Honor 9C expected price in India starts from ₹12,999. Take a look at Honor 9C detailed specifications and features.
| Specification | Value |
|---|---|
| CPU | 2.2 GHz, Octa Core Processor |
| OS | Android v10 |
| Display | 6.39 inches, 720 x 1560 pixels |
| RAM | 4 GB |
| Battery | 4000 mAh, Li-Po Battery |
Honor is a new entry to the budget segment which includes a 6.3-inch IPS LCD hole-punch display, has a 48MP triple-camera setup, a rear fingerprint sensor, and is backed by a 4000mAh battery. Honor clearly aims Infinix in this battle of budget smartphones. Let’s read more about it and see if this Honor 9C is worth a budget smartphone.
Design and Display
Honor 9C is solidly built and has a plastic finish back with a plastic side frame. The phone measures 159.08x76.01x8.1mm and weigh 176 grams. For biometrics, it sports a rear-mounted fingerprint sensor and face unlock. It is available in Space Blue color.
Honor 9C includes a 6.3-inch color IPS LCD punch-hole display. The panel is HD+(720x1560) and amounts to 269PPI. The aspect ratio of the phone is 19:9 which is a fair size for watching movies or gaming.
Performance and Camera
Honor 9C has a Kirin 710A chipset which is assisted with 4GB of RAM. The phone has 8-performing cores and has an entry-level Mali-G51 MP4 GPU for rendering the graphics. Honor runs on Android10 out of the box. Useful sensors like Accelerometer, Light Sensor, Compass, and Proximity are present.
Honor 9C sports a triple rear camera setup. A 48MP wide-angle sensor, an 8-MP ultra-wide-angle for wider shots, and a 2MP depth sensor with autofocus, you can snap portrait shots and decent pictures using the camera, but expecting high-quality pictures might not be much.
For selfies and video calls, it houses an 8MP camera. As far as the recording is concerned, the rear cameras can shoot FHD 1080p videos @30fps. Features like Digital zoom, Panorama, Face detection, and Touch-to-focus are present to better the camera app.
Battery and Storage
Honor 9C is backed by a 4000mAh battery and doesn’t support fast charging, which might be time-consuming while charging the battery with no fast charger.
Honor 9C has 64GB of internal storage capacity. This storage can be used for storing apps, games, documents, movies, photos, music, etc. Also, it has an extra card slot that supports memory up to 5TB.
Connectivity
The connectivity options of Honor 9C include 3G, 4G VoLTE, the latest Bluetooth v5, WiFi, and micro-USBv2.0. For online navigation, it has GPS with A-GPS Glonass, Beidou.
Honor 9C is an entry-level offering that features an average configuration that should be suitable for people who are looking for an entry-level phone. But on the other hand, there stands a new name in the entry-level lineup the Infinix Note 7 lite which offers a bigger battery and better camera.
| General | |
Has Dual Sim | Use multiple sims at the same time. It allows you to use two services without the need to carry two mobile phones at the same time. |
Slim 8.1 mm | Slimmer phones are easier to carry and look more fashionable. |
| Display | |
Has A Responsive Touch Screen Capacitive, MultiTouch | Touch Displays offer a more interactive experience. |
Quite Big Screen 6.39 in | Reading, browsing internet and watching videos is more pleasing experience on a bigger screen. |
High Resolution Screen 720 x 1560 pixels | Images, videos and text will look more sharp and clear. |
| Camera | |
High Resolution Camera 48 MP, with AutoFocus | High resolution camera for taking sharp and clear photos. |
Has Triple Camera 48 MP + 8 MP + 2 MP | Triple camera is useful in enhancing certain effects like blur, zoom and wide angle photos. |
Has Flash for Camera LED | Having a camera flash allows you to take photos in low light. |
Supports Full HD Video Recording 1080p @ 30 fps FHD | You can record videos of beautiful moments, sceneries and watch them later. |
Has Front Camera 8 MP, supports VideoCalling | Front Camera enables you to take your own photos and also you can use videocalling feature (if videocalling is supported in this mobile phone). |
