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Honor 9 - 4.5 / 5
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Honor 9 review: Design
- 147.3 x 70.9 x 7.5mm; 155g Front positioned fingerprint scanner Colours: Sapphire Blue, Glacier Grey, Midnight Black, Gold
Honor 9 review: Screen
- 5.15-inch LCD screen 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) resolution
Honor 9 review: Hardware and performance
- Kirin 960 chipset, octa-core (4x 2.4GHz, 4x1.8GHz) 6GB RAM, 64GB on-board storage (plus microSD)
Honor 9 review: Battery life
- 3,200mAh battery capacity, USB-C QuickCharge
Honor 9 review: Software
- EMUI 5.1 (built over Android 7.0 Nougat)
Honor 9 review: Cameras
- Dual cameras: 20MP colour and 12MP monochrome f/2.2 aperture lenses for both cameras Phase detection autofocus 8MP f/2.0 front-facing camera
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To recap
The Honor 9 is a siren in the mid-range phone market. Its eye-catching design is paired with highly capable performance for a price point that, in the context of 2017, undercuts the OnePlus 5 by a sizeable enough margin to leave the Honor in a field of its own.
