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| Global Score | |
| 71.9 | 75.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| Android 10, 9.0 Pie | -- |
| 2020-04-17 | 2017-01-13 |
| 6.42 x 3.04 x 0.35 inches | 5.75 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches |
| 7.27 ounces | 5.61 ounces |
| Midnight black and Phantom purple | Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud |
| Aluminum and Glass | Glass and Metal |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.6 inches | 5.2 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 390 pixels per inch | 424 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Kirin 810 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A76, Arm Cortex-A55 and DynamIQ, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Mali-G52 MP6 GPU | Mali-T830 MP3 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 17.34 | 8.88 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 11.11 | 9.24 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 5.5 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) has a global score of 75.8, which is a little bit better than Honor 9X Pro's 71.9 general score. Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) is an much older cellphone than the Honor 9X Pro, but it is somewhat thinner and much lighter anyway. Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) counts with a bit sharper display than Honor 9X Pro, because although it has a little bit lower 1080 x 1920 resolution and a really smaller screen, it also counts with a quite higher pixels density.
Honor 9X Pro features a little faster processing unit than Galaxy A5 (2017), and although they both have 8 cores, the Honor 9X Pro also has 3 GB more RAM. Honor 9X Pro has a very superior memory capacity for games and applications than Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has a SD extension slot that admits up to 512 GB and 256 GB internal memory capacity.
Honor 9X Pro has a greater camera than Galaxy A5 (2017), and although they both have the same 1920x1080 video quality, the Honor 9X Pro also has a lot more mega-pixels back facing camera, a larger diafragm aperture and higher 60 frames per second video frame rate. Honor 9X Pro has improved battery life than Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has a 33 percent bigger battery size.
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