SpecEagle review · Honor
Honor V9 review: 2017 China flagship.
SpecEagle Editorial·Feb 2017·$430
Overall
73/100
Class rank
#3 of 3
Tier
Flagship
Buy?
At the right price
The verdict, up front
Honor V9.
V9 was the China sibling of the Honor 8 Pro — Kirin 960 + QHD + 4 Ah at $430.
01Display
82/10082/100 puts it above the 80-point average for flagship phones of 2017.
TypeIPS LCD
Size5.7"
Resolution2560 x 1440
02Performance
76/10076/100 trails the 79-point cohort average for flagship phones of 2017.
ChipsetKirin 960
RAM6 GB
Storage128 GB
03Camera
74/10074/100 — right at the average for flagship phones of 2017.
Main12 MP + 12 MP mono
Front8 MP
04Battery
80/10080/100 puts it above the 76-point average for flagship phones of 2017.
Capacity4,000 mAh
05Software
70/10070/100 — right at the average for flagship phones of 2017.
What works
- Kirin 960 + 6 GB RAM at $430.
- QHD display.
- Dual rear cam.
- Honor 8 Pro twin (China).
What doesn't
- China-only V-series.
- LCD not AMOLED.
- Aged Android 7.
- 184 g.
How this review is built: every section score, spec row and comparison on this page comes from SpecEagle's tracked catalogue — scores weight measured specs against the 3-phone cohort of flagship devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .