Home Phone comparison Samsung Galaxy S24 FE and Honor X9b - Which is better?

Samsung Galaxy S24 FE vs Honor X9b

80 out 100
Samsung Galaxy S24 FE
VS
60 out 100
Honor X9b
Samsung Galaxy S24 FE
Honor X9b

Compared 2 smartphones : Samsung Galaxy S24 FE Manufactured in October, 2024, with display 6.7 with chipsetSamsung Exynos 2400e, vs Honor X9b, Manufactured in October, 2023 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1. 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 S24 FE
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.3 vs 5.1
  • Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
  • Supports DisplayPort
  • Supports Dolby Atmos
  • Built-in eSIM
Reasons to choose Honor X9b
  • Larger display: 6.78in
  • Higher pixel density: 431ppi
  • Lighter design: 185g vs 213g
  • Higher battery capacity: 5800mAh vs 4700mAh
  • Includes charger

Versions

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

Review

Key Specs Samsung Galaxy S24 FE and Honor X9b
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 S24 FE
vs
Honor X9b

Display

Display quality comparison
Type Dynamic AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.7 in 6.78 in
Resolution 1080x2340 pixels 1200x2652 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 385 ppi 431 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-120 Hz) No
Max brightness n/a 1200 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ No
Screen-to-body ratio 88 % 91.4 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Samsung Galaxy S24 FE
1382 nits
Honor X9b
n/a
sRGB gamut100 %n/a
PWM (Flicker)120 Hzn/a
Response time3 msn/a
Contrast∞ Infiniten/a
Sources: NotebookCheck [Samsung Galaxy S24 FE]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 162 mm (6.38 in) 163.6 mm (6.44 in)
Width 77.3 mm (3.04 in) 75.5 mm (2.97 in)
Thickness 8 mm (0.31 in) 7.98 mm (0.31 in)
Weight 213 g (7.51 oz) 185 g (6.53 oz)
Water resistance IP68 IP53
Cooling system Vapor chamber n/a
Back panel Glass Plastic
Frame Metal Plastic
Colors - Black
- Gray
- Blue
- Green
- Yellow		 - Black
- Green
- Orange
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Samsung Galaxy S24 FE
88 %
Honor X9b
91.4 %

Performance

Testing Samsung Galaxy S24 FE and Honor X9b In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Samsung Exynos 2400e Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1
Max Frequency 3110 MHz 2200 MHz
CPU Cores 10 (1 + 2 + 3 + 4) 8 (4 + 4)
Architecture - 4/1.96 (Cortex-A520)
- 3/2.59 (Cortex-A720)
- 2/2.9 (Cortex-A720)
- 1/3.11 (Cortex-X4)		 - 4/1.8 (Cortex-A55)
- 4/2.2 (Cortex-A78)
Process Samsung Samsung
Transistor Size 4 nm 4 nm
Neural Processor Yes Yes
Graphics Samsung Xclipse 940 Adreno 710
GPU Cores 768 256
GPU Frequency 1095 MHz 676 MHz
FLOPS 3406.8 GFLOPS 346.1 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Samsung Galaxy S24 FE
2147
Honor X9b
936
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Samsung Galaxy S24 FE
6825
Honor X9b
2796
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)2147936
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)68252796
Geekbench Compute (GPU)15442n/a
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Samsung Galaxy S24 FE], [Honor X9b]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Samsung Galaxy S24 FE
1777453
Honor X9b
510190
CPU434890182475
GPU72697047264
Memory318963145851
UX296630134600
NanoReview Score1777453510190

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 8 GB - 8 GB
- 12 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR5
Memory Frequency 4200 MHz 2750 MHz
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage Capacity128 GB256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 4.0UFS 3.1
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 14 (Upgradeable to Android 15) Android 13 (Upgradeable to Android 14)
OS Size 23.5 GB n/a
UI Skin One UI 7.0 Magic UI 8.0

Battery

Volume 4700 mAh 5800 mAh
Max Charging Power 25 W 35 W
Battery Type Li-ion Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes No
Reverse Charging Yes (Wireless) Yes
Fast Charging Yes (56% in 30 min) Yes (80% in 60 min)
Full Charge Time 1:10 h 1:57 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Samsung Galaxy S24 FE
23:02
Honor X9b
n/a
Web Browsing07:20 hn/a
Video Playback13:33 hn/a
Games05:11 hn/a
Standby Mode129 hn/a

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 108 MP
Photo resolution 8160x6120 pixels 12000x9000 pixels
Zoom Optical, 3x Digital (lossless), 3x
Flash LED LED
Stabilization Optical Digital
8K Recording Yes (Up to 30 fps) No
4K Recording Yes (Up to 120 fps) Yes (Up to 30 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 120 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 960 fps (720p) 240 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens 123 ° n/a
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 8 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP		 Standard: 108 MP
Ultra-wide: 5 MP
Macro: 2 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix50 MP108 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/1.8
Focal length24 mmn/a
SensorSamsung ISOCELL S5KGN3Samsung HM6
Sensor size1/1.571/1.67
Pixel size1 μm1 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)Phase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalDigital
Telephoto
Matrix8 MPn/a
Aperturef/2.4n/a
Focal length75 mmn/a
SensorOmniVision OV08A10n/a
Sensor size1/4.4n/a
Pixel size1 μmn/a
StabilizationOpticaln/a
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix12 MP5 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal length13 mmn/a
SensorSamsung S5K3L6n/a
Sensor size1/3.0n/a
Pixel size1.12 μmn/a
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Samsung Galaxy S24 FE
136
Honor X9b
n/a
Video quality
Samsung Galaxy S24 FE
125
Honor X9b
n/a
Overall camera score
Samsung Galaxy S24 FE
133
Honor X9b
n/a
Bokeh60n/a
Preview69n/a
Sources: DxOMark [Samsung Galaxy S24 FE]

Front camera

Matrix 10 MP 16 MP
Photo resolution 3648x2736 pixels 3456x4608 pixels
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.5
Focal length 26 mm n/a
Sensor Samsung S5K3J1 CMOS
Sensor size 1/2.65 n/a
Pixel size 1.22 μm n/a
Autofocus No 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 6E (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
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5.3 5.1
Bluetooth features LE 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 Yes No
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
NFC* Yes Varies by region
Infrared Port No n/a
Connectivity
SIM Count*12
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *YesNo
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM850, GSM900, DCS1800, PCS1900n/a
3G BandsUMTS B1(2100), B2(1900), B4(AWS), B5(850), B8(900)n/a
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B32/B66)n/a
LTE category2018
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers n/a Mono
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes No
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Samsung Galaxy S24 FE
91.9 dB
Honor X9b
n/a

Other

Class Flagship Mid-range
Announced September, 2024 yr October, 2023 yr
Release Date October, 2024 yr October, 2023 yr
Launch Price ($) n/a 375
MSRP ($) 649 n/a
Sensors - Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included No Yes 35 W

Note

Samsung Galaxy S24 FE:

The 128 GB variant features UFS 3.1 memory, other models have UFS 4.0.

* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Samsung Galaxy S24 FE the clear winner in this comparison.

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