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| Global Score | |
| 71.9 | 79.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| Android 10, 9.0 Pie | -- |
| 2020-04-17 | 2018-01-06 |
| 6.42 x 3.04 x 0.35 inches | 5.87 x 2.78 x 0.33 inches |
| 7.27 ounces | 6.07 ounces |
| Midnight black and Phantom purple | Black, Blue, Gold and Orchid grey |
| Aluminum and Glass | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.6 inches | 5.6 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 390 pixels per inch | 441 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| Kirin 810 chipset | Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 7885 chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A76, Arm Cortex-A55 and DynamIQ, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G52 MP6 GPU | Mali-G71 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 17.34 | 10.78 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 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 | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Battery | 3000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| 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 Galaxy A8 (2018) is better than the Honor 9X Pro, with a 79.2 score against 71.9. The Galaxy A8 (2018) is an incredibly older cellphone than Honor 9X Pro, but Samsung could make it somewhat lighter and just a little bit thinner. Galaxy A8 (2018) counts with a little sharper screen than Honor 9X Pro, because although it has a little lower resolution of 1080 x 2220px and a quite smaller display, it also counts with a just a bit greater pixel number in each inch of display.
The Honor 9X Pro counts with a much greater storage capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Galaxy A8 (2018), because it has 256 GB internal storage capacity and an external SD slot that holds a maximum of 512 GB. The Honor 9X Pro features a little bit better hardware performance than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), and although they both have 8 cores, the Honor 9X Pro also has a higher amount of RAM memory.
The Honor 9X Pro has longer battery lifetime than Galaxy A8 (2018), because it has a 4000mAh battery capacity instead of 3000mAh. The Honor 9X Pro takes greater pictures and videos than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), because although it has a tinier aperture which is not favorable for shooting photographs and videos in low-light situations, and they both have the same video quality, the Honor 9X Pro also counts with a camera with a lot higher 48 MP resolution and higher 60 frames per second video frame rates.
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