Honor Note 8 vs Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Aug 01, 2016	Oct 11, 2018
Prices (MSRP)
$420

Design

Dimensions
7.04 x 3.58 x 0.28 inches 178.8 x 90.9 x 7.18 mm	6.40 x 3.03 x 0.31 inches 162.5 x 77 x 7.8 mm
Weight
7.73 oz / 219.0 g	6.46 oz / 183.0 g
Materials
	Back: Glass Frame: Metal
Biometrics
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
Gold, Gray	Caviar black, Lemonade blue, Bubblegum pink

Display

Size
6.6-inch, 73.85% screen-to-body	6.3-inch, 80.51% screen-to-body
Type
Super AMOLED	Super AMOLED
Resolution
2560x1440px, 445 PPI	2220x1080px, 18.5:9 ratio, 392 PPI

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

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Hardware

System chip
HiSilicon Kirin 955	Snapdragon 660 SDM660 (14 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2500 MHz ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53	Octa-core 2200 MHz Kryo 260
GPU
Mali-T880 MP4	Adreno 512
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/128GB 4GB/32GB 4GB/64GB	6GB (LPDDR4)/128GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 128 GB	microSDXC up to 512 GB
OS
Android (6.0 Marshmallow)	Android (10, 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo)

Battery

Type
4500 mAh, Li - Polymer	3800 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
Fast charging	Samsung Adaptive Fast Charging

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Quad camera
Main camera
13 MP (OIS, Autofocus) Aperture size: F2.0	24 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.7 Focal length: 27 mm Sensor size: 1/2.8" Pixel size: 0.9 μm
Second camera
	8 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.4 Focal Length: 12 mm Sensor size: 1/4" Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Third camera
	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
Dual LED	LED
Video recording
1080p Video calling, Video sharing	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
4.2	5.0
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, 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 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), 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
Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC, ANT+, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

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Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
Album art cover, Background playback	Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	Wireless screen share
Radio
	FM

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 3, 7	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 20, 26, 28, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 39, 40, 41	38, 40, 41
3G Bands
5, 8, 2, 1	1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSPA	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
HD Voice
Yes
VoLTE
Yes

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

Memory	32GB
Prices (MSRP)	$345

Dual SIM

Dual SIM	Yes

Memory	64GB
Prices (MSRP)	$375