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| Global Score | |
| 73.4 | 85.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| 2017-01-06 | 2018-11-15 |
| 6.18 x 3.11 x 0.31 inches | 6.40 x 3.03 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.70 ounces | 6.46 ounces |
| Brown, Gold, Gray, Silver and White | Bubblegum pink, Caviar black and Lemonade blue |
| Metal | Glass and Metal |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.9 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 373 pixels per inch | 392 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.9 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 960 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SDM660 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP8 GPU | Adreno 512 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.78 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 24.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 7.92 | 10.45 |
| 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, Dual SIM |
| 5.5 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3800mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 5.76 |
| 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, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Galaxy A9 (2018) is much better than Huawei Mate 9, having a global score of 85.2 against 73.4. The Galaxy A9 (2018) is a a little lighter phone than Huawei Mate 9, but they are 0.31inches thick. Galaxy A9 (2018) has a bit sharper screen than Huawei Mate 9, because it has a little bit more pixels per inch of display, a bit bigger screen and a slightly higher 1080 x 2220 pixels resolution.
Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) has a much bigger memory capacity to store more games and applications than Huawei Mate 9, because it has an external memory slot that holds a maximum of 512 GB and more internal memory. Huawei Mate 9 counts with just a little better processing power than Galaxy A9 (2018), although it has lesser RAM, they both have a Octa-Core processor.
Galaxy A9 (2018) shoots much clearer pictures and videos than Huawei Mate 9, and although they both have the same 3840x2160 video quality and the same video frame rates, the Galaxy A9 (2018) also has a lot better resolution camera in the back, a larger sensor shooting higher quality photographs and videos and a way larger camera aperture to take better photography in low-light environments.
The Huawei Mate 9 has a little longer battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018), because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity.
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