Home Phone comparison Samsung Galaxy S24 Plus (Snapdragon) and Honor X9d - Which is better?

Samsung Galaxy S24 Plus (Snapdragon) vs Honor X9d

83 out 100
Samsung Galaxy S24 Plus (Snapdragon)
VS
74 out 100
Honor X9d
Samsung Galaxy S24 Plus (Snapdragon)
Honor X9d

Compared 2 smartphones : Samsung Galaxy S24 Plus (Snapdragon) Manufactured in January, 2024, with display 6.7 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3, vs Honor X9d, Manufactured in October, 2025with 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 S24 Plus (Snapdragon)
  • Higher pixel density: 513ppi
  • Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
  • Supports DisplayPort
  • Supports Dolby Atmos
  • Built-in eSIM
Reasons to choose Honor X9d
  • Larger display: 6.79in
  • Lighter design: 193g vs 196g
  • Higher battery capacity: 8300mAh vs 4900mAh
  • Infrared port
  • Includes charger

Versions

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

Review

Key Specs Samsung Galaxy S24 Plus (Snapdragon) 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:
Galaxy S24 Plus (Snapdragon)
vs
Honor X9d

Display

Display quality comparison
Type Dynamic AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.7 in 6.79 in
Resolution 1440x3120 pixels 1200x2640 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 19.85:9
Pixel density 513 ppi 427 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes Yes
Max brightness 2600 nits 1800 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes, HDR10
Screen-to-body ratio 91.6 % 90.8 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Samsung Galaxy S24 Plus (Snapdragon)
1451 nits
Honor X9d
n/a

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 158.5 mm (6.24 in) 161.9 mm (6.37 in)
Width 75.9 mm (2.99 in) 76.1 mm (3 in)
Thickness 7.7 mm (0.3 in) 7.9 mm (0.31 in)
Weight 196 g (6.91 oz) 193 g (6.81 oz)
Water resistance IP68 IP69
Cooling system Vapor chamber n/a
Back panel Glass Plastic
Frame Metal Plastic
Colors - Black
- Gray
- Blue
- Green
- Orange
- Purple
- Yellow		 - Black
- Gold
- Green
- Brown
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes, In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Samsung Galaxy S24 Plus (Snapdragon)
91.6 %
Honor X9d
90.8 %

Performance

Testing Samsung Galaxy S24 Plus (Snapdragon) and Honor X9d In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 4
Max Frequency 3300 MHz 2300 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 2/2.27 (Cortex-A520)
- 2/2.96 (Cortex-A720)
- 3/3.15 (Cortex-A720)
- 1/3.3 (Cortex-X4)		 - 4/1.8 (Kryo Silver (Cortex-A520))
- 3/2.2 (Kryo Gold (Cortex-A720))
- 1/2.3 (Kryo Prime (Cortex-A720))
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 4 nm 4 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon Hexagon
Graphics Adreno 750 Adreno 810
GPU Cores 1536 256
GPU Frequency 903-1000 MHz 895 MHz
FLOPS 2774 GFLOPS 458.2 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Samsung Galaxy S24 Plus (Snapdragon)
2196
Honor X9d
1086
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Samsung Galaxy S24 Plus (Snapdragon)
6964
Honor X9d
3103
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)21961086
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)69643103
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Samsung Galaxy S24 Plus (Snapdragon)]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Samsung Galaxy S24 Plus (Snapdragon)
2025079
Honor X9d
977304
CPU480834358049
GPU893619160718
Memory354867210830
UX295759247707
NanoReview Score2025079977304
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Samsung Galaxy S24 Plus (Snapdragon)
16963
Honor X9d
n/a
Sources: 3DMark [Samsung Galaxy S24 Plus (Snapdragon)]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Samsung Galaxy S24 Plus (Snapdragon)
17881
Honor X9d
n/a
Writing score21624n/a
Web score18765n/a
Video editing8023n/a
Data manipulation14975n/a
NanoReview Score17881n/a

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 12 GB 12 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR5
Memory Frequency 4266 MHz n/a
Channels 4 2
Storage
Storage Capacity- 256 GB
- 512 GB		256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 4.0UFS 3.1
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 14 Android 15
UI Skin One UI 6.1 MagicOS 9.0

Battery

Volume 4900 mAh 8300 mAh
Max Charging Power 45 W 66 W
Battery Type Li-ion Silicon Carbon (Si/C)
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (15 W) No
Reverse Charging Yes (Wireless) Yes
Fast Charging Yes (74% in 30 min) Yes
Full Charge Time 0:58 h n/a
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Samsung Galaxy S24 Plus (Snapdragon)
22:40
Honor X9d
n/a
Web Browsing08:03 hn/a
Video Playback15:35 hn/a
Games05:08 hn/a
Standby Mode109 hn/a

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 108 MP
Photo resolution 8160x6120 pixels 12000x9000 pixels
Zoom Optical, 3x Digital
Flash LED LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording Yes (Up to 30 fps) 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 (1080p) n/a
Wide-angle lens 120 ° n/a
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 10 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
Matrix50 MP108 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/1.8
Focal length24 mmn/a
SensorSamsung ISOCELL GN3n/a
Sensor size1/1.561/1.67
Pixel size1 μm1 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)Phase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix10 MPn/a
Aperturef/2.4n/a
Focal length67 mmn/a
SensorSamsung S53K1n/a
Sensor size1/3.94n/a
Pixel size1 μmn/a
StabilizationOpticaln/a
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix12 MP5 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal length13 mmn/a
SensorSony IMX564n/a
Sensor size1/2.55n/a
Pixel size1.4 μmn/a
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Samsung Galaxy S24 Plus (Snapdragon)
134
Honor X9d
n/a
Video quality
Samsung Galaxy S24 Plus (Snapdragon)
125
Honor X9d
n/a
Overall camera score
Samsung Galaxy S24 Plus (Snapdragon)
133
Honor X9d
n/a
Bokeh65n/a
Preview69n/a
Zoom135n/a
Sources: DxOMark [Samsung Galaxy S24 Plus (Snapdragon)]

Front camera

Matrix 12 MP 16 MP
Photo resolution 4000x3000 pixels 3456x4608 pixels
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.5
Focal length 26 mm n/a
Sensor Samsung 35K3LU CMOS
Sensor size 1/3.2 n/a
Pixel size 1.12 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 6E (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 5.3 5.3
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 DP 1.2 No
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port No Yes
Connectivity
SIM Count*12
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM Moden/aDual 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/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B32/B66)n/a
LTE category20n/a
5G SupportYesYes

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 January, 2024 yr September, 2025 yr
Release Date January, 2024 yr October, 2025 yr
Launch Price ($) 999 n/a
MSRP ($) n/a 350
Sensors - Hall Sensor
- Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included No Yes, 66 W

Note

Samsung Galaxy S24 Plus (Snapdragon):

Two models exist: a dual Nano SIM and a single Nano SIM + eSIM variant.

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

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