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| Global Score | |
| 79.5 | 85.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 9.0 Pie | -- |
| 2018-10-26 | 2018-11-15 |
| 6.23 x 3.04 x 0.33 inches | 6.40 x 3.03 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.63 ounces | 6.46 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Bubblegum pink, Caviar black and Lemonade blue |
| Glass and Metal | Glass and Metal |
| $ 519.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2244 x 1080 pixels | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 383 pixels per inch | 392 pixels per inch |
| 820 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.7 | 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 |
| 4 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 | |
| 12.00 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 |
| 0.43 inches (1/2.3") 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 | -- |
| 10.01 | 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 | |
| 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3800mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 5.76 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| 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
Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) has a score of 85.2, which is a bit better than Huawei Mate 20's 79.5 general score. Even when the Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) and the Huawei Mate 20 were released with only a couple months difference, the Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) is a bit thinner and a little lighter. Huawei Mate 20 features a slightly better display than Galaxy A9 (2018), because although it has a little lower quantity of pixels per inch in the screen, it also counts with a slightly higher resolution of 1080 x 2244 pixels and a bit larger display.
Galaxy A9 (2018) counts with a superior storage to store more games and applications than Huawei Mate 20, and although they both have exactly the same internal storage capacity, the Galaxy A9 (2018) also has a slot for external memory cards that allows up to 512 GB. Huawei Mate 20 features a bit better processing power than Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018), although it has less RAM, they both have 8 cores.
Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) has just a bit better camera than Huawei Mate 20, because although it has a smaller back camera sensor offering a lower image quality, and they both have the same 3840x2160 (4K) video quality and the same video frame rates, the Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) also counts with a lot more megapixels camera in the back and a bigger aperture.
Huawei Mate 20 has just a little bit longer battery performance than Galaxy A9 (2018), because it has a 4000mAh battery size.
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