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| Global Score | |
| 76.2 | 85.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 8.1 Oreo | -- |
| 2018-09-12 | 2018-11-15 |
| 6.23 x 2.96 x 0.30 inches | 6.40 x 3.03 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.07 ounces | 6.46 ounces |
| Black, Blue and Gold | Bubblegum pink, Caviar black and Lemonade blue |
| Aluminum and Glass | Glass and Metal |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 409 pixels per inch | 392 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 710 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SDM660 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G51 MP4 GPU | Adreno 512 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 11.74 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 20.00 MP + 24.00 MP | 24.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 9.68 | 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 | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3750mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3800mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.68 | 5.76 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) is much better than Huawei Mate 20 lite, getting a global score of 85.2 against 76.2. Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018)'s design is a little bit heavier and just a little thicker than Huawei Mate 20 lite. Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) counts with a bit more powerful processor than Huawei Mate 20 lite, and although they both have a Octa-Core processor, the Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) also has more RAM.
Huawei Mate 20 lite has a slightly better looking screen than Galaxy A9 (2018), and although they both have a screen of the same size, the Huawei Mate 20 lite also has a little higher resolution of 1080 x 2340 pixels and a just a bit better pixel quantity in each display inch. Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) features a slightly better camera than Huawei Mate 20 lite, because it has a lot better video resolution, a more MP camera in the back and a bigger aperture.
The Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) features a much greater memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Huawei Mate 20 lite, and although they both have an external memory card slot that supports a maximum of 512 GB, the Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) also has 64 GB more internal memory.
Galaxy A9 (2018) features just a little better battery life than Huawei Mate 20 lite, because it has 3800mAh of battery capacity.
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