Category Breakdown
Honor 9N (9i)
vivo V3
Performance
60.360.3
Camera
42.442.4
Display
70.570.5
Battery
43.543.5
Build
70.870.8
Overall
56.456.4
Summary
- The Honor 9N features a larger 5.84-inch IPS LCD display with a higher resolution of 1080 x 2280 pixels, compared to the 5.0-inch 720 x 1280 pixels display of the vivo V3.
- In terms of performance, the Honor 9N is powered by the Kirin 659 chipset with better processing capabilities than the Snapdragon 616 in the vivo V3, along with more RAM options.
- Both phones have a 13 MP rear camera capable of 1080p video recording, but the Honor 9N offers a higher resolution 16 MP selfie camera versus the 8 MP on the vivo V3.
- The Honor 9N also has a larger 3000 mAh battery compared to the 2550 mAh battery of the vivo V3.
- On the software front, the Honor 9N runs on Android 8.0 (Oreo) with EMUI 8, while the vivo V3 operates on an older Android 5.1 (Lollipop) with Funtouch 2.5.
Side-by-side Specification Comparison
Honor 9N (9i)
vivo V3
General
Release Date
2018
2016
Announced
2018
2016
Description
Versions: Honor 9N (India); Honor 9i (China)
N/A
Display
Size
5.84"
5"
Type
IPS LCD
IPS LCD
Resolution
1080 x 2280 pixels, 19:9 ratio (~432 ppi density)
720 x 1280 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~294 ppi density)
PPI
1080
720
Refresh Rate
60Hz
60Hz
Peak Brightness
N/A
N/A
HDR Support
✗
✗
Protection
N/A
N/A
Performance
Chipset
Kirin 659 (16 nm)
Qualcomm MSM8939v2 Snapdragon 616 (28 nm)
CPU
Octa-core (4x2.36 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.7 GHz Cortex-A53)
Octa-core (4x1.5 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.0 GHz Cortex-A53)
GPU
Mali-T830 MP2
Adreno 405
Memory
32GB 3GB RAM, 64GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 4GB RAM
16GB 3GB RAM, 32GB 3GB RAM
Expandable Storage
✗
✗
Card Slot
microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)
microSDXC (dedicated slot)
Camera
Main Camera
13 MP
13 MP
Main Camera Details
13 MP, PDAF2 MP, (depth)
13 MP, f/2.1, PDAF
Front Camera
16 MP
8 MP
Front Camera Details
16 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide), 1/3.06", 1.0µm
8 MP, f/2.3
Video Recording
1080p@30fps
1080p@30fps
Selfie Video
1080p@30fps
N/A
OIS
✗
✗
Night Mode
✗
✗
RAW Support
✗
✗
Battery
Capacity
3000 mAh
2550 mAh
Battery Details
Li-Po 3000 mAh, non-removable
Li-Ion 2550 mAh, non-removable
Charging Details
N/A
N/A
Fast Charging
✗
✗
Wireless Charging
✗
✗
Build & Design
Dimensions
149.2 x 71.8 x 7.7 mm (5.87 x 2.83 x 0.30 in)
143.6 x 71 x 7.5 mm (5.65 x 2.80 x 0.30 in)
Weight
152 g
138 g
Materials
N/A
N/A
Water Resistance
N/A
N/A
Colors
Lavender Purple, Robin Egg Blue, Sapphire Blue, Midnight Black
Gold
Foldable
✗
✗
Connectivity
SIM
Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
Dual SIM
Network
GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE
GSM / HSPA / LTE
Network Speed
HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
5G
✗
✗
4G
✓
✓
WiFi
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
Bluetooth
4.2, A2DP, LE
4.1, A2DP, LE
NFC
✗
✗
USB
microUSB 2.0, OTG
microUSB 2.0, OTG
IR Blaster
✗
✗
Headphone Jack
✓
✓
Radio
✗
✗
Positioning
GPS, GLONASS, BDS
GPS, GLONASS, BDS
Software
Operating System
Android 8.0 (Oreo), EMUI 8
Android 5.1 (Lollipop), Funtouch 2.5
OS Version
Android 8.0 (Oreo), EMUI 8
Android 5.1 (Lollipop), Funtouch 2.5
Security
Fingerprint
✓
✓
Face Unlock
✗
✗
Sensors
Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, proximity, compass
Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Audio
Stereo Speakers
✗
✗
Loudspeaker
Yes
Yes
Audio Jack
Yes
Yes

