Honor 9i vs Samsung Galaxy J7 Max

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Comparing the Honor 9i vs Samsung Galaxy J7 Max across performance, display, camera, battery, storage and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Samsung Galaxy J7 Max runs at a higher processing speed of 2.39 GHz, while Honor 9i runs at 2.36 GHz, making Samsung Galaxy J7 Max the better performer.


Display: Honor 9i offers a screen size of 5.9 inches, while Samsung Galaxy J7 Max offers 5.7 inches, making Honor 9i the larger display of the two. Honor 9i features a IPS LCD display compared to Samsung Galaxy J7 Max's TFT, making Honor 9i the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: Honor 9i offers a higher rear camera resolution with 16 MP, while Samsung Galaxy J7 Max offers 13 MP, making Honor 9i better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: Both Honor 9i and Samsung Galaxy J7 Max feature a 13 MP primary front camera.


Battery: Honor 9i offers a higher battery capacity with 3340 mAh, while Samsung Galaxy J7 Max offers 3300 mAh, making Honor 9i better for longer battery life.


Storage: Honor 9i offers higher internal storage with 64 GB, while Samsung Galaxy J7 Max offers 32 GB, making Honor 9i the better option for storage.


User Rating: Samsung Galaxy J7 Max receives a higher user rating of 4.4, while Honor 9i has a rating of 4.3.

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Honor 9i
₹19,999
(Out of Stock)
Samsung Galaxy J7 Max
₹15,900
(Out of Stock)
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Summary

Spec Score

72%
70%

Release Date

14 Oct, 2017
20 Jun, 2017

Performance

HiSilicon Kirin
MediaTek MT6757
Octa Core (upto 2.36 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2.39 GHz)
4 GB RAM
4 GB RAM

Display

5.9 inches (14.99 cm)
5.7 inches (14.48 cm)
IPS LCD
TFT
1080x2160 px (FHD+)
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)

Rear Camera

16 MP
Primary Camera
13 MP
Primary Camera
2 MP
Camera
N/A

Front Camera

13 MP + 2 MP
13 MP

Battery

3340 mAh
3300 mAh
No Wireless Charging
No Wireless Charging

Storage

64 GB
32 GB
eMMC 5.1
N/A

Expert Review

7.0/10
N/A

Pros

  • Great display
  • Solid build quality
  • Good camera setup
  • Device yet to be reviewed

Cons

  • Average performance
  • No USB Type-C port
  • Device yet to be reviewed

User Ratings

4.3/5
(71,142 ratings)
4.4/5
(17,928 ratings)

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Videos
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General

Launch Date

Oct 14, 2017
(Official)
Jun 20, 2017
(Official)

Operating System

Android v7.0 (Nougat)
Android v7.0 (Nougat)

Custom UI

EMUI
N/A

Performance

Performance Rating

Good
Good

Chipset

HiSilicon Kirin 659
MediaTek MT6757

Processor

Octa core

2.36 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53 1.7 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53
Octa core

2.39 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53 Cortex A53

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

16 nm
16 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-T830 MP2
Mali-T880 MP2

RAM

4 GB
4 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR3
LPDDR3

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Excellent

Display Type

IPS LCD
TFT

Screen Size

5.9 inches  (14.99 cm)
5.7 inches  (14.48 cm)

Resolution

1080x2160 px (FHD+)
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)

Aspect Ratio

18:9
16:9

Pixel Density

409 ppi
386 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

76.48 %
72.37 %

Bezel-less Display

Yes
N/A

Design

Height

156.2 mm
156.7 mm

Width

75.2 mm
78.8 mm

Thickness

7.5 mm
8.1 mm

Weight

164 grams
179 grams

Build Material

N/A
Back: Aluminium

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good
Good

Resolution

16 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.2
13 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.7CMOS image sensor
2 MP
N/A

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus
Yes

OIS

No
No

Flash

Yes Dual-color LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

4616 x 3464 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
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

13 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera
13 MP
f/1.9 Primary CameraCMOS
2 MP
Camera
N/A

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Capacity

3340 mAh
3300 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-ion

TalkTime

N/A
Up to 20 Hours(3G)

Storage

Internal Storage

64 GB
32 GB

Storage Type

eMMC 5.1
N/A

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 128 GB
Yes Up to 256 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) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5) / 800(band 20)
N/A
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 150 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 4)
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SIM 2

N/A
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5) / 800(band 20)
N/A
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 150 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 4)
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SAR Value

Head: 1.09 W/kg
Head: 0.710 W/kg

Wi-Fi

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

Wi-Fi Features

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot
Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.1
Yes v4.2

GPS

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

NFC

No
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
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

Applications

N/A
Samsung Pay Mini