Huawei Honor 9i vs Nokia 9290 Communicator
Side by side comparison between Huawei Honor 9i vs Nokia 9290 Communicator phones, differences, pros, cons and full specifications. What's the better?
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What's the better phone? Huawei Honor 9i
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29 Advantages 
1 Advantage | 2 Common items in both devices |
| Hands-free calling |
| Vibrating alert |
| + specs and more in the table below |
Check the comparison table below for more items that are not evaluated in comparison score above.
Highlight differences Clear highlight📱 Model features | ||
| Honor 9i | Nokia 9290 Communicator | |
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| Model | Honor 9i | 9290 Communicator |
| Other model names | Huawei Honor 9i RNE-L22, Mate 10 Lite, Huawei Rhone | Nokia 9290, Nokia 9210 Communicator for America |
| Country or region available |  India |    (Latin America), Canada, USA |
| Brand | Huawei | Nokia |
| Release date | 11/1/2017 | 6/1/2001 |
| Depth | 7.5 millimeters (0.3 inches) | 27 millimeters (1.06 inches) |
| Size (width x height) | 75.2 x 156.2 millimeters (2.96 x 6.15 in) | 56 x 158 millimeters (2.2 x 6.22 in) |
| Weight | 164 grams (5.74 ounces) | 244 grams (8.54 ounces) |
| Build, materials | Aluminum body, glass front | Plastic body |
| Protection against water and others | Not supported | Not supported |
📲 Display | ||
| Honor 9i | Nokia 9290 Communicator | |
| Display type | TFT IPS LCD | TFT LCD |
| Screen size | 5.9" inches | 4.5" inches |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~76.5% (screen-to-body ratio) | ~42% (screen-to-body ratio) |
| Display resolution | 1080x2160 pixels | 640x200 pixels |
| Touchscreen | Capacitive Multitouch | Not supported |
| Pixel density (dot pitch) | 409 PPI | 149 PPI |
| Colors | 16 million | 4 thousand |
| Scratch-resistant glass | Not supported | Not supported |
| Refresh rate | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Display features | feature not registered | feature not registered |
🤖 Operating System | ||
| Honor 9i | Nokia 9290 Communicator | |
| System version | Android 7.0 Nougat | Symbian 6.0 S80 1st Edition Crystal |
| Firmware update | Android 8.0 Oreo | feature not registered |
| User Interface | feature not registered | feature not registered |
⚙️ Processor | ||
| Honor 9i | Nokia 9290 Communicator | |
| Chipset | 64bit: HiSilicon Kirin 659 (16nm) | 32bit: ARM 920T RISC 32-bit |
| CPU | Octa-core, 2 processors: 4x 2.36GHz ARM Cortex-A53 (Quad-core) 4x 1.7GHz ARM Cortex-A53 (Quad-core) | Single-core, 1 processor: 1x 52MHz ARM9TDMI (Single-core) |
| GPU graphical controller | ARM Mali-T830 MP2 900Mhz | feature not registered |
| Performance (benchmark) | feature not registered | feature not registered |
💽 Memory and storage | ||
| Honor 9i | Nokia 9290 Communicator | |
| RAM memory | 4GB LPDDR3 | 8MB SDRAM |
| Internal storage | 64GB (52GB available) eMMC 5.1 | 16MB (2MB available) |
| External storage | Until 256GB microSD, microSDXC (hybrid slot/shares the same SIM-2 slot) | Until 128MB MMC (dedicated slot) |
📶 Mobile networks | ||
| Honor 9i | Nokia 9290 Communicator | |
| Dual-SIM | Dual-SIM Standby - Call active on one sim card (hybrid slot/shares the same microSD slot) | Not supported |
| SIM card | 2 slots (Dual-SIM) nano-SIM (4FF) | 1 slot (Single-SIM) Standard mini-SIM (2FF) |
| Maximum Download / Upload | 300/50 Mbps | 0.043 Mbps |
| Network technology | 2G, 3G, 4G | 2G |
| Frequency, bands | Expand band details Collapse details | |
| GSM MHz band | Quad-Band 850/900/1800/1900 | Dual-Band 900/1800 |
| Primary 2G network | GSM 850/900/1800/1900 | GSM 900/1800 |
| Primary 3G network | UMTS 850/900/2100 | Not supported |
| Primary 4G network | LTE Cat6 (Bands 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 28) TD-LTE (Bands 38, 40, 41) VoLTE | Not supported |
| Primary 5G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Primary data network | GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, TD-LTE, LTE, LTE-A | CSD, HSCSD |
| Secondary 2G network | GSM 850/900/1800/1900 | Not supported |
| Secondary 3G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Secondary 4G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Secondary data network | GPRS, EDGE | Not supported |
