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| Global Score | |
| 75.3 | 87.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| 2015-09-15 | 2018-08-24 |
| 5.90 x 2.96 x 0.28 inches | 6.37 x 3.01 x 0.35 inches |
| 5.50 ounces | 7.09 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Cloud silver, Lavender purple, Midnight black and Ocean blue |
| Aluminum | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 457.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2960 x 1440 pixels |
| AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 401 pixels per inch | 514 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 935 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53e, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-T628 MP4 GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.50 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.13 | 10.23 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2700mAh Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 4.64 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Galaxy Note9 is better than Huawei Mate S, with a global score of 87.1 against 75.3. Galaxy Note9 is a incredibly newer cellphone than Huawei Mate S, although it's extremely heavier and somewhat thicker. Galaxy Note9 features just a bit better hardware performance than Huawei Mate S, and although they both have a Octa-Core CPU, the Galaxy Note9 also has a greater amount of RAM memory.
Galaxy Note9 counts with a little sharper display than Huawei Mate S, because it has a bigger screen, a lot higher resolution of 1440 x 2960 and a better count of pixels per display inch. Galaxy Note9 has a way bigger memory capacity for games and applications than Huawei Mate S, and although they both have exactly the same 128 GB internal memory, the Galaxy Note9 also has a slot for external memory cards that allows up to 512 GB.
The Samsung Galaxy Note9 shoots much better videos and photos than Huawei Mate S, because although it has a back camera with a lower 12 MP resolution, it also counts with a bigger sensor providing a higher image quality, a way larger diafragm aperture to take better images and video in poorly lited situations and a lot better 3840x2160 (4K) video definition.
Samsung Galaxy Note9 features a much longer battery life than Huawei Mate S, because it has a 4000mAh battery capacity instead of 2700mAh.
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