Phone Comparison - Honor 8 Smart vs Honor 8 Pro vs Honor 9

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general General Info

Manufacturer Honor Honor Honor
Announced October 2016 February 2017 June 2017
Status Available - October 2016 Available - April 2017 Available - June 2017
Price Rs. 19,999 ($294.10) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 29,999 ($585.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 32,750 ($510.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, White, Gold Silver, Gold, Rose Gold Blue, Amber Gold, Gray, Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension - 157 x 77.5 x 6.97 mm
(6.18 x 3.05 x 0.27 in)
147.3 × 70.9 × 7.45 mm
(5.8 × 2.79 × 0.29 in)
Weight - 184 g (6.49 oz) 155 g (5.47 oz)
SIM Type - Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
TD-SCDMA
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100 - NEM-UL10 HSDPA HSDPA
4G Network LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) - NEM-UL10 LTE LTE
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - Fingerprint Sensor
- Metal Body
- Fingerprint Sensor
- Fingerprint Sensor
- Metal and glass Build
- Dual Cameras
Notification LED - Yes Yes

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v6.0 (Marshmallow) Android OS, v7.0 (Nougat) Android OS, v7.0 (Nougat)
User Interface - EMUI EMUI 5.1
Processor Quad-core 2.0 GHz Cortex-A53 + quad-core 1.7 GHz Cortex-A53, HiSilicon Kirin 650 Octa-core (4x2.4 GHz Cortex-A73 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A53), HiSilicon Kirin 960 Octa-core (4x2.4 GHz Cortex-A73 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A53), HiSilicon Kirin 960
GPU Mali-T830 Mali-G71 MP8 Mali-G71 MP8
RAM 2 GB 4 GB 4/6 GB
Internal Memory 16 GB 64 GB 64/128 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 128 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)

display Display

Type IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen IPS-NEO LCD Capacitive Touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 2.5D Cruved Glass
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M Colors
Size 5.2 inches 5.7 inches 5.15 inches
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels (424 ppi) 1440 x 2560 pixels (515 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (428 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio - 73.70% -
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio FM radio No FM Radio
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 13 MP Dual 12 MP + 12 MP Dual 20 MP + 12 MP
Flash LED flash Dual-LED (dual Tone) Dual-LED (dual Tone)
Features Auto focus, f/2.0, Sony IMX214 sensor, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, Panorama, HDR Phase Detection Autofocus, Monochrome + RGB Sensors, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama Phase detection autofocus, Monochrome + RGB Sensors, Laser AF, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama, Beauty Mode
Video 1080p@30fps 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps 1080p@30fps
Front Camera 8 MP, f/2.0 [Similar] 8 MP, f/2.4, 1080p [Similar] 8 MP, f/2.0 [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat6 300/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps HSPA, LTE, VoLTE
Bluetooth v4.1, A2DP, LE v4.2, A2DP, LE v4.1, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, DLNA, WiFi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, DLNA, WiFi Direct, hotspot
USB microUSB v2.0 Type-C 1.0 reversible connector Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 64 GB, 4 GB RAM or 128 GB, 6 GB RAM 64/128 GB, 4/6 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 128 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)
USB OTG - Not 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
NFC NFC not supported NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 3000 mAh 4000 mAh 3200 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -