Samsung Galaxy C9 Pro vs Honor X30 Max

Comparing the Samsung Galaxy C9 Pro vs Honor X30 Max across performance, display, camera, battery and storage to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Honor X30 Max runs at a higher processing speed of 2.4 GHz, while Samsung Galaxy C9 Pro runs at 1.95 GHz, making Honor X30 Max the better performer.

Display: Honor X30 Max offers a screen size of 7.09 inches, while Samsung Galaxy C9 Pro offers 6 inches, making Honor X30 Max the larger display of the two. Samsung Galaxy C9 Pro features a Super AMOLED display compared to Honor X30 Max's IPS LCD, making Samsung Galaxy C9 Pro the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Honor X30 Max offers a higher rear camera resolution with 64 MP, while Samsung Galaxy C9 Pro offers 16 MP, making Honor X30 Max better for rear camera photography.

Front Camera: Samsung Galaxy C9 Pro offers a higher front camera resolution with 16 MP, while Honor X30 Max offers 8 MP, making Samsung Galaxy C9 Pro better for front camera photography.

Battery: Honor X30 Max offers a higher battery capacity with 5000 mAh, while Samsung Galaxy C9 Pro offers 4000 mAh, making Honor X30 Max better for longer battery life.

Storage: Samsung Galaxy C9 Pro offers higher internal storage with 64 GB, while Honor X30 Max offers 128 GB, making Samsung Galaxy C9 Pro the better option for storage.

Samsung Galaxy C9 Pro

₹31,900

(Discontinued)

Honor X30 Max

₹28,090

(Not Released in India)

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Summary

Spec Score

74%

79%

Release Date

20 Feb, 2017

30 Dec, 2021

Performance


Snapdragon 653	MediaTek Dimensity 900
Octa Core (upto 1.95 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.4 GHz)
6 GB RAM	8 GB RAM

Display


6.0 inches (15.24 cm)	7.09 inches (18.01 cm)
Super AMOLED	IPS LCD
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)	1080x2280 px (FHD+)

Rear Camera


16 MP Primary Camera	64 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera
N/A	2 MP Depth Camera

Front Camera


16 MP	8 MP

Battery


4000 mAh	5000 mAh
Fast Charging	22.5W Fast Charging
No Wireless Charging	N/A

Storage

64 GB

128 GB

Expert Review

7.0/10

Read Expert Review

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Pros

Slim form factor
Separate SIM card and SD card slots
Good camera performance in daylight
Dual apps feature

Device yet to be reviewed

Cons

Wonky fingerprint scanner
Cameras suffer in low light
Below average loudspeaker
Slight heating issues

Device yet to be reviewed

User Ratings

4.3/5

(4,332 ratings)

N/A

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General

Operating System

Android v6.0 (Marshmallow)

Android v11

Custom UI

N/A

Magic UI

Performance

Performance Rating

Good

Very Good

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 653 MSM8976 Pro

MediaTek Dimensity 900 MT6877

Processor

Octa core

1.95 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A72 1.44 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53

Octa core

2.4 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A78 2 GHz, Hexa Core, Cortex A55

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

N/A

6 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 510

Mali-G68 MC4

RAM

6 GB

8 GB

RAM Type

N/A

LPDDR4X

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Display Type

Super AMOLED

IPS LCD

Screen Size

6.0 inches (15.24 cm)

7.09 inches (18.01 cm)

Resolution

1080x1920 px (FULL HD)

1080x2280 px (FHD+)

Aspect Ratio

N/A

19:9

Pixel Density

367 ppi

356 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

75.32 %

84.32 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v4

N/A

Bezel-less Display

N/A	Yes with waterdrop notch

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A	Yes HDR 10+

Design

Height

162.9 mm

174.4 mm

Width

80.7 mm

84.9 mm

Thickness

6.9 mm

8.3 mm

Weight

188 grams

228 grams

Build Material

N/A	Back: Plastic

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good

Very Good

Resolution

16 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.9CMOS image sensor

64 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.8 Wide Angle26 mm focal length

N/A	2 MP f/2.4 Depth Camera

Autofocus

Yes Assist Beam autofocus

Yes

OIS

N/A

Flash

Yes Dual-color LED Flash

Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

4616 x 3464 Pixels

9000 x 7000 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps

3840x2160 @ 30 fps
1920x1080 @ 30 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good

Resolution

16 MP
f/1.9 Primary CameraCMOS

8 MP
f/2 Primary Camera

Flash

N/A

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Excellent

Very Good

Capacity

4000 mAh

5000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

Li-Polymer

TalkTime

Up to 18 Hours(3G)

N/A

Quick Charging

Yes Fast Charging

Yes 22.5W Fast Charging

Storage

Internal Storage

64 GB

128 GB

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 256 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G

5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes

SIM 1

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 850(band 5)

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3
TDD N41 / N77 / N78 / N79

4G Speed:

50 Mbit/s ↑ 300 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 6)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 1800(band 3)

SIM 2

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 850(band 5)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 1800(band 3)

4G Speed:

50 Mbit/s ↑ 300 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 6)

N/A

SAR Value

Head: 1.080 W/kg

N/A

Wi-Fi

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

Yes Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax)

Wi-Fi Features

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.2

Yes v5.1

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Front

Side

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope