Honor 9C vs Honor Magic 2 3D

Side-by-side specs and price comparison for buyers in Algeria.

Phone 1

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Honor

Honor 9C

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3category wins

Honor

Honor Magic 2 3D

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1category wins

Quick Verdict

Who wins each category, side by side.

Better price

Even

Faster chip

Even

Bigger battery

Honor 9C

Faster charging

Even

Higher-resolution camera

Honor 9C

Better display

Honor Magic 2 3D

Lighter body

Honor 9C

Best value for money

Even

Full specs comparison

Display

Spec	Honor 9C	Honor Magic 2 3D
Size (inches)	6.39	6.39
Panel Type	IPS LCD	AMOLED
Resolution Height	1560	2340
Resolution Width	720	1080
PPI	269	403
Screen-to-body	82.4	84.8

Platform

Spec	Honor 9C	Honor Magic 2 3D
CPU	Octa-core (4x2.2 GHz Cortex-A73 & 4x1.7 GHz Cortex-A53)	Octa-core (2x2.6 GHz Cortex-A76 & 2x1.92 GHz Cortex-A76 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55)
GPU	Mali-G51 MP4	Mali-G76 MP10
Chipset Name	Kirin 710A	Kirin 980
Process (nm)	14	7
OS Name	Android	Android
UI Skin	EMUI 10.1	Magic UI 2
OS Version	10	9.0

Benchmarks

Spec	Honor 9C	Honor Magic 2 3D
Geekbench (Single-Core)	318	—
Geekbench (Multi-Core)	1,201	—
AnTuTu	343,622	—

Memory

Spec	Honor 9C	Honor Magic 2 3D
Card Slot	microSDXC (dedicated slot)	No
Variants	64GB 4GB RAM	128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM, 512GB 8GB RAM

Main Camera

Spec	Honor 9C	Honor Magic 2 3D
Video	1080p@30fps	4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps, 720p@480fps
Features	LED flash, HDR, panorama	LED flash, panorama, HDR
Count	3	3
Depth	2 MP, f/2.4, (depth)	—
Lens	—	24 MP, f/1.8
ultrawide	8 MP, f/2.4, (ultrawide)	—
Wide	48 MP, f/1.8, (wide)	—

Selfie Camera

Spec	Honor 9C	Honor Magic 2 3D
Video	1080p@30fps	1080p@30fps
Features	HDR	HDR
Count	1	2
Lens	8 MP, f/2, (wide)	2 MP, f/2.4

Battery

Spec	Honor 9C	Honor Magic 2 3D
Capacity (mAh)	4000	3500
Chemistry	Li-Po	Li-Po
Wired Charging (W)	—	40

Body

Spec	Honor 9C	Honor Magic 2 3D
SIM	Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM	Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
Height (mm)	159.8	157.3
Thickness (mm)	8.1	8.3
Weight (g)	176	206
Width (mm)	76.1	75.1

Launch

Spec	Honor 9C	Honor Magic 2 3D
Announced	2020, April 29	2019, March. Released 2019, March
Status	Available. Released 2020, May 04	Discontinued

Network

Spec	Honor 9C	Honor Magic 2 3D
2G Bands	GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900	GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900
3G Bands	HSDPA 850, 900, 1900, 2100	HSDPA 800, 850, 900, 1700(AWS), 1900, 2100
4G Bands	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 20, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 12, 17, 19, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41
Speed	HSPA, LTE	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat21 1400/200 Mbps
Technology	GSM, HSPA, LTE	GSM, CDMA, HSPA, LTE

Connectivity

Spec	Honor 9C	Honor Magic 2 3D
Bluetooth	5	5
NFC	No	Yes
Positioning	GPS, GLONASS, BDS	GPS (L1 + L5), GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS
Radio	No	No
USB Type	—	Type-C
USB Version	2.0	2.0
Wi-Fi	Wi-Fi 4	Wi-Fi 5

Sound

Spec	Honor 9C	Honor Magic 2 3D
3.5mm Jack	Yes	No
Loudspeaker	Yes	Yes

Features

Spec	Honor 9C	Honor Magic 2 3D
Sensors	Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, proximity, compass	Face ID, fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass