Honor 9i vs Samsung Galaxy J7 Pro

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Comparing the Honor 9i vs Samsung Galaxy J7 Pro 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: Honor 9i runs at a higher processing speed of 2.36 GHz, while Samsung Galaxy J7 Pro runs at 1.6 GHz, making Honor 9i the better performer.


Display: Honor 9i offers a screen size of 5.9 inches, while Samsung Galaxy J7 Pro offers 5.5 inches, making Honor 9i the larger display of the two. Samsung Galaxy J7 Pro features a Super AMOLED display compared to Honor 9i's IPS LCD, making Samsung Galaxy J7 Pro the better display of the two.


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


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


Battery: Samsung Galaxy J7 Pro offers a higher battery capacity with 3600 mAh, while Honor 9i offers 3340 mAh, making Samsung Galaxy J7 Pro better for longer battery life.


Storage: Both Honor 9i and Samsung Galaxy J7 Pro offer the same internal storage of 64 GB.


Expert Review: The editorial team rates both Honor 9i and Samsung Galaxy J7 Pro equally at 7.


User Rating: Honor 9i and Samsung Galaxy J7 Pro both receive the same user rating of 4.3.

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Honor 9i
₹19,999
(Out of Stock)
Samsung Galaxy J7 Pro
₹20,000
(Discontinued)
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Summary

Spec Score

72%
73%

Release Date

14 Oct, 2017
24 Jul, 2017

Performance

HiSilicon Kirin
Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7870
Octa Core (upto 2.36 GHz)
Tru-Octa Core (upto 1.6 GHz)
4 GB RAM
3 GB RAM

Display

5.9 inches (14.99 cm)
5.5 inches (13.97 cm)
IPS LCD
Super AMOLED
1080x2160 px (FHD+)
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)

Rear Camera

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

Front Camera

13 MP + 2 MP
13 MP
Wide Angle Lens

Battery

3340 mAh
3600 mAh
No Wireless Charging
No Wireless Charging

Storage

64 GB
64 GB
eMMC 5.1
eMMC 5.1

Expert Review

7.0/10
7.0/10

Pros

  • Great display
  • Solid build quality
  • Good camera setup
  • Great Design
  • Good Cameras
  • Great Battery life

Cons

  • Average performance
  • No USB Type-C port
  • Dated specs
  • Average gaming performance
  • No LED light for notifications

User Ratings

4.3/5
(71,142 ratings)
4.3/5
(9,889 ratings)

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Videos
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Videos
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General

Launch Date

Oct 14, 2017
(Official)
N/A

Operating System

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

Custom UI

EMUI
N/A

Performance

Performance Rating

Good
Good

Chipset

HiSilicon Kirin 659
Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7870

Processor

Octa core

2.36 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53 1.7 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53
Octa core, 1.6 GHz, Cortex A53

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
N/A

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

16 nm
14 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-T830 MP2
Mali-T830 MP2

RAM

4 GB
3 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR3
LPDDR3

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Excellent

Display Type

IPS LCD
Super AMOLED

Screen Size

5.9 inches  (14.99 cm)
5.5 inches  (13.97 cm)

Resolution

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

Aspect Ratio

18:9
N/A

Pixel Density

409 ppi
401 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

76.48 %
72.94 %

Bezel-less Display

Yes
N/A

Design

Height

156.2 mm
152.5 mm

Width

75.2 mm
74.8 mm

Thickness

7.5 mm
8 mm

Weight

164 grams
181 grams

Build Material

N/A
Frame: Metal
Back: Metal

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good
Good

Resolution

16 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.2
13 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.7 Wide Angle27 mm focal length CMOS 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
1920x1080 @ 30 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Resolution

13 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera
13 MP
f/1.9 Wide Angle Primary Camera28 mm focal length
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
3600 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-ion

TalkTime

N/A
Up to 24 Hours(3G)

Storage

Internal Storage

64 GB
64 GB

Storage Type

eMMC 5.1
eMMC 5.1

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
N/A

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 1800(band 3)
N/A
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 300 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 6)
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SIM 2

N/A
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 1800(band 3)
N/A
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 300 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 6)
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SAR Value

Head: 1.09 W/kg
Head: 0.355 W/kg

Wi-Fi

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

Wi-Fi Features

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

Bluetooth

Yes v4.1
Yes v4.1

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass
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

Rear
Front

Other Sensors

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

Applications

N/A
Samsung Pay