Honor 9A vs Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Jun 23, 2020	Oct 11, 2018
Prices (MSRP)
€230

Design

Dimensions
6.26 x 2.92 x 0.36 inches 159.07 x 74.06 x 9.04 mm	6.40 x 3.03 x 0.31 inches 162.5 x 77 x 7.8 mm
Weight
6.53 oz / 185.0 g	6.46 oz / 183.0 g
Materials
Back: Plastic Frame: Plastic	Back: Glass Frame: Metal
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)	2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Left: Other; Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key; Back: Other
Colors
Ice green, Midnight black, Phantom blue	Caviar black, Lemonade blue, Bubblegum pink

Display

Size
6.3-inch, 81.26% screen-to-body	6.3-inch, 80.51% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD	Super AMOLED
Resolution
1600x720px, 20:9 ratio, 278 PPI	2220x1080px, 18.5:9 ratio, 392 PPI

PhoneArena Display Test

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

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Hardware

System chip
Mediatek Helio P22 MT6762R (12 nm)	Snapdragon 660 SDM660 (14 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2000 MHz Arm Cortex-A53	Octa-core 2200 MHz Kryo 260
GPU
IMG PowerVR GE8320	Adreno 512
Memory
3GB/64GB (eMMC 5.1)	6GB (LPDDR4)/128GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 512 GB	microSDXC up to 512 GB
OS
Android (10)	Android (10, 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo)

Battery

Type
5000 mAh	3800 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
	Samsung Adaptive Fast Charging
Charge speed
Wired: 10.0W

Camera

Rear
Triple camera	Quad camera
Main camera
13 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8	24 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.7 Focal length: 27 mm Sensor size: 1/2.8" Pixel size: 0.9 μm
Second camera
5 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2	8 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.4 Focal Length: 12 mm Sensor size: 1/4" Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Third camera
2 MP (Depth information) Aperture size: F2.4	8 MP (Telephoto, Autofocus) Optical zoom: 2.0x Aperture size: F2.4 Focal Length: 52 mm Sensor size: 1/3.9" Pixel size: 1 μm
Fourth camera
	5 MP (Depth information) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 24 mm Sensor size: 1/5" Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
Yes	4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (30 fps) Hyperlapse, Continuous autofocus, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
8 MP	24 MP Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

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

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
Radio
FM	FM
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 20, 26, 28, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
34, 38, 39, 40, 41	38, 40, 41
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8	1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
	LTE-A Cat 9 (450/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA, UMTS
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
	Date approved: Oct 18, 2018 FCC ID value: A3LSMA920F
Measured SAR
	Head: 0.24 W/kg Body: 0.84 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.58 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.40 W/kg Phablet: 3.95 W/kg

Alternative variants

Dual SIM

Dual SIM	Yes

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