| Technical | |
Supports Memory Card upto 512 GB | Memory cards give your device more storage capacity. So you can store more songs, photos and videos. |
Lots Of Storage Capacity 64 GB | More storage allows you to store more songs, videos, photos and install more applications. |
Octa Core CPU | More cores result in better parallelism, meaning more tasks can be processed in parallel without slowing down the User Interface. |
Faster CPU 2.2 GHz | Faster CPU means more smooth experience. |
Lots Of RAM 4 GB | Lots Of RAM means more applications can run at the same time, which makes the mobile phone faster. |
| Connectivity | |
Supports 3G | 3G Enabled Handsets give you more download speed and a faster internet experience. |
Supports 4G | 4G Enabled Handsets give you more download speed and a faster internet experience than 3G. |
Supports VoLTE | You can use this to make calls over 4G network. It is compatible with Reliance Jio. |
Supports WiFi | You can connect to wifi hotspots in your area to experience a superior internet experience. |
Supports WiFi Hotspot Wifi Tethering | Allows you to use your internet connection on your wifi enabled laptop. |
Supports Bluetooth v5.0 | Bluetooth enables you to wirelessly listen to music and calls using bluetooth headsets. |
Has Fingerprint Sensor | You can use fingerprint sensor to quickly unlock your phone using your finger. |
Has Face Unlock | You can quickly unlock your phone using your face. |
Supports GPS | GPS is used for determining your location. You can get directions to a place with the help of GPS. |
Supports NFC | NFC enables wireless payments through mobile phone. You can also connect two NFC enabled mobile phones just by touching them with each other. |
Has A 3.5mm Headphone Jack | Having 3.5mm Jack enables you to connect to large number of other devices (such as speakers, headphones) having 3.5mm Port. |
| Extra | |
Has Compass | Determines direction facing relative to North, East, West and South. |
Supports Video Player | Watch your favourite video songs and movies in video player. |
Supports Music Player | Listen to your favourite songs in music player. |
| General | |
Heavy Weight 176 g | Considering this mobile phone's screen size (6.39 inches), its weight is reasonable. |
| General | |
| Sim Type | Dual Sim, GSM+GSM |
| Dual Sim | Yes |
| Sim Size | Nano+Nano SIM |
| Device Type | Smartphone |
| Release Date | April 29, 2020 |
| Design | |
| Dimensions | 159.8 x 76.1 x 8.1 mm |
| Weight | 176 g |
| Display | |
| Type | Color IPS LCD screen (16M) |
| Touch | Yes, with Multitouch |
| Size | 6.39 inches, 720 x 1560 pixels |
| Aspect Ratio | 19:9 |
| PPI | ~269 PPI |
| Screen to Body Ratio | ~ 82.4% |
| Notch | Yes, Punch Hole |
| Memory | |
| RAM | 4 GB |
| Storage | 64 GB |
| Card Slot | Yes, upto 512 GB |
| Connectivity | |
| GPRS | Yes |
| EDGE | Yes |
| 3G | Yes |
| 4G | Yes |
| VoLTE | Yes |
| Wifi | Yes, with wifi-hotspot |
| Bluetooth | Yes, v5.0, A2DP, LE |
| USB | Yes, microUSB v2.0 |
| USB Features | USB Charging |
| Extra | |
| GPS | Yes, with GPS, GLONASS, Beidou |
| Fingerprint Sensor | Yes, Rear |
| Face Unlock | Yes |
| Sensors | Light, Gravity Sensor, Compass |
| 3.5mm Headphone Jack | Yes |
| Extra | NFC |
| Camera | |
| Rear Camera | 48 MP f/1.8 (Wide Angle) 8 MP f/2.4 (Ultra Wide) 2 MP f/2.4 (Depth Sensor) with autofocus |
| Features | HDR, Panorama |
| Video Recording | 1080p @ 30fps FHD |
| Flash | Yes, LED |
| Front Camera | 8 MP f/2 (Wide Angle) |
| Front Video Recording | 1080p @ 30fps FHD |
| Technical | |
| OS | Android v10 |
| Chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 710A |
| CPU | 2.2 GHz, Octa Core Processor |
| Core Details | 4x2.0 GHz Kryo 260 Gold & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 260 Silver |
| GPU | Mali-G51 MP4 |
| Java | No |
| Browser | Yes, supports HTML5 |
| Multimedia | |
| Yes | |
| Music | Yes |
| Video | Yes |
| FM Radio | No |
| Document Reader | Yes |
| Battery | |
| Type | Non-Removable Battery |
| Size | 4000 mAh, Li-Po Battery |
