Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy Note5 vs Nokia 8 vs Honor 9

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general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Nokia Honor
Announced August 2015 August 2017 June 2017
Status Available - August 2015 Coming Soon - September 2017 Available - June 2017
Price Rs. 40,800 ($600.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 44,900 ($700.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 32,750 ($510.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black Sapphire, Gold Platinum Various Blue, Amber Gold, Gray, Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 153.2 x 76.1 x 7.6 mm
(6.03 x 3 x 0.3 in)
151.5 x 73.7 x 7.9 mm
(5.96 x 2.9 x 0.31 in)
147.3 × 70.9 × 7.45 mm
(5.8 × 2.79 × 0.29 in)
Weight 171 g (6.03 oz) 160 g (5.64 oz) 155 g (5.47 oz)
SIM Type - Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA
4G Network LTE LTE LTE
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - Fingerprint sensor (PayPal certified)
- S Pen stylus
- Fingerprint Sensor
- 2.5D Curved Glass
- Fingerprint Sensor
- Metal and glass Build
- Dual Cameras
Notification LED - Yes Yes

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v5.1.1 (Lollipop) Android OS, v7.1 (Nougat) Android OS, v7.0 (Nougat)
Processor Quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A53 & Quad-core 2.1 GHz Cortex-A57, Exynos 7420 Octa-core (4x2.45 GHz Kryo & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo), Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835 Octa-core (4x2.4 GHz Cortex-A73 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A53), HiSilicon Kirin 960
GPU Mali-T760MP8 Adreno 540 Mali-G71 MP8
RAM 4 GB 4/6 GB 4/6 GB
Internal Memory 32/64 GB 64/128 GB 64/128 GB
External Memory No microSD, up to 256 GB microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)

display Display

Type Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 4 IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 2.5D Cruved Glass
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M Colors
Size 5.7 inches 5.3 inches 5.15 inches
Resolution 1440 x 2560 pixels (515 ppi) 1440 x 2560 pixels (554 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (428 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 76.92% 69.40% -
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 16 MP, 5312 x 2988 pixels Dual 13 MP Dual 20 MP + 12 MP
Flash LED Flash Dual-LED (dual Tone) Dual-LED (dual Tone)
Features Autofocus, Optical Image Stabilization (OIS), Dual Shot, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, Panorama, HDR PDAF, Laser AF, 1.55-micron pixel, OIS, EIS, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama Phase detection autofocus, Monochrome + RGB Sensors, Laser AF, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama, Beauty Mode
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, Optical Stabilization, Dual-video Rec. 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front Camera 5 MP [Similar] 13 MP, AutoFocus [Similar] 8 MP, f/2.0 [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/ LTE Cat9 450/50 Mbps HSPA, LTE, VoLTE HSPA, LTE, VoLTE
Bluetooth v4.2, A2DP, EDR, LE v4.2, A2DP, LE, ANT+ v4.1, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot 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, DLNA, WiFi Direct, hotspot
USB microUSB v2.0, USB Host Type-C 1.0 reversible connector Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 32/64 GB, 4 GB RAM 64/128 GB, 4/6 GB RAM 64/128 GB, 4/6 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 256 GB microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)
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
NFC NFC supported NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Po Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 3000 mAh 3090 mAh 3200 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -