SpecEagle review · Honor

Honor 9 review: 2017 dual-cam Kirin 960 refresh.

Item: Honor 9
Rating: 80
Author: SpecEagle Editorial

SpecEagle Editorial·Jun 2017·$430

Overall

80/100

Class rank

#1 of 21

Tier

Mid-Range

Buy?

At the right price

The verdict, up front

Honor 9.

Honor's 2017 Honor 9 brought Kirin 960 + 12+20 MP dual cam + 6 GB RAM at $430 — Mate 9 power on Honor budget.

01Display

82/100

At 82/100 this is one of the strongest display showings among mid-range phones of 2017 — 7 points above the cohort average.

TypeIPS

Size5.15"

Resolution1080 x 1920

02Performance

84/100

At 84/100 this is one of the strongest performance showings among mid-range phones of 2017 — 19 points above the cohort average.

ChipsetHiSilicon Kirin 960

CPU2.4 GHz octa-A73+A53

RAM4 GB / 6 GB

03Camera

82/100

At 82/100 this is one of the strongest camera showings among mid-range phones of 2017 — 12 points above the cohort average.

Main12 MP RGB + 20 MP mono

Front8 MP

04Battery

76/100

76/100 — right at the average for mid-range phones of 2017.

Capacity3,200 mAh

Charging9 V/2A

05Software

78/100

At 78/100 this is one of the strongest software showings among mid-range phones of 2017 — 9 points above the cohort average.

What works

Kirin 960 = Mate 9 power at lower price.
12+20 MP dual cam with mono sensor.
Front fingerprint.
6 GB RAM option.

What doesn't

3,200 mAh average.
EMUI bloat.
Glass back fragile.
No water resistance.

Cross-shop it against

Vivo V11 / V11 Pro

$370 · score 76/100

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 21-phone cohort of mid-range devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .