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HONOR Play9C vs itel City 200

WINNER
HONOR Play9C
33.1Inno Score
VS
itel City 200
33Inno Score
34.6chipPerformancechip31.3
29.1Display38.3
20.5Camera29
40.7Battery40.7
46.7Features20
4 spec wins — HONOR Play9C6 spec wins — itel City 200

InnoReviews verdict

This one is close to a dead heat: HONOR Play9C scores 33.1 against 33 for itel City 200. Pick by the categories that matter to you — HONOR Play9C edges ahead in features and performance, or by price.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the HONOR Play9C

  • Stronger performance score: 35 vs 31
  • Stronger features score: 47 vs 20
  • 100% higher RAM (max): 12 GB vs 6 GB
  • 11% higher Peak brightness: 780 nits vs 700 nits
  • Has 5G — the other doesn't

Reasons to pick the itel City 200

  • Stronger display score: 38 vs 29
  • Stronger camera score: 29 vs 21
  • 285% higher Main camera: 50 MP vs 13 MP
  • 80% higher Wired charging: 18 W vs 10 W
  • 60% higher Front camera: 8 MP vs 5 MP

Display

Display comparison: HONOR Play9C versus itel City 200
SpecHONOR Play9Citel City 200
Screen size6.56 ″6.78 ″+3%
Panel typeTFT LCDIPS LCD
Resolution720x1612720x1576
Pixel density269 ppi+5%256 ppi
Refresh rate90 Hz120 Hz+33%
Peak brightness780 nits+11%700 nits

Performance

Performance comparison: HONOR Play9C versus itel City 200
SpecHONOR Play9Citel City 200
ChipsetDimensity 6100+Unisoc T7250
RAM (max)12 GB+100%6 GB
Storage options128GB/256GB128/256GB

Camera

Camera comparison: HONOR Play9C versus itel City 200
SpecHONOR Play9Citel City 200
Main camera13 MP50 MP+285%
Main aperturef/1.8—
Max video1080p—
Front camera5 MP8 MP+60%

Battery

Battery comparison: HONOR Play9C versus itel City 200
SpecHONOR Play9Citel City 200
Capacity5,200 mAh5,200 mAh
Wired charging10 W18 W+80%

Design

Design comparison: HONOR Play9C versus itel City 200
SpecHONOR Play9Citel City 200
Weight190 g—
Thickness8.4 mm7.5 mm+11%
IP rating—IP65

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: HONOR Play9C versus itel City 200
SpecHONOR Play9Citel City 200
5GYesNo
Wi-FiWi-Fi 5—
Bluetooth5.1—
NFCNoNo
USBUSB-C 2.0USB Type-C
eSIMNo—

Software

Software comparison: HONOR Play9C versus itel City 200
SpecHONOR Play9Citel City 200
OS at launchAndroid 14 (MagicOS 8.0)Android 15

Audio

Audio comparison: HONOR Play9C versus itel City 200
SpecHONOR Play9Citel City 200
3.5mm jackYesYes

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