Huawei Honor X9a vs Samsung Galaxy Note 20
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Compared 2 smartphones : Huawei Honor X9a Manufactured in January, 2023, with display 6.67 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 695, vs Samsung Galaxy Note 20, Manufactured in August, 2020 with chipsetSamsung Exynos 990. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Key Differences
Reasons to choose Huawei Honor X9a
- Higher pixel density: 395ppi
- Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
- Lighter design: 175g vs 192g
- Higher battery capacity: 5100mAh vs 4300mAh
- Newer Bluetooth version: 5.1 vs 5
- Infrared port
- Includes charger
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy Note 20
- Larger display: 6.7in
- Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
- Supports Dolby Atmos
- Built-in eSIM
Versions
| Memory Options | - 6/128 GB - 8/128 GB - 8/256 GB |
- 8/128 GB - 8/256 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
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Tests & specs
Specs & test comparisonDisplay
| Type | AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| Size | 6.67 in | 6.7 in |
| Resolution | 1080x2400 pixels | 1080x2400 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 20:9 |
| Pixel density | 395 ppi | 393 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | No |
| Max brightness | 800 nits | 600 nits |
| HDR support | No | Yes HDR10+ |
| Touch Sampling Rate | 300 Hz | n/a |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 89.9 % | 89.1 % |
| Features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
| sRGB gamut | n/a | 99.9 % |
| PWM (Flicker) | n/a | 250 Hz |
| Response time | n/a | 6.4 ms |
| Contrast | n/a | ∞ Infinite |
Design & Build
| Height | 161.6 mm (6.36 in) | 161.6 mm (6.36 in) |
| Width | 73.9 mm (2.91 in) | 75.2 mm (2.96 in) |
| Thickness | 7.9 mm (0.31 in) | 8.3 mm (0.33 in) |
| Weight | 175 g (6.17 oz) | 192 g (6.77 oz) |
| Water resistance | No | IP68 |
| Cooling system | n/a | Vapor chamber |
| Back panel | Plastic | Plastic |
| Frame | Plastic | Metal |
| Colors | - Black - Silver - Green |
- Black - Green - Brown |
| Fingerprint sensor | Yes In-Display | Yes In-Display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 695 | Samsung Exynos 990 |
| Max Frequency | 2200 MHz | 2730 MHz |
| CPU Cores | 8 (2 + 6) | 8 (2 + 2 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 6/1.8 (Kryo 660 Silver (Cortex-A55)) - 2/2.2 (Kryo 660 Gold (Cortex-A78)) |
- 4/2 (Cortex-A55) - 2/2.5 (Cortex-A76) - 2/2.73 (Exynos M5) |
| Process | TSMC | Samsung |
| Transistor Size | 6 nm | 7 nm |
| Neural Processor | Hexagon 686 | Yes |
| Graphics | Adreno 619 | Mali-G77 MP11 |
| GPU Cores | 256 | 704 |
| GPU Frequency | 950 MHz | 550 MHz |
| FLOPS | 430.1 GFLOPS | 1126 GFLOPS |
| Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 912 | 1148 |
| Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 2097 | 3107 |
| CPU | 124245 | 225316 |
| GPU | 82760 | 239949 |
| Memory | 92221 | 146041 |
| UX | 112865 | 164839 |
| NanoReview Score | 412091 | 776145 |
| Max Surface Temp. | n/a | 38.6 °C |
| Stability | n/a | 88 % |
| Graphics Test | n/a | 25 fps |
| Graphics Score | n/a | 4317 |
| Writing score | n/a | 12721 |
| Web score | n/a | 8280 |
| Video editing | n/a | 5783 |
| Data manipulation | n/a | 7654 |
| NanoReview Score | n/a | 10773 |
Memory
| RAM Size | - 6 GB - 8 GB |
8 GB |
| Memory Type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR5 |
| Memory Frequency | 2133 MHz | 2400 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage Capacity | - 128 GB - 256 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 2.2 | UFS 3.1 |
| Memory Card | No | No |
Software
