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Released

Jun 27, 2017

Display

5.2-inch
1920 x 1080 px

Camera

12 MP Main
8 MP Selfie

Battery

3200 mAh

Storage

64GB

Hardware

HiSilicon Kirin
4GB RAM

OS

Android 8.0 Oreo
Huawei Emotion UI

Description

The Honor 9 has a dual-camera setup at the back, that consists of one 20MP monochrome sensor and one regular 12MP shooter. This is the exact same setup on the Huawei P10. Other specs include the Kirin 960 chipset paired up with 6GB of RAM. The device ships with the Android 7-based EMUI 5 out of the box.

This device is also known as Honor 9 Premium

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Deals

$3900

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Display Benchmarks
Size:	5.2-inch
Resolution:	1920 x 1080 px, 428 PPI
Technology:	IPS LCD
Screen-to-body:	70.03 %
Features:	Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware Benchmarks
System chip:	HiSilicon Kirin 960 (16 nm)
Processor:	Octa-core, 2400 MHz, ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit
GPU:	Mali-G71 MP8
RAM:	4GB (LPDDR4)
Internal storage:	64GB
Storage expansion:	microSDXC up to 256 GB
OS:	Android (8.0 Oreo, 7.1 Nougat), Huawei Emotion UI Screenshots
Device type:	Smartphone

Battery
Capacity:	3200 mAh
Type:	Li - Polymer, Not user replaceable
Charging:	Fast charging

Camera
Rear:	Dual camera Camera samples
Main camera:	12 MP (PDAF)
Specifications:	Aperture size: F2.2 Focal length: 27 mm
Second camera:	20 MP (Black and White)
Specifications:	Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 27 mm
Flash:	Dual LED
Video recording:	3840x2160 (4K UHD) (30 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD) (60 fps)
Features:	Time-lapse video, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
Front:	8 MP
Video capture:	1920x1080 (Full HD)

Design Size comparison
Dimensions:	5.80 x 2.79 x 0.29 inches (147.3 x 70.9 x 7.45 mm)
Weight:	5.47 oz (155.0 g)
Materials:	Back: Glass Frame: Aluminum
Biometrics:	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys:	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors:	Black, Gold, Blue

Cellular
4G (FDD):	Bands 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 8(900)
4G (TDD):	Bands 38(2600), 39(1900+), 40(2300), 41(2600+)
3G:	Bands 5(850), 8(900), 2(1900), 1(2100)
Data Speed:	LTE-A Cat 12/13 (600/150 Mbit/s), HSPA, HSUPA
Dual SIM:	Shared with microSD
SIM type:	Nano SIM
VoLTE:	Yes

Multimedia Benchmarks
Headphones:	3.5mm jack
Speakers:	Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features:	Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring:	Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s):	Noise cancellation

Connectivity & Features
Bluetooth:	4.2
Wi-Fi:	802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
USB:	Type-C (reversible), USB 2.0
Features:	Mass storage device, Charging
Location:	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou
Sensors:	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers)
Other:	NFC, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Availability
Officially announced:	Jun 12, 2017

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Alternative variants

Honor 9 Premium

Differences from the main variant:
RAM:	6GB
Internal storage:	128GB

News

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