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| Global Score | |
| 75.6 | 83.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 9.0 Pie | -- |
| 2018-10-26 | 2018-03-16 |
| 6.87 x 3.36 x 0.32 inches | 5.81 x 2.70 x 0.33 inches |
| 8.18 ounces | 5.75 ounces |
| Midnight blue and Phantom silver | 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 | |
| 7.2 inches | 5.8 inches |
| 2244 x 1080 pixels | 2960 x 1440 pixels |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 346 pixels per inch | 568 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.8 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 980 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2600 MHz) processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G76 MP10 GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 9.45 | 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 | |
| 24.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.50 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 3.52 | 10.23 |
| 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 |
| 10.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 6.8 | 4.96 |
| 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, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy S9 is much better than Huawei Mate 20 X, with a overall score of 83.3 against 75.6. Although the Samsung Galaxy S9 and the Huawei Mate 20 X were released only 7 months apart, the Samsung Galaxy S9 body is noticeably lighter but a little bit thicker than the Huawei Mate 20 X. The Galaxy S9 counts with a more vivid screen than Huawei Mate 20 X, because although it has a little bit smaller screen, it also counts with a better 1440 x 2960 resolution and a way greater screen pixel density.
Galaxy S9 has a bigger memory capacity for games and applications than Huawei Mate 20 X, because although it has 0 less internal memory capacity, it also counts with an external memory slot that supports a maximum of 400 GB. Samsung Galaxy S9 features a bit more powerful processor than Huawei Mate 20 X, although it has a lower amount of RAM memory, they both have a Octa-Core processor.
Huawei Mate 20 X has a really longer battery duration than Samsung Galaxy S9, because it has a 67 percent greater battery capacity. Samsung Galaxy S9 captures much clearer videos and photos than Huawei Mate 20 X, because although it has a lot smaller sensor which gives a much lower image and video quality, and they both have the same 3840x2160 (4K) video quality, the Samsung Galaxy S9 also counts with a larger diafragm aperture for better low-light captures and higher 60 frames per second video frame rates.
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