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| Global Score | |
| 76.6 | 83.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 6.0 | -- |
| 0000-00-00 | 2018-03-16 |
| 6.19 x 3.17 x 0.31 inches | 5.81 x 2.70 x 0.33 inches |
| 6.53 ounces | 5.75 ounces |
| Black, Brown, Gold and Gray | Burgundy red, Coral blue, Ice blue, Lilac purple, Midnight black, Sunrise gold and Titanium gray |
| Metal | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 460.00 | $ 158.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6 inches | 5.8 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2960 x 1440 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 367 pixels per inch | 568 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.7 | 8.9 |
| 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 | 4 GB RAM |
| ARM Mali-T880 MP4 GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 8.55 | 9.54 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot |
| 12.42 | 11.34 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.50 aperture |
| -- | 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 | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 528 hours standby time 18 hours talk time | -- |
| 5.92 | 4.96 |
| 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 | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy S9 has a global score of 83.3, which is a little bit better than the Huawei Mate 8's 76.6 general score. Samsung Galaxy S9's design is a little bit thicker but lighter than Huawei Mate 8. Galaxy S9 counts with a slightly better looking screen than Huawei Mate 8, because although it has a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a much greater display pixels density and a much better resolution of 1440 x 2960.
Huawei Mate 8 has a bit bigger memory for games and applications than Galaxy S9, because although it has a slot for an external memory card that admits a maximum of 128 GB against 400 GB, it also counts with 128 GB internal memory capacity. Galaxy S9 features a superior processing power than Huawei Mate 8, and although they both have a 4 GB RAM, the Galaxy S9 also has 7 more processing cores.
Huawei Mate 8 counts with better battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy S9, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity instead of 3000mAh. The Samsung Galaxy S9 counts with a little bit better camera than Huawei Mate 8, because although it has a camera in the back with much less mega-pixels resolution, it also counts with a much higher video resolution and a lot bigger aperture.
Even being the best phone of the ones in this comparison, Galaxy S9 is also a bargain compared to the other ones, which makes it a great choice.
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