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| Global Score | |
| 84 | 87.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 10 | -- |
| 2019-09-20 | 2018-08-24 |
| 6.33 x 3.00 x 0.33 inches | 6.37 x 3.01 x 0.35 inches |
| 6.91 ounces | 7.09 ounces |
| Black, Cosmic purple, Emerald green and Space silver | Cloud silver, Lavender purple, Midnight black and Ocean blue |
| Aluminum and Glass | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 457.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.6 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2960 x 1440 pixels |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 390 pixels per inch | 514 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 990 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2860 MHz) processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G76 MP16 GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 9.63 | 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 | |
| 40.00 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 |
| 0.67 inches (1/1.5") sensor | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 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 |
| 11.99 | 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 | |
| 4200mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 6.08 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.1 | 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 Huawei Mate 30, with an 87.1 score against 84. Galaxy Note9's body is older, a little heavier and just a little thicker than Huawei Mate 30. Galaxy Note9's processor is just as good as Huawei Mate 30's processing unit, and although the Galaxy Note9 has less RAM, they both have the same number of cores.
Galaxy Note9 counts with a slightly better looking screen than Huawei Mate 30, because although it has a bit smaller display, it also counts with a better 1440 x 2960 resolution and a greater display density. The Huawei Mate 30 takes better photographs and videos than Galaxy Note9, because although it has a tinier aperture which is not so good for shooting photos and/or video in low light situations, and they both have the same 60 fps video frame rates and the same (4K) video quality, the Huawei Mate 30 also counts with a lot larger sensor shooting much better quality videos and pictures and a camera with much more mega-pixels.
Galaxy Note9 counts with a way bigger memory for applications, games, photos and videos than Huawei Mate 30, and although they both have exactly the same internal memory, the Galaxy Note9 also has an external SD slot that admits up to 512 GB. Huawei Mate 30 has a little better battery duration than Galaxy Note9, because it has 4200mAh of battery capacity instead of 4000mAh.
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