Honor X9c vs Samsung Galaxy S24 Plus (Exynos)

Compared 2 smartphones : Honor X9c Manufactured in November, 2024, with display 6.78 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1, vs Samsung Galaxy S24 Plus (Exynos), Manufactured in January, 2024 with chipsetSamsung Exynos 2400. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Honor X9c
  • Larger display: 6.78in
  • Lighter design: 189g vs 196g
  • Higher battery capacity: 6600mAh vs 4900mAh
  • Infrared port
  • Includes charger
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy S24 Plus (Exynos)
  • Higher pixel density: 513ppi
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.3 vs 5.1
  • Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
  • Supports DisplayPort
  • Supports Dolby Atmos
  • Built-in eSIM

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 8/256 GB
- 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB
- 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB

Review

Key Specs Honor X9c and Samsung Galaxy S24 Plus (Exynos)
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
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED Dynamic AMOLED
Size 6.78 in 6.7 in
Resolution 1224x2700 pixels 1440x3120 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.85:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 437 ppi 513 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes Yes
Max brightness 4000 nits 2600 nits
HDR support n/a Yes HDR10+
Screen-to-body ratio 90.7 % 91.6 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Honor X9c
n/a
Samsung Galaxy S24 Plus (Exynos)
1348 nits
sRGB gamutn/a98.1 %
PWM (Flicker)n/a479 Hz
Response timen/a2 ms
Contrastn/a∞ Infinite

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 162.8 mm (6.41 in) 158.5 mm (6.24 in)
Width 75.5 mm (2.97 in) 75.9 mm (2.99 in)
Thickness 7.98 mm (0.31 in) 7.7 mm (0.3 in)
Weight 189 g (6.67 oz) 196 g (6.91 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
Honor X9c
90.7 %
Samsung Galaxy S24 Plus (Exynos)
91.6 %

Performance

Testing Honor X9c and Samsung Galaxy S24 Plus (Exynos) In benchmarks
Processor
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 v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Honor X9c
940
Samsung Galaxy S24 Plus (Exynos)
2179
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Honor X9c
2790
Samsung Galaxy S24 Plus (Exynos)
6906
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)9402179
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)27906906
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Honor X9c
577268
Samsung Galaxy S24 Plus (Exynos)
1800193
CPU168676443462
GPU97845723817
Memory171621332219
UX139126300695
NanoReview Score5772681800193
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Honor X9c
n/a
Samsung Galaxy S24 Plus (Exynos)
13893
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Honor X9c
n/a
Samsung Galaxy S24 Plus (Exynos)
17398
Writing scoren/a22327
Web scoren/a16643
Video editingn/a8048
Data manipulationn/a15447
NanoReview Scoren/a17398

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 8 GB
- 12 GB
12 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5 LPDDR5X
Memory Frequency 2750 MHz 4266 MHz
Channels 2 4
Storage
Storage Capacity- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 256 GB
- 512 GB
Storage TypeUFS 3.1UFS 4.0
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 14 Android 14
OS Size n/a 49 GB
UI Skin MagicOS 8.0 One UI 6.1

Battery

Volume 6600 mAh 4900 mAh
Max Charging Power 66 W 45 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 (74% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time n/a 0:58 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) 960 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
Main lens
Matrix108 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/1.8
Focal lengthn/a24 mm
SensorSamsung HM6Samsung ISOCELL GN3
Sensor size1/1.671/1.56
Pixel size1 μm1 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrixn/a10 MP
Aperturen/af/2.4
Focal lengthn/a67 mm
Sensorn/aSamsung S53K1
Sensor sizen/a1/3.94
Pixel sizen/a1 μm
Stabilizationn/aOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix5 MP12 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal lengthn/a13 mm
Sensorn/aSony IMX564
Sensor sizen/a1/2.55
Pixel sizen/a1.4 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital

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 35K3LU
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
Connectivity
SIM Count*21
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM Standbyn/a
eSIM Support *NoYes
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G Bandsn/aGSM850, GSM900, DCS1800, PCS1900
3G Bandsn/aUMTS B1(2100), B2(1900), B4(AWS), B5(850), B8(900)
LTE Bands*n/aLTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B32/B66)
LTE category1820
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos No Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Honor X9c
n/a
Samsung Galaxy S24 Plus (Exynos)
92.1 dB

Other

Class Mid-range Flagship
Announced November, 2024 yr January, 2024 yr
Release Date November, 2024 yr January, 2024 yr
Launch Price ($) 350 999
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 Plus (Exynos):

Two models exist: a dual Nano SIM and a single Nano SIM + eSIM variant.

* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Samsung Galaxy S24 Plus (Exynos) the clear winner in this comparison.

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