POCO F9 Ultra vs HONOR 70
The POCO F9 Ultra scores 9.3 in our rating, and the HONOR 70 scores 6.5. The POCO F9 Ultra leads in display, performance, camera, battery, design and software support. The POCO F9 Ultra is the newer phone, announced Sep 1, 2026.
Key differences
Why choose the POCO F9 Ultra
- Bigger battery 8,050 mAh vs 4,800 mAh
- Silicon-carbon battery
- Faster wired charging 100 W vs 66 W
- Bigger screen 6.9 inches vs 6.67 inches
- Higher refresh rate 185 Hz vs 120 Hz
- Better water resistance IP68 vs None
Why choose the HONOR 70
- Lighter 178 g vs 235 g
- Thinner 7.91 mm vs 8.74 mm
- Charger in the box
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Value for money marked “est.” is an estimate: that phone has no official US launch price, so it is not highlighted against the others.
Spec
POCO F9 UltraHONOR 70
Overall
9.3
6.5
Display
8.7
8.1
Performance
9.0
6.6
Camera
8.7
6.0
Battery
8.8
5.1
Design
8.2
5.8
Software support
7.4
4.3
Value for money
6.0 est.
6.0 est.
Display
Spec
POCO F9 UltraHONOR 70
Size
6.9 inches
6.67 inches
Type
OLED, Ultra-bright AMOLED
OLED, Super Curved OLED
Resolution
1200 × 2608 px
1080 × 2400 px
Pixel density
416 ppi
395 ppi
Refresh rate
185 Hz
120 Hz
Adaptive refresh
✕ No
✕ No
Peak brightness
10,000 nits
—
HDR
HDR10+, Dolby Vision
HDR10+
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 7i
—
Performance
Spec
POCO F9 UltraHONOR 70
Process
3 nm
6 nm
Max CPU clock
4.6 GHz
2.5 GHz
GPU
Adreno 840
Adreno 642L
RAM
12 GB / 16 GB
8 GB / 12 GB
Storage
256 GB / 512 GB / 1 TB
128 GB / 256 GB / 512 GB
Storage type
UFS 4.1
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microSD slot
✕ No
✕ No
Cameras
Spec
POCO F9 UltraHONOR 70
Main camera
200 MP, f/1.68
54 MP, f/1.9, 1/1.49"
Optical stabilization
✓ Yes
✕ No
Ultrawide
50 MP
50 MP
Telephoto
50 MP, 5× optical, periscope
—
Optical zoom
5×
—
Rear cameras
3
3
Rear video
8K@30
4K@30
Front camera
32 MP
32 MP
Front video
4K@30
1080p@30
Battery and charging
Spec
POCO F9 UltraHONOR 70
Capacity
8,050 mAh
4,800 mAh
Battery type
Silicon-carbon
Li-Po
Wired charging
100 W
66 W
Wireless charging
50 W
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Reverse wireless
✓ Yes
✕ No
Charger in box
✕ No
✓ Yes
Design and build
Spec
POCO F9 UltraHONOR 70
Dimensions
163.49 × 77.94 × 8.74 mm
161.4 × 73.3 × 7.91 mm
Thickness
8.74 mm
7.91 mm
Weight
235 g
178 g
Form factor
Bar
Bar
Frame
Aluminum
Plastic
Back
Fiberglass
Glass
Water resistance
IP68
None
Fingerprint
Under-display ultrasonic
Under-display optical
3D face unlock
✕ No
✕ No
SIM
Dual Nano-SIM + eSIM
Dual Nano-SIM
Colors
Black, Dark Cherry
Crystal Silver, Icelandic Frost, Emerald Green, Midnight Black
Connectivity and features
Spec
POCO F9 UltraHONOR 70
5G
✓ Yes
✓ Yes
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 7
Wi-Fi 6
Bluetooth
6.0
5.2
USB
USB-C 3.x
USB-C 2.0
NFC
✓ Yes
✓ Yes
3.5 mm jack
✕ No
✕ No
Stereo speakers
✓ Yes
✕ No
Satellite
✕ No
✕ No
IR blaster
✓ Yes
✕ No
Software
Spec
POCO F9 UltraHONOR 70
OS at launch
Android 16
Android 12
Interface
Xiaomi HyperOS 3
Magic UI 6.1
OS updates
4 years
2 years
Security updates
6 years
3 years
Launch and price
Spec
POCO F9 UltraHONOR 70
Announced
Sep 1, 2026
May 30, 2022
Released
Sep 1, 2026
Jun 7, 2022
Status
Released
Discontinued
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