Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 78.7 | 83.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat | -- |
| 2017-01-10 | 2018-03-16 |
| 5.98 x 2.95 x 0.30 inches | 5.81 x 2.70 x 0.33 inches |
| 5.96 ounces | 5.75 ounces |
| 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 |
| $ 775.00 | $ 158.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 5.8 inches |
| 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2960 x 1440 pixels |
| AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 534 pixels per inch | 568 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.7 | 8.9 |
| 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 | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP8 GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.54 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 11.34 |
| 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 | -- |
| 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 |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 5.5 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.92 | 4.96 |
| 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 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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