Phone Comparison - Honor 9X vs Honor 9X Lite vs Samsung Galaxy A21s

general General Info

Manufacturer Honor Honor Samsung
Announced July 2019 April 2020 Expected Announcement - May 2020
Status Coming Soon - July 2019 Coming Soon - May 2020 Rumored
Colors Black, Blue Black, Green Black, White, Blue
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 163.1 × 77.2 × 8.8 mm
(6.42 × 3.04 × 0.35 in)
160.4 x 76.6 x 7.8 mm
(6.31 x 3.02 x 0.31 in)
8.9 mm thickness
(0.35 in thickness)
Weight 206 g (7.27 oz) 175 g (6.17 oz) 191 g (6.74 oz)
SIM Type Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
CDMA 800 & TD-SCDMA
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
3G Network HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 8(900), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) LTE (unspecified) LTE
Messaging
Build Features - Fingerprint Sensor (in-display)
- Fingerprint Sensor
- Fingerprint Sensor

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android 9.0 (Pie) Android 9.0 (Pie); EMUI 9.1 Android 10.0
User Interface EMUI 9.1 - One UI 2.0
Processor Octa-core (2x2.27 GHz Cortex-A76 & 6x1.88 GHz Cortex-A55), HiSilicon Kirin 810 (7 nm) Octa-core (4x2.2 GHz Cortex-A73 & 4x1.7 GHz Cortex-A53), HiSilicon Kirin 710 (12 nm) Octa-core 2.0 GHz, Exynos 850
GPU Mali-G52 MP6 Mali-G51 MP4 -
RAM 6 GB 4 GB 3 GB
Internal Memory 128 GB 128 GB 64 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 256 GB (uses shared SIM slot) microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) microSDXC

display Display

Type IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen PLS TFT Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 6.59 inches 6.5 inches 6.55 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2340 pixels (391 ppi) 1080 x 2340 pixels (396 ppi) 720 x 1600 pixels (268 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio - 84.62% -
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio FM radio FM radio -
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 48 MP + 2 M 48 MP + 2 MP 48 MP + 8 MP + 2 MP
Flash LED Flash LED Flash LED Flash
Features 48 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/2", 0.8µm, PDAF
2 MP, f/2.4, depth sensor
HDR, Panorma
48 MP, f/1.8, 27mm (wide), 1/2.0", 0.8µm, PDAF
2 MP, f/2.4, (depth)
HDR, Panorama
48 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide), 1/2.0", 0.8µm, PDAF
8 MP, f/2.4, (ultrawide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm
2 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
Panorama, HDR
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps 1080p@30/60fps 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Motorized pop-up 16 MP, f/2.0, , 1080p@30fps [Similar] 16 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide), 1/3.1", 1.0µm
HDR
1080p@30fps [Similar]
13 MP, f/2.3, 29mm (normal), 1/3.1", 1.12µm
HDR, Panorama
1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes
Edge GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
CDMA 800 & TD-SCDMA
Yes Yes
3G HSPA, LTE-A HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE Yes 5.0, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector Yes
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS
Browser Yes Yes Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 128 GB, 6 GB RAM 128 GB, 4 GB RAM 64 GB, 3 GB RAM or 32 GB, 3 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 256 GB (uses shared SIM slot) microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) microSDXC
USB OTG Supported Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint supported fingerprint supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
Magnetic-Field Sensor (Compass) magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor not present
Gyroscope Sensor gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor not present gyroscope sensor not present
NFC NFC not supported NFC not supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery charging 18W
Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Battery Charging 10W
Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Battery Charging 10W
Capacity 4000 mAh 3750 mAh 5000 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -