Gionee S9 vs Honor 8

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Comparing the Gionee S9 vs Honor 8 across performance, display, camera, battery and storage to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Honor 8 runs at a higher processing speed of 2.3 GHz, while Gionee S9 runs at 2.0 GHz, making Honor 8 the better performer.


Display: Gionee S9 offers a screen size of 5.5 inches, while Honor 8 offers 5.2 inches, making Gionee S9 the larger display of the two. Both Gionee S9 and Honor 8 feature the same IPS LCD display.


Rear Camera: Gionee S9 offers a higher rear camera resolution with 13 MP, while Honor 8 offers 12 MP, making Gionee S9 better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: Gionee S9 offers a higher front camera resolution with 13 MP, while Honor 8 offers 8 MP, making Gionee S9 better for front camera photography.


Battery: Both Gionee S9 and Honor 8 offer the same 3000 mAh battery capacity.


Storage: Gionee S9 offers higher internal storage with 64 GB, while Honor 8 offers 32 GB, making Gionee S9 the better option for storage.

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Gionee S9
₹24,990
(Discontinued)
Honor 8
₹29,999
(Out of Stock)
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Summary

Spec Score

68%
73%

Release Date

N/A
12 Oct, 2016

Performance

MediaTek MT6755
HiSilicon Kirin
Octa Core (upto 2 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2.3 GHz)
4 GB RAM
4 GB RAM

Display

5.5 inches (13.97 cm)
5.2 inches (13.21 cm)
IPS LCD
IPS LCD
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)

Rear Camera

13 MP
Primary Camera
12 MP
Primary Camera
5 MP
Camera
12 MP
Camera

Front Camera

13 MP
8 MP

Battery

3000 mAh
3000 mAh
N/A
Fast Charging
No Wireless Charging
No Wireless Charging

Storage

64 GB
32 GB

Expert Review

N/A
7.0/10

Pros

  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Gorgeous design
  • Good cameras
  • Day-long battery life
  • Smart Key implementation is useful

Cons

  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • No VoLTE support
  • No dual-SIM
  • Fast charger not included
  • Expensive

User Ratings

N/A
4.3/5
(3,917 ratings)

Video

There are no videos available for the device.
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General

Launch Date

N/A
Oct 12, 2016
(Official)

Operating System

Android v6.0 (Marshmallow)
Android v6.0 (Marshmallow)

Custom UI

N/A
EMUI

Performance

Performance Rating

Avg
Good

Chipset

MediaTek MT6755
HiSilicon Kirin 950

Processor

Octa core

2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53 1 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53
Octa core

2.3 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A72 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-T860 MP2
Mali-T880 MP4

RAM

4 GB
4 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR3
N/A

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Excellent

Display Type

IPS LCD
IPS LCD

Screen Size

5.5 inches  (13.97 cm)
5.2 inches  (13.21 cm)

Resolution

1080x1920 px (FULL HD)
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)

Aspect Ratio

N/A
16:9

Pixel Density

401 ppi
424 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

70.62 %
71.99 %

Screen Protection

N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass v3 Scratch-resistant glass

Design

Height

154.2 mm
145.5 mm

Width

76.4 mm
71.0 mm

Thickness

7.4 mm
7.4 mm

Weight

168.2 grams
153 grams

Build Material

Frame: Metal
Back: Metal
N/A

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Avg
Good

Resolution

13 MP
Primary CameraCMOS image sensor
12 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.2Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor 1.25µm pixel size
5 MP
12 MP

Autofocus

Yes
Yes Laser Autofocus

OIS

No
No

Flash

Yes Dual-color LED Flash
Yes Dual-color LED Flash

Image Resolution

4128 x 3096 Pixels
4000 x 3000 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Digital image stabilization
Face detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps
Full HD @30 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Good
Very Good

Resolution

13 MP
Primary Camera
8 MP
f/2.4 Primary Camera

Autofocus

N/A
No

Flash

Yes LED Flash
No

Video Recording

N/A
Full HD @30 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Capacity

3000 mAh
3000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer
Li-Polymer

TalkTime

N/A
Up to 17.5 Hours(3G) / Up to 21 Hours(2G)

Quick Charging

N/A
Yes Fast Charging

Storage

Internal Storage

64 GB
32 GB / 64 GB

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 128 GB
Yes Up to 128 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Single SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)
SIM1: Nano

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G
5G Not Supported 4G

SIM 1

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20)
N/A
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 300 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 6)
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SAR Value

N/A
Head: 1.45 W/kg

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 a/b/g/n)
Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) 5GHz

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot
Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.0
Yes v4.2

GPS

Yes with A-GPS
Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

No
Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Front
Rear

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope