Honor 9X Pro vs. Samsung Galaxy A72

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

Side by side comparison and review of Honor 9X Pro and Samsung Galaxy A72. 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 9X Pro vs. Samsung Galaxy A72 Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Honor 9X Pro Samsung Galaxy A72
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Manufacturer Model Number - SM-A725F/DS
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 163.5 mm 165 mm Samsung Galaxy A72 has greater height than Honor 9X Pro.
Width 77.3 mm 77.4 mm Samsung Galaxy A72 has greater width than Honor 9X Pro.
Depth 8.8 mm 8.4 mm Samsung Galaxy A72 is narrower than Honor 9X Pro.
Weight 202 g 203 g Honor 9X Pro is lighter than Honor 9X Pro.
Body Colour Phantom purple Awesome black | Awesome violet | Awesome blue | Awesome white
Body Material Dual 3D curved glass -
Protection - Water-resistant, dust-resistant
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - Yes Samsung Galaxy A72 is waterproof.
IP rating - IP67
SAR Value 1.09 W/kg (body), 3.19 W/kg (limb), 0.76 W/kg (head) 0.23 W/kg (head), 2.495 W/kg (limb), 1.168 W/kg (body)
Connector Type Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
SIM Card Type (Size) Nano SIM Nano SIM
SIM Card Qty Dual-SIM Dual-SIM
SIM Card Configuration Details Nano SIM + nano SIM/microSD Nano SIM + nano SIM/microSD
DISPLAY Honor 9X Pro Samsung Galaxy A72
Display Type LCD display OLED display
Display Technology LTPS Super AMOLED
Screen Size (Display Size) 6.59" 6.7" Samsung Galaxy A72 has larger screen size than Honor 9X Pro.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 2340 x 1080 pixels 2400 x 1080 pixels Samsung Galaxy A72 has better screen resolution than Honor 9X Pro.
Display Format - Full HD+
Pixel Density 391 ppi -
Max Brightness - 800 cd/m²
Colour Depth 16.7 million colours 16.7 million colours Both phones have the same color depth.
Display Enhancement Technology Blue light filter Eye Comfort Shield, Real Smooth
Display Features FullView Display Infinity O display
PROCESSOR Honor 9X Pro Samsung Galaxy A72
Processor Type (CPU) Hisilicon Kirin 810 -
Clock Speed 2.27 GHz 2.3 GHz Samsung Galaxy A72 has higher clock speed than Honor 9X Pro.
Processor Core Qty 8-core 8-core Both phones have the same number of phone cores.
MEMORY Honor 9X Pro Samsung Galaxy A72
RAM LPDDR4X SDRAM - 6 GB 6 GB Both phones have the same RAM size.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 256 GB 128 GB Honor 9X Pro has more internal memory than Samsung Galaxy A72.
User Memory - 102.2 GB
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 512 GB microSDHC, microSD, microSDXC - up to 1 TB
CAMERA Honor 9X Pro Samsung Galaxy A72
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 3 4
Sensor Resolution 48 Megapixel 64 Megapixel Samsung Galaxy A72 has better camera resolution than Honor 9X Pro.
Sensor Size 1/2" -
Sensor Type CMOS -
Sensor Name Sony Exmor RS IMX582 sensor -
Lens Aperture F/1.8 F/1.8 Both phones have the same camera lens aperture.
Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) - Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Samsung Galaxy A72 has optical stabilisation.
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Optical Zoom - 3x
Digital Zoom - 30x
Special Effects - Bokeh effect
Camera Modes 3D Portrait Lighting, Portrait Portrait mode
Light Source LED flash Flash
Video Resolutions - Slo-mo video 1280 x 720 (720p) at 240 fps, 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 30 fps
Camera Features (Functions) Phase Detect Auto-Focus (PDAF), EIS video stabilisation, 4-in-1 Super Pixel, AIS Super Night mode, AI video stabilisation -
SECOND CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) 8 Megapixel 12 Megapixel Samsung Galaxy A72 has better second camera resolution than Honor 9X Pro.
Lens Type (2nd Camera) Super wide-angle lens Ultra wide-angle lens
Lens Aperture (2nd Camera) F/2.4 F/2.2 Samsung Galaxy A72 has better second camera lens aperture than Honor 9X Pro.
Field of View (2nd Camera) 120 degree(s) 123 degree(s) Samsung Galaxy A72 has larger second camera lens field of view than Honor 9X Pro.
