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| Global Score | |
| 76.2 | 83.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 8.1 Oreo | -- |
| 2018-09-12 | 2018-03-16 |
| 6.23 x 2.96 x 0.30 inches | 5.81 x 2.70 x 0.33 inches |
| 6.07 ounces | 5.75 ounces |
| Black, Blue and Gold | Burgundy red, Coral blue, Ice blue, Lilac purple, Midnight black, Sunrise gold and Titanium gray |
| Aluminum and Glass | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 158.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 5.8 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2960 x 1440 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 409 pixels per inch | 568 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 710 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G51 MP4 GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.54 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot |
| 11.74 | 11.34 |
| Camera | |
| 20.00 MP + 24.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.50 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | -- |
| -- | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 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 | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3750mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.68 | 4.96 |
| 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, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy S9 is slightly better than the Huawei Mate 20 lite, with a score of 83.3 against 76.2. The Samsung Galaxy S9 body is just a bit thicker but a little bit lighter than the Huawei Mate 20 lite, and they were released with only a couple of months difference. The Galaxy S9 counts with a little more vivid screen than Huawei Mate 20 lite, because although it has a bit smaller screen, it also counts with a better resolution of 1440 x 2960 pixels and a better pixel quantity per screen inch.
The Huawei Mate 20 lite has just a bit more storage for games and applications than Galaxy S9, and although they both have exactly the same internal memory capacity, the Huawei Mate 20 lite also has a slot for an SD memory card that holds a maximum of 512 GB. The Galaxy S9 counts with a bit better processing unit than Huawei Mate 20 lite. They have 8 cores and the same RAM memory amount.
Huawei Mate 20 lite has greater battery life than Galaxy S9, because it has a 25% larger battery capacity. Samsung Galaxy S9 features a little bit better camera than Huawei Mate 20 lite, because although it has a much less megapixels resolution back-facing camera, it also counts with a much higher 3840x2160 video definition and a larger aperture for better low light captures and video.
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