Honor 9 Lite vs Samsung Galaxy A21s Specs Comparison

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Honor 9 Lite	Samsung Galaxy A21s
Released · Jan 21, 2018	Released · Jun 19, 2020
5.7-inch · 2160x1080px	6.5-inch · 1600x720px
Dual camera	Quad camera
4GB · 64GB	3GB · 32GB
3000 mAh	5000 mAh
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Design

Dimensions
5.94 x 2.83 x 0.30 inches 151 x 71.9 x 7.6 mm	6.44 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches 163.7 x 75.3 x 8.9 mm
Weight
5.26 oz (149.0 g)	6.77 oz (192.0 g)
Materials
Back: Glass Frame: Metal
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)	2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Gray, Blue	Black, White, Blue, Red

Display

Size
5.7-inch	6.5-inch
Resolution
2160x1080px, 427 PPI	1600x720px, 20:9 ratio, 270 PPI
Technology
IPS LCD	TFT
Screen-to-body
75.96 %	82.94 %
Colors
16 777 216
Features
Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
HiSilicon Kirin 659 (16 nm)	Samsung Exynos 850
Processor
Octa-core 2360 MHz ARM Cortex-A53	Octa-core 8x 2.0GHz Cortex-A55
GPU
Mali-T830 MP2	Mali-G76
RAM
4GB (LPDDR3)	3GB (LPDDR4)
Internal storage
64GB	32GB (eMMC 5.1), available to use: 19.5 GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB	microSDXC up to 512 GB
OS
Android (8.0 Oreo), Emotion UI	Android (10), Samsung One UI

Battery

Capacity
3000 mAh	5000 mAh
Type
	Li - Polymer
Charging
	Fast charging

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

11h 9min

Gaming

7h 48min

Camera

Rear
Dual camera	Quad camera
Main camera
13 MP (PDAF)	48 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F2.0 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/2" Pixel size: 0.8 μm
Second camera
2 MP (Depth information)	8 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Sensor size: 1/4" Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Third camera
	2 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.4
Fourth camera
	2 MP (Depth information) Aperture size: F2.4
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
1920x1080 (Full HD) (30 fps) Video calling, Video sharing	1920x1080 (Full HD) (30 fps)
Front
13 MP (Dual-Camera), Video capture: 1920x1080 (Full HD)	13 MP, Video capture: 1920x1080 (Full HD)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2	5.0
WLAN
802.11 b,g,n Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct	802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
USB
microUSB, USB 2.0	Type-C, USB 2.0
Location
GPS, A-GPS	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Sensors
Accelerometer, Compass	Accelerometer, Gyroscope
Other
NFC, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD)
	Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800 DD), 28(700 APT)
4G (TDD)
	Bands 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2600+)
3G
	Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 5(850), 8(900)
Data Speed
LTE, HSPA, HSUPA	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes	Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM
VoLTE
Yes

Phone Features

Notifications
Haptic feedback, Music ringtones, Vibration, Flight mode, Silent mode, Speakerphone
Other features
Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording

Buyers information

MSRP
	€ 240

Availability

Officially announced
Jan 17, 2018	May 15, 2020

Alternative variants

with 32 GB storage


RAM	3GB
Internal storage	32GB

with 4GB RAM


RAM	4GB
Internal storage	64GB

with 6GB RAM


RAM	6GB
Internal storage	64GB

Links

Full specifications
Honor 9 Lite Specs	Samsung Galaxy A21s Specs
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	Samsung Galaxy A21s Review
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