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Huawei Honor 9X vs Samsung Galaxy S26 Plus (Snapdragon)

38 out 100
Huawei Honor 9X
VS
93 out 100
Samsung Galaxy S26 Plus (Snapdragon)
Huawei Honor 9X
Samsung Galaxy S26 Plus (Snapdragon)

Compared 2 smartphones : Huawei Honor 9X Manufactured in September, 2019, with display 6.59 with chipsetHiSilicon Kirin 710F, vs Samsung Galaxy S26 Plus (Snapdragon), Manufactured in March, 2026 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5. 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
    Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy S26 Plus (Snapdragon)
    • Larger display: 6.7in
    • Higher pixel density: 516ppi
    • Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
    • Lighter design: 190g vs 196.8g
    • Higher battery capacity: 4900mAh vs 4000mAh
    • Newer Bluetooth version: 6.0 vs 4.2
    • Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
    • Supports DisplayPort
    • Supports Dolby Atmos
    • Built-in eSIM

    Versions

    Available versions and configurations
    Memory Options - 4/64 GB
    - 4/128 GB
    - 6/128 GB    		 - 12/256 GB
    - 12/512 GB

    Review

    Key Specs Huawei Honor 9X and Samsung Galaxy S26 Plus (Snapdragon)
    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
    Smartphones:
    Huawei Honor 9X
    vs
    Galaxy S26 Plus (Snapdragon)

    Display

    Display quality comparison
    Type IPS LCD Dynamic AMOLED
    Size 6.59 in 6.7 in
    Resolution 1080x2340 pixels 1440x3120 pixels
    Aspect ratio 19.5:9 19.5:9
    Pixel density 391 ppi 516 ppi
    Refresh rate 60 Hz 120 Hz
    Adaptive refresh rate No Yes (1-120 Hz)
    Max brightness 460 nits n/a
    HDR support No Yes, HDR10+
    Touch Sampling Rate n/a 240 Hz
    Screen-to-body ratio 84.3 % 91.7 %
    Features n/a - DCI-P3
    - Always-On Display
    Display test
    Peak brightness (auto)
    Huawei Honor 9X
    481 nits
    Samsung Galaxy S26 Plus (Snapdragon)
    n/a
    sRGB gamut99 %n/a
    Response time29 msn/a
    Contrast969:1n/a
    Sources: NotebookCheck [Huawei Honor 9X]

    Design & Build

    Design and ergonomics comparison
    Height 163.5 mm (6.44 in) 158.4 mm (6.24 in)
    Width 77.3 mm (3.04 in) 75.8 mm (2.98 in)
    Thickness 8.8 mm (0.35 in) 7.3 mm (0.29 in)
    Weight 196.8 g (6.94 oz) 190 g (6.7 oz)
    Water resistance No IP68
    Cooling system n/a Vapor chamber
    Back panel Plastic Glass
    Frame Plastic Metal
    Colors - Black
    - Blue
    - Green    		 - White
    - Black
    - Silver
    - Blue
    - Pink
    - Purple
    Fingerprint sensor Yes rear Yes, In-Display
    Screen-to-body ratio
    Huawei Honor 9X
    84.3 %
    Samsung Galaxy S26 Plus (Snapdragon)
    91.7 %

    Performance

    Testing Huawei Honor 9X and Samsung Galaxy S26 Plus (Snapdragon) In benchmarks
    Processor
    Chipset HiSilicon Kirin 710F Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
    Max Frequency 2200 MHz 4740 MHz
    CPU Cores 8 (4 + 4) 8 (2 + 6)
    Architecture - 4/1.7 (Cortex-A53)
    - 4/2.2 (Cortex-A73)    		 - 6/3.63 (Oryon Gen 3 Performance)
    - 2/4.61 (Oryon Gen 3 Prime)
    Process TSMC TSMC
    Transistor Size 12 nm 3 nm
    Neural Processor No Hexagon
    Graphics Mali-G51 MP4 Adreno 840
    GPU Cores 64 1536
    GPU Frequency 650 MHz 1200 MHz
    FLOPS 128 GFLOPS 3686.4 GFLOPS
    GeekBench v6
    Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
    Huawei Honor 9X
    512
    Samsung Galaxy S26 Plus (Snapdragon)
    3393
    Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
    Huawei Honor 9X
    1555
    Samsung Galaxy S26 Plus (Snapdragon)
    11515
    Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)5123393
    Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)155511515
    Sources: Geekbench v6 [Samsung Galaxy S26 Plus (Snapdragon)]
    AnTuTu 10
    AnTuTu 10
    Huawei Honor 9X
    248602
    Samsung Galaxy S26 Plus (Snapdragon)
    3670711
    CPU899241070381
    GPU340251431843
    Memory59171420557
    UX65482747930
    NanoReview Score2486023670711
    3DMark Wild Life
    3DMark Wild Life
    Huawei Honor 9X
    559
    Samsung Galaxy S26 Plus (Snapdragon)
    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 S26 Plus (Snapdragon)
    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    		 12 GB
    Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR5X
    Memory Frequency 1866 MHz 5300 MHz
    Channels 2 4
    Storage
    Storage Capacity128 GB256 GB
    Storage TypeeMMC 5.1UFS 4.1
    Memory CardMicroSDNo

