Mid-range · 2023

Honor Pad 9

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Our Take

CPU benches near recent lower-mid phones like the Samsung Galaxy A17 4G

Best for

Strength 120Hz screen

Watch out No more updates

Skip if Heavy gaming or multitasking

12.1″ IPS LCD · 120Hz

6 Gen 1 8 / 128 GB

8300 mAh 35W charging

13 MP 8 MP selfie

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In the Real World

See how the Honor Pad 9 looks and feels in everyday use.

Full specifications

Display

12.1″ · IPS LCD · 1600 × 2560 · 120 Hz · HDR

Smooth scrolling

A standard LCD panel. Fine indoors, watch out for sunlight legibility.

Screen size

12.1"

Panel type

IPS LCD

Resolution

1600 × 2560 px

Refresh rate

120 Hz

Smooth

Colour depth

10-bit (1B colours)

10-bit

Brightness

530 nits

HDR

Supported

Protection

Anti-glare glass

Performance

Qualcomm SM6450 Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 (4 nm) · 8-core 2.2 GHz · Adreno 710

Light-use CPU

Fine for messaging, calls, and browsing. Heavy multitasking will feel slow.

Chipset

Qualcomm SM6450 Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 (4 nm)

Current CPU tier

Lower mid-range

AnTuTu

470,527

v10

GeekBench

2,767

Graphics test

3DMark 608 (Wild Life Extreme)

CPU

8-core, 2.2 GHz

GPU

Adreno 710

Process

4 nm

Software & updates

Android 13, up to 1 major Android upgrades, Magic OS 7.2 · 1-year support

End of life

This phone is past its update window — it still works, but new Android versions and most security patches have stopped.

Operating system

Android 13, up to 1 major Android upgrades, Magic OS 7.2

Software support

1 years of updates

Updates remaining

None — past its update window

Camera

13 MP f/2.0 main · 8 MP selfie · 4K video

4K video

A standard camera setup — sharp in daylight, expect noise in low light.

Main camera

13 MP f/2.0

Front camera

8 MP f/2.2

Video

4K @ 30 fps

4K video

Battery

8300 mAh · 35 W wired

Plenty

A genuinely all-day battery — comfortably handles streaming and social.

Capacity

8300 mAh

Lab active use

9:18h

Wired charging

35 W

Removable

Audio

Excellent (-22.0 LUFS)

Loudspeaker

Excellent (-22.0 LUFS)

Memory

8 GB RAM · 128 GB · expandable

RAM

8 GB

Storage

128 GB

Configurations

8/128GB · 8/256GB · 12/256GB · 12/512GB

Expandable

Yes

Connectivity

Yes

4G LTE

Yes

NFC

Wi-Fi

Not listed

Bluetooth

5.1

USB

USB-C 2.0

USB OTG

Yes

3.5mm jack

IR blaster

SIM

1× Nano-SIM

Build & Design

555 g · 6.9 mm

Height

278.2 mm

Width

180.1 mm

Thickness

6.9 mm

Weight

555 g

Sensors

Accelerometer

Sensors

Accelerometer

Images and battery life estimates from GSMArena · Read full review

How it stacks up against the rest.

A few phones around the same price, so you can see what this one does better and what it gives up.

Apple iPhone 15

Loses on most 1 win 4 losses

Smoother display

120 Hz vs 60 Hz refresh · 1600 × 2560 vs 1179 × 2556 resolution · 12.1″ vs 6.1″ screen

Lower benchmark score

471k vs 1.5M AnTuTu · Lower mid-range vs High-end tier

Less stable camera

No OIS vs OIS · 4K @ 30 fps vs 4K @ 60 fps video · 13 MP · f/2.0 vs 48 MP · f/1.6 main

No NFC

No NFC vs NFC

Less protected

None vs IP68 protection · 555 g vs 171 g

Full comparison

Samsung Galaxy S23

Loses on most 4 losses

Lower benchmark score

471k vs 1.8M AnTuTu · Lower mid-range vs High-end tier

Less stable camera

No OIS vs OIS · — vs Telephoto · OIS · 4K @ 30 fps vs 8K @ 30 fps video

No NFC

No NFC vs NFC

Less protected

None vs IP68 protection · 555 g vs 168 g

Full comparison

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Full specifications

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Performance

Software & updates

Camera

Battery

Audio

Memory

Connectivity

Build & Design

Sensors

How it stacks up against the rest.

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