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| Global Score | |
| 82.7 | 87.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat | -- |
| 2017-01-31 | 2018-08-24 |
| 5.98 x 2.95 x 0.30 inches | 6.37 x 3.01 x 0.35 inches |
| 5.96 ounces | 7.09 ounces |
| Black | Cloud silver, Lavender purple, Midnight black and Ocean blue |
| Metal | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 457.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2960 x 1440 pixels |
| AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 534 pixels per inch | 514 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.7 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 960 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP8 GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.3 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.50 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.57 | 10.23 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.1 | 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 |
| 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 9 Porsche Design, getting an 87.1 score against 82.7. Even though Galaxy Note9 is newer than Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design, it is thicker and heavier. Galaxy Note9 features a display that is just as good as the Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design one, because although the Galaxy Note9 has a just a little worse pixels density, it also counts with a larger screen and a quite better 1440 x 2960px resolution.
Samsung Galaxy Note9 counts with a bit superior processing unit than Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design. They have a 6 GB RAM and the same number of cores. Samsung Galaxy Note9 has a slightly bigger storage capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design, because although it has less internal memory capacity, it also counts with a slot for an external memory card that holds up to 512 GB.
Galaxy Note9's battery duration is very similar to the Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design one. Galaxy Note9 captures a little bit better photos and videos than Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design, and although they both have a same resolution back facing camera and the same 3840x2160 (4K) video quality, the Galaxy Note9 also has a lot larger camera aperture, higher video frame rates and a bigger sensor.
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