Home Phone comparison Huawei Honor 9X and Samsung Galaxy Note 8 - Which is better?

Huawei Honor 9X vs Samsung Galaxy Note 8

38 out 100
Huawei Honor 9X
VS
44 out 100
Samsung Galaxy Note 8
Huawei Honor 9X
Samsung Galaxy Note 8

Compared 2 smartphones : Huawei Honor 9X Manufactured in September, 2019, with display 6.59 with chipsetHiSilicon Kirin 710F, vs Samsung Galaxy Note 8, Manufactured in September, 2017 with chipsetSamsung Exynos 9 Octa 8895. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery Life
  6. Cameras
  7. Comments (0)

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Huawei Honor 9X
  • Larger display: 6.59in
  • Higher battery capacity: 4000mAh vs 3300mAh
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy Note 8
  • Higher pixel density: 522ppi
  • Lighter design: 195g vs 196.8g
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5 vs 4.2
  • Supports newer USB: 3.1 vs 2
  • Supports Dolby Atmos

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 4/64 GB
- 4/128 GB
- 6/128 GB		 - 6/64 GB
- 6/128 GB
- 6/256 GB

Review

Key Specs Huawei Honor 9X and Samsung Galaxy Note 8
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
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Overall score by NanoReview
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison
Smartphones:
Huawei Honor 9X
vs
Samsung Galaxy Note 8

Display

Display quality comparison
Type IPS LCD Super AMOLED
Size 6.59 in 6.3 in
Resolution 1080x2340 pixels 1440x2960 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 18.5:9
Pixel density 391 ppi 522 ppi
Refresh rate 60 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
Max brightness 460 nits n/a
HDR support No Yes HDR10
Screen-to-body ratio 84.3 % 82.9 %
Features n/a Always-On Display
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Huawei Honor 9X
481 nits
Samsung Galaxy Note 8
532 nits
sRGB gamut99 %n/a
PWM (Flicker)n/a257 Hz
Response time29 ms4.4 ms
Contrast969:1∞ Infinite
Sources: NotebookCheck [Huawei Honor 9X], [Samsung Galaxy Note 8]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 163.5 mm (6.44 in) 162.5 mm (6.4 in)
Width 77.3 mm (3.04 in) 74.8 mm (2.94 in)
Thickness 8.8 mm (0.35 in) 8.6 mm (0.34 in)
Weight 196.8 g (6.94 oz) 195 g (6.88 oz)
Water resistance No IP68
Back panel Plastic Glass
Frame Plastic Metal
Colors - Black
- Blue
- Green		 - Black
- Gold
- Gray
- Blue
Fingerprint sensor Yes rear Yes rear
Screen-to-body ratio
Huawei Honor 9X
84.3 %
Samsung Galaxy Note 8
82.9 %

Performance

Testing Huawei Honor 9X and Samsung Galaxy Note 8 In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset HiSilicon Kirin 710F Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 8895
Max Frequency 2200 MHz 2300 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (4 + 4) 8 (4 + 4)
Architecture - 4/1.7 (Cortex-A53)
- 4/2.2 (Cortex-A73)		 - 4/1.69 (Cortex-A53)
- 4/2.314 (Exynos M2)
Process TSMC Samsung
Transistor Size 12 nm 10 nm
Neural Processor No No
Graphics Mali-G51 MP4 Mali-G71 MP20
GPU Cores 64 320
GPU Frequency 650 MHz 546 MHz
FLOPS 128 GFLOPS 375 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Huawei Honor 9X
512
Samsung Galaxy Note 8
n/a
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Huawei Honor 9X
1555
Samsung Galaxy Note 8
n/a
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)512n/a
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)1555n/a
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Huawei Honor 9X
248602
Samsung Galaxy Note 8
380268
CPU89924103406
GPU34025118538
Memory5917180535
UX6548277789
NanoReview Score248602380268
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Huawei Honor 9X
559
Samsung Galaxy Note 8
n/a
Max Surface Temp.43.9 °Cn/a
Stability99 %n/a
Graphics Test3 fpsn/a
Graphics Score559n/a
Sources: 3DMark [Huawei Honor 9X]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Huawei Honor 9X
6430
Samsung Galaxy Note 8
n/a
Writing score6877n/a
Web score5821n/a
Video editing4885n/a
Data manipulation5361n/a
NanoReview Score6430n/a

