Honor 6 Plus vs. Samsung Galaxy S9

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

Side by side comparison and review of Honor 6 Plus and Samsung Galaxy S9. Compare sizes, cameras, batteries, memory capacities and other key specifications and features to simplify the choice of your perfect phone. Our goal is to make it easier for you to decide on the phone that will best meet your expectations by revealing the main differences between the products.

Phone Specifications Comparison

Honor 6 Plus vs. Samsung Galaxy S9 Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Honor 6 Plus Samsung Galaxy S9
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Manufacturer Model Number - SM-G960W
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 150.4 mm 147.7 mm Honor 6 Plus has greater height than Samsung Galaxy S9.
Width 75.7 mm 68.7 mm Honor 6 Plus has greater width than Samsung Galaxy S9.
Depth 7.5 mm 8.5 mm Honor 6 Plus is narrower than Honor 6 Plus.
Weight 165 g 163 g Samsung Galaxy S9 is lighter than Honor 6 Plus.
Body Colour Gold | White Titanium grey | Lilac purple | Midnight black | Coral blue
Body Material Plastic, aluminium Metal frame
Protection - Dustproof, splashproof, waterproof
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - Yes Samsung Galaxy S9 is waterproof.
IP rating - IP68
SAR Value - 1.08 W/kg (body), 0.63 W/kg (head)
Integrated Components FM radio Heart rate sensor
Connector Type Micro-USB - 5 pin Micro-USB Type B
Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
SIM Card Type (Size) Micro SIM, nano SIM Nano SIM
SIM Card Qty Dual-SIM Single-SIM
DISPLAY Honor 6 Plus Samsung Galaxy S9
Display Type LCD display OLED display
Display Technology IPS Quad HD+ Super AMOLED
Screen Size (Display Size) 5.5" 5.8" Samsung Galaxy S9 has larger screen size than Honor 6 Plus.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 1920 x 1080 pixels 2960 x 1440 pixels Samsung Galaxy S9 has better screen resolution than Honor 6 Plus.
Display Format Full HD QHD+
Pixel Density 401 ppi 570 ppi Samsung Galaxy S9 has better pixel density than Honor 6 Plus.
Aspect Ratio - 18.5:9
Colour Depth 16.7 million colours 16.7 million colours Both phones have the same color depth.
Contrast Ratio 1500:1 -
HDR - Yes Samsung Galaxy S9 has HDR.
Display Features In-Cell Display Technology Always-on display, Edge Screen, Infinity Display
Display Protection (Screen Protector) Corning Gorilla Glass 3 (scratch resistant glass) Corning Gorilla Glass 5 (scratch resistant glass)
PROCESSOR Honor 6 Plus Samsung Galaxy S9
Processor Type (CPU) Hisilicon Kirin 925 Qualcomm Snapdragon 845
Processor Number - MSM8998
Clock Speed - 2.8 GHz
Processor Core Qty 8-core 8-core Both phones have the same number of phone cores.
64-bit Architecture - Yes Samsung Galaxy S9 has 64-bit architecture.
Graphics System (GPU) Mali T628 MP4 Qualcomm ADRENO 630
MEMORY Honor 6 Plus Samsung Galaxy S9
RAM 3 GB LPDDR4 SDRAM - 4 GB Samsung Galaxy S9 has more RAM than Honor 6 Plus.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 16 GB 64 GB Samsung Galaxy S9 has more internal memory than Honor 6 Plus.
User Memory - 48.8 GB
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 128 GB microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 400 GB
CAMERA Honor 6 Plus Samsung Galaxy S9
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution 8 Megapixel 12 Megapixel Samsung Galaxy S9 has better camera resolution than Honor 6 Plus.
Sensor Size - 1/2.55"
Lens Aperture - F/1.5 & f/2.4
Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) - Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Samsung Galaxy S9 has optical stabilisation.
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic, manual
Digital Zoom - 8x
Self-Timer Delay - Yes
Special Effects - Motion effect, HDR, Stamp, Bokeh effect, Grid Line, Stickers
HDR Mode Auto HDR mode -
Camera Modes Panoramic pictures Panorama, Pro mode, Timer mode, HYPERLAPSE, Auto mode, low-light shots, Food mode, Super Slow-mo, AR Emoji
Face Recognition (Face ID) - Face detection Samsung Galaxy S9 has face detection.
White Balance - Custom, automatic
Light Source Dual LED flash LED flash
Still Image Resolutions 4160 x 3120 -
Video Resolutions 1920 x 1080 (1080p) 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps, 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 60 fps, 1280 x 720 (720p) at 30 fps, 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 30 fps, 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 60 fps, Super slow motion video 1280 x 720 (720p) at 960 fps, Slo-mo video 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 240 fps, 2560 x 1440 (QHD) at 30 fps
Camera Features (Functions) QR-code scanner, Full Focus technology (EDOF) Selective Focus, Quick Launch, Playback zoom, Tracking Focus, Motion photo, Exposure, Shutter speed, geotagging, Continuous Auto Focus (CAF), RAW image capture, VDIS (Video Digital Image Stabilisation), High CRI LED flash, Tracking AF, Stamps, location tags, Hyperlapse video support 1080p, Live focus with bokeh filters, Super Speed Dual Pixel