    Software

    OS Android 9.0 (Upgradeable to Android 11) Android 16
    OS Size 15.4 GB 30.8 GB
    UI Skin EMUI 12 One UI 8.5

    Battery

    Volume 4000 mAh 4900 mAh
    Max Charging Power 10 W 45 W
    Battery Type Li-Po Li-ion
    Removable No No
    Wireless Charging No Yes (25 W)
    Reverse Charging No Yes, (Wireless)
    Fast Charging No Yes
    Full Charge Time 2:25 h n/a
    Battery Life Test
    Battery Life
    Huawei Honor 9X
    19:04
    Samsung Galaxy S26 Plus (Snapdragon)
    n/a
    Web Browsing07:29 hn/a
    Video Playback10:29 hn/a
    Games04:36 hn/a
    Standby Mode98 hn/a

    Main camera

    Matrix 48 MP 50 MP
    Photo resolution 8000x6000 pixels 8160x6120 pixels
    Zoom Digital Optical, 3x
    Flash LED LED
    Stabilization Digital Optical
    8K Recording No Yes (Up to 30 fps)
    4K Recording No Yes (Up to 60 fps)
    1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
    Slow Motion 120 fps (720p) 240 fps (1080p)
    Wide-angle lens n/a 120 °
    Lenses count Standard: 48 MP
    Depth: 2 MP    		 Standard: 50 MP
    Telephoto: 10 MP
    Ultra-wide: 12 MP
    Features - Bokeh effect
    - Pro mode    		 - Bokeh effect
    - Pro mode
    - RAW support
    Main lens
    Matrix48 MP50 MP
    Aperturef/1.8f/1.8
    Focal length27 mm24 mm
    SensorSony IMX582Samsung ISOCELL S5KGN3
    Sensor size1/21/1.56 (0.64)
    Pixel size0.8 μm1 μm
    AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
    StabilizationDigitalOptical
    Telephoto
    Matrixn/a10 MP
    Aperturen/af/2.4
    Focal lengthn/a67 mm
    Sensorn/aSamsung ISOCELL S5K3K1
    Sensor sizen/a1/3.94 (0.25)
    Pixel sizen/a1 μm
    Stabilizationn/aOptical
    Ultra-wide lens
    Matrixn/a12 MP
    Aperturen/af/2.2
    Focal lengthn/a13 mm
    Sensorn/aSony IMX564
    Sensor sizen/a1/2.55 (0.39)
    Pixel sizen/a1.4 μm
    Stabilizationn/aDigital

    Front camera

    Matrix 16 MP 12 MP
    Photo resolution 4608x3456 pixels 4000x3000 pixels
    Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
    Focal length 26 mm 26 mm
    Sensor BSI CMOS Samsung S5K3LU
    Sensor size 1/3 1/3.2 (0.31)
    Pixel size 1 μm 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 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be)
    Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
    - Wi-Fi Direct
    - Wi-Fi Hotspot    		 - Dual Band
    - Wi-Fi MiMO
    - Wi-Fi Direct
    - Wi-Fi Hotspot
    - Wi-Fi Display
    Bluetooth version 4.2 6.0
    Bluetooth features LE, A2DP 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 n/a Yes, DP 1.2
    GPS - GPS
    - GLONASS
    - Beidou
    - Galileo    		 - GPS
    - GLONASS
    - Beidou
    - Galileo
    - QZSS
    NFC* Yes Yes
    Infrared Port No No
    Connectivity
    SIM Count*21
    SIM TypeNanoNano
    SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
    eSIM Support *NoYes
    Hybrid SlotYesNo
    2G BandsGSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (Dual SIM model only)GSM850, GSM900, DCS1800, PCS1900
    3G BandsHSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100UMTS B1(2100), B2(1900), B4(AWS), B5(850), B8(900)
    LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B3/B7/B8/B20)LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B14/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B29/B30/B38/B39/B40/B41/B48/B66/B71)
    LTE category4n/a
    5G Supportn/aYes

    Sound

    Speakers Mono n/a
    3.5 mm Jack Yes No
    FM Radio Yes No
    Dolby Atmos No Yes
    Speaker Test
    Max Volume
    Huawei Honor 9X
    78 dB
    Samsung Galaxy S26 Plus (Snapdragon)
    n/a

    Other

    Class Mid-range Flagship
    Announced July, 2019 yr February, 2026 yr
    Release Date September, 2019 yr March, 2026 yr
    MSRP ($) n/a 1099
    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 n/a No
    * Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

    Results

    After analyzing the data, we consider Samsung Galaxy S26 Plus (Snapdragon) the clear winner in this comparison.

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