Honor 8 vs Samsung Galaxy S9 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Jul 11, 2016	Feb 25, 2018
Prices (MSRP)
$499	$720

Design

Dimensions
5.73 x 2.80 x 0.29 inches 145.5 x 71 x 7.45 mm	5.81 x 2.70 x 0.33 inches 147.7 x 68.7 x 8.5 mm
Weight
5.40 oz / 153.0 g	5.75 oz / 163.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass Frame: Metal	Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
	Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Iris scanner, 2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)
Features
	Notification light
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Gold, Pink, Blue, White	Midnight black, Coral blue, Titanium gray, Lilac purple, Burgundy red, Sunrise gold, Ice blue

Display

Size
5.2-inch, 72.02% screen-to-body	5.8-inch, 84.36% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD	Super AMOLED, HDR
Resolution
1920x1080px, 424 PPI	2960x1440px, 18.5:9 ratio, 568 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 3	Corning Gorilla Glass 5

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Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
5 (Poor)	1 (Excellent)

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Hardware

System chip
HiSilicon Kirin 950 (16 nm)	Snapdragon 845 SDM845 (10 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2300 MHz ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53	Octa-core 2800 MHz Kryo 385
GPU
Mali-T880 MP4	Adreno 630
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB 3GB/32GB 4GB/32GB	4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB 4GB/128GB 4GB/256GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 128 GB	microSDXC up to 400 GB
OS
Android (8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow)	Android (10, 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo)

Battery

Type
3000 mAh, Li - Polymer	3000 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
Fast charging	Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0, Samsung Adaptive Fast Charging Qi and Powermat wireless charging

Camera

Rear
Dual camera	Single camera
Main camera
12 MP (Laser and PDAF, CMOS image sensor, BSI sensor) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal length: 35 mm Sensor size: 1/2.9" Pixel size: 1.25 μm	12 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.5/F2.4 Sensor size: 1/2.55" Pixel size: 1.4 μm
Second camera
12 MP (Black and White, Laser and PDAF) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 35 mm Sensor size: 1/2.9" Pixel size: 1.25 μm
Flash
Dual LED	LED
Video recording
1080p (60 fps), 720p (120 fps) Time-lapse video, Video calling, Video sharing	4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps), 720p (960 fps) HDR, Time-lapse video, Hyperlapse, Continuous autofocus, Object tracking, Picture-taking during video recording, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
8 MP	8 MP (Autofocus, HDR) Video capture: QHD (30 fps)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2	5.0
WLAN
b,g,n,ac,dual-band Hotspot 802.11 b, g, n, ac	a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0	Type-C, USB 3.1
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou
Other
NFC, Infrared, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC, ANT+

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Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
Album art cover, Background playback	32-Bit DAC, aptX-HD
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	Wireless screen share
Radio
	FM
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation	Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 39, 40, 41	38, 39, 40, 41, 46
3G Bands
5, 8, 4, 2, 1	5, 8, 4, 2, 1
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s	LTE-A Pro Cat 18 (1200/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM
HD Voice
Yes
VoLTE
Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Sep 20, 2016 FCC ID value: QISFRD-L04	Date approved: Jan 11, 2018 FCC ID value: A3LSMG960U
Measured SAR
Head: 1.07 W/kg Body: 0.24 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 0.17 W/kg	Head: 0.35 W/kg Body: 0.96 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 0.95 W/kg

Alternative variants

with 32 GB storage

Memory	32GB
Prices (MSRP)	$399

International version

System chip	Samsung Exynos 9 9810 (10 nm)
Processor	Octa-core 2900 MHz Exynos M3 and ARM Cortex-A55
GPU	Mali-G72 MP18
FCC approval	Date approved: Dec 27, 2017 FCC ID value: A3LSMG960F
Measured SAR	Head: 0.26 W/kg Body: 1.00 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.56 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.04 W/kg

with 32 GB storage

Memory	3GB/32GB

with Dual SIM

System chip	Samsung Exynos 9 9810 (10 nm)
Processor	Octa-core 2900 MHz Exynos M3 and ARM Cortex-A55
GPU	Mali-G72 MP18
Dual SIM	Yes

Dual SIM

Dual SIM	Yes

with 256 GB storage

Memory	256GB
Prices (MSRP)	$820

with 128 GB storage

Memory	128GB
Prices (MSRP)	$770