Samsung Galaxy J6 vs Honor 9 Lite

Comparing the Samsung Galaxy J6 vs Honor 9 Lite 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 9 Lite runs at a higher processing speed of 2.36 GHz, while Samsung Galaxy J6 runs at 1.6 GHz, making Honor 9 Lite the better performer.

Display: Honor 9 Lite offers a screen size of 5.65 inches, while Samsung Galaxy J6 offers 5.6 inches, making Honor 9 Lite the larger display of the two. Samsung Galaxy J6 features a Super AMOLED display compared to Honor 9 Lite's IPS LCD, making Samsung Galaxy J6 the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Both Samsung Galaxy J6 and Honor 9 Lite feature a 13 MP primary rear camera.

Front Camera: Honor 9 Lite offers a higher front camera resolution with 13 MP, while Samsung Galaxy J6 offers 8 MP, making Honor 9 Lite better for front camera photography.

Battery: Both Samsung Galaxy J6 and Honor 9 Lite offer the same 3000 mAh battery capacity.

Storage: Both Samsung Galaxy J6 and Honor 9 Lite offer the same internal storage of 32 GB.

Expert Review: Honor 9 Lite receives a higher expert rating of 8 from the editorial team, while Samsung Galaxy J6 is rated 7.

User Rating: Samsung Galaxy J6 receives a higher user rating of 4.4, while Honor 9 Lite has a rating of 4.3.

Samsung Galaxy J6

₹11,500

(Out of Stock)

Honor 9 Lite

₹13,490

(Out of Stock)

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Summary

Spec Score

72%

69%

Release Date

22 May, 2018

21 Jan, 2018

Performance


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

Display


5.6 inches (14.22 cm)	5.65 inches (14.35 cm)
Super AMOLED	IPS LCD
720x1480 px (HD+)	1080x2160 px (FHD+)

Rear Camera


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

Front Camera


8 MP	13 MP + 2 MP

Battery


3000 mAh	3000 mAh
No Wireless Charging	No Wireless Charging

Storage

32 GB	32 GB
eMMC 5.1	eMMC 5.1

Expert Review

7.0/10

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8.0/10

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Pros

Infinity Display
Aims to be an all-round package
Good battery life

Stunning design
Excellent display
Good battery life
Good selfie cameras

Cons

Average camera quality
Misses out on basic sensors
Performance can't match the competition
Face unlock doesn't work most of the time

Heating issues
Low-light camera performance could be better
Slippery

User Ratings

4.4/5

(17,678 ratings)

4.3/5

(477,466 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

68,465

AnTuTu Score

N/A

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2 More Videos

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General

Launch Date

May 22, 2018

(Official)

Jan 21, 2018

(Official)

Operating System

Android v8.0 (Oreo)

Custom UI

N/A

EMUI

Performance

Performance Rating

Good

Chipset

Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7870

HiSilicon Kirin 659

Processor

Octa core, 1.6 GHz, Cortex A53

Octa core

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

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

14 nm

16 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-T830

Mali-T830 MP2

RAM

3 GB / 4 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR3

Performance Test Results

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

68,465

N/A

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Display Type

Super AMOLED

IPS LCD

Screen Size

5.6 inches (14.22 cm)

5.65 inches (14.35 cm)

Resolution

720x1480 px (HD+)

1080x2160 px (FHD+)

Aspect Ratio

18.5:9

18:9

Pixel Density

294 ppi

427 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

76.28 %

75.88 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla

N/A

Bezel-less Display

Yes

Design

Height

149.3 mm

151 mm

Width

70.2 mm

71.9 mm

Thickness

8.2 mm

7.6 mm

Weight

154 grams

149 grams

Build Material

Back: Plastic

Back: Mineral Glass

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good

Avg

Resolution

13 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.9 Wide Angle28 mm focal length CMOS image sensor

13 MP
Primary CameraCMOS image sensor

N/A	2 MP Depth Camera

Autofocus

Yes	Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

OIS

N/A

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

4128 x 3096 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

Full HD @30 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good

Good

Resolution

8 MP
f/1.9 Primary Camera

13 MP
Primary CameraCMOS

N/A	2 MP Depth Camera

Autofocus

N/A

Flash

Yes LED Flash

N/A

Camera Features

N/A	Fixed Focus

Video Recording

N/A	Full HD @30 fps

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Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Capacity

3000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

Li-Polymer

TalkTime

Up to 21 Hours(3G)

Up to 20 Hours(3G)

Storage

Internal Storage

32 GB / 64 GB

Storage Type

eMMC 5.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 256 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G

VoLTE

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) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 800(band 20)

4G Bands:

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

N/A	4G Speed: 50 Mbit/s ↑ 150 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 4)

SIM 2

4G Bands:

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

N/A	4G Speed: 50 Mbit/s ↑ 150 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 4)

SAR Value

Head: 1.353 W/kg

Head: 1.06 W/kg

Wi-Fi

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

Wi-Fi Features

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.2

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass

Yes with A-GPS

NFC

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Rear

Other Sensors

Proximity sensor Accelerometer

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope