Honor X9c vs 400 Pro
62
out of 100
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80
out of 100
Here we compared two mid-range smartphones: the 6.78-inch Honor X9c (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1) that was released on November 5, 2024, against the Honor 400 Pro, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 and came out 7 months after. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.
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Key differences
Reasons to consider the Honor X9c
- Comes with 1300 mAh larger battery capacity: 6600 vs 5300 mAh
- Weighs 16 grams less
Reasons to consider the Honor 400 Pro
- 3x better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (2243K versus 760K)
- The rear camera has a 3x optical zoom
- Has 50% more RAM: 12GB versus 8GB
- Handles wireless charging up to 50W
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.4)
- Waterproof body (IP69 classification)
- Supports higher wattage charging (100W versus 66W)
- Compatible with Wi-Fi 7 wireless networks
- More recent OS version: Android 16 versus 15
- The front-facing camera can record video at 4K
- Ready for eSIM technology
Review
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
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Value for money (Beta)
Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | AMOLED | AMOLED |
| Size | 6.78 inches | 6.7 inches |
| Resolution | 1224 x 2700 pixels | 1280 x 2800 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.85:9 | 19.5:9 |
| PPI | 437 ppi | 460 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes | Yes (60-120 Hz) |
| Max rated brightness | 4000 nits | 1500 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | - | 5000 nits |
| HDR support | No | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Screen protection | Tempered glass | Tempered glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 90.7% | 90% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 162.8 mm (6.41 inches) | 160.8 mm (6.33 inches) |
| Width | 75.5 mm (2.97 inches) | 76.1 mm (3 inches) |
| Thickness | 7.98 mm (0.31 inches) | 8.1 mm (0.32 inches) |
| Weight | 189 g (6.67 oz) | 205 g (7.23 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP65 | IP69 |
| Advanced cooling | - | Vapor chamber |
| Rear material | Plastic | Glass |
| Frame material | Plastic | Plastic |
| Colors | Black, Green, Purple | Black, Gray, Blue |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
| Repairability | - | Good (3.61/5) |
| Drop resistance | - | Excellent (A) Β· 270 drops |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 |
| Max clock | 2200 MHz | 3000 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (4 + 4) | 8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2) |
| Architecture | - 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 4 cores at 2.2 GHz: Cortex-A78 |
- 2 cores at 2.27 GHz: Cortex-A520 - 2 cores at 2.96 GHz: Cortex-A720 - 3 cores at 3.15 GHz: Cortex-A720 - 1 core at 3.3 GHz: Cortex-X4 |
| L3 cache | - | 12 MB |
| Manufacturing | Samsung | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 4 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Yes | Hexagon |
| Graphics | Adreno 710 | Adreno 750 |
| GPU shading units | 256 | 1536 |
| GPU clock | 676 MHz | 903-1000 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~346.1 GFLOPS | ~2774 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 246 | 14352 |
| Single-core score | 935 | 2109 |
| Multi-core score | 2719 | 6695 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 284852 | 702885 |
| GPU | 55762 | 723128 |
| Memory | 201468 | 332058 |
| UX | 218250 | 485733 |
| Total score | 760332 | 2243804 |
| Samples | [12 tests] | [24 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | 99% | 75% |
| Graphics test | 1 FPS | 11 FPS |
| Graphics score | 200 | 1492 |
3DMark Solar Bay
| Graphics test | - | 29 FPS |
| Section 1 | - | 32 FPS |
| Section 2 | - | 29 FPS |
| Section 3 | - | 25 FPS |
| Graphics score | - | 7535 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 12996 | 17920 |
| Video editing | 7162 | 7685 |
| Photo editing | 24195 | 29553 |
| Data manipulation | 10073 | 14371 |
| Writing score | 15092 | 17125 |
Recent User Tests
Honor X9c
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-05-28 (LenslyWhite) | AnTuTu 11 | 764283 |
| π 2026-03-14 (ΠΠ°Π°) | AnTuTu 11 | 611007 |
| π 2026-02-19 (trixeee) | AnTuTu 11 | 603217 |
| π 2026-02-11 (Zver) | AnTuTu 11 | 773303 |
| π 2026-02-07 (Mohammed) | AnTuTu 11 | 743177 |
Honor 400 Pro
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-09-09 (Lunka) | AnTuTu 11 | 2094129 |
| π 2026-09-01 (Maska) | AnTuTu 11 | 2163688 |
| π 2026-07-07 -> naufall | AnTuTu 11 | 2162598 |
| π 2026-06-28 (f0NES1k) | AnTuTu 11 | 2306681 |
| π 2026-06-10 (Zhan) | AnTuTu 11 | 2206753 |
Memory
| RAM size | 8 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR5 |
| Memory clock | 2750 MHz | - |
| Channels | 2 | 4 |
| Storage size | 256 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 3.1 | UFS 4.0 |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 14 (Can be upgraded to Android 15) | Android 15 (Can be upgraded to Android 16) |
| ROM | MagicOS 9.0 | MagicOS 10 |
| OS updates | 2 years | 6 years |
| Security updates | 3 years | 6 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 6600 mAh | 5300 mAh |
| Max charge power | 66 W | 100 W |
| Battery type | Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) | Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | Yes (50 W) |
| Reverse charging | Yes | Yes, (wireless) |
| Bypass charging | No | Yes |
| Fast charging | Yes (50% in 40 min) | Yes (93% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 1:15 hr | 0:38 hr |
| Battery cycles | - | 1200 cycles |
| Web browsing | - | 10:11 hr |
| Watching video | - | 14:23 hr |
| Gaming | - | 06:01 hr |
| Standby | - | 118 hr |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 108 megapixels | 200 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 12000 x 9000 | 16384 x 12288 |
| Zoom | Digital | Optical, 3x |
| Flash | LED | Dual LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 30FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 240 FPS (720p) | - |
| Angle of widest lens | - | 112Β° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 108 MP 2) Ultrawide: 5 MP |
1) Standard: 200 MP 2) Telephoto: 50 MP 3) Ultrawide: 12 MP 4) Depth: 2 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
| Image resolution | 108 MP | 200 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/1.9 |
| Sensor | Samsung HM6 | Samsung ISOCELL HP3 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.67" (β 0.6 inch) | 1/1.4" (β 0.71 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1 micron | 0.56 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | - | 50 MP |
| Aperture | - | f/2.4 |
| Focal length | - | 68 mm |
| Sensor | - | Sony IMX856 |
| Sensor size | - | 1/2" (β 0.5 inch) |
| Pixel size | - | 0.8 micron |
| Stabilization | - | Optical |
| Image resolution | 5 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | - | 16 mm |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 16 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 3456 x 4608 | 8192 x 6144 |
| Aperture | f/2.5 | f/2.1 |
| Sensor | CMOS | - |
| Pixel size | - | 0.64 micron |
| Autofocus | No | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS | 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS |
| Depth sensor (TOF 3D) | No | No |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) | Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
- Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 5.1 | 5.4 |
| 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 |
| DisplayPort | No | No |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo | GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS |
| NFC* | Depends on the region | Yes |
| Infrared port | Yes | Yes |
| Number of SIM* | 2 | 2 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | Standby |
| eSIM support* | No | Yes |
| Hybrid slot | No | No |
| LTE Cat* | 18 | - |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | No | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | No | No |
Other
| Category | Mid-range | Mid-range |
| Announced | November 2024 | May 2025 |
| Release date | November 2024 | May 2025 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $350 | $799 |
| Successor | - Honor X9d | - Honor 500 Pro |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Yes, 66 W | Yes, 100 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 Honor 400 Pro is definitely a better buy.
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