HMD Arc 2 vs Honor Magic9

A full comparison of the HMD Arc 2 and the Honor Magic9 is not possible yet: there is too little verified data on the HMD Arc 2 to compute a MobileRank score. The specs we do have are in the table below.

Profile comparison

Category scores

HMD Arc 2

Performance —
Display 31
Camera 10
Battery 43
Portability —
Value for money —

Honor Magic9

Performance 99
Display 85
Camera 100
Battery 86
Portability 48
Value for money —

What makes HMD Arc 2 better?

What makes Honor Magic9 better?

  • Bigger battery: 8000 vs 5000 mAh
  • Faster charging: 80W vs 10W
  • Better main camera: 200MP vs 13MP
  • Higher refresh rate: 120Hz vs 60Hz

Comparison verdict

Specs comparison

Specification HMD Arc 2 Honor Magic9
Processor Unisoc T603 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
AnTuTu — 4288382
Geekbench Single — 3639
Geekbench Multi — 11047
Display 6.5" IPS LCD 6.4" OLED
Resolution 576x1280 1236x2664
Refresh rate 60 Hz 120 Hz
Battery 5000 mAh 8000 mAh
Charging 10W 80W
Wireless charging 0W 50W
Main camera 13 MP 200 MP
Ultrawide 0 MP 50 MP
Telephoto 0 MP 200 MP
Front camera 5 MP 55 MP
RAM 4GB 12GB / 16GB
Storage 64GB / 128GB 256GB / 512GB / 1TB
OS Android 14 Go Android 17
Brightness (peak) 460 nits 10000 nits
NFC no yes
Protection IP54 IP68/IP69K
Dimensions — 151.0×72.3×8.5 mm
Weight — 209 g
Launch price — —

Camera comparison

HMD Arc 2

  • Main: 13MP
  • Front: 5MP
10
camera

Honor Magic9

  • Main: 200MP f/1.9
  • Ultrawide: 50MP
  • Telephoto: 200MP
  • Front: 55MP
100
camera

Display comparison

HMD Arc 2

  • 6.5" IPS LCD
  • Resolution: 576x1280
  • Refresh rate: 60 Hz
31
display

Honor Magic9

  • 6.4" OLED
  • Resolution: 1236x2664
  • Refresh rate: 120 Hz
85
display

Battery and charging

HMD Arc 2

  • 5000 mAh
  • Wired: 10W
  • No wireless charging
43
battery

Honor Magic9

  • 8000 mAh
  • Wired: 80W
  • Wireless: 50W
86
battery

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