Honor Play9A vs Honor Play9C (China)

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

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Quick Verdict

Who wins each category, side by side.

Better price

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Faster chip

Honor Play9C (China)

Bigger battery

Even

Faster charging

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Higher-resolution camera

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Better display

Honor Play9C (China)

Lighter body

Honor Play9C (China)

Best value for money

Even

Full specs comparison

Display

Spec	Honor Play9A	Honor Play9C (China)
Size (inches)	6.56	6.56
Panel Type	TFT LCD	TFT LCD
Resolution Height	1612	1612
Resolution Width	720	720
Refresh Rate	—	90
Peak Brightness	—	780
PPI	269	269
Screen-to-body	83.2	83.9

Platform

Spec	Honor Play9A	Honor Play9C (China)
CPU	Octa-core (4x2.2 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.6 GHz Cortex-A53)	Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Cortex-A76 & 6x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55)
GPU	PowerVR GE8320	Mali-G57 MC2
Chipset Name	Helio G36	Dimensity 6100 +
Process (nm)	12	6
OS Name	Android	Android
UI Skin	MagicOS 8	—
OS Version	14	14

Benchmarks

Geekbench (Single-Core)

Honor Play9C (China) +264%

Honor Play9A189

Honor Play9C (China)688

Geekbench (Multi-Core)

Honor Play9C (China) +143%

Honor Play9A781

Honor Play9C (China)1,900

AnTuTu

Honor Play9C (China) +165%

Honor Play9A193,858

Honor Play9C (China)513,809

Spec	Honor Play9A	Honor Play9C (China)
Geekbench (Single-Core)	189	688
Geekbench (Multi-Core)	781	1,900
AnTuTu	193,858	513,809

Memory

Spec	Honor Play9A	Honor Play9C (China)
Card Slot	microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)	No
Variants	64GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 4GB RAM, 256GB 4GB RAM	128GB 6GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 12GB RAM

Main Camera

Spec	Honor Play9A	Honor Play9C (China)
Video	1080p@30fps	1080p@30fps
Features	LED flash	LED flash, HDR, panorama
Count	1	1
Wide	13 MP, f/1.8, (wide)	13 MP, f/1.8, (wide)

Selfie Camera

Spec	Honor Play9A	Honor Play9C (China)
Video	1080p@30fps	1080p@30fps
Count	1	1
Lens	5 MP, f/2.2, (wide)	5 MP, f/2.2, (wide)

Battery

Spec	Honor Play9A	Honor Play9C (China)
Capacity (mAh)	5200	5200
Chemistry	Li-Po	Li-Po
Wired Charging (W)	—	10

Body

Spec	Honor Play9A	Honor Play9C (China)
SIM	Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM	Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
Height (mm)	163.9	163.6
Thickness (mm)	8.7	8.4
Weight (g)	194	190
Width (mm)	75.8	75.3

Launch

Spec	Honor Play9A	Honor Play9C (China)
Announced	2024, November	2024, September 26
Status	Available. Released 2024, November	Available. Released 2024, September 26

Network

Spec	Honor Play9A	Honor Play9C (China)
2G Bands	GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900	GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900
3G Bands	HSDPA 850, 900, 1900, 2100	HSDPA 850, 900, 1900, 2100
4G Bands	LTE	LTE
5G Bands	—	SA/NSA
Speed	HSPA, LTE	HSPA, LTE, 5G
Technology	GSM, HSPA, LTE	GSM, CDMA, HSPA, CDMA2000, LTE, 5G

Connectivity

Spec	Honor Play9A	Honor Play9C (China)
Bluetooth	5.1	5.3
NFC	No	No
Positioning	GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS	GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS
Radio	FM radio	No
USB Type	Type-C	Type-C
USB Version	2.0	2.0
Wi-Fi	Wi-Fi 5	Wi-Fi 5