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Honor V9 review: 2017 China flagship.

SpecEagle Editorial·Feb 2017·$430
Overall
73/100
Class rank
#42 of 121
Tier
Flagship
Buy?
At the right price
The verdict, up front

Honor V9.

V9 was the China sibling of the Honor 8 Pro — Kirin 960 + QHD + 4 Ah at $430.

01Display

82/100

82/100 puts it above the 78-point average for flagship phones of 2017.

TypeIPS LCD
Size5.7"
Resolution2560 x 1440

02Performance

76/100

76/100 puts it above the 72-point average for flagship phones of 2017.

ChipsetKirin 960
RAM6 GB
Storage128 GB

03Camera

74/100

74/100 — right at the average for flagship phones of 2017.

Main12 MP + 12 MP mono
Front8 MP

04Battery

80/100

At 80/100 this is one of the strongest battery showings among flagship phones of 2017 — 11 points above the cohort average.

Capacity4,000 mAh

05Software

70/100

70/100 trails the 76-point cohort average for flagship phones of 2017.

What works
  • Kirin 960 + 6 GB RAM at $430.
  • QHD display.
  • Dual rear cam.
  • Honor 8 Pro twin (China).
What doesn't
  • China-only V-series.
  • LCD not AMOLED.
  • Aged Android 7.
  • 184 g.
Cross-shop it against
Pixel 2 (2017)
$649 · score 88/100

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