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| Global Score | |
| 80.1 | 85.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo | -- |
| 2017-11-15 | 2018-11-15 |
| 6.07 x 2.93 x 0.31 inches | 6.40 x 3.03 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.28 ounces | 6.46 ounces |
| Black | Bubblegum pink, Caviar black and Lemonade blue |
| Glass and Metal | Glass and Metal |
| $ 700.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2160 x 1080 pixels | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 402 pixels per inch | 392 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 970 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SDM660 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP12 GPU | Adreno 512 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.3 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 24.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/1.60 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 8.03 | 10.45 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3800mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 5.76 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Galaxy A9 (2018) is slightly better than the Huawei Mate 10 Porsche Design, getting an 85.2 score against 80.1. The Galaxy A9 (2018) is a a bit heavier cellphone than the Huawei Mate 10 Porsche Design, but they are equally thin. The Huawei Mate 10 Porsche Design has a bit more powerful processor than Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018). Both have a 6 GB RAM memory and a Octa-Core processor.
Huawei Mate 10 Porsche Design counts with a little sharper display than Galaxy A9 (2018), because although it has a bit lower resolution of 1080 x 2160 pixels and a little bit smaller screen, it also counts with a little greater quantity of pixels in each screen inch. The Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) features a slightly better memory capacity for apps and games than Huawei Mate 10 Porsche Design, because although it has less internal storage capacity, it also counts with a slot for external memory cards that admits a maximum of 512 GB.
Huawei Mate 10 Porsche Design has just a little better battery performance than Galaxy A9 (2018), because it has a 4000mAh battery size against 3800mAh. The Galaxy A9 (2018) counts with a way better camera than Huawei Mate 10 Porsche Design, because although it has a tinier aperture which is not nice for low-light captures and videos, and they both have the same 3840x2160 video quality and the same video frame rate, the Galaxy A9 (2018) also counts with a camera with much more MP and a larger sensor shooting higher quality videos and photographs.
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