Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 71.9 | 83 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| Android 10, 9.0 Pie | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2020-04-17 | 2017-09-15 |
| 6.42 x 3.04 x 0.35 inches | 6.40 x 2.94 x 0.34 inches |
| 7.27 ounces | 6.88 ounces |
| Midnight black and Phantom purple | Deep Sea blue, Maple gold, Midnight black and Orchid gray |
| Aluminum and Glass | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 440.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.6 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2960 x 1440 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 390 pixels per inch | 522 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| Kirin 810 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A76, Arm Cortex-A55 and DynamIQ, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G52 MP6 GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.36 |
| 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 | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 11.11 | 9.79 |
| 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+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Battery | 3300mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.92 | 5.28 |
| 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 | -- |
Comparison review
Galaxy Note8 has an overall score of 83, which is much better than the Honor 9X Pro's 71.9 general score. Both phones in this comparison review work with Android OS (Operating System), but the Galaxy Note8 has newer 9.0 Pie version and Honor 9X Pro has Android 10, offering a lot of extra features and better performance. Even though Galaxy Note8 is notably older than the Honor 9X Pro, it's construction is a little lighter and a little thinner.
The Galaxy Note8 counts with a slightly better screen than Honor 9X Pro, because although it has a bit smaller display, it also counts with more pixels per screen inch and a higher resolution of 1440 x 2960 pixels. Galaxy Note8 features a bit more powerful processing unit than Honor 9X Pro. They have 6 GB of RAM memory and 8 CPU cores.
The Honor 9X Pro features much more memory capacity for apps and games than Galaxy Note8, because it has 256 GB internal memory and an external memory card slot that allows a maximum of 512 GB. Honor 9X Pro shoots better photographs and videos than Samsung Galaxy Note8, because although it has a smaller aperture, and they both have the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video definition, the Honor 9X Pro also counts with a lot larger back-facing camera sensor taking more light and vivid colors, better 60 frames per second video frame rate and a much more MP camera in the back.
Honor 9X Pro counts with improved battery life than Galaxy Note8, because it has a 21 percent bigger battery size.
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