📷 Camera | ||
| Honor 9i | Nokia 9290 Communicator | |
| Back camera (main camera) | (dual camera) 16 megapixels 2MP depth | Not supported |
| Main camera resolution | 4608x3456 pixels | Not supported |
| Video recording (primary) | Full HD (1920x1080) 30 fps | Not supported |
| Flash | LED flash | Not supported |
| Focal aperture | f/2.2 (aperture) | feature not registered |
| Focal length | 27mm (lens) | feature not registered |
| Sensor size | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Pixel size | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Autofocus | PDAF: phase detection autofocus | Not supported |
| Touch focus | Supported | Not supported |
| Image stabilization | EIS: Digital stabilization | feature not registered |
| Zoom | Only digital zoom | Not supported |
| Face/smile detection | Face detection, Smile detection | Not supported |
| BSI sensor | Not supported | Not supported |
| HDR | HDR photo only main camera | Not supported |
| Camera extras | feature not registered | feature not registered |
📸 Front camera | ||
| Honor 9i | Nokia 9290 Communicator | |
| Front camera (secondary) | (dual front camera) 13 megapixels 2MP depth | Not supported |
| Front camera resolution | 4128x3096 pixels | Not supported |
| Video recording (secondary) | Full HD (1920x1080) | Not supported |
| Front flash | Not supported | Not supported |
| Focal aperture | f/2.0 (aperture) | feature not registered |
| Focal length | 26mm (lens) | feature not registered |
| Sensor size | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Pixel size | feature not registered | feature not registered |
🔉 Sound and multimedia | ||
| Honor 9i | Nokia 9290 Communicator | |
| Loudspeaker | Supported | Supported |
| Active noise cancellation | 2 microphones or more | Not supported |
| Radio | Not supported | Not supported |
| TV | Not supported | Not supported |
| Video formats | MP4, H.265, H.264, H.263 | feature not registered |
| Audio formats | MP3, WAV, OGG, eAAC+, FLAC | WAV |
🔌 Connectivity | ||
| Honor 9i | Nokia 9290 Communicator | |
| USB | MicroUSB 2.0, USB OTG On-The-Go | Not supported |
| Audio output | 3.5mm jack | proprietary audio output |
| TV output | Not supported | Not supported |
| Bluetooth | 4.2 + A2DP | Not supported |
| WiFi | 802.11 b/g/n [wifi4] (2.4GHz) WiFi Direct, hotspot | Not supported |
| DLNA | Not supported | Not supported |
| GPS | A-GPS, GeoTagging, GLONASS, BeiDou | Not supported |
| NFC | Not supported | Not supported |
| Infrared port | Not supported | feature not registered |
🧭 Sensors | ||
| Honor 9i | Nokia 9290 Communicator | |
| Sensors | Accelerometer Ambient light sensor Compass Fingerprint sensor (rear-mounted) Proximity sensor | Not supported |
| Vibrating alert | Supported | Supported |
🔋 Battery | ||
| Honor 9i | Nokia 9290 Communicator | |
| Battery type | Li-Ion: lithium-ion (Non removable) | Li-Ion: lithium-ion (Removable) BLL-3 |
| Battery capacity | 3340 mAh | 1300 mAh |
| Charger, watts | Wired charging | Wired charging |
| Inductive / wireless charging | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Talk time autonomy | 20 hours | 8 hours |
| Standby | 550 hours (22.9 days) | 230 hours (9.6 days) |
➕ Other features | ||
| Honor 9i | Nokia 9290 Communicator | |
| Call control | Voice dialing, Voice recorder | Not supported |
| Messaging | SMS (T9), MMS, E-mail, Push mail | SMS, E-mail |
| Hands-free calling | Supported | Supported |
| Video calling | Supported | Not supported |
| Ringtones | Polyphonic and customized | Monophonic |
| Web browser | HTML, XHTML, HTML5 | WAP, HTML |
| Antenna | Internal antenna | External retractable antenna |
| Qwerty physical keyboard | Not supported | Retractable QWERTY keyboard |
| Miscellaneous | • Colors: Black, Prestige Gold, Aurora Blue • EMUI 5.1 | • Colors: Gray • MMC 16MB card included • Serial connection with cable owner • Infrared port • Video player • Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF viewer • Monochromatic second display 80x48 pixels • Java framework |
☢️ Radiation rate | ||
| Honor 9i | Nokia 9290 Communicator | |
| SAR 1.6W/kg (USA, Mexico, etc.) | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| SAR 2W/kg (Europe, UK, etc.) | feature not registered | feature not registered |