas Honor 8x can be upgraded to it. Both have same chipset HiSilicon Kirin 710F and octa-core CPU.

Sensors:

End note:

Honor 8x have more sensors as compared to Honor 9x. Honor 8x have additional Compass and Gyroscope sensors.

Conclusion:

Honor 9x is larger, bit heavier and of course, have bigger display as compared to honor 8x. Honor 9x also have a bigger battery and a better rear camera, however selfie cameras are same in both phones. Storage is also same but Honor 8x have more sensors as compared to Honor 9x.