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Honor X9b review: Drop-resistant curved-screen mid-ranger with huge battery.

SpecEagle Editorial·Nov 2023·$349
Overall
70/100
Class rank
#35 of 71
Tier
Mid
Buy?
At the right price
The verdict, up front

A battery-and-screen mid-ranger.

Honor X9b pairs a durable curved AMOLED with a massive 5,800 mAh battery. The SD6 Gen 1 keeps it out of the gaming conversation.

01Display

80/100

80/100 — right at the average for mid phones of 2023.

TypeCurved AMOLED, 120 Hz
Size6.78 inches
Resolution2,652 × 1,200 px
DurabilityAnti-drop certified

02Camera

68/100

68/100 — right at the average for mid phones of 2023.

Main108 MP, f/1.75, OIS
Ultrawide5 MP
Macro2 MP
Selfie16 MP

03Performance

60/100

60/100 is one of the weaker performance results among mid phones of 2023 — 7 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.

ChipsetSnapdragon 6 Gen 1 (4 nm)
RAM8 / 12 GB
Storage256 GB

04Battery

86/100

At 86/100 this is one of the strongest battery showings among mid phones of 2023 — 7 points above the cohort average.

Capacity5,800 mAh
Wired35 W

05Build

76/100

76/100 — right at the average for mid phones of 2023.

06Value

76/100

76/100 — right at the average for mid phones of 2023.

What works
  • Huge 5,800 mAh battery.
  • Anti-drop curved AMOLED.
  • 108 MP OIS main.
  • Light for the battery size.
What doesn't
  • SD6 Gen 1 is modest.
  • Weak ultrawide.
  • MagicOS quirks.
  • No IP rating.
Cross-shop it against
POCO F6
$399 · score 80/100

How this review is built: every section score, spec row and comparison on this page comes from SpecEagle's tracked catalogue — scores weight measured specs against the 71-phone cohort of mid devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .