Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 73.4 | 78.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| -- | Android 10, 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo |
| 2017-01-06 | 2019-02-05 |
| 6.18 x 3.11 x 0.31 inches | 6.16 x 2.93 x 0.35 inches |
| 6.70 ounces | 6.56 ounces |
| Brown, Gold, Gray, Silver and White | Charcoal black and Ocean blue |
| Metal | Plastic and Plastic |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.9 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 373 pixels per inch | 409 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.9 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 960 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7904 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP8 GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 9.36 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.78 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 12.00mm focal length |
| 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor | 0.32 inches (1/3.1") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 7.92 | 9.02 |
| 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 | 5000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 6.8 |
| 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 and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy M20 is just a bit better than Huawei Mate 9, getting a global score of 78.9 against 73.4. Although the Samsung Galaxy M20 is somewhat thicker than the Huawei Mate 9, it's just a bit lighter and notably newer. The Samsung Galaxy M20 counts with a little sharper display than Huawei Mate 9, because it has a slightly better 1080 x 2340 resolution, a just a bit more pixels per inch in the screen and a bit larger screen.
Galaxy M20 features a little bit better storage to store more games and applications than Huawei Mate 9, and although they both have exactly the same 64 GB internal storage capacity, the Galaxy M20 also has an external SD slot that holds a maximum of 512 GB. The Huawei Mate 9 has a bit more powerful CPU than Galaxy M20. Both have 4 GB of RAM memory and the same number of cores.
The Galaxy M20 has a better camera than Huawei Mate 9, because although it has a smaller back camera sensor, and they both have the same video frame rates and the same video quality, the Galaxy M20 also counts with a back facing camera with more MP and a bigger aperture. Galaxy M20 features longer battery duration than Huawei Mate 9, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity against 4000mAh.
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