Phone Comparison - Honor 8 vs Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge

Honor 8
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general General Info

Manufacturer Honor Samsung
Announced July 2016 March 2015
Status Available - August 2016 Available - April 2015
Price Rs. 18,999 ($400.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 34,900 ($513.24) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Sunrise Gold, Midnight Black, Sakura Pink, Sapphire Blue, White White Pearl, Black Sapphire, Gold Platinum, Green Emerald
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 145.5 x 71 x 7.5 mm
(5.73 x 2.8 x 0.3 in)
142.1 x 70.1 x 7 mm
(5.59 x 2.76 x 0.28 in)
Weight 153 g (5.4 oz) 132 g (4.66 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) LTE
SAR US - W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
1.58 W/kg (head)
1.34 W/kg (body)
SAR EU - W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
0.33 W/kg (head)
0.59 W/kg (body)
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - - Corning Gorilla Glass 4 back panel
- Fingerprint sensor (PayPal certified)
- Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v6.0.1 (Marshmallow) Android OS, v5.0.2 (Lollipop)
Processor Quad-core 2.3 GHz Cortex-A72 + quad-core 1.8 GHz Cortex A53, HiSilicon Kirin 950 [Similar] Quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A53 & Quad-core 2.1 GHz Cortex-A57, Exynos 7420 [Similar]
GPU Mali-T880 MP4 [Similar] Mali-T760 [Similar]
RAM 4 GB [Browse Similar] 3 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 32 GB 32/64/128 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) No

display Display

Type IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 4, Curved Edge Screen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.2 inches [Similar] 5.1 inches [Similar]
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels (424 ppi) [Similar] 1440 x 2560 pixels (576 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 72.03% 71.96%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera Dual 12 MP, f/2.2 [Similar] 16 MP, 3456 x 4608 pixels, OIS [Similar]
Flash Yes LED Flash
Features 1.4 µm Pixel Size, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Auto HDR, Panorama
Video 1080p@30fps, HDR 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@120fps, HDR, dual-video rec.
Front Camera 8 MP, f/2.4, LED flash [Similar] 5 MP, 1080p@30fps, dual video call, HDR [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

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

memory User Memory

Internal 32 GB, 4 GB RAM 32/64/128 GB, 3 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) No
USB OTG - Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Po Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 3000 mAh 2600 mAh
Stand by - -
Talk Time - -