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| Global Score | |
| 79.2 | 83.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| 2017-11-17 | 2018-03-16 |
| 6.07 x 2.93 x 0.31 inches | 5.81 x 2.70 x 0.33 inches |
| 6.28 ounces | 5.75 ounces |
| Blue, Brown, Gray and Pink | Burgundy red, Coral blue, Ice blue, Lilac purple, Midnight black, Sunrise gold and Titanium gray |
| Glass and Metal | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 158.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6 inches | 5.8 inches |
| 2160 x 1080 pixels | 2960 x 1440 pixels |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 402 pixels per inch | 568 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 970 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP12 GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.54 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 11.34 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.60 aperture | f/1.50 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.68 | 10.23 |
| 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 |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.92 | 4.96 |
| 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, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy S9 is slightly better than the Huawei Mate 10 Pro, with an 83.3 score against 79.2. The Samsung Galaxy S9 construction is a little bit thicker but just a little lighter than Huawei Mate 10 Pro, and both of them were released only a couple of months apart. The Galaxy S9 counts with a little bit better looking display than Huawei Mate 10 Pro, because although it has a little smaller display, it also counts with a better resolution of 1440 x 2960 and a higher display density.
The Galaxy S9 features just a bit better performance than Huawei Mate 10 Pro, although it has 2 GB lesser RAM memory, they both have 8 CPU cores. Samsung Galaxy S9 shoots just a bit better photographs and videos than Huawei Mate 10 Pro, and although they both have a 12 megapixels back camera and the same 3840x2160 (4K) video definition, the Samsung Galaxy S9 also has a larger sensor capturing more light and vivid colors, faster video frame rate and a larger diafragm aperture.
Samsung Galaxy S9 has a quite bigger storage for games and applications than Huawei Mate 10 Pro, because although it has less internal storage capacity, it also counts with a slot for an SD memory card that admits up to 400 GB. The Huawei Mate 10 Pro features greater battery lifetime than Galaxy S9, because it has a 4000mAh battery size.
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