Honor X9c vs Samsung Galaxy S24 (Exynos)
Compared 2 smartphones : Honor X9c Manufactured in November, 2024, with display 6.78 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1, vs Samsung Galaxy S24 (Exynos), Manufactured in January, 2024 with chipsetSamsung Exynos 2400. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Key Differences
Reasons to choose Honor X9c
- Larger display: 6.78in
- Higher pixel density: 437ppi
- Higher battery capacity: 6600mAh vs 4000mAh
- Infrared port
- Includes charger
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy S24 (Exynos)
- Lighter design: 167g vs 189g
- Newer Bluetooth version: 5.3 vs 5.1
- Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
- Supports DisplayPort
- Supports Dolby Atmos
- Built-in eSIM
Versions
| Memory Options | - 8/256 GB - 12/256 GB - 12/512 GB |
- 8/128 GB - 8/256 GB - 8/512 GB |
Review
Display
Color accuracy, sharpness & brightness
Camera
Main & front camera tests
Performance
App & system performance
Games
3D gaming performance
Battery
Battery life, charging speed & type
Connectivity
Connectivity features
Adjust each parameter’s importance to find the best match for you.
Tests & specs
Specs & test comparisonDisplay
| Type | AMOLED | Dynamic AMOLED |
| Size | 6.78 in | 6.2 in |
| Resolution | 1224x2700 pixels | 1080x2340 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.85:9 | 19.5:9 |
| Pixel density | 437 ppi | 416 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes | Yes (24-120 Hz) |
| Max brightness | 4000 nits | 2600 nits |
| HDR support | n/a | Yes HDR10+ |
| Touch Sampling Rate | n/a | 240 Hz |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 90.7 % | 90.9 % |
| Features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
| sRGB gamut | n/a | 98.9 % |
| PWM (Flicker) | n/a | 483 Hz |
| Response time | n/a | 1 ms |
| Contrast | n/a | ∞ Infinite |
Design & Build
| Height | 162.8 mm (6.41 in) | 147 mm (5.79 in) |
| Width | 75.5 mm (2.97 in) | 70.6 mm (2.78 in) |
| Thickness | 7.98 mm (0.31 in) | 7.6 mm (0.3 in) |
| Weight | 189 g (6.67 oz) | 167 g (5.89 oz) |
| Water resistance | IP65 | IP68 |
| Cooling system | n/a | Vapor chamber |
| Back panel | n/a | Glass |
| Frame | n/a | Metal |
| Colors | - Black - Green - Purple |
- Black - Gray - Blue - Green - Orange - Purple - Yellow |
| Fingerprint sensor | Yes In-Display | Yes In-Display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 | Samsung Exynos 2400 |
| Max Frequency | 2200 MHz | 3210 MHz |
| CPU Cores | 8 (4 + 4) | 10 (1 + 2 + 3 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 4/1.8 (Cortex-A55) - 4/2.2 (Cortex-A78) |
- 4/1.95 (Cortex-A520) - 3/2.6 (Cortex-A720) - 2/2.9 (Cortex-A720) - 1/3.21 (Cortex-X4) |
| Process | Samsung | Samsung |
| Transistor Size | 4 nm | 4 nm |
| Neural Processor | Yes | Yes |
| Graphics | Adreno 710 | Samsung Xclipse 940 |
| GPU Cores | 256 | 768 |
| GPU Frequency | 676 MHz | 1095 MHz |
| FLOPS | 346.1 GFLOPS | 3406.8 GFLOPS |
| Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 940 | 2181 |
| Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 2790 | 6889 |
| Geekbench Compute (GPU) | n/a | 13839 |
| CPU | 168676 | 421930 |
| GPU | 97845 | 672525 |
| Memory | 171621 | 340303 |
| UX | 139126 | 290571 |
| NanoReview Score | 577268 | 1725329 |
| Max Surface Temp. | n/a | 46.6 °C |
| Stability | n/a | 55 % |
| Graphics Test | n/a | 76 fps |
| Graphics Score | n/a | 12828 |
| Writing score | n/a | 21676 |
| Web score | n/a | 16585 |
| Video editing | n/a | 8032 |
| Data manipulation | n/a | 15131 |
| NanoReview Score | n/a | 17199 |
Memory
| RAM Size | - 8 GB - 12 GB |
8 GB |
| Memory Type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR5X |
| Memory Frequency | 2750 MHz | 4200 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 4 |
| Storage Capacity | - 256 GB - 512 GB | - 128 GB - 256 GB - 512 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 3.1 | UFS 4.0 |
| Memory Card | No | No |
Software
| OS | Android 14 | Android 14 |
| OS Size | n/a | 24.1 GB |
| UI Skin | MagicOS 8.0 | One UI 6.1 |
Battery
| Volume | 6600 mAh | 4000 mAh |
| Max Charging Power | 66 W | 25 W |
