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| Global Score | |
| 75.6 | 85.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 9.0 Pie | -- |
| 2018-10-26 | 2018-11-15 |
| 6.87 x 3.36 x 0.32 inches | 6.40 x 3.03 x 0.31 inches |
| 8.18 ounces | 6.46 ounces |
| Midnight blue and Phantom silver | Bubblegum pink, Caviar black and Lemonade blue |
| Aluminum and Glass | Glass and Metal |
| Display / Screen | |
| 7.2 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2244 x 1080 pixels | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 346 pixels per inch | 392 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.8 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 980 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SDM660 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2600 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G76 MP10 GPU | Adreno 512 GPU |
| 9.45 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 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 |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 3.52 | 10.45 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, 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 |
| 10.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3800mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 5.76 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| 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) has a general score of 85.2, which is much better than Huawei Mate 20 X's 75.6 general score. Galaxy A9 (2018) is a a little bit thinner and noticeably lighter phone than Huawei Mate 20 X, although they were only released 1 months apart. Huawei Mate 20 X features just a bit better processing power than Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018). They have 6 GB of RAM memory and the same number of cores.
Galaxy A9 (2018) features a little sharper screen than Huawei Mate 20 X, because although it has a little bit smaller display and a bit worse 1080 x 2220 resolution, it also counts with a quite higher amount of pixels in each inch of display. Galaxy A9 (2018) has a much better camera than Huawei Mate 20 X, because although it has a much tinier back camera sensor shooting way worse quality videos and images, and they both have the same video frame rates and the same video quality, the Galaxy A9 (2018) also counts with a larger diafragm aperture to take better captures in low-light environments.
The Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) has a much greater storage capacity to store more apps and games than Huawei Mate 20 X, and although they both have the same internal storage capacity, the Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) also has a slot for external memory cards that allows up to 512 GB. Huawei Mate 20 X features longer battery performance than Galaxy A9 (2018), because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity.
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