Samsung Galaxy Note9 vs Honor 8X Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Aug 09, 2018	Oct 03, 2018
Prices (MSRP)
$1000

Design

Dimensions
6.37 x 3.01 x 0.35 inches 161.9 x 76.4 x 8.8 mm	6.31 x 3.02 x 0.31 inches 160.4 x 76.6 x 7.8 mm
Weight
7.09 oz (201.0 g)	6.17 oz (175.0 g)
Materials
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) Frame: Aluminum	Back: Glass Frame: Metal
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
Iris scanner, 2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Notification light, Stylus
Keys
Left: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key; Right: Other	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Midnight black, Ocean blue, Cloud silver, Lavender purple	Black, Blue, Red

Display

Size
6.4-inch, 83.51% screen-to-body	6.5-inch, 84.36% screen-to-body
Type
Super AMOLED, HDR	IPS LCD
Resolution
2960x1440px, 18.5:9 ratio, 516 PPI	2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 396 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 5

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 845 SDM845 (10 nm)	HiSilicon Kirin 710 (12 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2800 MHz Kryo 385	Octa-core 2200 MHz ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Adreno 630	Mali-G51 MP4
Memory
6GB (LPDDR4)/128GB 8GB/512GB	4GB/128GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 512 GB	microSDXC up to 400 GB
OS
Android (10, 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo)	Android (9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo)

Battery

Type
4000 mAh, Li - Ion	3750 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0, Samsung Adaptive Fast Charging Qi and Powermat wireless charging	Fast charging

Camera

Rear
Dual camera	Dual camera
Main camera
12 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.5/F2.4 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/2.55" Pixel size: 1.4 μm	20 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 27 mm
Second camera
12 MP (Telephoto, OIS, Autofocus) Optical zoom: 2.0x Aperture size: F2.4 Focal Length: 52 mm Sensor size: 1/3.4" Pixel size: 1 μm	2 MP (Depth information) Aperture size: F2.4
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps), 720p (960 fps) Time-lapse video, Hyperlapse, Continuous autofocus, Object tracking, EIS	1080p (60 fps) Video calling, Video sharing
Front
8 MP (Wide Angle, Autofocus) Video capture: QHD (30 fps)	16 MP

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	4.2
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac	a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Type-C, USB 3.1	microUSB, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
M4/T3
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou
Other
NFC, ANT+	NFC, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

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

Cellular

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

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Jul 03, 2018 FCC ID value: A3LSMN960U
Measured SAR
Head: 0.27 W/kg Body: 0.76 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.35 W/kg Phablet: 3.90 W/kg

Alternative variants

With 512 GB storage

Memory	8GB/512GB
Prices (MSRP)	$1250

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
4G (FDD) Bands	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 66
4G (TDD) Bands	38, 39, 40, 41
Dual SIM	Yes
Location	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou
FCC approval	Date approved: Jul 02, 2018 FCC ID value: A3LSMN960F
Measured SAR	Head: 0.23 W/kg Body: 0.85 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.40 W/kg Phablet: 3.98 W/kg

for Verizon

4G (FDD) Bands	2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 13, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 66
3G Bands	5, 8, 2, 1

for AT&T

4G (FDD) Bands	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 14, 18, 19, 20, 28, 29, 30, 66

for T-Mobile

4G (FDD) Bands	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 18, 19, 20, 25, 27, 66, 71
3G Bands	5, 4, 2, 1

for Sprint

4G (FDD) Bands	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 20, 25, 26, 28, 66, 71

for U.S. Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands	2, 4, 5, 8, 12, 13, 18, 19, 25, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands	38, 39, 40, 46
3G Bands	5, 8, 2, 1

Links

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