Home Phone comparison Samsung Galaxy S20 and Huawei Honor 9X - Which is better?

Samsung Galaxy S20 vs Huawei Honor 9X

62 out 100
Samsung Galaxy S20
VS
38 out 100
Huawei Honor 9X
Samsung Galaxy S20
Huawei Honor 9X

Compared 2 smartphones : Samsung Galaxy S20 Manufactured in March, 2020, with display 6.2 with chipsetSamsung Exynos 9 Octa 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
  • Higher pixel density: 563ppi
  • Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
  • Lighter design: 163g vs 196.8g
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5 vs 4.2
  • Supports newer USB: 3.1 vs 2
  • Supports Dolby Atmos
  • Built-in eSIM
Reasons to choose Huawei Honor 9X
  • Larger display: 6.59in

Versions

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

Review

Key Specs Samsung Galaxy S20 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
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison
Smartphones:
Samsung Galaxy S20
vs
Huawei Honor 9X

Display

Display quality comparison
Type Dynamic AMOLED IPS LCD
Size 6.2 in 6.59 in
Resolution 1440x3200 pixels 1080x2340 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 563 ppi 391 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
Max brightness 800 nits 460 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ No
Screen-to-body ratio 88.5 % 84.3 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display		 n/a
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Samsung Galaxy S20
809 nits
Huawei Honor 9X
481 nits
sRGB gamut99.8 %99 %
PWM (Flicker)242 Hzn/a
Response time8.5 ms29 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite969:1
Sources: NotebookCheck [Samsung Galaxy S20], [Huawei Honor 9X]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 151.7 mm (5.97 in) 163.5 mm (6.44 in)
Width 69.1 mm (2.72 in) 77.3 mm (3.04 in)
Thickness 7.9 mm (0.31 in) 8.8 mm (0.35 in)
Weight 163 g (5.75 oz) 196.8 g (6.94 oz)
Water resistance IP68 No
Back panel Glass Plastic
Frame Metal Plastic
Colors - Gray
- Blue
- Red		 - Black
- Blue
- Green
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes rear
Screen-to-body ratio
Samsung Galaxy S20
88.5 %
Huawei Honor 9X
84.3 %

Performance

Testing Samsung Galaxy S20 and Huawei Honor 9X In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 990 HiSilicon Kirin 710F
Max Frequency 3020 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 550 MHz 650 MHz
FLOPS 1126 GFLOPS 128 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Samsung Galaxy S20
1139
Huawei Honor 9X
512
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Samsung Galaxy S20
3080
Huawei Honor 9X
1555
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)1139512
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)30801555
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Samsung Galaxy S20
680061
Huawei Honor 9X
248602
CPU20694089924
GPU18077034025
Memory13699959171
UX15535265482
NanoReview Score680061248602
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Samsung Galaxy S20
4221
Huawei Honor 9X
559
Max Surface Temp.49.7 °C43.9 °C
Stability51 %99 %
Graphics Test25 fps3 fps
Graphics Score4221559
Sources: 3DMark [Samsung Galaxy S20], [Huawei Honor 9X]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Samsung Galaxy S20
11213
Huawei Honor 9X
6430
Writing score133006877
Web score92215821
Video editing60014885
Data manipulation84875361
NanoReview Score112136430

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 8 GB - 4 GB
- 6 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5 LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency 3200 MHz 1866 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage Capacity128 GB128 GB
Storage TypeUFS 3.0eMMC 5.1
Memory CardMicroSDMicroSD

Software

OS Android 10.0 (Upgradeable to Android 13) Android 9.0 (Upgradeable to Android 11)
OS Size 20.1 GB 15.4 GB
UI Skin One UI 5.1 EMUI 12

Battery

Volume 4000 mAh 4000 mAh
Max Charging Power 25 W 10 W
Battery Type Li-ion Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (15 W) No
Reverse Charging Yes (Wireless) No
Fast Charging Yes (100% in 75 min) No
Full Charge Time 1:15 h 2:25 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Samsung Galaxy S20
16:07
Huawei Honor 9X
19:04
Web Browsing06:49 h07:29 h
Video Playback10:33 h10:29 h
Games04:30 h04:36 h
Standby Mode69 h98 h

Main camera

Matrix 12 MP 48 MP
Photo resolution 4000x3000 pixels 8000x6000 pixels
Zoom Optical, 1.1x Digital
Flash LED LED
Stabilization Optical Digital
8K Recording Up to 24FPS 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 120 ° n/a
Lenses count Standard: 12 MP
Telephoto: 64 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
Matrix64 MPn/a
Aperturef/2.0n/a
Focal length29 mmn/a
SensorSamsung Bright S5KGW2n/a
Sensor size1/1.72n/a
Pixel size0.8 μmn/a
StabilizationOpticaln/a
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix12 MPn/a
Aperturef/2.2n/a
Focal length13 mmn/a
SensorSamsung S5K2LAn/a
Sensor size1/2.55n/a
Pixel size1.4 μmn/a
StabilizationDigitaln/a

Front camera

Matrix 10 MP 16 MP
Photo resolution 2592x3872 pixels 4608x3456 pixels
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length 26 mm 26 mm
Sensor Samsung S5K3J1 BSI CMOS
Sensor size 1/3.2 1/3
Pixel size 1.22 μm 1 μm
Autofocus Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) 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 b/g/n/ac/ax) Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)
Wi-Fi features - 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 3.1 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 *YesNo
Hybrid SlotYesYes
2G BandsGSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (Dual SIM model only)
3G BandsHSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
LTE Bands*LTE (B850/B900/B1700/B1900/B2100)LTE (B1/B3/B7/B8/B20)
LTE category224
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
85.9 dB
Huawei Honor 9X
78 dB

Other

Class Flagship Mid-range
Announced February, 2020 yr July, 2019 yr
Release Date March, 2020 yr September, 2019 yr
Launch Price ($) 999 n/a
Sensors - Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

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

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