OPPO R9 vs. Honor 20

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

Side by side comparison and review of OPPO R9 and Honor 20. Compare sizes, cameras, batteries, memory capacities and other key specifications and features to simplify the choice of your perfect phone. Our goal is to make it easier for you to decide on the phone that will best meet your expectations by revealing the main differences between the products.

Phone Specifications Comparison

OPPO R9 vs. Honor 20 Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS OPPO R9 Honor 20
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 151.8 mm 154.25 mm Honor 20 has greater height than OPPO R9.
Width 74.3 mm 73.97 mm OPPO R9 has greater width than Honor 20.
Depth 6.6 mm 7.87 mm OPPO R9 is narrower than OPPO R9.
Weight 145 g 174 g OPPO R9 is lighter than OPPO R9.
Body Colour Gold Sapphire blue | Midnight black
Body Material - Glass
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - -
SAR Value - 1.29 W/kg (body), 0.84 W/kg (head)
Connector Type Micro-USB - 5 pin Micro-USB Type B
Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
SIM Card Type (Size) Nano SIM Nano SIM
SIM Card Qty Dual-SIM (SIM1 and SIM2/MicroSD slots) Dual-SIM
SIM Card Configuration Details Nano SIM + nano SIM/microSD -
DISPLAY OPPO R9 Honor 20
Display Type - LCD display
Display Technology - LTPS TFT
Screen Size (Display Size) 5.5" 6.26" Honor 20 has larger screen size than OPPO R9.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 1920 x 1080 pixels 2340 x 1080 pixels Honor 20 has better screen resolution than OPPO R9.
Display Format Full HD Full HD+
Pixel Density 401 ppi 412 ppi Honor 20 has better pixel density than OPPO R9.
Colour Depth 16.7 million colours 16.7 million colours Both phones have the same color depth.
Display Features - All-View Display
Display Protection (Screen Protector) Corning Gorilla Glass 4 (scratch resistant glass) -
PROCESSOR OPPO R9 Honor 20
Processor Type (CPU) MediaTek Helio P10 Hisilicon Kirin 980
Clock Speed 2 GHz 2.6 GHz Honor 20 has higher clock speed than OPPO R9.
Processor Core Qty 8-core 8-core Both phones have the same number of phone cores.
64-bit Architecture - Yes Honor 20 has 64-bit architecture.
Graphics System (GPU) Mali T860 MP2 -
MEMORY OPPO R9 Honor 20
RAM 4 GB 6 GB Honor 20 has more RAM than OPPO R9.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 64 GB 128 GB Honor 20 has more internal memory than OPPO R9.
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 128 GB -
CAMERA OPPO R9 Honor 20
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 1 4
Sensor Resolution 13 Megapixel 48 Megapixel Honor 20 has better camera resolution than OPPO R9.
Sensor Size - 1/2"
Sensor Name - Sony Exmor RS IMX586 sensor
Lens Type - Wide-angle lens
Lens Aperture F/2.2 F/1.8 Honor 20 has better lens aperture than OPPO R9.
Pixel Size - 1.6 μm
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Special Effects - HDR
HDR Mode Auto HDR mode Auto HDR mode
Camera Modes Panorama Panorama, Time-lapse mode, Pro mode, night mode, Sound & Shot, Beauty mode, Good food mode, Light Painting mode
Face Recognition (Face ID) Face detection Face detection, smile detection Both phones have face detection.
Light Source LED light LED flash
Video Resolutions 1920 x 1080 (1080p) 3840 x 2160 (4K), Slo-mo video 1280 x 720 (720p) at 960 fps
Camera Features (Functions) - Electronic Image Stabiliser (EIS), Huawei AI Image Stabilization (AIS), AI Ultra clarity, 4-in-1 Light Fusion, AIS Super Night mode
SECOND CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) - 16 Megapixel
Lens Type (2nd Camera) - Super wide-angle lens
Lens Aperture (2nd Camera) - F/2.2
Field of View (2nd Camera) - 117 degree(s)
Camera Features (2nd Camera) - Diistortion correction, distortion correction
THIRD CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (3rd Camera) - 2 Megapixel
Lens Aperture (3rd Camera) - F/2.4
Camera Functions (3rd Camera) - Depth camera
Camera Features (3rd Camera) - Bokeh effect
FOURTH CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (4th Camera) - 2 Megapixel
Lens Aperture (4th Camera) - F/2.4
Camera Functions (4th Camera) - Macro camera
Camera Features (4th Camera) - 4cm macro photography
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 16 Megapixel 32 Megapixel Honor 20 has better front camera resolution than OPPO R9.
Lens Aperture (Front) F/2.0 F/2.0 Both phones have the same front camera lens aperture.
Focus Adjustment - Automatic
Camera Modes (Front) - 3D Portrait Lighting, AI Beauty, AI Portait
Video Resolutions (Front) - 1920 x 1080 (1080p)
Camera Features (Front) - Electronic Image Stabiliser (EIS), 3D Portrait
BATTERY AND CHARGING OPPO R9 Honor 20
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 2850 mAh 3750 mAh Honor 20 has larger battery capacity than OPPO R9.
Fast Charging Technology - Honor SuperCharge Honor 20 has fast charging technology.
Talk Time - 1560 minutes
Run Time Details - Talk (3G): up to 1560 min
Playback (video): up to 18 hrs
Playback (Music): up to 132 hrs
Battery Technology Lithium polymer -
CELLULAR OPPO R9 Honor 20
Technology CDMA2000 1X / GSM / WCDMA (UMTS) WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
Mobile Broadband Generation 4G 4G Both phones have the same mobile network generation.
Operating System ColorOS 3.0 (based on Android 5.1) Android 9.0 Pie
User Interface - HUAWEI Magic UI 2.1.0
Navigation GPS, A-GPS GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS
COMMUNICATIONS OPPO R9 Honor 20
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE, VoLTE, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE, VoWiFi
2G Band 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM, 800 CDMA2000 1X 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM
3G UMTS Band - Band 1, Band 2, Band 4, Band 5, Band 6, Band 8, Band 19
3G UMTS Frequency - 2100, 1900, 1700, 850, 800, 900, 800
4G LTE Band Band 1, Band 3, Band 5, Band 38, Band 39, Band 40, Band 41 Band 1, Band 2, Band 3, Band 4, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 18, Band 19, Band 20, Band 26, Band 28, Band 38, Band 40, Band 41
4G LTE Frequency FDD 2100, FDD 1800+, FDD 850, TDD 2600, TDD 1900, TDD 2300, TDD 2500 FDD 2100, FDD 1900 PCS, FDD 1800+, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 800 lower, FDD 800 upper, FDD 800 DD, FDD 850+, FDD 700 APT, TDD 2600, TDD 2300, TDD 2500
Wireless Interface IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac
Bluetooth Bluetooth 4.0 Bluetooth 5.0
NFC - Yes Honor 20 has NFC reader for mobile payments.
Messaging Services SMS, MMS SMS, MMS
MEDIA OPPO R9 Honor 20
Supported Digital Audio Standards WAV, MP3, FLAC, eAAC+ WAV, AAC, AMR, MP3, FLAC, OGG, MIDI, 3GA, MP4
Supported Digital Video Standards MPEG-4, H.264 MPEG-4, 3GP
Sound Enhancements - Virtual Surround Sound
FEATURES OPPO R9 Honor 20
Phone Functions Speakerphone, call timer, conference call, flight mode, vibrating alert Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, flight mode, voice dialing, vibrating alert
Sensors Accelerometer, proximity sensor, digital compass, gyro sensor Ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, gyro sensor, hall sensor, gravity sensor
Security Devices Fingerprint reader Face recognition, fingerprint reader (side)
Security Technology - 3D Face unlock
Additional Phone Features Active noise-cancellation Face Unlock, MU-MIMO technology, Neural Network Processing Unit
OTHERS OPPO R9 Honor 20
Included Accessories Power adapter Headset, USB cable, power adapter, SIM card removal tool, USB-C to 3.5 jack adapter
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