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Samsung Galaxy S20 FE vs Huawei Honor 9X

61 out 100
Samsung Galaxy S20 FE
VS
38 out 100
Huawei Honor 9X
Samsung Galaxy S20 FE
Huawei Honor 9X

Compared 2 smartphones : Samsung Galaxy S20 FE Manufactured in October, 2020, with display 6.5 with chipsetSamsung Exynos 990, vs Huawei Honor 9X, Manufactured in September, 2019 with chipsetHiSilicon Kirin 710F. 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
  • Higher pixel density: 407ppi
  • Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
  • Lighter design: 190g vs 196.8g
  • Higher battery capacity: 4500mAh vs 4000mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5 vs 4.2
  • Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
  • Supports Dolby Atmos
  • Includes charger
Reasons to choose Huawei Honor 9X
  • Larger display: 6.59in

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 6/128 GB
- 6/256 GB
- 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB		 - 4/64 GB
- 4/128 GB
- 6/128 GB

Review

Key Specs Samsung Galaxy S20 FE and Huawei Honor 9X
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
Huawei Honor 9X

Display

Display quality comparison
Type Super AMOLED IPS LCD
Size 6.5 in 6.59 in
Resolution 1080x2400 pixels 1080x2340 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 407 ppi 391 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
Max brightness 740 nits 460 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ No
Screen-to-body ratio 85.8 % 84.3 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display		 n/a
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Samsung Galaxy S20 FE
n/a
Huawei Honor 9X
481 nits
sRGB gamutn/a99 %
Response timen/a29 ms
Contrastn/a969:1
Sources: NotebookCheck [Huawei Honor 9X]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 159.8 mm (6.29 in) 163.5 mm (6.44 in)
Width 74.5 mm (2.93 in) 77.3 mm (3.04 in)
Thickness 8.4 mm (0.33 in) 8.8 mm (0.35 in)
Weight 190 g (6.7 oz) 196.8 g (6.94 oz)
Water resistance IP68 No
Back panel Plastic Plastic
Frame Metal Plastic
Colors - White
- Blue
- Green
- Red
- Orange
- Purple		 - Black
- Blue
- Green
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes rear
Screen-to-body ratio
Samsung Galaxy S20 FE
85.8 %
Huawei Honor 9X
84.3 %

Performance

Testing Samsung Galaxy S20 FE and Huawei Honor 9X In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Samsung Exynos 990 HiSilicon Kirin 710F
Max Frequency 2730 MHz 2200 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (2 + 2 + 4) 8 (4 + 4)
Architecture - 4/2 (Cortex-A55)
- 2/2.5 (Cortex-A76)
- 2/2.73 (Exynos M5)		 - 4/1.7 (Cortex-A53)
- 4/2.2 (Cortex-A73)
Process Samsung TSMC
Transistor Size 7 nm 12 nm
Neural Processor Yes No
Graphics Mali-G77 MP11 Mali-G51 MP4
GPU Cores 704 64
GPU Frequency 800 MHz 650 MHz
FLOPS 1126 GFLOPS 128 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Samsung Galaxy S20 FE
1243
Huawei Honor 9X
512
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Samsung Galaxy S20 FE
3430
Huawei Honor 9X
1555
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)1243512
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)34301555
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Samsung Galaxy S20 FE
713203
Huawei Honor 9X
248602
CPU21265489924
GPU21546934025
Memory13737359171
UX14770765482
NanoReview Score713203248602
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Samsung Galaxy S20 FE
3784
Huawei Honor 9X
559
Max Surface Temp.n/a43.9 °C
Stability60 %99 %
Graphics Test22 fps3 fps
Graphics Score3784559
Sources: 3DMark [Samsung Galaxy S20 FE], [Huawei Honor 9X]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Samsung Galaxy S20 FE
11015
Huawei Honor 9X
6430
Writing score105766877
Web score93605821
Video editing69504885
Data manipulation90035361
NanoReview Score110156430

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 6 GB
- 8 GB		 - 4 GB
- 6 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5 LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency 2750 MHz 1866 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage Capacity- 128 GB
- 256 GB		128 GB
Storage TypeUFS 3.1eMMC 5.1
Memory CardMicroSDMicroSD

Software

OS Android 10 (Upgradeable to Android 13) Android 9.0 (Upgradeable to Android 11)
OS Size 24 GB 15.4 GB
UI Skin One UI 5.0 EMUI 12

Battery

Volume 4500 mAh 4000 mAh
Max Charging Power 25 W 10 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (15 W) No
Reverse Charging Yes (Wireless) No
Fast Charging Yes (50% in 45 min) No
Full Charge Time 1:35 h 2:25 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Samsung Galaxy S20 FE
n/a
Huawei Honor 9X
19:04
Web Browsingn/a07:29 h
Video Playbackn/a10:29 h
Gamesn/a04:36 h
Standby Moden/a98 h

Main camera

Matrix 12 MP 48 MP
Photo resolution 4032x3024 pixels 8000x6000 pixels
Zoom Optical, 3x Digital
Flash Dual LED LED
Stabilization Optical Digital
8K Recording No No
4K Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) No
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 960 fps (720p) 120 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens 123 ° n/a
Lenses count Standard: 12 MP
Telephoto: 8 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP		 Standard: 48 MP
Depth: 2 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix12 MP48 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/1.8
Focal length26 mm27 mm
SensorSamsung S5K2LDSony IMX582
Sensor size1/1.761/2
Pixel size1.8 μm0.8 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)Phase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalDigital
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 MPn/a
Aperturef/2.2n/a
Focal length13 mmn/a
Sensor size1/3.0n/a
Pixel size1.12 μmn/a
StabilizationDigitaln/a
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Samsung Galaxy S20 FE
119
Huawei Honor 9X
n/a
Video quality
Samsung Galaxy S20 FE
101
Huawei Honor 9X
n/a
Overall camera score
Samsung Galaxy S20 FE
115
Huawei Honor 9X
n/a
Sources: DxOMark [Samsung Galaxy S20 FE]

Front camera

Matrix 32 MP 16 MP
Photo resolution 6528x4896 pixels 4608x3456 pixels
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.2
Focal length 26 mm 26 mm
Sensor CMOS BSI CMOS
Sensor size 1/2.74 1/3
Pixel size 0.8 μm 1 μm
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 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display		 - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
Bluetooth version 5 4.2
Bluetooth features LE, A2DP LE, A2DP
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
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 BandsGSM850, GSM900, DCS1800, PCS1900GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (Dual SIM model only)
3G BandsWCDMA B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B4(AWS), B5(850), B8 (900)HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
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)LTE (B1/B3/B7/B8/B20)
LTE category194
5G SupportNon/a

Sound

Speakers Stereo Mono
3.5 mm Jack No Yes
FM Radio No Yes
Dolby Atmos Yes No
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Samsung Galaxy S20 FE
n/a
Huawei Honor 9X
78 dB

Other

Class Flagship Mid-range
Announced September, 2020 yr July, 2019 yr
Release Date October, 2020 yr September, 2019 yr
Launch Price ($) 700 n/a
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 n/a
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Samsung Galaxy S20 FE the clear winner in this comparison.

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