Home Phone comparison Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra and Huawei Honor 9X - Which is better?

Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra vs Huawei Honor 9X

87 out 100
Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra
VS
38 out 100
Huawei Honor 9X
Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra
Huawei Honor 9X

Compared 2 smartphones : Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra Manufactured in January, 2024, with display 6.8 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 (for Galaxy), 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 S24 Ultra
  • Larger display: 6.8in
  • Higher pixel density: 501ppi
  • Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
  • Higher battery capacity: 5000mAh vs 4000mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.3 vs 4.2
  • Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
  • Supports DisplayPort
  • Supports Dolby Atmos
  • Built-in eSIM
Reasons to choose Huawei Honor 9X
  • Lighter design: 196.8g vs 232g

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB
- 12/1024 GB		 - 4/64 GB
- 4/128 GB
- 6/128 GB

Review

Key Specs Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra 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:
Galaxy S24 Ultra
vs
Huawei Honor 9X

Display

Display quality comparison
Type Dynamic AMOLED IPS LCD
Size 6.8 in 6.59 in
Resolution 1440x3088 pixels 1080x2340 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 501 ppi 391 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (1-120 Hz) No
Max brightness 2600 nits 460 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ No
Touch Sampling Rate 240 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 88.5 % 84.3 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 n/a
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra
1445 nits
Huawei Honor 9X
481 nits
sRGB gamut99.5 %99 %
PWM (Flicker)480 Hzn/a
Response time1 ms29 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite969:1
Sources: NotebookCheck [Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra], [Huawei Honor 9X]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 162.3 mm (6.39 in) 163.5 mm (6.44 in)
Width 79 mm (3.11 in) 77.3 mm (3.04 in)
Thickness 8.6 mm (0.34 in) 8.8 mm (0.35 in)
Weight 232 g (8.18 oz) 196.8 g (6.94 oz)
Water resistance IP68 No
Cooling system Vapor chamber n/a
Back panel Glass Plastic
Frame Metal Plastic
Colors - Black
- Gray
- Blue
- Green
- Orange
- Purple
- Yellow		 - Black
- Blue
- Green
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes rear
Screen-to-body ratio
Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra
88.5 %
Huawei Honor 9X
84.3 %

Performance

Testing Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra and Huawei Honor 9X In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 (for Galaxy) HiSilicon Kirin 710F
Max Frequency 3390 MHz 2200 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2) 8 (4 + 4)
Architecture - 2/2.27 (Cortex-A520)
- 2/2.96 (Cortex-A720)
- 3/3.15 (Cortex-A720)
- 1/3.3 (Cortex-X4)		 - 4/1.7 (Cortex-A53)
- 4/2.2 (Cortex-A73)
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 4 nm 12 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon No
Graphics Adreno 750 Mali-G51 MP4
GPU Cores 1536 64
GPU Frequency 1000 MHz 650 MHz
FLOPS 2774 GFLOPS 128 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra
2271
Huawei Honor 9X
512
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra
7119
Huawei Honor 9X
1555
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)2271512
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)71191555
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra
1954703
Huawei Honor 9X
248602
CPU43260889924
GPU80187034025
Memory41892659171
UX30129965482
NanoReview Score1954703248602
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra
16056
Huawei Honor 9X
559
Max Surface Temp.46.8 °C43.9 °C
Stability59 %99 %
Graphics Test96 fps3 fps
Graphics Score16056559
Sources: 3DMark [Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra], [Huawei Honor 9X]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra
18029
Huawei Honor 9X
6430
Writing score225906877
Web score183255821
Video editing80004885
Data manipulation159215361
NanoReview Score180296430

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 12 GB - 4 GB
- 6 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency 4200 MHz 1866 MHz
Channels 4 2
Storage
Storage Capacity- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 1024 GB		128 GB
Storage TypeUFS 4.0eMMC 5.1
Memory CardNoMicroSD

Software

OS Android 14 Android 9.0 (Upgradeable to Android 11)
OS Size 28 GB 15.4 GB
UI Skin One UI 6.1 EMUI 12

Battery

Volume 5000 mAh 4000 mAh
Max Charging Power 45 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 (69% in 30 min) No
Full Charge Time 1:05 h 2:25 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra
26:30
Huawei Honor 9X
19:04
Web Browsing10:18 h07:29 h
Video Playback18:00 h10:29 h
Games05:51 h04:36 h
Standby Mode122 h98 h

Main camera

Matrix 200 MP 48 MP
Photo resolution 16320x12240 pixels 8000x6000 pixels
Zoom Optical, 5x Digital
Flash LED LED
Stabilization Optical Digital
8K Recording Yes (Up to 30 fps) No
4K Recording Yes (Up to 120 fps) No
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 240 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 240 fps (1080p) 120 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens 120 ° n/a
Lenses count Standard: 200 MP
Telephoto: 50 MP
Telephoto: 12 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP		 Standard: 48 MP
Depth: 2 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix200 MP48 MP
Aperturef/1.7f/1.8
Focal length23 mm27 mm
SensorSamsung ISOCELL HP2Sony IMX582
Sensor size1/1.31/2
Pixel size0.6 μm0.8 μm
AutofocusLaser autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalDigital
Telephoto
Matrix50 MPn/a
Aperturef/3.4n/a
Focal length111 mmn/a
SensorSony IMX854n/a
Sensor size1/2.52n/a
Pixel size0.7 μmn/a
StabilizationOpticaln/a
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix12 MPn/a
Aperturef/2.2n/a
Focal length13 mmn/a
SensorSony IMX564n/a
Sensor size1/2.55n/a
Pixel size1.4 μmn/a
StabilizationDigitaln/a
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra
144
Huawei Honor 9X
n/a
Video quality
Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra
137
Huawei Honor 9X
n/a
Overall camera score
Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra
144
Huawei Honor 9X
n/a
Bokeh70n/a
Preview82n/a
Zoom145n/a
Sources: DxOMark [Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra]

Front camera

Matrix 12 MP 16 MP
Photo resolution 4000x3000 pixels 4608x3456 pixels
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length 26 mm 26 mm
Sensor Samsung S5K3LU BSI CMOS
Sensor size 1/3.2 1/3
Pixel size 1.12 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 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) 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 5.3 4.2
Bluetooth features LE 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
DisplayPort Yes DP 1.2 n/a
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port No No
Connectivity
SIM Count*12
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM Moden/aDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *YesNo
Hybrid SlotNoYes
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/B66)LTE (B1/B3/B7/B8/B20)
LTE category204
5G SupportYesn/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 S24 Ultra
93 dB
Huawei Honor 9X
78 dB

Other

Class Flagship Mid-range
Announced January, 2024 yr July, 2019 yr
Release Date January, 2024 yr September, 2019 yr
Launch Price ($) 1299 n/a
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 n/a

Note

Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra:

There is a model with two physical SIM cards and no eSIM, and another with one physical SIM card and eSIM support.

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

Results

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

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