| OS | Android 12 (Upgradeable to Android 13) | Android 10 (Upgradeable to Android 13) |
| OS Size | n/a | 35 GB |
| UI Skin | Magic UI 7.2 | One UI 5.0 |
Battery
| Volume | 5100 mAh | 4300 mAh |
| Max Charging Power | 40 W | 25 W |
| Battery Type | Li-Po | Li-ion |
| Removable | No | No |
| Wireless Charging | No | Yes (15 W) |
| Reverse Charging | No | Yes (Wireless) |
| Fast Charging | Yes (57% in 30 min) | Yes (50% in 30 min) |
| Full Charge Time | 1:13 h | 1:05 h |
| Web Browsing | 08:51 h | 07:01 h |
| Video Playback | 13:56 h | 12:33 h |
| Games | 05:42 h | 04:55 h |
| Standby Mode | 139 h | 96 h |
Main camera
| Matrix | 64 MP | 12 MP |
| Photo resolution | 9216x6912 pixels | 4000x3000 pixels |
| Zoom | Digital | Optical, 3x |
| Flash | LED | Dual LED |
| Stabilization | Digital | Optical |
| 8K Recording | No | Up to 24FPS |
| 4K Recording | No | Yes (Up to 60 fps) |
| 1080p Recording | Yes (Up to 30 fps) | Yes (Up to 240 fps) |
| Slow Motion | 120 fps (720p) | 240 fps (1080p) |
| Wide-angle lens | n/a | 120 ° |
| Lenses count | Standard: 64 MP Ultra-wide: 5 MP Macro: 2 MP |
Standard: 12 MP Telephoto: 64 MP Ultra-wide: 12 MP |
| Features | - Bokeh effect - Pro mode |
- Bokeh effect - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Matrix | 64 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | n/a | 26 mm |
| Sensor | n/a | Sony IMX555 |
| Sensor size | n/a | 1/1.76 |
| Pixel size | 0.8 μm | 1.8 μm |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Stabilization | Digital | Optical |
| Matrix | n/a | 64 MP |
| Aperture | n/a | f/2.0 |
| Focal length | n/a | 27 mm |
| Sensor | n/a | Samsung Bright S5KGW2 |
| Sensor size | n/a | 1/1.72 |
| Pixel size | n/a | 0.8 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 | Samsung S5K2LA |
| Sensor size | n/a | 1/2.55 |
| Pixel size | n/a | 1.4 μm |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
Front camera
| Matrix | 16 MP | 10 MP |
| Photo resolution | 4608x3456 pixels | 3872x2592 pixels |
| Aperture | f/2.5 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | n/a | 26 mm |
| Sensor | CMOS | Sony IMX374 |
| Sensor size | n/a | 1/3.2 |
| Pixel size | n/a | 1.22 μm |
| Autofocus | No | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| 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 6 (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 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE, A2DP |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 2 | 3.2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB Storage Mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB Storage Mode |
| GPS | - GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo |
- GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - NAVIC |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared Port | Yes | No |
| SIM Count* | 2 | 2 |
| SIM Type | Nano | Nano |
| SIM Mode | Dual SIM Standby | Dual SIM Standby |
| eSIM Support * | No | Yes |
| Hybrid Slot | No | No |
| 2G Bands | n/a | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 |
| 3G Bands | n/a | HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 |
| LTE Bands* | n/a | LTE (B700/B800/B850/B900/B1700/B1800/B1900/B2000/B2100/B2300/B2500/B2600) |
| LTE category | 18 | 20 |
| 5G Support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Mono | Stereo |
| 3.5 mm Jack | No | No |
| FM Radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | No | Yes |
Other
| Class | Mid-range | Flagship |
| Announced | January, 2023 yr | August, 2020 yr |
| Release Date | January, 2023 yr | August, 2020 yr |
| Launch Price ($) | 350 | 1000 |
| 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 40 W | n/a |
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