When comparing Huawei Honor 9 vs BQ Aquaris X, the Slant community recommends BQ Aquaris X for most people. In the question“What are the best smartphones around $400 with a great camera?” BQ Aquaris X is ranked 4th while Huawei Honor 9 is ranked 5th. The most important reason people chose BQ Aquaris X is:
Pictures taken with the Aquaris X have good colour reproduction and a good white balance. This is especially true for pitures taken under bright light where noise is almost non-existent.
Specs
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Pros
Pro The screen manages to display decent quality images
The 5.1" 1080p display is pretty bright and rather decent. Displayed images have warm colours and are pretty sharp.
Pro The battery lasts one day easily
The 3200mAh battery manages to last a full day of relatively heavy use on a single charge.
Pro Offers good performance for a mid-range phone
The Honor 9 has 4GB of RAM and a Kirin 960 octa-core processor which manage to offer performance that's a bit above the average but that's to be expected from a mid-range phone such as the Honor 9. It only shows weaknesses when doing lots of multitasking or playing resource-heavy games, otherwise there's virtually no lag or stuttering.
Pro Very comfortable to hold
The body is only 7.5mm thick and the screen (5.1 inch) is small enough to feel very comfortable when holding and using even with one hand.
Pro Takes great pictures especially outdoors
Pictures taken with the Aquaris X have good colour reproduction and a good white balance. This is especially true for pitures taken under bright light where noise is almost non-existent.
Pro Very close to stock Android
The software is very similar to stock Android with no bloatware.
Pro Will receive security updates until 2019
BQ has promised to release security updates every two months until 2019.
Cons
Con A case if strongly advised
The back of this phone is made of glass which is beautiful to look at but unfortunately very slippery. A case is recommended unless you want your phone to slip from the table if vibration is on.
Con The fingerprint sensor is in an awkward position
In order to reach the fingerprint sensor that's below the screen you have to shift the phone's position. This is a bit uncomfortable to do especially with such a slippery phone.
Con Feels rather cheap
The back part of the phone is made of cheap plastic which is something you don't see often for smartphones at this price range.