Honor 8 vs Gionee S9

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

Spec Score

73%
68%

Release Date

12 Oct, 2016
N/A

Performance

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

Display

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

Rear Camera

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

Front Camera

8 MP
13 MP

Battery

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

Storage

32 GB
64 GB

Expert Review

7.0/10
N/A

Pros

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

Cons

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

User Ratings

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

Video

Videos
2 More Videos
There are no videos available for the device.

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General

Launch Date

Oct 12, 2016
(Official)
N/A

Operating System

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

Custom UI

EMUI
N/A

Performance

Performance Rating

Good
Avg

Chipset

HiSilicon Kirin 950
MediaTek MT6755

Processor

Octa core

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

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

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-T880 MP4
Mali-T860 MP2

RAM

4 GB
4 GB

RAM Type

N/A
LPDDR3

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Excellent

Display Type

IPS LCD
IPS LCD

Screen Size

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

Resolution

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

Aspect Ratio

16:9
N/A

Pixel Density

424 ppi
401 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

71.99 %
70.62 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v3 Scratch-resistant glass
N/A

Design

Height

145.5 mm
154.2 mm

Width

71.0 mm
76.4 mm

Thickness

7.4 mm
7.4 mm

Weight

153 grams
168.2 grams

Build Material

N/A
Frame: Metal
Back: Metal

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good
Avg

Resolution

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

Autofocus

Yes Laser Autofocus
Yes

OIS

No
No

Flash

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

Image Resolution

4000 x 3000 Pixels
4128 x 3096 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
Digital image stabilization
Face detection
Touch to focus
Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
1920x1080 @ 30 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good
Good

Resolution

8 MP
f/2.4 Primary Camera
13 MP
Primary Camera

Autofocus

No
N/A

Flash

No
Yes LED Flash

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Capacity

3000 mAh
3000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer
Li-Polymer

TalkTime

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

Quick Charging

Yes Fast Charging
N/A

Storage

Internal Storage

32 GB / 64 GB
64 GB

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 128 GB
Yes Up to 128 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

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

Network Support

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

SIM 1

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)
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 Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 300 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 6)
N/A
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SAR Value

Head: 1.45 W/kg
N/A

Wi-Fi

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

Wi-Fi Features

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.2
Yes v4.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with A-GPS

NFC

Yes
No

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Rear
Front

Other Sensors

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