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| Global Score | |
| 79.5 | 87.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 9.0 Pie | -- |
| 2018-10-26 | 2018-08-24 |
| 6.23 x 3.04 x 0.33 inches | 6.37 x 3.01 x 0.35 inches |
| 6.63 ounces | 7.09 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Cloud silver, Lavender purple, Midnight black and Ocean blue |
| Glass and Metal | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 519.00 | $ 457.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2244 x 1080 pixels | 2960 x 1440 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 383 pixels per inch | 514 pixels per inch |
| 820 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.7 | 8.7 |
| 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 |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G76 MP10 GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 9.45 | 9.63 |
| 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 | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.50 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.43 inches (1/2.3") 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 |
| 10.01 | 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 | |
| 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.92 | 5.92 |
| 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, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Note9 is just a bit better than the Huawei Mate 20, having an 87.1 score against 79.5. Despite being the best cellphone in this comparison review, the Galaxy Note9 is a just a little bit heavier and just a little thicker cellphone than the Huawei Mate 20. The Galaxy Note9 and Huawei Mate 20 both count with incredibly similar screens, because although the Galaxy Note9 has a little smaller display, it also counts with a higher pixel density and a higher 1440 x 2960px resolution.
The Galaxy Note9 counts with a lot bigger storage capacity to install applications and games than Huawei Mate 20, and although they both have the same internal memory, the Galaxy Note9 also has a SD memory card expansion slot that allows a maximum of 512 GB. The Galaxy Note9 features a little faster processor than Huawei Mate 20, and although they both have 8 processing cores, the Galaxy Note9 also has more RAM memory.
Samsung Galaxy Note9's battery lifetime is very similar to the Huawei Mate 20 one. Galaxy Note9 takes clearer photos and videos than Huawei Mate 20, because although it has a smaller back camera sensor taking lower quality pictures and videos, and they both have the same 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution and a camera with a 12 MP, the Galaxy Note9 also counts with a larger camera aperture to take better low light captures and video and higher video frame rate.
Samsung Galaxy Note9 is not only the best devices in this comparison, but it's also the cheapest.
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