Huawei launched the Huawei Honor 9i smartphone yesterday. The Huawei Honor 9i smartphone comes with a 5.84-inch display. With a resolution of 1080 x 2280 pixels at a PPI of 432 pixels per inch.
The Huawei Honor 9i smartphone is also powered by a 2.36GHz octa-core processor and it comes with 4GB of RAM. Huawei Honor 9i packs 64GB of internal storage that can expand up to 256GB via a microSD card. In addition, the Huawei Honor 9i sports a 13-megapixel primary camera on the back and a 16-megapixel front sensor for selfies.
This post reviews the Huawei Honor 9i.
Design and display
The Huawei Honor 9i has dimensions of 149.2 x 71.8 x 7.7 mm (5.87 x 2.83 x 0.30 in). And it also weighs 152 g.
This phone also has a 5.84-inch IPS LCD Capacitive Touch-screen, with 16M colours. With a resolution of 1080 x 2280 pixels, it has a 19:9 aspect ratio (~432 ppi density).
The Huawei Honor 9i makes use of their trademark EMUI 8.0 UI.
The Huawei Honor 9i also supports Multitouch. With a Fingerprint Scanner at the back of the phone. This device comes in four colours: Black, Blue, Purple, and Lime.
Hardware and Software
The Huawei Honor 9i smartphone comes with Android 8.0 (Oreo) operating system.
This device is powered by a HiSilicon Kirin 659 chipset. In addition, there’s an Octa-core processor that is configured at (4×2.36 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4×1.7 GHz Cortex-A53).
Furthermore, the Huawei Honor 9i comes with 4GB RAM and 64/128GB of internal storage. The internal storage can also expand up to 256GB using a microSD card.
Sensors on this device are Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, proximity, and compass.
Camera and Battery
The Huawei Honor 9i has a Dual: 13 + 2 MP rear camera setup, with phase detection autofocus and LED flash.
Upfront, there’s a 16 MP (2.0µm), 1080p selfie shooter for crisp selfies.
Also, it has other features like Geo-tagging, panorama, touch focus, face detection, HDR.
Battery wise, there’s a Non-removable Li-Po 3000 mAh battery.
Price
The Huawei Honor 9i sells for about 225 EUR. Meanwhile, its Naira equivalent is N95,541.
Specifications
Now, here are the full specifications of the Huawei Honor 9i.
NETWORK | Technology | GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE |
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LAUNCH | Announced | 2018, June |
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Status | Coming soon. Exp. release 2018, June 7th |
BODY | Dimensions | 149.2 x 71.8 x 7.7 mm (5.87 x 2.83 x 0.30 in) |
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Weight | 152 g (5.36 oz) | |
SIM | Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) |
DISPLAY | Type | IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors |
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Size | 5.84 inches, 85.1 cm2 (~79.5% screen-to-body ratio) | |
Resolution | 1080 x 2280 pixels, 19:9 ratio (~432 ppi density) | |
Multitouch | Yes | |
– EMUI 8.0 |
PLATFORM | OS | Android 8.0 (Oreo) |
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Chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 659 | |
CPU | Octa-core (4×2.36 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4×1.7 GHz Cortex-A53) | |
GPU | Mali-T830 MP2 |
MEMORY | Card slot | microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) |
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Internal | 64/128 GB, 4 GB RAM |
CAMERA | Primary | Dual: 13 + 2 MP, phase detection autofocus, LED flash |
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Features | Geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection, HDR, panorama | |
Video | 1080p@30fps | |
Secondary | 16 MP (2.0µm), 1080p |
SOUND | Alert types | Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones |
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Loudspeaker | Yes | |
3.5mm jack | Yes | |
– Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic |
COMMS | WLAN | Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, WiFi Direct, hotspot |
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Bluetooth | 4.2, A2DP, LE | |
GPS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS | |
Radio | FM radio | |
USB | micro USB 2.0, USB On-The-Go |
FEATURES | Sensors | Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, proximity, compass |
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Messaging | SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, IM | |
Browser | HTML5 | |
– MP4/H.264 player – MP3/eAAC+/WAV/Flac player – Document viewer – Photo/video editor |
BATTERY | Non-removable Li-Po 3000 mAh battery |
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MISC | Colors | Black, Blue, Purple, Lime |
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Price | About 220 EUR |