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| Global Score | |
| 74.7 | 87.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| HarmonyOS 3 | -- |
| 2023-04-08 | 2018-08-24 |
| 6.18 x 5.57 x 0.21 inches | 6.37 x 3.01 x 0.35 inches |
| 8.43 ounces | 7.09 ounces |
| Black, Dark Green, Gold, Purple and White | Cloud silver, Lavender purple, Midnight black and Ocean blue |
| Aluminum and Glass | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 457.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 7.8 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2224 x 2496 pixels | 2960 x 1440 pixels |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 429 pixels per inch | 514 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.7 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 4G SM8475 (4 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 730 GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 6.21 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.3 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 50.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.50 aperture |
| 23.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 11.22 | 10.23 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4800mAh Nano SIM Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 6.64 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass and Gyroscope | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Note9 is better than Huawei Mate X3, with an 87.1 score against 74.7. Even though Galaxy Note9 is noticeably older and a lot thicker than Huawei Mate X3, it's design is still lighter. Galaxy Note9 has a brighter screen than Huawei Mate X3, because although it has a little bit worse resolution of 1440 x 2960 pixels and a little smaller screen, it also counts with a just a little greater count of pixels in each inch of display.
Samsung Galaxy Note9 features a much greater processing power than Huawei Mate X3, although it has less RAM memory, they both have a Octa-Core processor. The Galaxy Note9 features slightly more memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Huawei Mate X3, because although it has just 128 GB internal storage, it also counts with a slot for an SD memory card that supports up to 512 GB.
Huawei Mate X3 captures clearer pictures and videos than Samsung Galaxy Note9, because although it has a smaller aperture, and they both have the same 60 fps video frame rate and the same video resolution, the Huawei Mate X3 also counts with a lot more mega pixels camera. The Huawei Mate X3 has longer battery duration than Galaxy Note9, because it has 4800mAh of battery capacity.
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