Phone Comparison - Honor 9X Pro vs Samsung Galaxy S21+ 5G vs Asus ROG Phone 5s Pro

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general General Info

Manufacturer Honor Samsung Asus
Announced July 2019 2021, January 14 2021, August 16
Status Coming Soon - July 2019 Coming soon. Exp. release 2021, January 29 Coming soon. Exp. release 2021, August 24
Price - Rs. 81,999 ($999.99) [Similarly Priced] -
Colors Black, Blue Phantom Black, Phantom Silver, Phantom Violet, Phantom Pink, Phantom Gold, Phantom Red Phantom Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 163.1 × 77.2 × 8.8 mm
(6.42 × 3.04 × 0.35 in)
161.5 x 75.6 x 7.8 mm
(6.36 x 2.98 x 0.31 in)
172.8 x 77.3 x 10.3 mm
(6.8 x 3.04 x 0.41 in)
Weight 206 g (7.27 oz) 200 g (7.05 oz) 238 g (8.4 oz)
SIM Type Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Single SIM (Nano-SIM and/or eSIM), 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
CDMA 800 & TD-SCDMA
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (Dual SIM model only)
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
CDMA 800 & TD-SCDMA
3G Network HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1800 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 8(900), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 48, 66, 71 - SM-G996U1 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48, 66, 71
5G Network - 2, 5, 25, 41, 66, 71, 260, 261 SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - SM-G996U1 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 71, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA
Messaging
Build Features - Fingerprint Sensor (in-display)
- Fingerprint Sensor (under display, ultrasonic)
Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)
IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)
Samsung DeX, Samsung Wireless DeX (desktop experience support) ANT+
- Fingerprint Sensor (under display, optical)
Touch sensor; ROG Vision monochrome PMOLED display (on the back)
Pressure sensitive zones (Gaming triggers)
DTS:X stereo speakers (2 dedicated amplifiers)

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android 9.0 (Pie) Android 11 Android 11
User Interface EMUI 9.1 One UI 3.1 ROG UI
Processor Octa-core (2x2.27 GHz Cortex-A76 & 6x1.88 GHz Cortex-A55), HiSilicon Kirin 810 (7 nm) Octa-core (1x2.9 GHz Cortex-X1 & 3x2.80 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x2.2 GHz Cortex-A55) - International / Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 680 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 680 & 4x1.80 GHz Kryo 680 - USA/China/Korea, Exynos 2100 - International / Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 - USA/China/Korea Octa-core (1x2.99 GHz Kryo 680 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 680 & 4x1.80 GHz Kryo 680), Qualcomm SM8350 Snapdragon 888+ 5G (5 nm)
GPU Mali-G52 MP6 Mali-G78 MP14 - International / Adreno 660 - USA/China/Korea Adreno 660
RAM 8 GB 8 GB 18 GB
Internal Memory 256 GB 256 GB 512 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 256 GB (uses shared SIM slot) Unspecified No

display Display

Type IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen FHD+ Dynamic AMOLED 2X Display
120Hz Refresh Rate
HDR10+
1300 nits (peak)
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus
Always-on display
FHD+ AMOLED Screen
144Hz Refresh Rate
HDR10+
800 nits (typ), 1200 nits (peak)
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus
Colors 16M colors 16M Colour 1B Colour
Size 6.59 inches 6.7 inches 6.78 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2340 pixels (391 ppi) 1080 x 2400 pixels (393 ppi) 1080 x 2448 pixels (395 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio - 88.68% 81.84%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes no yes
Radio FM radio FM radio (Snapdragon model only; market/operator dependent) No
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 48 MP + 8 MP + 2 MP 12 MP + 64 MP + 12 MP 64 MP + 13 MP + 5 MP
Flash LED Flash LED Flash LED Flash
Features 48 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/2", 0.8µm, PDAF
8 MP, (ultrawide)
2 MP, f/2.4, depth sensor
HDR, Panorma
12 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/1.76", 1.8µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, OIS
64 MP, f/2.0, 29mm (telephoto), 1/1.72", 0.8µm, PDAF, OIS, 1.1x optical zoom, 3x hybrid zoom
12 MP, f/2.2, 13mm (ultrawide), 1.4µm, Super Steady video
Auto-HDR, Panorama
64 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/1.73", 0.8µm, PDAF
13 MP, f/2.4, 11mm, 125˚ (ultrawide)
5 MP, f/2.0, (macro)
HDR, Panorama
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps 8K@24/30fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR10+, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS & OIS 8K@30fps, 4K@30/60/120fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, 720p@480fps; gyro-EIS
Front Camera Motorized pop-up 16 MP, f/2.0, , 1080p@30fps [Similar] 10 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/3.2", 1.22µm, Dual Pixel PDAF
Dual video call, Auto-HDR
4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps [Similar]
24 MP, f/2.0, 27mm (wide), 0.9µm
Panorama, HDR
1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes
Edge GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
CDMA 800 & TD-SCDMA
Yes Yes
3G HSPA, LTE-A HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (CA), 5G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A, 5G
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE 5.2, A2DP, LE, aptX HD, aptX Adaptive
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go USB Type-C 3.2, USB On-The-Go USB Type-C 3.1 (side), USB Type-C 2.0 (bottom), accessory connector
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO Yes, with dual-band A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS, GNSS
Browser Yes Yes Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 256 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 6 GB RAM 256 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128GB, 8 GB RAM (UFS 3.1) 512 GB, 18 GB RAM (UFS 3.1)
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 256 GB (uses shared SIM slot) Unspecified No
USB OTG Supported 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
Magnetic-Field Sensor (Compass) magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present
Gyroscope Sensor gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor present
Barometer Sensor barometer sensor not present barometer sensor present barometer sensor not present
NFC NFC not supported NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery charging 18W
Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery charging 25W
USB Power Delivery 3.0
Fast Qi/PMA wireless charging 15W
Power bank/Reverse wireless charging 4.5W
Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery charging 65W, 70% in 30 min, 100% in 52 min (advertised)
Power Delivery 3.0
Quick Charge 5
Reverse charging 10W
Capacity 4000 mAh 4800 mAh 6000 mAh
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