Phone Comparison - Honor Note 9 vs Samsung Galaxy Note8

Honor Note 9
honor note 9
Samsung Galaxy Note8
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general General Info

Manufacturer Honor Samsung
Announced Not Announced Yet August 2017
Status Rumored Coming Soon - September 2017
Colors White, Gold, Gray Black, Blue Coral, Gold
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension - 162.5 x 74.8 x 8.6 mm
(6.4 x 2.94 x 0.34 in)
Weight - 195 g (6.88 oz)
SIM Type Dual-SIM Single/Dual SIM
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
CDMA 800
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO / TD-SCDMA
HSDPA
4G Network LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) LTE
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - Fingerprint Sensor - IP68 Certified Dust and Water Resistant
- Samsung Pay
Notification LED Yes Yes

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v7.1 (Nougat) Android OS, v7.1 (Nougat)
Processor Octa-core 2.5 GHz, HiSilicon Kirin 965 [Similar] Octa-core (4x2.35 GHz Kryo & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo) / Octa-core (4x2.3 GHz & 4x1.7 GHz), Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835/ Exynos 8895 Octa [Similar]
GPU Mali-T880 MP4 [Similar] Adreno 540 / Mali-G71 MP20 [Similar]
RAM 6 GB [Browse Similar] 6 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 64/128/256 GB 64/128/256 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 Slot) microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, Gorilla Glass 5
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 6.6 inches [Similar] 6.3 inches [Similar]
Resolution 1440 x 2560 pixels (445 ppi) [Similar] 1440 x 2960 pixels (522 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio - 83.03%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes
Radio FM Radio No
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera Dual 12 MP [Similar] Dual 12 MP [Similar]
Flash Dual-LED flash LED Flash
Features Autofocus, f/2.0, OIS, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama Phase Detection Autofocus, OIS, f/1.7 and f/2.4, 2X Optical Zoom, Geo-tagging, Simultaneous 4K Video And Image Recording, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, Auto HDR, Panorama
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps 2160p@60fps, 1080p@120fps, HDR, dual-video rec.
Front Camera 8 MP [Similar] 8 MP, f/1.7, AF [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps or LTE Cat6 300/50 Mbps HSPA, LTE, VoLTE
Bluetooth v4.2, A2DP, EDR, LE v4.2, 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, USB On-The-Go v3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
Browser HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 64/128/256 GB, 6 GB RAM 64/128/256 GB, 6 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 Slot) microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)
USB OTG Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
Light Sensor light sensor present light sensor present
Magnetic-Field Sensor (Compass) magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present
Gyroscope Sensor gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor present
Barometer Sensor barometer sensor barometer sensor present
Heart-rate Sensor heart rate sensor heart rate sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Po Battery Non-removable Li-Ion battery
Capacity 4600 mAh 3300 mAh
Stand by - -
Talk Time - -