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| Global Score | |
| 71.9 | 80.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| Android 10, 9.0 Pie | -- |
| 2020-04-17 | 2015-08-21 |
| 6.42 x 3.04 x 0.35 inches | 6.03 x 3.00 x 0.30 inches |
| 7.27 ounces | 6.03 ounces |
| Midnight black and Phantom purple | Black sapphire, Gold platinum, Silver titan and White pearl |
| Aluminum and Glass | Glass and Metal |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.6 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 390 pixels per inch | 515 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8.6 |
| Performance | |
| Kirin 810 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7420 chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A76, Arm Cortex-A55 and DynamIQ, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2100 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G52 MP6 GPU | Mali-T760 MP8 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 17.34 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| -- | 28.00mm focal length |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 2560 x 1440 (60 fps) (Quad HD / 2K) slow motion video |
| 11.11 | 10.01 |
| 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 - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 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 | -- |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy Note5 is better than the Honor 9X Pro, with an 80.2 score against 71.9. Even though Samsung Galaxy Note5 is older than Honor 9X Pro, it's design is thinner and somewhat lighter. The Honor 9X Pro features a bit superior CPU than Samsung Galaxy Note5, and although they both have a Octa-Core CPU, the Honor 9X Pro also has a larger amount of RAM.
The Galaxy Note5 features a bit more vivid screen than Honor 9X Pro, because although it has a little smaller display, it also counts with a higher amount of pixels per inch in the display and a higher resolution of 1440 x 2560. The Honor 9X Pro captures much better photos and videos than Galaxy Note5, and although they both have the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video quality, the Honor 9X Pro also has better video frame rate, a larger aperture to take better captures and videos in poorly lited situations, a back-facing camera with a way better 48 megapixels resolution and a much bigger camera sensor which offers a much better photo and video quality.
Honor 9X Pro features a way bigger storage to store more games and applications than Samsung Galaxy Note5, because it has a SD memory slot that admits up to 512 GB and more internal storage. The Honor 9X Pro counts with better battery life than Galaxy Note5, because it has a 4000mAh battery size.
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