Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017) vs Honor 9 vs Honor 9i

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general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Honor Honor
Announced January 2017 June 2017 October 2017
Status Coming Soon - January 2017 Available - June 2017 Available - October 2017
Price Rs. 33,490 ($425.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 32,750 ($510.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 17,999 ($276.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, White, Gold, Pink Blue, Amber Gold, Gray, Black Obsidian Black, Streamer Gold and Aurora Blue
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 156.8 x 77.6 x 7.9 mm
(6.17 x 3.06 x 0.31 in)
147.3 × 70.9 × 7.45 mm
(5.8 × 2.79 × 0.29 in)
156.2 x 75.2 x 7.5 mm
(6.15 x 2.96 x 0.3 in)
Weight - 155 g (5.47 oz) 164 g (5.78 oz)
SIM Type Dual-SIM Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Dual SIM Hybrid (Nano SIM + Nano SIM, or Nano SIM + microSD Card)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
TD-SCDMA
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA HSDPA 900 / 2100
4G Network LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) LTE LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500)
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - Fingerprint Sensor
- Fingerprint Sensor
- Metal and glass Build
- Dual Cameras
- Fingerprint Sensor
- Metal Body
- Dual Cameras
- 2.5D Curved Glass
- Dual Cameras
Notification LED Yes Yes Yes

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v6.0.1 (Marshmallow) Android OS, v7.0 (Nougat) Android OS, v7.0 (Nougat)
User Interface - EMUI 5.1 EMUI 5.1
Processor 1.9 GHz Quad-core Cortex-A72 & 1.3 GHz Quad-core Cortex-A53, Exynos 7880 Octa-core (4x2.4 GHz Cortex-A73 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A53), HiSilicon Kirin 960 Octa-core (4x2.36 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.7 GHz Cortex-A53), HiSilicon Kirin 659
GPU Mali-T860 MP4 Mali-G71 MP8 Mali-T830 MP2
RAM 3 GB 4/6 GB 4 GB
Internal Memory 32 GB 64/128 GB 64 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 256 GB microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) microSD, up to 256 GB

display Display

Type Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 4 IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 2.5D Cruved Glass IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M Colors 16M colors
Size 5.7 inches 5.15 inches 5.99 inches
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels (386 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (428 ppi) 1080 x 2160 pixels (403 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 73.79% - 78.89%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio FM radio FM Radio FM radio
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 16 MP Dual 20 MP + 12 MP Dual 16 MP + 2 MP
Flash LED Flash Dual-LED (dual Tone) LED flash
Features Phase Detection Autofocus, f/1.9, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR Phase detection autofocus, Monochrome + RGB Sensors, Laser AF, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama, Beauty Mode Phase Detection Autofocus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, Panorama, HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front Camera 16 MP [Similar] 8 MP, f/2.0 [Similar] Dual 13 MP + 2 MP, LED Flash [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat6 300/50 Mbps, VoLTE HSPA, LTE, VoLTE HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat6 300/50 Mbps, VoLTE
Bluetooth v4.2, A2DP, EDR, LE, ANT+ v4.1, A2DP, LE v4.1, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, DLNA, WiFi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot
USB Type-C 1.0 reversible connector Type-C 1.0 reversible connector Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ BDS (market dependant) Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 32 GB, 3 GB RAM 64/128 GB, 4/6 GB RAM 64 GB, 4 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 256 GB microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) microSD, up to 256 GB
USB OTG Supported Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint supported fingerprint supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
Light Sensor light sensor present light sensor present light sensor present
Magnetic-Field Sensor (Compass) magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present
NFC NFC supported NFC supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Battery
Capacity 3600 mAh 3200 mAh 3340 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -