Honor 9 Lite vs Honor X5d s: Which is better?

Screen size

9 Lite5.7"

X5d s6.8"+17%

Technology

9 Lite

GSM / HSPA / LTE

X5d s

GSM / HSPA / LTE

2G bands

9 Lite

GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2, GSM 900 / 1800 - India

X5d s

GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900

3G bands

9 Lite

HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - Global, HSDPA 900 / 2100 - India

X5d s

HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100

4G bands

9 Lite

1, 3, 7, 8, 20 - Global, 1, 3, 5, 40, 41 - India

Resolution

9 Lite1080 × 2160 px+51%

X5d s720 × 1,576 px

Refresh rate

9 Lite—

X5d s90 Hz

Peak brightness

9 Lite—

X5d s600 nits

Pixel density

9 Lite428 ppi+40%

X5d s256 ppi

CPU speed

9 LiteOcta-core (4x2.36 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.7 GHz Cortex-A53)+24%

X5d sOcta-core (2x1.8 GHz Cortex-A75 & 6x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55)

RAM

9 Lite3.0 GB

X5d s4.0 GB+25%

Storage

9 Lite32 GB

X5d s64 GB+50%

Main camera

9 Lite13.0 MP

X5d s50.0 MP+74%

Front camera

9 Lite13.0 MP+62%

X5d s5.0 MP

Battery

9 Lite3,000 mAh

X5d s6,000 mAh+50%

Wired charging

9 Lite—

X5d s15 W

Weight

9 Lite149 g+44%

X5d s214 g

Thickness

9 Lite7.6 mm+14%

X5d s8.7 mm

IP rating

9 LiteGlass front, glass back, aluminum frame

X5d sGlass front, plastic back, plastic frame

Wi‑Fi

9 LiteWi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct

X5d swifi 5

Bluetooth

9 Lite4.2, A2DP, LE

X5d s5+16%

USB

equal specs

9 LitemicroUSB 2.0, OTG

X5d s2.0

5G support

equal specs

9 LiteNo

X5d sNo

NFC

9 LiteYes+100%

X5d sNo

3.5mm jack

equal specs

9 LiteYes

X5d sYes

SD card

equal specs

9 LiteYes

X5d sYes

Stereo speakers

9 Lite—

X5d s—

Speed

9 Lite

HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps

X5d s

HSPA, LTE

Announced

9 Lite

2017, December. Released 2017, December

X5d s

2026, October 06

Status

9 Lite

Discontinued

X5d s

Available. Released 2026, October 06

Dimensions

9 Lite

151 x 71.9 x 7.6 mm (5.94 x 2.83 x 0.30 in)

X5d s

168.3 x 78.5 x 8.7 mm (6.63 x 3.09 x 0.34 in)

Weight

9 Lite

149 g (5.26 oz)

X5d s

214 g (7.55 oz)

Build

9 Lite

Glass front, glass back, aluminum frame

X5d s

Glass front, plastic back, plastic frame

SIM

9 Lite

Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM

X5d s

Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM

Type

9 Lite

IPS LCD

X5d s

TFT LCD, 90Hz, 600 nits

Size

9 Lite

5.65 inches, 82.0 cm2 (~75.5% screen-to-body ratio)

X5d s

6.78 inches, 112.1 cm2 (~84.8% screen-to-body ratio)

Resolution

9 Lite

1080 x 2160 pixels, 18:9 ratio (~428 ppi density)

X5d s

720 x 1576 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~256 ppi density)

Protection

9 Lite

X5d s

Aluminosilicate glass

Other

9 Lite

X5d s

2 inches rear display

9 Lite

Android 8.0 (Oreo), upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie), EMUI 9.1

X5d s

Android 16 (Go edition)

Chipset

9 Lite

Kirin 659 (16 nm)

X5d s

Unisoc T610 (12 nm)

CPU

9 Lite

Octa-core (4x2.36 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.7 GHz Cortex-A53)

X5d s

Octa-core (2x1.8 GHz Cortex-A75 & 6x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55)

GPU

9 Lite

Mali-T830 MP2

X5d s

Mali-G52 MP2

Card slot

9 Lite

microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)

X5d s

microSDXC (dedicated slot)

Internal

9 Lite

32GB 3GB RAM, 32GB 4GB RAM, 64GB 4GB RAM

X5d s

64GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 4GB RAM

Other

9 Lite

eMMC 5.1

X5d s

Dual

9 Lite

13 MP, PDAF Auxiliary lens

X5d s

Features

9 Lite

LED flash, HDR, panorama

X5d s

LED flash

Video

9 Lite

1080p@30fps

X5d s

1080p@30fps

Single

9 Lite

X5d s

50 MP

Dual

9 Lite

13 MP 2 MP, depth sensor

X5d s

Video

9 Lite

1080p@30fps

X5d s

1080p@30fps

Single

9 Lite

X5d s

5 MP

Loudspeaker

9 Lite

Yes

X5d s

Yes

3.5mm jack

9 Lite

Yes

X5d s

Yes

WLAN

9 Lite

Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct

X5d s

Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band

Bluetooth

9 Lite

4.2, A2DP, LE

X5d s

5.0, A2DP, LE

Positioning

9 Lite

GPS, GLONASS, BDS

X5d s

GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS, BDS

NFC

9 Lite

Yes (market/region dependent)

X5d s

Radio

9 Lite

FM radio

X5d s

Unspecified

USB

9 Lite

microUSB 2.0, OTG

X5d s

USB Type-C 2.0, OTG

Sensors

9 Lite

Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, proximity, compass

X5d s

Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, proximity, compass

Type

9 Lite

Li-Po 3000 mAh, non-removable

X5d s

Li-Po 6000 mAh

Charging

9 Lite

X5d s

15W wired

Colors

9 Lite

Midnight Black, Sapphire Blue, Glacier Gray, Navy, Seagull Gray, Magic Nightfall, Pearl White

X5d s

Forest Green, Midnight Black, Sunrise Gold

Models

9 Lite

LLD-AL00, LLD-AL10, LLD-TL10, LLD-L31, LLD-L21, LLD-L11

X5d s

Price

9 Lite

About 190 EUR

X5d s

About 120 EUR

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