Honor 9X vs Samsung Galaxy A50

Share  

Comparing the Honor 9X vs Samsung Galaxy A50 across performance, display, camera, battery, storage, expert reviews and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Samsung Galaxy A50 scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 5,372, while Honor 9X scores 1,354, making Samsung Galaxy A50 the better performer.


Display: Honor 9X offers a screen size of 6.59 inches, while Samsung Galaxy A50 offers 6.4 inches, making Honor 9X the larger display of the two. Samsung Galaxy A50 features a Super AMOLED display compared to Honor 9X's IPS LCD, making Samsung Galaxy A50 the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: Honor 9X offers a higher rear camera resolution with 48 MP, while Samsung Galaxy A50 offers 25 MP, making Honor 9X better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: Samsung Galaxy A50 offers a higher front camera resolution with 25 MP, while Honor 9X offers 16 MP, making Samsung Galaxy A50 better for front camera photography.


Battery: Both Honor 9X and Samsung Galaxy A50 offer the same 4000 mAh battery capacity.


Storage: Samsung Galaxy A50 offers higher internal storage with 64 GB, while Honor 9X offers 128 GB, making Samsung Galaxy A50 the better option for storage.


Expert Review: The editorial team rates both Honor 9X and Samsung Galaxy A50 equally at 7.


User Rating: Honor 9X and Samsung Galaxy A50 both receive the same user rating of 4.4.

...read more
Honor 9X
₹15,999
(Out of Stock)
Samsung Galaxy A50
₹21,000
(Out of Stock)
Add to Compare

Summary

Spec Score

76%
75%

Release Date

19 Jan, 2020
02 Mar, 2019

Performance

HiSilicon Kirin
Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 9610
Octa Core (upto 2.2 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2.3 GHz)
4 GB RAM
4 GB RAM

Display

6.59 inches (16.74 cm)
6.4 inches (16.26 cm)
IPS LCD
Super AMOLED
1080x2340 px (FHD+)
1080x2340 px (FHD+)
N/A
60 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

48 MP
Primary Camera
25 MP
Primary Camera
8 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
5 MP
Depth Camera
2 MP
Depth Camera
8 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Front Camera

16 MP
25 MP

Battery

4000 mAh
4000 mAh
N/A
15W Fast Charging

Storage

128 GB
64 GB
UFS 2.1
UFS 2.1

Expert Review

7.0/10
7.0/10

Pros

  • Full-screen display
  • All-day battery life
  • Excellent display
  • Capable cameras
  • Streamlined software experience

Cons

  • Dated processor
  • Android 9 software
  • Average cameras
  • Performance could've been better
  • Overshadowed by the competition

User Ratings

4.4/5
(19,552 ratings)
4.4/5
(100,914 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

187,409
AnTuTu Score
143,399
AnTuTu Score
13h 42m
Battery Life (PC Mark)
N/A

Compare in 360 View

Video

Videos
1 Video
Videos
7 More Videos

User Feedback

General

Launch Date

Jan 19, 2020
(Official)
Mar 02, 2019
(Official)

Operating System

Android v9.0 (Pie)
Android v9.0 (Pie)

Custom UI

EMUI
Samsung One UI

Performance

Performance Rating

Good
Good

Chipset

HiSilicon Kirin 710F
Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 9610

Processor

Octa core

2.2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A73 1.7 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53
Octa core

2.3 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A73 1.7 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

12 nm
10 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-G51 MP4
Mali-G72 MP3

RAM

4 GB / 6 GB
4 GB / 6 GB

RAM Type

N/A
LPDDR4X

Performance Test Results

AnTuTu Score (The higher, the better) AnTuTu benchmark measures overall performance of a phone by stress-testing CPU, GPU, RAM, etc.

187,409
143,399

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

23.0 s
N/A

Gaming Test Results

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

8.0 %
N/A

Heating* (The lower, the better)

25.4 %
N/A
* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Excellent

Display Type

IPS LCD
Super AMOLED

Screen Size

6.59 inches  (16.74 cm)
6.4 inches  (16.26 cm)

Resolution

1080x2340 px (FHD+)
1080x2340 px (FHD+)

Refresh Rate

N/A
60 Hz

Aspect Ratio

19.5:9
19.5:9

Pixel Density

391 ppi
403 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

84.28 %
84.97 %

Screen Protection

N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass v3

Bezel-less Display

Yes
Yes with waterdrop notch

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

91 %
91.6 %

Design

Height

163.5 mm
158.5 mm

Width

77.2 mm
74.5 mm

Thickness

8.8 mm
7.7 mm

Weight

196.8 grams
166 grams

Build Material

Back: Mineral Glass
Back: Plastic

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good
Good

Resolution

48 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.827 mm focal length 1/2" sensor size IMX582 CMOS image sensor Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor 0.8µm pixel size
25 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.726 mm focal length CMOS image sensor
8 MP
f/2.4 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera13 mm focal length
5 MP
f/2.2 Depth Camera13 mm focal length
2 MP
f/2.4 Depth Camera
8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera12 mm focal length

Autofocus

Yes
Yes

OIS

N/A
No

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

8000 x 6000 Pixels
5288 x 3968 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
Face detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Resolution

16 MP
f/2.2 Primary Camera26 mm focal length 1/3" sensor size 1µm pixel size
25 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera25 mm focal length 1/2.8" sensor size CMOS

Camera Type

Pop-Up
N/A

Autofocus

N/A
No

Flash

N/A
No

Camera Features

N/A
Fixed Focus

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Capacity

4000 mAh
4000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer
Li-ion

TalkTime

Up to 24 Hours(3G)
Up to 23 Hours(3G)

Quick Charging

N/A
Yes 15W Fast Charging

Battery Test Results

Battery Life (PC Mark) (The higher, the better) PCMark Battery benchmark measures battery life of a phone with various activities such as web browsing, photo editing, writing, video editing, etc.

13h 42m
N/A

Charging Time (20% to 100%) (The lower, the better)

1h 37m 52s
N/A

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB
64 GB

Storage Type

UFS 2.1
UFS 2.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 512 GB
Yes Up to 512 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

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

Network Support

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

VoLTE

Yes
Yes

SIM 1

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 800(band 20)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5) / 800(band 20)

SIM 2

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 800(band 20)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 1800(band 3)

SAR Value

Head: 0.78 W/kg
Head: 0.335 W/kg

Wi-Fi

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

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.2
Yes v5.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

N/A
No

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Rear
On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A
Optical

Other Sensors

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