

HONOR 8 BATTERY ICON PLUS SIGN SKIN
Both: EMUI 5.1 software skin over Android 7.0.Both: dual SIM / second slot acts as microSD card expansion.Honor 8: Kirin 950 (2.3GHz) chipset, 4GB RAM Honor 9: Kirin 960 (2.4GHz) chipset, 4GB RAM.Honor 8: 3,000mAh Honor 9: 3,200mAh battery capacity.Honor 9 vs Honor 8: Battery, hardware & software

No qHD resolution to be found here, but that's no surprise and, realistically, not a necessary spec requirement at this scale and price point. Resolution is one and the same for the two devices, however, at 1080p. Honor 9: 5.15-inch, 1920 x 1080 resolution IPS LCD with 2.5D glassīy marginally condensing the size of the device, the Honor 9 also has an ever so slightly smaller screen than the Honor 8: it's 5.15-inches rather than 5.2-inches.Honor 8: 5.2-inch, 1920 x 1080 resolution IPS LCD.The Honor 9 has even trimmed a couple of millimetres in width compared to the Honor 8. This isn't a giant phone - there's the Honor 8 Pro for that - which means it's easy to hold in the one hand. Size-wise, it's great to see the Honor 9 sticking to a similar footprint to the earlier Honor 8. The Honor 9 also does away with the rear-positioned fingerprint scanner of the Honor 8, instead placing a ceramic one to the front, much like a Home key as you'll find on an increasing number of devices these days. In the Honor 9 the rear is a 15 layer build, with a three-dimensional curve for added depth. Honor 9: front-mounted ceramic fingerprint scannerĪt first glance the two phones have a similar look - mainly because of that distinct blue finish (grey-white and black are also available in the Honor 9) and the way it catches light.Honor 8: rear-mounted fingerprint scanner.Here's the skinny on how the Honor 9 differs from the Honor 8.
