Honor X5 Plus vs Samsung Galaxy S9+ Comparison and Differences
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Honor X5 Plus or Samsung Galaxy S9+ Specs Comparison
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Common specs
| Brand and model | Honor X5 Plus | Samsung Galaxy S9+ | |
| Rating | (+0) | (+0) | |
| Release date | 2023, August 16 | 2018, February | |
| Dimensions (HxWxD) | 163.3 x 75.1 x 8.4 mm | 6.43 x 6.43 x 2.96 in | 158.1 x 73.8 x 8.5 mm | 6.22 x 6.22 x 2.91 in | |
| Weight | 188 g | 6.63 oz | 189 g | 6.67 oz | |
| Body Build | Front/back glass (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame | ||
| Case | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon | |
| Colors | Cyan Lake, Midnight Black | Midnight Black, Coral Blue, Titanium Gray, Lilac Purple, Burgundy Red, Sunrise Gold, Ice Blue, Polaris Blue | |
| Battery | 5200 mAh, Li-Po, non-removable | 3500 mAh, Non-removable Li-Ion | |
| Approximate price | 620 EUR | ||
| Check price | from Amazon | from Amazon |
Screen
| Technology | TFT LCD | Super AMOLED | |
| Touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | |
| Display colors | 16M | 16M | |
| Screen size | 6.56" in | 6.2" in | |
| Screen area | 103.4 cm2 | 98.3 cm2 | |
| Screen format | 20:9 (height:width) | 18.5:9 (height:width) | |
| Screen to body ratio | 84.3% | 84.2% | |
| Screen resolution | 720 x 1612 px | 1440 x 2960 px | |
| Screen PPI /points per inch/ | 269 PPI | 529 PPI | |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 | ||
| Other specs | - 90Hz - |
- HDR10 -3D Touch (home button only) -Always-on display |
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| Screen protector | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon |
Camera and Video
| Rear camera, main | 50 MP, Dual | 12 MP, Dual | |
| Camera specs | -50 MP, f/1.8, (wide), PDAF -2 MP, f/2.4, (depth) |
-12 MP, f/1.5-2.4, 26mm (wide), 1/2.55'', 1.4µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, OIS -12 MP, f/2.4, 52mm (telephoto), 1/3.6'', 1.0µm, AF, OIS, 2x optical zoom |
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| Functions | LED flash, HDR, panorama | LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama | |
| Video | 1080p@30fps | 2160p@60fps, 1080p@240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR, dual-video rec. | |
| DxOMark Main Score | 100 | ||
| DxOMark Photo | 105 | ||
| DxOMark Video | 91 | ||
| Front camera, selfie | 5 MP, Single | 8 MP, Single | |
| Specifications | 5 MP, f/2.2, (wide) | 8 MP, f/1.7, 25mm (wide), 1/3.6'', 1.22µm, AF | |
| Functions | Dual video call, Auto-HDR | ||
| Video | 1080p@30fps | 1440p@30fps | |
| DxOMark Selfie Score | 81 | ||
| DxOMark Photo | 81 | ||
| DxOMark Video | 81 |
Performance
| Operating system - OS | Android 13, MagicOS 7.1 | Android 8.0 (Oreo) | |
| Chipset | - Mediatek Helio G36 (12 nm) | - Exynos 9810 Octa (10 nm) - Qualcomm SDM845 Snapdragon 845 (10 nm) - USA/LATAM, China |
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| CPU | - Octa-core (4x2.2 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.6 GHz Cortex-A53) | - Octa-core (4x2.7 GHz Mongoose M3 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55) - EMEA -Octa-core (4x2.8 GHz Kryo 385 Gold & 4x1.7 GHz Kryo 385 Silver) - USA/LATAM, China |
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| GPU | PowerVR GE8320 | Mali-G72 MP18 - EMEA Adreno 630 - USA/LATAM, China |
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| External memory | microSDXC | microSD, up to 512 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - dual SIM model only | |
| Internal memory | 64GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 4GB RAM | 64/128/256 GB, 6 GB RAM - China 128 GB, 6 GB RAM - LATAM |
Benchmark
| Antutu 8 Total | 320731 | ||
| Antutu 7 Total | |||
| GeekBench 6 Single Core | 511 | ||
| GeekBench 6 Multi Core | 1781 | ||
| GeekBench 6 OpenCL | 2023 | ||
| GeekBench 6 Vulkan | 1981 | ||
| GeekBench 5 Single Core | 596 | ||
| GeekBench 5 Multi-Core | 1902 | ||
| GeekBench 4 Single Core | 2292 | ||
| GeekBench 4 Multi-Core | 8306 | ||
| GeekBench 4 RenderScript | 8586 | ||
| GeekBench 4 Battery | 4096 |
Communication and Connectivity
| SIM card | Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) | Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) | |
| Network | GSM / HSPA / LTE | GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE | |
| Bands | -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 -4G - LTE |
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) CDMA 800 / 1900 - USA -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - Global, USA CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - USA -4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 32(1500), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 66(1700/2100) - Global LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 14(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 29(700), 30(2300), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 46, 66(1700/2100), 71(600) - USA |
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| Speed | HSPA, LTE | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (6CA) Cat18 1200/200 Mbps | |
| GPRS | Yes | Yes | |
| Edge | Yes | Yes | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot | |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO | |
| NFC | Yes (market/region dependent) | Yes | |
| USB | USB Type-C 2.0, OTG | 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector | |
| Bluetooth | 5.1, A2DP, LE, aptX HD | 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX |
Music and Audio
| Radio | FM radio (USA & Canada only) | ||
| Headphone jack | Yes | Yes | |
| Others | - 32-bit/384kHz audio -Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic |
Other features
| Sensors | - Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, proximity | - Iris scanner, fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate, SpO2 | |
| Other extras |
- 10W Fast charging |
- Samsung DeX (desktop experience support) -ANT+ -Bixby natural language commands and dictation - -Fast battery charging (Quick Charge 2.0) -Qi/PMA wireless charging (market dependent) - Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified) -IP68 dust/water proof (up to 1.5m for 30 mins) |
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| Versions |
- Versions: G965F (Europe, Global Single-SIM); G965F/DS (Europe, Global Dual-SIM); G965U (USA); G965W (Canada); G9650 (China, LATAM) |
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