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| Global Score | |
| 79.5 | 83.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 9.0 Pie | -- |
| 2018-10-26 | 2018-03-16 |
| 6.23 x 3.04 x 0.33 inches | 5.81 x 2.70 x 0.33 inches |
| 6.63 ounces | 5.75 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Burgundy red, Coral blue, Ice blue, Lilac purple, Midnight black, Sunrise gold and Titanium gray |
| Glass and Metal | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 519.00 | $ 158.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 5.8 inches |
| 2244 x 1080 pixels | 2960 x 1440 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 383 pixels per inch | 568 pixels per inch |
| 820 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.7 | 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 |
| 4 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 | |
| 12.00 MP + 24.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.50 aperture |
| 27.00mm 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 | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.92 | 4.96 |
| 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 |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Galaxy S9 is a little bit better than Huawei Mate 20, having an 83.3 score against 79.5. The Galaxy S9 is a lighter phone than the Huawei Mate 20, but both are equally thin. The Samsung Galaxy S9 counts with a bit more vivid display than Huawei Mate 20, because although it has a little bit smaller screen, it also counts with a greater pixels amount per inch of screen and a higher 1440 x 2960 resolution.
Galaxy S9 features just a bit better processing power than Huawei Mate 20. Both of them have 4 GB of RAM and 8 CPU cores. Samsung Galaxy S9 has a bigger storage to store more games and applications than Huawei Mate 20, because although it has only 64 GB internal storage capacity, it also counts with a SD card slot that holds up to 400 GB.
The Huawei Mate 20 features better battery life than Samsung Galaxy S9, because it has a 4000mAh battery capacity instead of 3000mAh. The Galaxy S9 captures just a bit better photos and videos than Huawei Mate 20, because although it has a smaller camera sensor offering a worse image quality, and they both have the same 3840x2160 video resolution and the same resolution camera in the back, the Galaxy S9 also counts with a bigger aperture to take better low-light captures and videos and better video frame rate.
The Galaxy S9 is not only the best devices in our comparison, but it's also a bargain compared to the other devices.
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