| Honor X9c | Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max | | Body |
| IP65M water/dust resistant Drop-to-concrete resistance from up to 2m (advertised) | IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 6m for 30 min) Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified) |
| SIM | Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) | Nano-SIM and eSIM - International Dual eSIM with multiple numbers - USA Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) - China |
| Weight | 189 g (6.67 oz) | 227 g (8.01 oz) |
| Dimensions | 162.8 x 75.5 x 8 mm (6.41 x 2.97 x 0.31 in) | 163 x 77.6 x 8.3 mm (6.42 x 3.06 x 0.33 in) |
| Build | | Glass front (Corning-made glass), glass back (Corning-made glass), titanium frame (grade 5) |
| Misc |
| Price | About 300 EUR | About 1450 EUR |
| Colors | Titanium Purple, Titanium Black, Jade Cyan | Black Titanium, White Titanium, Natural Titanium, Desert Titanium |
| Models | | A3296, A3084, A3295, A3297 |
| Comms |
| NFC | Yes (market/region dependent) | Yes |
| USB | USB Type-C 2.0, OTG | USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 2, DisplayPort |
| WLAN | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e/7, dual-band, hotspot |
| Radio | No | No |
| Bluetooth | 5.1, A2DP, LE | 5.3, A2DP, LE |
| Positioning | GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS | GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS, NavIC |
| Infrared port | Yes | |
| Sound |
| 3.5mm jack | No | No |
| Loudspeaker | Yes, with stereo speakers | Yes, with stereo speakers |
| Launch |
| Status | Coming soon. Exp. release 2024, November 15 | Coming soon. Exp. release 2024, September 20 |
| Announced | 2024, November 05 | 2024, September 09 |
| Memory |
| Internal | 256GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 12GB RAM | 256GB 8GB RAM, 512GB 8GB RAM, 1TB 8GB RAM |
| Card slot | No | No |
| | NVMe |
| Battery |
| Type | Si/C 6600 mAh, non-removable | Li-Ion, non-removable |
| Charging | 66W wired Reverse wired | Wired, PD2.0, 50% in 30 min (advertised) 25W wireless (MagSafe), 15W wireless (China only) 15W wireless (Qi2) 4.5W reverse wired |
| Display |
| Size | 6.78 inches, 111.5 cm2 (~90.7% screen-to-body ratio) | 6.9 inches, 115.6 cm2 (~91.4% screen-to-body ratio) |
| Type | AMOLED, 1B colors, 120Hz, 4000 nits (peak) | LTPO Super Retina XDR OLED, 120Hz, HDR10, Dolby Vision, 1000 nits (typ), 2000 nits (HBM) |
| Resolution | 1224 x 2700 pixels (~437 ppi density) | 1320 x 2868 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~460 ppi density) |
| | Always-On display |
| Protection | | Ceramic Shield glass (2024 gen) |
| Network |
| Speed | HSPA, LTE, 5G | HSPA, LTE, 5G, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps |
| 2G bands | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM) |
| 3G bands | HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 | HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 |
| 4G bands | LTE | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48, 53, 66 - A3296 |
| 5G bands | SA/NSA | 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 53, 66, 70, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - A3296 |
| Technology | GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G | GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G |
| | 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 70, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - A3297 |
| Features |
| Sensors | Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass | Face ID, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer |
| | Ultra Wideband (UWB) support (gen2 chip) Emergency SOS, Messages and Find My via satellite |
| Platform |
| OS | Android 14, Magic OS 8 | iOS 18 |
| CPU | Octa-core (4x2.2 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55) | Hexa-core |
| GPU | Adreno 710 | Apple GPU (6-core graphics) |
| Chipset | Qualcomm SM6450 Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 (4 nm) | Apple A18 Pro (3 nm) |
| Main Camera |
| Video | 4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps | 4K@24/25/30/60/100/120fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120/240fps, 10-bit HDR, Dolby Vision HDR (up to 60fps), ProRes, 3D (spatial) video/audio, stereo sound rec. |
| Triple | 108 MP, f/1.8, (wide), 1/1.67", PDAF, OIS 5 MP, f/2.2, (ultrawide) | 48 MP, f/1.8, 24mm (wide), 1/1.28", 1.22µm, dual pixel PDAF, sensor-shift OIS 12 MP, f/2.8, 120mm (periscope telephoto), 1/3.06", 1.12µm, dual pixel PDAF, 3D sensor‑shift OIS, 5x optical zoom 48 MP, f/2.2, 13mm (ultrawide), 0.7µm, PDAF TOF 3D LiDAR scanner (depth) |
| Features | LED flash, panorama, HDR | Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR (photo/panorama) |
| Selfie camera |
| Video | 1080p@30fps | 4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120fps, gyro-EIS |
| Single | 16 MP, f/2.5, (wide) | 12 MP, f/1.9, 23mm (wide), 1/3.6", PDAF, OIS SL 3D, (depth/biometrics sensor) |
| Features | | HDR, Dolby Vision HDR, 3D (spatial) audio, stereo sound rec. |