Camera Features (2nd Camera) Distortion correction -
THIRD CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (3rd Camera) 2 Megapixel 8 Megapixel Samsung Galaxy A72 has higher resolution third camera than Honor 9X Pro.
Lens Type (3rd Camera) - Telephoto lens
Lens Aperture (3rd Camera) F/2.4 F/2.4 Both phones have the same lens aperture of the third camera.
Camera Functions (3rd Camera) Depth camera -
Camera Features (3rd Camera) Bokeh effect -
FOURTH CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (4th Camera) - 5 Megapixel
Lens Aperture (4th Camera) - F/2.4
Camera Functions (4th Camera) - Macro camera
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 1
Front Camera Design Pop-up -
Sensor Resolution (Front) 16 Megapixel 32 Megapixel Samsung Galaxy A72 has better front camera resolution than Honor 9X Pro.
Lens Aperture (Front) F/2.2 F/2.2 Both phones have the same front camera lens aperture.
Focus Adjustment - Focus free
Special Effects (Front) - Bokeh effect
Camera Modes (Front) 3D Portrait Lighting -
BATTERY AND CHARGING Honor 9X Pro Samsung Galaxy A72
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 4000 mAh 5000 mAh Samsung Galaxy A72 has larger battery capacity than Honor 9X Pro.
Fast Charging Technology - Samsung Super Fast Charging Samsung Galaxy A72 has fast charging technology.
Talk Time - 2400 minutes
Run Time Details Playback (video): up to 10 hrs
Gaming: up to 10 hrs
Navigation: up to 12 hrs
Playback (Music): up to 100 hrs
Active online usage (LTE): up to 19 hrs
Active online usage (Wi-Fi): up to 20 hrs
Playback (video): up to 23 hrs
Playback (audio): up to 146 hrs
Talk (4G): up to 2400 min
CELLULAR Honor 9X Pro Samsung Galaxy A72
Technology WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
Mobile Broadband Generation 4G 4G Both phones have the same mobile network generation.
Operating System Android 9.0 Pie -
User Interface EMUI 9.1 One UI
Navigation GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo
COMMUNICATIONS Honor 9X Pro Samsung Galaxy A72
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, VoLTE, FDD-LTE FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE
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 5, Band 8 Band 1, Band 2, Band 4, Band 5, Band 8
3G UMTS Frequency 2100, 1900, 850, 900 2100, 1900, 1700, 850, 900
4G LTE Band Band 1, Band 3, Band 7, Band 8, Band 20, Band 38, Band 39, Band 40, Band 41 Band 1, Band 2, Band 3, Band 4, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 12, Band 17, Band 20, Band 26, Band 28, Band 32, Band 38, Band 40, Band 41, Band 66
4G LTE Frequency FDD 2100, FDD 1800+, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 800 DD, TDD 2600, TDD 1900, TDD 2300, TDD 2500 FDD 2100, FDD 1900 PCS, FDD 1800+, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 700a, FDD 700b, FDD 800 DD, FDD 850+, FDD 700 APT, FDD 1500 L, TDD 2600, TDD 2300, TDD 2500, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS-3
Wireless Interface IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac
Bluetooth Bluetooth 5.0 LE Bluetooth 5.0
NFC Yes Yes Both phones have an NFC reader for mobile payments.
Messaging Services SMS, MMS -
MEDIA Honor 9X Pro Samsung Galaxy A72
Supported Digital Audio Standards MP3, OGG, MIDI, MP4, 3GP WAV, AAC, AMR, MP3, FLAC, XMF, OGG, MIDI, M4A, MXMF, OGA, 3GA, AWB, IMY, RTTTL, RTX, OTA, MID
Supported Digital Video Standards 3GP, MP4 MKV, FLV, AVI, 3GP, M4V, WebM, 3G2, MP4
Sound Enhancements Surround sound -
FEATURES Honor 9X Pro Samsung Galaxy A72
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 - Accelerometer, gyro sensor, hall sensor, geomagnetic sensor, light sensor
Security Devices Fingerprint reader (side) Fingerprint reader (under display)
Additional Phone Features Liquid cooling, GPU Turbo 3.0 technology, AI Signal Enhancer, HUAWEI AppGallery Samsung KNOX, Game Booster, Virtual Proximity Sensing, dual stereo speakers
OTHERS Honor 9X Pro Samsung Galaxy A72
Included Accessories Power adapter, USB-C cable -
Compliant Standards TUV Rheinland Low Blue Light Certification IP67, SGS
Max Depth of Water Resistance - 1 m
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