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Global Score
78.783.3
Basic Information
HuaweiSamsung
Android 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat--
2017-01-102018-03-16
5.98 x 2.95 x 0.30 inches5.81 x 2.70 x 0.33 inches
5.96 ounces5.75 ounces
Gold and GrayBurgundy 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
$ 775.00$ 158.00
Display / Screen
5.5 inches5.8 inches
2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K)2960 x 1440 pixels
AMOLED Super AMOLED
534 pixels per inch568 pixels per inch
No touch screenNo touch screen
8.78.9
Performance
HiSilicon Kirin 960 chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset
ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processorKryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor
6 GB RAM4 GB RAM
Mali-G71 MP8 GPUAdreno 630 GPU
9.369.54
Storage
128 GB internal memory64 GB internal memory
No SD card slotmicroSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot
10.111.34
Camera
12.00 MP + 8.00 MP12.00 MP + 8.00 MP
f/2.20 aperturef/1.50 aperture
27.00mm focal length--
0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor
3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution
1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video
9.5710.23
Networks
Wi-FiWi-Fi
--Mobile Hotspot
LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPALTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA
Nano SIMNano SIM
5.56.7
Battery Life
4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery3000mAh Li - Ion Battery
Non-Removable BatteryNon-Removable Battery
--Wireless Charging
5.924.96
Other Features
Bluetooth 4.2 Bluetooth 5.0
GPSGPS
NFCNFC
Fingerprint ID ScannerFingerprint ID Scanner
Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity SensorAccelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor
--FM Radio

Comparison review

The Samsung Galaxy S9 has a score of 83.3, which is a little bit better than Huawei Mate 9 Pro's 78.7 global score. The Samsung Galaxy S9 design is newer and just a little bit lighter, but just a little bit thicker than Huawei Mate 9 Pro. Galaxy S9 features just a little better performance than Huawei Mate 9 Pro, although it has 2 GB lesser RAM, they both have 8 cores.

Galaxy S9 has a little bit better display than Huawei Mate 9 Pro, because it has a just a bit higher count of pixels in each inch of screen, a bit higher 1440 x 2960 resolution and a little bit larger display. Galaxy S9 captures a bit better photos and videos than Huawei Mate 9 Pro, and although they both have a camera in the back with a 12 MP resolution and the same (4K) video resolution, the Galaxy S9 also has a way bigger diafragm aperture to capture better low light photography and video, a larger camera sensor and faster video frame rate.

The Galaxy S9 has more storage capacity for applications and games than Huawei Mate 9 Pro, because although it has less internal memory capacity, it also counts with a slot for external memory cards that holds up to 400 GB. The Huawei Mate 9 Pro features longer battery lifetime than Galaxy S9, because it has a 33% greater battery capacity.

Galaxy S9 not only is the best devices in this comparison, but it's also very cheap compared to the other ones, making buying this phone an easy decision.




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