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| Global Score | |
| 82.9 | 81 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| -- | Android 6.0 Marshmallow |
| 2018-10-26 | 2017-02-24 |
| 6.21 x 2.85 x 0.34 inches | 6.41 x 3.18 x 0.27 inches |
| 6.67 ounces | 6.63 ounces |
| Black, Emerald green and Twilight | Black and Gold |
| Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 549.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 6 inches |
| 3120 x 1440 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 537 pixels per inch | 367 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.8 | 7.8 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 980 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 653 8976 Pro chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2600 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 28 nm (Octa-Core 1950 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G76 MP10 GPU | Adreno 510 GPU |
| 9.45 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 10.78 |
| Camera | |
| 40.00 MP + 24.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 11.55 | 9.24 |
| 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 | |
| 4200mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 6.08 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| 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 Huawei Mate 20 Pro is a little bit better than the Samsung Galaxy C9 Pro, getting an 82.9 score against 81. Huawei Mate 20 Pro's design is newer than Samsung Galaxy C9 Pro's, but it is extremely thicker and a bit heavier. The Huawei Mate 20 Pro has a bit more powerful processing unit than Galaxy C9 Pro. Both have the same RAM memory amount and the same number of cores.
Huawei Mate 20 Pro counts with a sharper display than Samsung Galaxy C9 Pro, because it has more pixels per inch of screen, a lot higher resolution of 1440 x 3120 and a little bigger display. The Huawei Mate 20 Pro captures greater pictures and videos than Samsung Galaxy C9 Pro, because it has a way better 3840x2160 video resolution, a camera with a much higher resolution and a larger diafragm aperture to capture better images in low light situations.
The Galaxy C9 Pro features a slightly better memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Huawei Mate 20 Pro, because although it has 0 less internal storage capacity, it also counts with an external memory slot that admits a maximum of 256 GB. The Huawei Mate 20 Pro counts with just a little bit longer battery duration than Samsung Galaxy C9 Pro, because it has a 4200mAh battery capacity against 4000mAh.
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