Honor Magic vs. Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018)

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

In depth comparison and review of Honor Magic and Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018). Compare sizes, cameras, batteries, memory, and other important specifications and features to easily choose the right phone for you. Our goal is to help you uncover differences between the products and find the phone that will best fit your needs.

Phone Specifications Comparison

Honor Magic vs. Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Honor Magic Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018)
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Manufacturer Model Number - SM-A920F/DS
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 146.1 mm 162.5 mm Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) has greater height than Honor Magic.
Width 69.9 mm 77 mm Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) has greater width than Honor Magic.
Depth 7.8 mm 7.8 mm Both phones are the same depth.
Weight 145 g 183 g Honor Magic is lighter than Honor Magic.
Body Colour Porcelain white Lemonade blue | Caviar black | Bubblegum pink
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - -
SAR Value - 1.587 W/kg (body), 0.351 W/kg (head)
Connector Type USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
SIM Card Type (Size) Nano SIM Nano SIM
SIM Card Qty Dual-SIM (SIM1 and SIM2/MicroSD slots) Single-SIM
SIM Card Configuration Details Nano SIM + nano SIM/microSD -
DISPLAY Honor Magic Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018)
Display Type OLED display OLED display
Display Technology AMOLED Super AMOLED
Screen Size (Display Size) 5.09" 6.3" Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) has larger screen size than Honor Magic.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 2560 x 1440 pixels 2220 x 1080 pixels Honor Magic has better screen resolution than Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018).
Display Format QHD Full HD+
Pixel Density 577 ppi -
Colour Depth 16.7 million colours 16.7 million colours Both phones have the same color depth.
Display Features - Always-on display
PROCESSOR Honor Magic Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018)
Processor Type (CPU) Hisilicon Kirin 950 Qualcomm Snapdragon 660
Clock Speed - 2.2 GHz
Processor Core Qty 8-core 8-core Both phones have the same number of phone cores.
64-bit Architecture Yes Yes Both phones have 64-bit architecture.
Graphics System (GPU) Mali T880 -
MEMORY Honor Magic Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018)
RAM 4 GB 6 GB Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) has more RAM than Honor Magic.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 64 GB 128 GB Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) has more internal memory than Honor Magic.
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) - microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 512 GB
CAMERA Honor Magic Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018)
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 2 4
Sensor Resolution 12 Megapixel 24 Megapixel Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) has better camera resolution than Honor Magic.
Sensor Type BSI-CMOS -
Lens Aperture F/2.2 F/1.7 Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) has better lens aperture than Honor Magic.
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
HDR Mode Auto HDR mode -
Camera Modes Panorama, Pro mode -
Light Source Dual LED flash LED flash
Still Image Resolutions 3968 x 2976 -
Video Resolutions 1920 x 1080 (1080p), Slo-mo video 1280 x 720 (720p) at 120 fps -
SECOND CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) 12 Megapixel 8 Megapixel Honor Magic has better second camera resolution than Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018).
Lens Type (2nd Camera) - Ultra wide-angle lens
Lens Aperture (2nd Camera) F/2.2 F/2.4 Honor Magic has better second camera lens aperture than Honor Magic.
THIRD CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (3rd Camera) - 10 Megapixel
Lens Type (3rd Camera) - Telephoto lens
Lens Aperture (3rd Camera) - F/2.4
Optical Zoom - 2x
FOURTH CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (4th Camera) - 5 Megapixel
Lens Aperture (4th Camera) - F/2.2
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 8 Megapixel 24 Megapixel Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) has better front camera resolution than Honor Magic.
Lens Aperture (Front) F/2.4 F/2.0 Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) has better front lens aperture than Honor Magic.
Video Resolutions (Front) 1920 x 1080 (1080p) -
BATTERY AND CHARGING Honor Magic Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018)
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 2900 mAh 3800 mAh Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) has larger battery capacity than Honor Magic.
Battery Technology Lithium polymer -
CELLULAR Honor Magic Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018)
Technology CDMA2000 1X / GSM / WCDMA (UMTS) / TD-SCDMA WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
Mobile Broadband Generation 4G 4G Both phones have the same mobile network generation.
Operating System Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) Android 8.0 Oreo
User Interface Magic Live UI -
Intelligent Assistant - Bixby
Payment Technology - Samsung Pay
Navigation GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo
COMMUNICATIONS Honor Magic Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018)
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, EV-DO, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE, LTE Advanced, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE
2G Band - 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM
Wireless Interface IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac, ANT+/ANT
Bluetooth Bluetooth 4.2 Bluetooth 5.0
NFC Yes Yes Both phones have an NFC reader for mobile payments.
Messaging Services SMS, MMS SMS, MMS
MEDIA Honor Magic Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018)
Supported Digital Audio Standards - WAV, WMA, AAC, AMR, MP3, FLAC, XMF, OGG, MIDI, M4A, MXMF, OGA, 3GA, AWB, IMY, RTTTL, RTX, OTA, MID
Supported Digital Video Standards - MKV, FLV, AVI, MPEG-4, WMV, ASF, 3GP, M4V, WebM, 3G2
Sound Enhancements DTS Sound support -
FEATURES Honor Magic Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018)
Phone Functions Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, flight mode, voice dialing, vibrating alert Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, flight mode, voice dialing, vibrating alert
Sensors Ambient light sensor, digital compass, gyro sensor, hall sensor, distance sensor, gravity sensor Accelerometer, proximity sensor, gyro sensor, hall sensor, RGB sensor, geomagnetic sensor
Security Devices Fingerprint reader Face recognition, fingerprint reader
Additional Phone Features Active noise-cancellation, Huawei Magic Power MIMO technology, Bixby Vision
OTHERS Honor Magic Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018)
Included Accessories Power adapter Power adapter
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