Huawei Honor X9a Review

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Main Features

Launched in January 2023

6.7" - 395 PPI

3 Cameras

Qualcomm Snapdragon 695 Chipset

128/256 GB Storage

5100 mAh Battery

175 g (6.17 oz)

Replaced by Honor X9b

Expected OS Support Ends in: Ended

Expected Security Support Ends in: 0 month(s)

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Huawei Honor X9a Overview

Huawei Honor X9a is a Android phone with a 64.0 MP main camera and a 16.0 MP selfie camera.Honor X9a features a 6.7" sized AMOLED screen with 1080 x 2400 pixels resolution. Huawei released Honor X9a to market in January 2023.

Huawei replaced the older Honor X9 with this model and later Honor X9a was replaced with Honor X9b.Follow the links to compare these phones in detail:
Compare Honor X9a vs Honor X9
Compare Honor X9a vs Honor X9b

Honor X9a is a member of Huawei's X series of smartphones. Below you can find the latest models from this series.

Huawei X Series History

Model	Release Date	Screen Size	Cameras	Weight
Honor X8a Compare	February 2023	6.7"	100 MP(Main) 5 MP(Wide) 2 MP(Macro)	179 g (6.31 oz)
Honor X9a	January 2023	6.7"	64 MP(Main) 5 MP(Wide) 2 MP(Macro)	175 g (6.17 oz)
Honor X7 Compare	April 2022	6.7"	48 MP(Main) 5 MP(Wide) 2 MP(Macro) 2 MP(Depth)	198 g (6.98 oz)
Honor X8 2022 Compare	March 2022	6.7"	64 MP(Main) 5 MP(Wide) 2 MP(Macro) 2 MP(Depth)	177 g (6.24 oz)

Huawei Honor X9a PROs and CONs Review

Now let's get in to more details of our Honor X9a review by analysing its specs and features and listing out its pros and cons compared to average competitor phones in its class.

PROs

High Screen Refresh rate of 120 Hz

Large 6.7" Screen

High Screen to Body ratio of 89.9%

Always-on Screen

DCI-P3 Color Space

Fingerprint Scanner (in-display)

6/8 GB RAM

128/256 GB Storage

5100 mAh Battery

Fast Charging Support (57% in 30 min)

139h Standby Time

64 MP Main Camera

120 FPS (720p) Slow Motion recording

3 (64 MP - Main, 5 MP - Ultrawide, 2 MP - Macro) Rear Lenses

Bokeh Mode

Pro Shooting Mode

16 MP Selfie Camera

Bluetooth v5.1

NFC (Near-field communication)

Infrared Port

2 SIM Slots

5G Support

Fast f/1.8 Main lens

CONs

Mono Speakers

Most Popular Alternatives to Huawei Honor X9a

Here are the 8 phones that our readers compare the most with the Huawei Honor X9a:

Huawei X Popular Comparisons

Model	Release Date	Screen Size	Weight
Honor X9b Compare	October 2023	6.78"	185 g (6.53 oz)
Honor X9c Compare	November 2024	6.78"	189 g (6.67 oz)
Honor X7c Compare	October 2024	6.77"	201 g (7.09 oz)
Honor X8b Compare	December 2023	6.70"	166 g (5.86 oz)
Honor X7b Compare	December 2023	6.80"	199 g (7.02 oz)
Honor X8a Compare	February 2023	6.70"	179 g (6.31 oz)
Honor X6b Compare	June 2024	6.56"	192 g (6.77 oz)
Motorola Moto G56 5g Compare	May 2025	6.72"	200 g (7.05 oz)

Huawei Honor X9a Features and Specification

The Huawei Honor X9a was released in January 2023, following the Honor X9. This model is nearing the end of its lifecycle. The expected remaining duration for updates is approximately 1 years. Consider this when evaluating its current price and intended use.

Here is the timeline of the Huawei Honor X9a series:

Honor X8 2022March 2022

Honor X7April 2022

Honor X9aJanuary 2023

Honor X8aFebruary 2023

GENERAL
Brand	Huawei
Launch Date	February 2023
Product Series	Huawei X
Predecessor Model
Successor Model	Honor X9b
Operating System	Android 12 (Can be upgraded to Android 13)
PHYSICAL SPECS
Height	161.6 mm (6.36")
Width	73.9 mm (2.91")
Thickness	7.9 mm (0.31")
Weight	175 g (6.17 oz)
Waterproof	No
Available Colors	Black Silver Green
Rear Material	Plastic
Frame Material	Plastic
SCREEN
Screen Size	6.67"
Aspect Ratio	20:9
Resolution	1080 x 2400 pixels
PPI	395
Refresh Rate	120 Hz
Adaptive Refresh Rate
Max Brightness	800 nits
Max Brightness in HDR
Screen Protection	Tempered glass
Screen-to-Body Ratio	89.9%
Display Features	DCI-P3 Always-On Display DC Dimming
CHIPSET
Chipset	Qualcomm Snapdragon 695
CPU Cores	8 (2 + 6)
Architecture	6 cores @1.8 GHz: Kryo 660 Silver (Cortex-A55) 2 cores @2.2 GHz: Kryo 660 Gold (Cortex-A78)
Max Clock	2200 MHz
Lithography Process	6 nm
Graphics	Adreno 619
GPU Clock	840 MHz
GPU Shading Units	256
FLOPS	~430.1 GFLOPS
RAM and STORAGE
RAM Size	6/8 GB
Memory Type	LPDDR4X
Memory Clock	2200 MHz
Channels	2
Storage Size	128/256 GB
Storage Type	UFS 2.2
Memory Card	No
BATTERY and CHARGING
Battery Capacity	5100 mAh
Max Charging Power	40 W
Battery Type	Li-Po
Replaceable Battery	No
Wireless Charging	No
Reverse Charging	No
Fast Charging	Yes (57% in 30 min)
Full Charging Time	1:13 hr
Standby Time	139 hr
CAMERAS
Main Camera
Max Resolution	64 MP
Zoom	Digital
Flash	LED
Image Stabilization	Digital
8K Video	No
4K Video	No
HD Video	Up to 30 FPS
Slow Motion	120 FPS (720p)
Camera Set-up	3 > 64 MP(Main) + 5 MP(UW) + 2 MP(Macro)
Ultra-wide Camera	5 MP Aperture: f/2.2 Digital stabilization
Macro Camera	2 MP Aperture: f/2.4 Digital stabilization
Camera Features	Bokeh mode Pro mode
Selfie Camera
Max Resolution	16.0 MP
Aperture	f/2.5
Video Resolution	1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS
CONNECTIVITY
WiFi Standard	Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)
WiFi Features	Dual Band Wi-Fi Direct Wi-Fi Hotspot Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth Version	5.1
Bluetooth Features	LE
USB Type	USB Type-C
USB Version	2
USB Features	Charging USB-Storage mode OTG
GPS	GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo
NFC
Infrared Port