Honor 20S vs Samsung Galaxy Note9

Network
2G network

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900; CDMA 800 & TD-SCDMA

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900
3G network

HSDPA 800, 850, 900, 1700(AWS), 2100

HSDPA 850, 900, 1700(AWS), 1900, 2100
4G network

LTE frequency band 1(2100), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 8(900), 19(800), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500)

LTE frequency band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 32(1500), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 66(1700/2100)
HSDPA speed

42 Mbps

42 Mbps
HSUPA speed

5.76 Mbps

5.76 Mbps
EV-DO speed

3.1 Mbps download, 1.8 Mbps upload

-
LTE speed

-

LTE-A (5CA), Cat18, 1200 Mbps download, 200 Mbps upload
GPRS

Yes

Yes
EDGE

Yes

Yes

Design
Build

Front/back glass, aluminum frame

Glass, aluminium alloy
SIM

Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)

Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Height

154.3 mm

161.9 mm
Width

74 mm

76.4 mm
Thickness

7.9 mm

8.8 mm
Weight

172 g

201 g
Stylus

-

Yes(Bluetooth integration)
Payment

-

Samsung Pay(Visa, Mastercard)
Waterproof

-

IP68, 1.5m and 30 minutes
Dust proof

-

IP68
Colors

Black, Blue, White

Black, Blue, Copper, Purple

Main camera
Camera type

Triple

Dual
Main camera

48 MP, f/1.8 , 28 mm, 1/2" , 0.8 µm

12 MP, f/1.5-2.4 , 26 mm, 1/2.55" , 1.4 µm
8 MP, f/2.4 , 13 mm

12 MP, f/2.4 , 52 mm, 1/3.4" , 1.0 µm
2 MP, f/2.4 , 27 mm
Primary camera resolution

8000 x 6000 pixels

4032 x 3024 pixels
Primary camera video

1080p@30fps

2160p@60fps, 1080p@240fps, 720p@960fps
Primary camera flash

LED flash

LED flash
Primary camera phase detection autofocus

-

phase detection autofocus
Camera features

Autofocus, continuous shooting, digital zoom, digital image stabilization, geotagging, panorama, HDR, touch focus, face detection, white balance settings, ISO settings, exposure compensation, self-timer, scene-mode, macro-mode

Autofocus, continuous shooting, digital zoom, optical image stabilization, geotagging, panorama, HDR, touch focus, face detection, white balance settings, ISO settings, exposure compensation, self-timer, scene-mode
DxOMark photo

-

107
DxOMark video

-

94
DxOMark camera score

-

103

Connectivity
WLAN

Wi-Fi 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11n 5Ghz, 802.11ac

Wi-Fi 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11n 5Ghz, 802.11ac
WLAN WiFi Hotspot

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Direct

Yes

Yes
Wi-Fi display

Yes

-
WLAN WiFi Dual Band

Yes

Yes
USB

Type-C 1.0 reversible connector

Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
USB On-The-Go

Yes

Yes
Bluetooth

v5.0

v5.0
Bluetooth A2DP

Yes

Yes
bluetooth LE

Yes

Yes
Bluetooth EDR

Yes

-
Bluetooth AptX

-

Yes
NFC

-

Yes
GPS

Yes, with A-GPS

Yes, with A-GPS
GLONASS

Yes

Yes
GALILEO

-

Yes
Beidou

Yes

Yes
QZSS

Yes

-

Features
Sensors

Accelerometer, compass, fingerprint, gravity, gyroscope, light, proximity, side-mounted fingerprint sensor

Accelerometer, barometer, compass, fingerprint, gyroscope, hall, heart rate, iris sensor, light, proximity