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 4 GB
- 6 GB		 6 GB
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency 1866 MHz 1794 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage Capacity128 GB- 64 GB
- 128 GB
- 256 GB
Storage TypeeMMC 5.1UFS 2.1
Memory CardMicroSDMicroSD

Software

OS Android 9.0 (Upgradeable to Android 11) Android 7.1.1 (Upgradeable to Android 9.0)
OS Size 15.4 GB 13 GB
UI Skin EMUI 12 One UI

Battery

Volume 4000 mAh 3300 mAh
Max Charging Power 10 W 15 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No Yes Qi/PMA (10 W)
Reverse Charging No No
Fast Charging No Yes Samsung Adaptive Fast Charge (42% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 2:25 h 1:50 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Huawei Honor 9X
19:04
Samsung Galaxy Note 8
15:11
Web Browsing07:29 h05:32 h
Video Playback10:29 h09:50 h
Games04:36 h04:03 h
Standby Mode98 h74 h

Main camera

Matrix 48 MP 12 MP
Photo resolution 8000x6000 pixels 4000x3000 pixels
Zoom Digital Optical, 2x
Flash LED LED
Stabilization Digital Optical
8K Recording No No
4K Recording No Yes (Up to 30 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 120 fps (720p) 240 fps (720p)
Lenses count Standard: 48 MP
Depth: 2 MP		 Standard: 12 MP
Telephoto: 12 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix48 MP12 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/1.7
Focal length27 mm26 mm
SensorSony IMX582Samsung
Sensor size1/21/2.55
Pixel size0.8 μm1.4 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
StabilizationDigitalOptical
Telephoto
Matrixn/a12 MP
Aperturen/af/2.4
Focal lengthn/a52 mm
Sensor sizen/a1/3.6
Pixel sizen/a1 μm
Stabilizationn/aOptical
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Huawei Honor 9X
n/a
Samsung Galaxy Note 8
100
Video quality
Huawei Honor 9X
n/a
Samsung Galaxy Note 8
84
Overall camera score
Huawei Honor 9X
n/a
Samsung Galaxy Note 8
94
Sources: DxOMark [Samsung Galaxy Note 8]

Front camera

Matrix 16 MP 8 MP
Photo resolution 4608x3456 pixels 3264x2448 pixels
Aperture f/2.2 f/1.7
Focal length 26 mm 25 mm
Sensor BSI CMOS CMOS
Sensor size 1/3 1/3.6
Pixel size 1 μm 1.22 μm
Autofocus No Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps 1440p at 30 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot		 - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
Bluetooth version 4.2 5
Bluetooth features LE, A2DP PBAP/PAB, PAN, OPP, MAP, LE, HSP, HID, HFP, DIP, AVRCP, A2DP
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 2 3.1
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port No No
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *NoNo
Hybrid SlotYesYes
2G BandsGSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (Dual SIM model only)GSM 850, GSM 900, GSM 1800, GSM 1900
3G BandsHSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100HSDPA 850, HSDPA 900, HSDPA 1900, HSDPA 2100
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B3/B7/B8/B20)LTE (B700/B800/B850/B900/B1700/B1800/B1900/B2100/B2300/B2500/B2600)
LTE category416
5G Supportn/aNo

Sound

Speakers Mono Mono
3.5 mm Jack Yes Yes
FM Radio Yes No
Dolby Atmos No Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Huawei Honor 9X
78 dB
Samsung Galaxy Note 8
86.9 dB

Other

Class Mid-range Flagship
Announced July, 2019 yr August, 2017 yr
Release Date September, 2019 yr September, 2017 yr
Launch Price ($) n/a 930
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

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