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 8 Megapixel 8 Megapixel Both phones have the same front camera resolution.
Sensor Size (Front) - 1/3.6"
Sensor Type (Front) - CMOS
Lens Aperture (Front) - F/1.7
Focus Adjustment - Automatic
Special Effects (Front) - HDR, Grid Line
Camera Modes (Front) - Timer mode, wide selfie mode, selfie mode, AR Emoji, selfie focus
Camera Features (Front) - Quick launch, Motion photo, Stamps, location tags, VDIS (Video Digital Image Stabilization)
BATTERY AND CHARGING Honor 6 Plus Samsung Galaxy S9
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 3600 mAh 3000 mAh Honor 6 Plus has larger battery capacity than Samsung Galaxy S9.
Wireless Charging - Yes Samsung Galaxy S9 can be charged wirelessly.
Wireless Charging Standards - WPC, PMA
Standby Time - 326 hours
Talk Time - 1860 minutes
Run Time Details - Talk (3G): up to 1860 min
Active online usage (Wi-Fi): up to 14 hrs
Active online usage (3G): up to 12 hrs
Active online usage (LTE): up to 14 hrs
Playback (audio (Always On Display Off)): up to 90 hrs
Playback (audio (Always On Display On)): up to 51 hrs
Playback (video): up to 17 hrs
Standby (AOD off): up to 326 hrs
Standby (AOD on): up to 82 hrs
Battery Technology Lithium polymer -
CELLULAR Honor 6 Plus Samsung Galaxy S9
Technology WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM TD-SCDMA / WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
Mobile Broadband Generation 3G 4G Samsung Galaxy S9 has more advanced generation mobile network.
Operating System Android 4.4 (KitKat) Android 8.0 Oreo
User Interface HUAWEI Emotion UI 3.0 -
Intelligent Assistant - Bixby
Payment Technology - Samsung Pay
Navigation GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo
COMMUNICATIONS Honor 6 Plus Samsung Galaxy S9
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+ GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, VoLTE, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE, VoWiFi
2G Band 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM
3G UMTS Band - Band 1, Band 2, Band 4, Band 5, Band 8
3G UMTS Frequency - 2100, 1900, 1700, 850, 900
4G LTE Band - Band 1, Band 2, Band 3, Band 4, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 12, Band 13, Band 17, Band 18, Band 19, Band 20, Band 25, Band 29, Band 30, Band 38, Band 39, Band 40, Band 41, Band 46, Band 66
4G LTE Frequency - FDD 2100, FDD 1900 PCS, FDD 1800+, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 700a, FDD 700c, FDD 700b, FDD 800 lower, FDD 800 upper, FDD 800 DD, FDD 1900+, FDD 700d, FDD 2300 WCS, TDD 2600, TDD 1900, TDD 2300, TDD 2500, TDD 5150, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS-3
Wireless Interface IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac, ANT+/ANT
Bluetooth Bluetooth 4.0 Bluetooth 5.0 LE
Bluetooth Profiles - HFP, HSP, OPP, PAN, A2DP, AVRCP, HID, SAP, PBAP, MAP, HOGP
NFC - Yes Samsung Galaxy S9 has NFC reader for mobile payments.
Messaging Services SMS, MMS SMS, MMS
MEDIA Honor 6 Plus Samsung Galaxy S9
Supported Digital Audio Standards WAV, AAC, AMR, MP3, FLAC, OGG, MIDI, M4A WAV, WMA, AAC, PCM, AMR, MP3, FLAC, AAC-LC, XMF, AAC +, OGG, eAAC+, MIDI, APE (Monkey's Audio), M4A, apt-X, DSF, DSD, MXMF, OGA, 3GA, AWB, IMY, RTTTL, RTX, OTA, OPUS, DFF, MID, AMR-WB, AMR-NB, Vorbis, DSD64, DSD128
Supported Digital Video Standards RMVB, RM, MPEG-4, WMV, ASF, 3GP MKV, VC-1, FLV, AVC, AVI, MPEG-4, WMV, ASF, 3GP, H.264, H.263, M4V, WebM, HEVC, MP43, 3G2, WMV8, VP8, VP9, H.265, WMV7
Sound Enhancements DTS Sound support Dolby Digital Plus sound, Dolby Atmos sound technology, Surround sound, stereo speakers tuned by AKG, Dolby Digital sound
FEATURES Honor 6 Plus Samsung Galaxy S9
Phone Functions Speakerphone, call timer, conference call, flight mode, vibrating alert Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, flight mode, voice dialing, vibrating alert
Sensors Accelerometer, ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, gyro sensor Accelerometer, proximity sensor, barometer, gyro sensor, hall sensor, RGB sensor, heart rate, pressure sensor, geomagnetic sensor
Security Devices - Face recognition, fingerprint reader, eye scan
Additional Phone Features - Multitasking, Face Unlock, Wi-Fi Miracast, Multi Window, MU-MIMO technology, Fast Charging, Samsung KNOX, High AOP Mic, Samsung DeX support, Bixby Vision, Intelligent Scan
OTHERS Honor 6 Plus Samsung Galaxy S9
Included Accessories Stereo headset, USB cable, power adapter Power adapter, SIM card removal tool, USB Connector (USB-C), micro-USB connector, USB-C cable, headset (tuned by AKG)
Compliant Standards - IP68
Max Depth of Water Resistance - 1.5 m
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