Honor 9X vs Samsung Galaxy A72

Honor 9X

Samsung Galaxy A72

Network
2G network

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900
3G network

HSDPA 850, 900, 1900, 2100

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

LTE frequency band 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800)

LTE frequency band 1, 3, 5, 7, 8
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

-
LTE speed

LTE-A (2CA) Cat12, 600 Mbps download, 50 Mbps upload

LTE-A, 450 Mbps download, 151 Mbps upload
GPRS

Yes

Yes
EDGE

Yes

Yes

Design
Build

Aluminium alloy, glass

Plastic
SIM

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

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

163.1 mm

165 mm
Width

77.2 mm

77.4 mm
Thickness

8.8 mm

8.4 mm
Weight

206 g

203 g
Waterproof

-

IP67
Dust proof

-

IP67
Colors

Black, Blue

Black, Blue, Violet, White

Display
Display type

AMOLED capacitive touchscreen

Super AMOLED
Physical size

6.59 inches

6.7 inches
Resolution

1080 x 2340 pixels

1080 x 2400 pixels
Pixel density

391 ppi

393 ppi
Display colors

16777216

16777216
Protection

2.5D curved glass screen, LTPS (Low Temperature PolySilicon)

Scratch resistant
Multitouch

Yes

-
Display features

-

Infinity-U display, eye care display

Main camera
Camera type

Dual

Quad
Main camera

48 MP, f/1.8 , 1/2" , 1.6 µm

64 MP, f/1.8 , 1/1.7" , 0.8 µm, (wide) , 26 mm
2 MP, f/2.4

8 MP, f/2.4 , (telephoto) , 1.0 µm, 3x optical zoom
123˚ , (ultrawide) , 12 MP, f/2.2 , 1.12 µm
(macro) , 4 MP, f/2.4
Primary camera resolution

8000 x 6000 pixels

9280 x 6920 pixels
Primary camera video

2160p@30fps

4K@30fps, 1080p@30/120fps; gyro-EIS
Primary camera flash

LED flash

LED flash
Camera features

Autofocus, continuous shooting, digital 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

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, macro-mode, phase detection autofocus

Connectivity
WLAN

Wi-Fi 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11n 5GHz

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
WLAN WiFi Dual Band

Yes

Yes
USB

Type-C 1.0 reversible connector

Type-C 2.0
USB On-The-Go

Yes

Yes
Bluetooth

v5.0

v5.0
Bluetooth A2DP

Yes

Yes
bluetooth LE

Yes

Yes
Infrared

Yes

-
NFC

Yes(market dependent)

Yes (market dependent)
GPS

Yes, with A-GPS

Yes, with A-GPS
GLONASS

Yes

Yes
GALILEO

-

Yes
Beidou

Yes

-
BDS

-

Yes