Honor Play9C (China) vs Honor X5b

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

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Faster charging

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Higher-resolution camera

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Better display

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Lighter body

Honor Play9C (China)

Best value for money

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Full specs comparison

Display

Spec	Honor Play9C (China)	Honor X5b
Size (inches)	6.56	6.56
Panel Type	TFT LCD	TFT LCD
Resolution Height	1612	1612
Resolution Width	720	720
Refresh Rate	90	90
Peak Brightness	780	530
PPI	269	269
Screen-to-body	83.9	83.2

Platform

Spec	Honor Play9C (China)	Honor X5b
CPU	Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Cortex-A76 & 6x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55)	Octa-core (4x2.2 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.6 GHz Cortex-A53)
GPU	Mali-G57 MC2	PowerVR GE8320
Chipset Name	Dimensity 6100 +	Helio G36
Process (nm)	6	12
OS Name	Android	Android
OS Version	14	14

Benchmarks

Geekbench (Single-Core)

Honor Play9C (China) +264%

Honor Play9C (China)688

Honor X5b189

Geekbench (Multi-Core)

Honor Play9C (China) +143%

Honor Play9C (China)1,900

Honor X5b781

AnTuTu

Honor Play9C (China) +165%

Honor Play9C (China)513,809

Honor X5b193,858

Spec	Honor Play9C (China)	Honor X5b
Geekbench (Single-Core)	688	189
Geekbench (Multi-Core)	1,900	781
AnTuTu	513,809	193,858

Memory

Spec	Honor Play9C (China)	Honor X5b
Card Slot	No	microSDXC
Variants	128GB 6GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 12GB RAM	64GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 4GB RAM

Main Camera

Spec	Honor Play9C (China)	Honor X5b
Video	1080p@30fps	1080p@30fps
Features	LED flash, HDR, panorama	LED flash
Count	1	1
Wide	13 MP, f/1.8, (wide)	13 MP, f/1.8, (wide)

Selfie Camera

Spec	Honor Play9C (China)	Honor X5b
Video	1080p@30fps	1080p@30fps
Count	1	1
Lens	5 MP, f/2.2, (wide)	5 MP, f/2.2, (wide)

Battery

Spec	Honor Play9C (China)	Honor X5b
Capacity (mAh)	5200	5200
Chemistry	Li-Po	Li-Po
Wired Charging (W)	10	10

Body

Spec	Honor Play9C (China)	Honor X5b
SIM	Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM	Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
Height (mm)	163.6	163.9
Thickness (mm)	8.4	8.7
Weight (g)	190	194
Width (mm)	75.3	75.8

Launch

Spec	Honor Play9C (China)	Honor X5b
Announced	2024, September 26	2024, October 22
Status	Available. Released 2024, September 26	Available. Released 2024, October

Network

Spec	Honor Play9C (China)	Honor X5b
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, 5G	HSPA, LTE
Technology	GSM, CDMA, HSPA, CDMA2000, LTE, 5G	GSM, HSPA, LTE

Connectivity

Spec	Honor Play9C (China)	Honor X5b
Bluetooth	5.3	5.1
NFC	No	No
Positioning	GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS	GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS
Radio	No	Unspecified
USB Type	Type-C	Type-C
USB Version	2.0	2.0
Wi-Fi	Wi-Fi 5	Wi-Fi 5