Honor 9X vs Samsung Galaxy J5 (2017)

Honor 9X

Samsung Galaxy J5 (2017)

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(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 28(700), 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2500)
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 speed

-

LTE-A, (2CA) Cat6, 300 Mbps download, 50 Mbps upload
GPRS

Yes

Yes
EDGE

Yes

Yes

Design
Build

Aluminium alloy, glass

-
SIM

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

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

163.1 mm

146.2 mm
Width

77.2 mm

71.3 mm
Thickness

8.8 mm

7.9 mm
Weight

206 g
Colors

Black, Blue

Black, Blue, Gold, Pink

Display
Display type

AMOLED capacitive touchscreen

Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Physical size

6.59 inches

5.2 inches
Resolution

1080 x 2340 pixels

720 x 1280 pixels
Pixel density

391 ppi

282 ppi
Display colors

16777216

16777216
Protection

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

-
Multitouch

Yes

Yes

Main camera
Camera type

Dual

-
Main camera

48 MP, f/1.8 , 1/2" , 1.6 µm

13 MP, f/1.7
2 MP, f/2.4
Primary camera resolution

8000 x 6000 pixels

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Primary camera video

2160p@30fps

1080p@30fps
Primary camera Autofocus

-

autofocus
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

Geo-tagging, HDR, face detection, panorama, touch focus

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, 802.11ac
WLAN WiFi Hotspot

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Direct

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Dual Band

Yes

Yes
USB

Type-C 1.0 reversible connector

microUSB 2.0
USB On-The-Go

Yes

-
Bluetooth

v5.0

v4.2
Bluetooth A2DP

Yes

Yes
bluetooth LE

Yes

-
Infrared

Yes

-
NFC

Yes(market dependent)

Yes
GPS

Yes, with A-GPS

Yes, with A-GPS
GLONASS

Yes

Yes
Beidou

Yes

-
BDS

-

Yes

Features
Messaging SMS

-

SMS(threaded view)
Messaging MMS

-

MMS
Messaging Email

-

Email
Messaging IM

-

IM
Messaging Push Mail

-

Push Mail
Java

-

No
Sensors

Accelerometer, fingerprint, gyroscope, hall, proximity, light

Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, compass, gyro, proximity