Honor 8 vs Samsung Galaxy S9+
Price Comparison (India)
General Info
| Manufacturer | |
| Honor | Samsung |
| Announced | |
| July 2016 | February 2018 |
| Status | |
| Available - August 2016 | Coming Soon, March 2018 |
| Price | |
| Rs. 18,999 ($400.00) [Similarly Priced] | Rs. 57,999 ($890.00) [Similarly Priced] |
| Colors | |
| Sunrise Gold, Midnight Black, Sakura Pink, Sapphire Blue, White | Various |
| Form Factor | |
| Candybar | Candybar |
| Dimension | |
|
145.5 x 71 x 7.5 mm (5.73 x 2.8 x 0.3 in) |
158.1 x 73.8 x 8.5 mm (6.22 x 2.91 x 0.33 in) |
| Weight | |
| 153 g (5.4 oz) | 189 g (6.67 oz) |
| SIM Type | |
| - | Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) |
| 2G Network | |
| GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) |
| 3G Network | |
| HSDPA 900 / 1900 / 2100 | HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 |
| 4G Network | |
| LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) | LTE |
| Messaging | |
| SMS, MMS, EMail, IM | SMS, MMS, EMail, IM |
| Build Features | |
| - | - Fingerprint Sensor - Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified) - IP68 certified - dust/water proof over 1.5 meter and 30 minutes |
| Notification LED | |
| - | Yes |
Display
Hardware and OS
| OS | |
| Android OS, v6.0.1 (Marshmallow) | Android 8.0 (Oreo) |
| Processor | |
| Quad-core 2.3 GHz Cortex-A72 + quad-core 1.8 GHz Cortex A53, HiSilicon Kirin 950 [Similar] |
Octa-core (4x2.8 GHz Mongoose M3 & 4x1.7 GHz Cortex-A55) - EMEA Octa-core (4x2.7 GHz Kryo 385 Gold & 4x1.7 GHz Kryo 385 Silver) - USA & China, Exynos 9810 Octa - EMEA Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 [Similar] |
| GPU | |
| Mali-T880 MP4 [Similar] | Mali-G72 MP18 - EMEA Adreno 630 - USA & China [Similar] |
| RAM | |
| 4 GB [Browse Similar] | 6 GB [Browse Similar] |
| Internal Memory | |
| 32 GB | 64 GB |
| External Memory | |
| microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) | microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - dual SIM model only |
Camera
| Rear Camera | |
| Dual 12 MP, f/2.2 [Similar] | Dual12 MP + 12 MP [Similar] |
| Flash | |
| Yes | LED Flash |
| Features | |
| 1.4 µm Pixel Size, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama | Phase Detection Autofocus, f/1.6 + f/2.4, 26mm, 1/2.55", 1.4 µm, 52mm, 1/3.6", 1 µm, Dual Pixel AF, OIS, 2x Optical Zoom, Geo-tagging, Simultaneous 4K Video And 9MP Image Recording, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, Auto HDR, Panorama |
| Video | |
| 1080p@30fps, HDR | 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, HDR, dual-video rec. |
| Front Camera | |
| 8 MP, f/2.4, LED flash [Similar] | 8 MP, f/1.6, autofocus, 1440p, dual video call, Auto HDR [Similar] |
Multimedia
| 3.5mm Jack | |
| Radio | |
| FM radio | No |
| Games | |
| Yes + Downloadable | Yes + Downloadable |
| Loud Speaker | |
Connectivity and Data Rate
| GPRS | |
| Yes | Yes |
| Edge | |
| Yes | Yes |
| 3G | |
| HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat6 300/50 Mbps | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (4CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps |
| Bluetooth | |
| v4.2, A2DP, EDR, LE | 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX |
| Wi-Fi | |
| Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot |
| USB | |
| Type-C 1.0 reversible connector | 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector |
| GPS | |
| Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ BDS (market dependant) | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO |
| Browser | |
| HTML5 | HTML5 |
User Memory
| Internal | |
| 32 GB, 4 GB RAM | 64 GB, 6 GB RAM |
| Expandable Storage | |
| microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) | microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - dual SIM model only |
| USB OTG | |
| - | Not Supported |
Sensors
| Fingerprint | |
| Proximity Sensor | |
| Accelerometer Sensor | |
| Barometer Sensor | |
| Heart-rate Sensor | |
| NFC | |
Battery
| Type | |
| Non-removable Li-Po Battery | Non-removable Li-Ion battery |
| Capacity | |
| 3000 mAh | 3500 mAh |
| Stand by | |
| - | - |
| Talk Time | |
| - | - |