Home Phone comparison Samsung Galaxy S20 FE and Honor X9d - Which is better?

Samsung Galaxy S20 FE vs Honor X9d

61 out 100
Samsung Galaxy S20 FE
VS
74 out 100
Honor X9d
Samsung Galaxy S20 FE
Honor X9d

Compared 2 smartphones : Samsung Galaxy S20 FE Manufactured in October, 2020, with display 6.5 with chipsetSamsung Exynos 990, vs Honor X9d, Manufactured in October, 2025 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 4. 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 Samsung Galaxy S20 FE
  • Lighter design: 190g vs 193g
  • Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
  • Supports Dolby Atmos
Reasons to choose Honor X9d
  • Larger display: 6.79in
  • Higher pixel density: 427ppi
  • Higher battery capacity: 8300mAh vs 4500mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.3 vs 5
  • Infrared port

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 6/128 GB
- 6/256 GB
- 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB		 - 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB

Review

Key Specs Samsung Galaxy S20 FE and Honor X9d
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:
Samsung Galaxy S20 FE
vs
Honor X9d

Display

Display quality comparison
Type Super AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.5 in 6.79 in
Resolution 1080x2400 pixels 1200x2640 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 19.85:9
Pixel density 407 ppi 427 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No Yes
Max brightness 740 nits 1800 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes, HDR10
Screen-to-body ratio 85.8 % 90.8 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 159.8 mm (6.29 in) 161.9 mm (6.37 in)
Width 74.5 mm (2.93 in) 76.1 mm (3 in)
Thickness 8.4 mm (0.33 in) 7.9 mm (0.31 in)
Weight 190 g (6.7 oz) 193 g (6.81 oz)
Water resistance IP68 IP69
Back panel Plastic Plastic
Frame Metal Plastic
Colors - White
- Blue
- Green
- Red
- Orange
- Purple		 - Black
- Gold
- Green
- Brown
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes, In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Samsung Galaxy S20 FE
85.8 %
Honor X9d
90.8 %

Performance

Testing Samsung Galaxy S20 FE and Honor X9d In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Samsung Exynos 990 Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 4
Max Frequency 2730 MHz 2300 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (2 + 2 + 4) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 4/2 (Cortex-A55)
- 2/2.5 (Cortex-A76)
- 2/2.73 (Exynos M5)		 - 4/1.8 (Kryo Silver (Cortex-A520))
- 3/2.2 (Kryo Gold (Cortex-A720))
- 1/2.3 (Kryo Prime (Cortex-A720))
Process Samsung TSMC
Transistor Size 7 nm 4 nm
Neural Processor Yes Hexagon
Graphics Mali-G77 MP11 Adreno 810
GPU Cores 704 256
GPU Frequency 800 MHz 895 MHz
FLOPS 1126 GFLOPS 458.2 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Samsung Galaxy S20 FE
1243
Honor X9d
1086
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Samsung Galaxy S20 FE
3430
Honor X9d
3103
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)12431086
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)34303103
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Samsung Galaxy S20 FE
713203
Honor X9d
977304
CPU212654358049
GPU215469160718
Memory137373210830
UX147707247707
NanoReview Score713203977304
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Samsung Galaxy S20 FE
3784
Honor X9d
n/a
Stability60 %n/a
Graphics Test22 fpsn/a
Graphics Score3784n/a
Sources: 3DMark [Samsung Galaxy S20 FE]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Samsung Galaxy S20 FE
11015
Honor X9d
n/a
Writing score10576n/a
Web score9360n/a
Video editing6950n/a
Data manipulation9003n/a
NanoReview Score11015n/a

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 6 GB
- 8 GB		 12 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5 LPDDR5
Memory Frequency 2750 MHz n/a
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage Capacity- 128 GB
- 256 GB		256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 3.1UFS 3.1
Memory CardMicroSDNo

Software

OS Android 10 (Upgradeable to Android 13) Android 15
OS Size 24 GB n/a
UI Skin One UI 5.0 MagicOS 9.0

Battery

Volume 4500 mAh 8300 mAh
Max Charging Power 25 W 66 W
Battery Type Li-Po Silicon Carbon (Si/C)
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (15 W) No
Reverse Charging Yes (Wireless) Yes
Fast Charging Yes (50% in 45 min) Yes
Full Charge Time 1:35 h n/a

Main camera

Matrix 12 MP 108 MP
Photo resolution 4032x3024 pixels 12000x9000 pixels
Zoom Optical, 3x Digital
Flash Dual LED LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording No No
4K Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 30 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 960 fps (720p) n/a
Wide-angle lens 123 ° n/a
Lenses count Standard: 12 MP
Telephoto: 8 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP		 Standard: 108 MP
Ultra-wide: 5 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix12 MP108 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/1.8
Focal length26 mmn/a
SensorSamsung S5K2LDn/a
Sensor size1/1.761/1.67
Pixel size1.8 μm1 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)Phase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix8 MPn/a
Aperturef/2.4n/a
Focal length76 mmn/a
SensorHynix HI-847n/a
Sensor size1/4.5n/a
Pixel size1 μmn/a
StabilizationOpticaln/a
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix12 MP5 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal length13 mmn/a
Sensor size1/3.0n/a
Pixel size1.12 μmn/a
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Samsung Galaxy S20 FE
119
Honor X9d
n/a
Video quality
Samsung Galaxy S20 FE
101
Honor X9d
n/a
Overall camera score
Samsung Galaxy S20 FE
115
Honor X9d
n/a
Sources: DxOMark [Samsung Galaxy S20 FE]

Front camera

Matrix 32 MP 16 MP
Photo resolution 6528x4896 pixels 3456x4608 pixels
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.5
Focal length 26 mm n/a
Sensor CMOS CMOS
Sensor size 1/2.74 n/a
Pixel size 0.8 μm n/a
Autofocus Phase autofocus No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 60 fps 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- 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 5.3
Bluetooth features LE, A2DP LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 3.2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
DisplayPort n/a No
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port No Yes
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *NoNo
Hybrid SlotYesNo
2G BandsGSM850, GSM900, DCS1800, PCS1900n/a
3G BandsWCDMA B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B4(AWS), B5(850), B8 (900)n/a
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B32/B38/B39/B40/B41/B66)n/a
LTE category19n/a
5G SupportNoYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo n/a
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes No

Other

Class Flagship Mid-range
Announced September, 2020 yr September, 2025 yr
Release Date October, 2020 yr October, 2025 yr
Launch Price ($) 700 n/a
MSRP ($) n/a 350
Sensors - Hall Sensor
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included Yes 15 W Yes, 66 W
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Honor X9d the clear winner in this comparison.

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