Honor 9

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Honor 9
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Rear view of the Honor 9
Brand Honor
Manufacturer Huawei
First releasedJune 2017;7 years ago (2017-06)
Predecessor Honor 8
Successor Honor 10
Type Slate
Form factor Smartphone+ hard Phone
Dimensions147.3 mm (5.80 in) H
70.9 mm (2.79 in) W
7.5 mm (0.30 in) D
Weight155 g (5.5 oz)
Operating system Original: Android 7.0 "Nougat" Current: Android 9 "Pie"
System-on-chip HiSilicon Kirin 960
CPU Octa-core (4x2.4 GHz + 4x1.8 GHz)
GPU Mali-G71
Memory4 or 6  GB RAM
Storage64 or 128 GB
Removable storage microSD, up to 256 GB
Battery3,200  mAh
Display5.15 in (131 mm) FHD (1,920 × 1,080 resolution)
Rear cameraDual (20 MP + 12 MP), laser autofocus, 4K video, LED flash
Front camera 8 MP, f/2.0
ConnectivityHybrid Dual SIM (nano + nano/microSD), LTE Cat.6, Wi-Fi a/b/g/n/ac (2,4/5 GHz), Bluetooth 4.2, GPS, NFC, USB 2.0 Type-C
Other
Website www.hihonor.com/global/products/smartphone/honor9/

The Honor 9 is a smartphone made by Huawei under their Honor sub-brand. It is a successor of the Huawei Honor 8 within the Huawei Honor series of mobile phones. [1]

Contents

Specifications

Hardware

The Honor 9 has a HiSilicon Kirin 960 octa-core processor (four 2.4 GHz cores and four 1.8 GHz cores), [1] a Mali-G71 MP8 GPU, and a 3,200 mAh non-removable battery. [2] [3] It measures 147.3 millimetres (5.80 in) by 70.9 millimetres (2.79 in) by 7.5 millimetres (0.30 in) and weighs 155 grams (5.5 oz). [2]

The phone comes with 64 or 128 gigabytes of storage and 4 GB or 6 GB of RAM, depending on the region. It has a 5.15-inch (13.1 cm) display with a pixel resolution of 1920x1080 and pixel density of 428 ppi. [2] [3] The Honor 9 has an 8 MP front-facing camera and its dual rear camera setup consists of a 12 MP RGB lens and a 20-megapixel monochrome lens. [1] [2] [3] It can record video in 4K and has electronic image stabilization for Full HD video. [3] Other features include dual-SIM support, furthermore includes a USB-C port, and a fingerprint reader located on the lower bezel. [3] [4]

The Honor 9 has a metal frame and a 3D curved glass rear, [1] and its official tagline is "the light catcher." [5] The phone comes in "Glacier Grey," "Sapphire Blue," "Midnight Black," and gold, but some colors are not available in certain markets. [2] [4] During IFA 2017 in Berlin, Honor announced the new color variant for the Honor 9, which was the limited edition "Robin Egg Blue." [6] [7] [8] [9] The color became available in China in August, and was released in the United Kingdom in September. [10]

Software

Huawei launched the Honor 9 with Android Nougat (version 7.0) and Huawei's EMUI 5.1. [1] [2] [3] In the spring of 2019, Huawei began to roll out Android Pie (EMUI 9.0) for the device. [11]

Release

The phone was released in China on June 12, 2017, [12] revealed in Berlin on June 27, 2017, [13] and became available for pre-ordering across United Kingdom on June 27, 2017. [2]

Reception

Overall, initial reviews of the Honor 9 were positive, averaging 8.8 out of 10. [14] Android Authority's Gary Sims gave the phone a rating of 8.7 out of 10, and wrote in his review summary: "The Honor 9 certainly ticks a lot of the right boxes: great performance, dual cameras, sleek design, and an IR blaster ! The only downsides are the lack of toughened glass over the display and the slippery nature of the build materials." [3] Andy Boxall of Digital Trends wrote the following as a summary of his review: "The Honor 9 impresses so much, it's a strong contender for one of the best reasonably priced smartphones available." [15] PC Magazine 's Thomas Newton assigned the Honor 9 a rating of 4 out of 5, meaning "excellent". [5] Swedroid offered its recommendation and rated the phone 8.3 out of 10 overall. [16]

Jessica Murgia of AndroidPit, [13] Dominic Preston of TechAdvisors, [17] James Peckham of TechRadar, [4] and ZDNet's Sandra Vogel each rated the phone 4.5 out of 5. [18] Preston's summary read, "The Honor 9 is an undeniably impressive phone for an unmatched price right now. In performance terms, it's nipping at the heels of the year's top flagships, and only lacking flashy features like waterproofing or a bezel-less screen. It looks great, it runs fast, and it costs less than £400. We're sold." [17] Summarizing his review, Peckham wrote, "The Honor 9 offers a lot of what the high-end flagship phones do right now, but for a much lower price. There's no exciting, headline-grabbing feature here, but a great design, fantastic performance and lots of nice touches make this an all-round impressive and affordable phone." [4] Vogel also gave a rating of 8.9 on a 10-point scale, meaning "outstanding". [18]

Android Central's Alex Dobie called the Honor 9 the "best phone for less than £400". He gave the phone the "Choice Award" and wrote, "The Honor 9 isn't perfect, but it is a great all-rounder that makes high-end performance and design more affordable than ever before." [19] Stuff rated the Honor 9 five out of five stars and said, "High-end hardware at a middleweight price makes the Honor 9 one of the best phone deals around." [20] TechRadar recommend the Honor 9, which won in the "Best Mid-range Phone" category at the 2017 T3 Awards. [21]

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