<s>
The	O
Honor	B-Application
9	I-Application
is	O
a	O
smartphone	B-Application
made	O
by	O
Huawei	O
under	O
their	O
Honor	O
sub-brand	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Honor	B-Application
9	I-Application
is	O
a	O
flagship	O
smartphone	B-Application
made	O
by	O
Honor	O
,	O
a	O
sub-brand	O
under	O
the	O
Huawei	O
Group	O
,	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Huawei	O
Honor	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
phone	O
has	O
a	O
HiSilicon	B-Architecture
Kirin	B-Architecture
960	O
octa-core	O
processor	O
(	O
four	O
2.4	O
GHz	O
cores	O
and	O
four	O
1.8	O
GHz	O
cores	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
Mali-G71	O
MP8	O
GPU	B-Architecture
,	O
and	O
a	O
3,200	O
mAh	O
non-removable	O
battery	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
phone	O
comes	O
with	O
64	O
or	O
128	O
gigabytes	O
of	O
storage	B-General_Concept
and	O
4	O
GB	O
or	O
6	O
GB	O
of	O
RAM	B-Architecture
,	O
depending	O
on	O
the	O
region	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
has	O
a	O
display	B-Device
with	O
a	O
pixel	B-General_Concept
resolution	I-General_Concept
of	O
1920x1080	O
and	O
pixel	B-Algorithm
density	I-Algorithm
of	O
428	O
ppi	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Honor	B-Application
9	I-Application
has	O
an	O
8	O
MP	O
front-facing	O
camera	O
and	O
its	O
dual	O
rear	O
camera	O
setup	O
consists	O
of	O
a	O
12	O
MP	O
RGB	O
lens	O
and	O
a	O
20-megapixel	O
monochrome	O
lens	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
can	O
record	O
video	O
in	O
4K	B-Architecture
and	O
has	O
electronic	O
image	O
stabilization	O
for	O
Full	O
HD	O
video	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
features	O
include	O
dual-SIM	O
support	O
,	O
furthermore	O
includes	O
a	O
USB-C	O
port	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
fingerprint	B-Algorithm
reader	O
located	O
on	O
the	O
lower	O
bezel	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Honor	B-Application
9	I-Application
has	O
a	O
metal	O
frame	O
and	O
a	O
3D	B-Algorithm
curved	O
glass	O
rear	O
,	O
and	O
its	O
official	O
tagline	O
is	O
"	O
the	O
light	O
catcher.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
IFA	O
2017	O
in	O
Berlin	O
,	O
Honor	O
announced	O
the	O
new	O
color	O
variant	O
for	O
the	O
Honor	B-Application
9	I-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
the	O
limited	O
edition	O
"	O
Robin	O
Egg	O
Blue.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Huawei	O
launched	O
Honor	B-Application
9	I-Application
with	O
Android	B-Application
Nougat	I-Application
(	O
version	O
7.0	O
)	O
and	O
Huawei	O
's	O
EMUI	B-Operating_System
5.1	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
spring	O
of	O
2019	O
,	O
Huawei	O
began	O
to	O
roll	O
out	O
Android	B-Application
Pie	I-Application
(	O
EMUI	B-Operating_System
9.0	O
)	O
for	O
the	O
device	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Overall	O
,	O
initial	O
reviews	O
of	O
the	O
Honor	B-Application
9	I-Application
were	O
positive	O
,	O
averaging	O
8.8	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Android	B-Application
Authority	O
's	O
Gary	O
Sims	O
gave	O
the	O
phone	O
a	O
rating	O
of	O
8.7	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
,	O
and	O
wrote	O
in	O
his	O
review	O
summary	O
:	O
"	O
The	O
Honor	B-Application
9	I-Application
certainly	O
ticks	O
a	O
lot	O
of	O
the	O
right	O
boxes	O
:	O
great	O
performance	O
,	O
dual	O
cameras	O
,	O
sleek	O
design	O
,	O
and	O
an	O
IR	O
blaster	O
!	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
only	O
downsides	O
are	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
toughened	O
glass	O
over	O
the	O
display	B-Device
and	O
the	O
slippery	O
nature	O
of	O
the	O
build	O
materials.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Andy	O
Boxall	O
of	O
Digital	O
Trends	O
wrote	O
the	O
following	O
as	O
a	O
summary	O
of	O
his	O
review	O
:	O
"	O
The	O
Honor	B-Application
9	I-Application
impresses	O
so	O
much	O
,	O
it	O
's	O
a	O
strong	O
contender	O
for	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
reasonably	O
priced	O
smartphones	B-Application
available.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
PC	O
Magazine	O
Thomas	O
Newton	O
assigned	O
the	O
Honor	B-Application
9	I-Application
a	O
rating	O
of	O
4	O
out	O
of	O
5	O
,	O
meaning	O
"	O
excellent	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Preston	O
's	O
summary	O
read	O
,	O
"	O
The	O
Honor	B-Application
9	I-Application
is	O
an	O
undeniably	O
impressive	O
phone	O
for	O
an	O
unmatched	O
price	O
right	O
now	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
performance	O
terms	O
,	O
it	O
's	O
nipping	O
at	O
the	O
heels	O
of	O
the	O
year	O
's	O
top	O
flagships	O
,	O
and	O
only	O
lacking	O
flashy	O
features	O
like	O
waterproofing	O
or	O
a	O
bezel-less	O
screen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Summarizing	O
his	O
review	O
,	O
Peckham	O
wrote	O
,	O
"	O
The	O
Honor	B-Application
9	I-Application
offers	O
a	O
lot	O
of	O
what	O
the	O
high-end	O
flagship	O
phones	O
do	O
right	O
now	O
,	O
but	O
for	O
a	O
much	O
lower	O
price	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Android	B-Application
Central	O
's	O
Alex	O
Dobie	O
called	O
the	O
Honor	B-Application
9	I-Application
the	O
"	O
best	O
phone	O
for	O
less	O
than	O
£400	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
gave	O
the	O
phone	O
the	O
"	O
Choice	O
Award	O
"	O
and	O
wrote	O
,	O
"	O
The	O
Honor	B-Application
9	I-Application
is	O
n't	O
perfect	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
is	O
a	O
great	O
all-rounder	O
that	O
makes	O
high-end	O
performance	O
and	O
design	O
more	O
affordable	O
than	O
ever	O
before.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Stuff	O
rated	O
the	O
Honor	B-Application
9	I-Application
five	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
stars	O
and	O
said	O
,	O
"	O
High-end	O
hardware	O
at	O
a	O
middleweight	O
price	O
makes	O
the	O
Honor	B-Application
9	I-Application
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
phone	O
deals	O
around.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
TechRadar	O
recommend	O
the	O
Honor	B-Application
9	I-Application
,	O
which	O
won	O
in	O
the	O
"	O
Best	O
Mid-range	O
Phone	O
"	O
category	O
at	O
the	O
2017	O
T3	O
Awards	O
.	O
</s>
