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| Global Score | |
| 76.6 | 87.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 6.0 | -- |
| 0000-00-00 | 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 |
| Black, Brown, Gold and Gray | Cloud silver, Lavender purple, Midnight black and Ocean blue |
| Metal | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 460.00 | $ 457.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2960 x 1440 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 367 pixels per inch | 514 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.7 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 950 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Single-Core 2300 MHz) processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| ARM Mali-T880 MP4 GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 8.55 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, 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), HSPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 528 hours standby time 18 hours talk time | -- |
| 5.92 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | 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
Samsung Galaxy Note9 has an overall score of 87.1, which is much better than Huawei Mate 8's 76.6 global score. Even being the best in this comparison review, the Samsung Galaxy Note9 design is just a little bit heavier and thicker than the Huawei Mate 8. Samsung Galaxy Note9 has a better performance than Huawei Mate 8, because it has 7 more cpu cores and more RAM.
The Huawei Mate 8 and the Galaxy Note9 both have similar displays, although the Galaxy Note9 also has a higher screen pixels density, a bit larger screen and a way higher resolution of 1440 x 2960 pixels. The Galaxy Note9 counts with a greater storage to install games and applications than Huawei Mate 8, and although they both have the same 128 GB internal storage, the Galaxy Note9 also has a slot for an SD memory card that admits a maximum of 512 GB.
Samsung Galaxy Note9 takes slightly better photographs and videos than Huawei Mate 8, because although it has a camera in the back with a way worse 12 megapixels resolution, it also counts with a way larger diafragm aperture to capture better low light photography and video and a lot better video quality.
Galaxy Note9 counts with a battery life that is just as good as the battery duration in Huawei Mate 8.
The Galaxy Note9 is not only the best devices of the ones in this comparison, but it's also cheap compared to the other phone, making it an easy decision.
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