| Battery Type | Silicon Carbon (Si/C) | Li-ion |
| Removable | No | No |
| Wireless Charging | No | Yes (15 W) |
| Reverse Charging | Yes | Yes (Wireless) |
| Fast Charging | Yes | Yes (50% in 30 min) |
| Full Charge Time | n/a | 1:15 h |
| Web Browsing | n/a | 07:20 h |
| Video Playback | n/a | 11:58 h |
| Games | n/a | 04:04 h |
| Standby Mode | n/a | 97 h |
Main camera
| Matrix | 108 MP | 50 MP |
| Photo resolution | 12000x9000 pixels | 8160x6120 pixels |
| Zoom | Digital | Optical, 3x |
| Flash | LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K Recording | No | Yes (Up to 30 fps) |
| 4K Recording | Yes (Up to 30 fps) | Yes (Up to 60 fps) |
| 1080p Recording | Yes (Up to 60 fps) | Yes (Up to 60 fps) |
| Slow Motion | 240 fps (720p) | 240 fps (1080p) |
| Wide-angle lens | n/a | 120 ° |
| Lenses count | Standard: 108 MP Ultra-wide: 5 MP |
Standard: 50 MP Telephoto: 10 MP Ultra-wide: 12 MP |
| Features | - Bokeh effect - Pro mode |
- Bokeh effect - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Matrix | 108 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | n/a | 24 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung HM6 | Samsung GN3 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.67 | 1/1.57 |
| Pixel size | 1 μm | 1 μm |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Matrix | n/a | 10 MP |
| Aperture | n/a | f/2.4 |
| Sensor | n/a | Samsung S5K3K1 |
| Sensor size | n/a | 1/3.9 |
| Pixel size | n/a | 1 μm |
| Stabilization | n/a | Optical |
| Matrix | 5 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | n/a | 13 mm |
| Sensor | n/a | Sony IMX564 |
| Sensor size | n/a | 1/2.55 |
| Pixel size | n/a | 1.4 μm |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
Front camera
| Matrix | 16 MP | 12 MP |
| Photo resolution | 3456x4608 pixels | 4000x3000 pixels |
| Aperture | f/2.5 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | n/a | 26 mm |
| Sensor | CMOS | Samsung S5K3LU |
| Sensor size | n/a | 1/3.2 |
| Pixel size | n/a | 1.12 μm |
| Autofocus | No | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps | 2160p (4K) at 60 fps |
| TOF 3D sensor | No | No |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi version | Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) | Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
- Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 5.1 | 5.3 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 2 | 3.2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB Storage Mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB Storage Mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | No | Yes DP 1.2 |
| GPS | - GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo |
- GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - QZSS |
| NFC* | Varies by region | Yes |
| Infrared Port | Yes | No |
| SIM Count* | 2 | 1 |
| SIM Type | Nano | Nano |
| SIM Mode | Dual SIM Standby | n/a |
| eSIM Support * | No | Yes |
| Hybrid Slot | No | No |
| 2G Bands | n/a | GSM850, GSM900, DCS1800, PCS1900 |
| 3G Bands | n/a | UMTS B1(2100), B2(1900), B4(AWS), B5(850), B8(900) |
| LTE Bands* | n/a | LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B32/B38/B39/B40/B41/B66) |
| LTE category | 18 | 20 |
| 5G Support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| 3.5 mm Jack | No | No |
| FM Radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | No | Yes |
Other
| Class | Mid-range | Flagship |
| Announced | November, 2024 yr | January, 2024 yr |
| Release Date | November, 2024 yr | January, 2024 yr |
| Launch Price ($) | 350 | 799 |
| Sensors | - Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor |
- Hall Sensor - Barometer - Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor |
| Charger Included | Yes 66 W | No |
Note
Samsung Galaxy S24 (Exynos):
The 128 GB variant features UFS 3.1 memory, other models have UFS 4.0. There are two models: one with dual Nano SIM, and the other with 1 Nano SIM + eSIM.
*
Attention!
Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.
Results
No clear favorite identified yet; updates may follow as new data arrives.
Survey
Total Votes: 0