Honor 30 vs Samsung Galaxy S9

Network
2G network

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900
3G network

HSDPA 800, 850, 900, 1700(AWS), 1800, 1900, 2100

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

LTE frequency band 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 18, 19, 26, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41

LTE
5G network

5G band 1, 3, 41, 77, 78, 79; SA/NSA

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HSDPA speed

42.2 Mbps

42.2 Mbps
HSUPA speed

5.76 Mbps

5.76 Mbps
EV-DO speed

3.1 Mbps download, 1.8 Mbps upload

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LTE speed

LTE Cat21

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LTE-A speed

-

LTE-A, (6CA) Cat18, 1200 Mbps download, 200 Mbps upload
5G speed

5G

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GPRS

Yes

Yes
EDGE

Yes

Yes

Design
Build

Aluminium alloy, glass

Front/back glass (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame
SIM

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

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

160.3 mm

147.7 mm
Width

74.2 mm

68.7 mm
Thickness

8.1 mm

8.5 mm
Weight

185 g

163 g
Payment

-

Samsung Pay(Visa, Mastercard certified)
Waterproof

-

IP68, 1.5m and 30 minutes
Dust proof

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Yes, IP68
Colors

Black, Green, Purple, Silver

Coral Blue, Lilac Purple, Midnight Black, Titanium Gray

Main camera
Camera type

Quad

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Camera type

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Photo / Video
Main camera

40 MP, f/1.8 , 27 mm, 1/1.7"

12 MP, f/1.5-2.4 , 26 mm, 1/2.5" , 1.4 µm
8 MP, f/3.4 , 125 mm, 5x optical zoom
8 MP, f/2.4 , 17 mm
2 MP
Primary camera resolution

7296 x 5472 pixels

4032 x 3024 pixels
Primary camera video

4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60fps, 720p@960fps; gyro-EIS

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

-

dual pixel phase detection autofocus
Primary camera flash

LED flash

LED flash
Primary camera optical image stabilization

-

optical image stabilization
Primary camera video dual video

-

dual-video record
Primary camera video hdr

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HDR
Camera features

Autofocus, continuous shooting, digital zoom, optical zoom, digital image stabilization, optical image stabilization, geotagging, panorama, HDR, touch focus, face detection, white balance settings, ISO settings, exposure compensation, self-timer, scene mode, phase detection autofocus, contrast detection autofocus, laser autofocus, RAW

Auto HDR, Geo-tagging, face/smile detection, panorama, simultaneous 4K video and 9MP image recording, touch focus

Selfie camera
Selfie camera type

Single

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Selfie camera

32 MP, f/2.0 , 26 mm, 1/2.8" , 0.8 µm

8 MP, f/1.7 , 25 mm, 1/3.6" , 1.22 µm
Selfie camera resolution

6528 x 4896 pixels

3264 x 2448 pixels
Secondary camera autofocus

-

autofocus
Secondary camera dual video call

-

dual video call
Secondary camera HDR

-

Auto HDR
Selfie camera video

4K, 1080p; gyro-EIS

1440p@30fps

Connectivity
WLAN

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

Wi-Fi 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 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

-
Bluetooth

v5.1

v5.0
Bluetooth A2DP

Yes

Yes
bluetooth LE

Yes

Yes
Bluetooth AptX

-

Yes
NFC

Yes

Yes
GPS

Yes, with dual-band A-GPS

Yes, with A-GPS
GLONASS

Yes

Yes
GALILEO

Yes

Yes
BDS

Yes

Yes
QZSS

Yes

-
NavIC

Yes

-

Features
Messaging SMS

-

SMS(threaded view)
Messaging MMS

-

MMS
Messaging Email

-

Email
Messaging IM

-

IM
Messaging Push Mail

-

Push Mail
Sensors

Accelerometer, compass, fingerprint, gyroscope, proximity

Iris scanner, SpO2, accelerometer, barometer, compass, fingerprint (rear-mounted), gyro, heart rate, proximity