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| Global Score | |
| 77.4 | 87.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| 2015-12-01 | 2018-08-24 |
| 6.19 x 3.17 x 0.31 inches | 6.37 x 3.01 x 0.35 inches |
| 6.53 ounces | 7.09 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Cloud silver, Lavender purple, Midnight black and Ocean blue |
| Metal | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 690.00 | $ 457.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2960 x 1440 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 367 pixels per inch | 514 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.9 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 950 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-T880 MP4 GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 12.42 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.50 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.35 | 10.23 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.3 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.92 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | 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 Galaxy Note9 is much better than Huawei Mate 8, having an 87.1 score against 77.4. Galaxy Note9's body is way newer, but thicker and just a little heavier than Huawei Mate 8. Galaxy Note9 counts with a brighter display than Huawei Mate 8, because it has a quite larger screen, a lot higher resolution of 1440 x 2960 pixels and more pixels per inch in the screen.
The Samsung Galaxy Note9 counts with a bit more powerful CPU than Huawei Mate 8, and although they both have a Octa-Core CPU, the Samsung Galaxy Note9 also has a higher amount of RAM memory. Samsung Galaxy Note9 counts with a slightly better camera than Huawei Mate 8, because although it has a back camera with a much worse 12 MP resolution, it also counts with a lot higher (4K) video resolution and a much larger camera aperture for better photos and video in poorly lited situations.
The Samsung Galaxy Note9 counts with a bigger memory capacity to store more games and applications than Huawei Mate 8, and although they both have the same 128 GB internal storage, the Samsung Galaxy Note9 also has a SD memory slot that supports a maximum of 512 GB. Samsung Galaxy Note9's battery duration is very similar to Huawei Mate 8's battery performance.
Despite of being the best phone of the ones we are comparing, the Samsung Galaxy Note9 is also a lot cheaper.
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