Honor 9X vs Galaxy S25 Ultra
Side-by-side specs, benchmarks and the SpecEagle AI verdict.
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AI Verdict
The Galaxy S25 Ultra takes the overall edge with a 89/100 to 64/100 SpecEagle score, leading on Display, Camera, Performance, Battery, Build, Value. The Honor 9X counters on value.
SpecEagle subscores
74
Display
96
64
Camera
93
60
Performance
94
78
Battery
88
66
Build
93
0
Value
78
Category wins: Honor 9X 0 · 6 Galaxy S25 Ultra
Benchmarks
Test
A · Honor
B · Samsung
AnTuTu v7
145,000
—
AnTuTu v10
—
2,580,000
Geekbench 6 Single
—
3,050
Geekbench 6 Multi
—
9,900
3DMark Solar Bay
—
78.0
Full specifications
A · Honor
B · Samsung
Type
IPS LCD, notchless
LTPO AMOLED 2X, 120 Hz, HDR10+
Size
6.59 inches
6.9 inches
Resolution
1080 x 2340 px
3,120 × 1,440 px (498 ppi)
Peak brightness
—
2,600 nits
Protection
—
Corning Gorilla Armor 2
Always-on
—
Yes
A · Honor
B · Samsung
Main
48 MP, f/1.8
200 MP, f/1.7, multi-directional PDAF, OIS
Ultrawide
8 MP
50 MP, f/1.9, 120° FoV
Depth
2 MP
—
Selfie
16 MP pop-up
12 MP, f/2.2
Telephoto 1
—
10 MP, f/2.4, 3× optical
Telephoto 2
—
50 MP, f/3.4, 5× optical
Video
—
8K @ 30 fps · 4K @ 120 fps
A · Honor
B · Samsung
Chipset
Kirin 710F (12nm)
Snapdragon 8 Elite for Galaxy (3 nm)
GPU
Mali-G51 MP4
Adreno 830
CPU
—
8 cores (2 × 4.47 GHz + 6 × 3.53 GHz)
RAM
—
12 GB LPDDR5X
Storage
—
256 GB / 512 GB / 1 TB UFS 4.0
A · Honor
B · Samsung
Capacity
4000 mAh
5,000 mAh
Charging
10W
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Wired
—
45 W
Wireless
—
15 W Qi2
Reverse
—
4.5 W wireless
Choose Honor 9X if…
- Notchless display via pop-up at $200
- 48 MP triple cam
- 4000 mAh + microSD + jack
Choose Galaxy S25 Ultra if…
- The most versatile camera system on any phone — four useful focal lengths.
- Seven years of OS updates matches Apple for longevity.
- Gorilla Armor 2 glass is the most scratch- and glare-resistant around.
- Built-in S Pen still has no real equivalent elsewhere.