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| Global Score | |
| 74.2 | 85.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 7.0 Nougat | -- |
| 2017-07-11 | 2018-11-15 |
| 5.60 x 2.71 x 0.27 inches | 6.40 x 3.03 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.04 ounces | 6.46 ounces |
| Black, Blue and Gold | Bubblegum pink, Caviar black and Lemonade blue |
| Aluminum | Glass and Metal |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 441 pixels per inch | 392 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 659 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SDM660 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP2 GPU | Adreno 512 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.02 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 20.00 MP | 24.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 9.02 | 10.45 |
| 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, Dual SIM |
| 6.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2950mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3800mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 5.76 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Galaxy A9 (2018) is better than Huawei nova 2, getting a score of 85.2 against 74.2. Even though the Galaxy A9 (2018) is newer than Huawei nova 2, it is noticeably heavier and thicker. The Huawei nova 2 has a bit more vivid screen than Galaxy A9 (2018), because although it has a lot smaller screen and a bit worse 1080 x 1920 resolution, it also counts with a little bit higher pixels number in each inch in the screen.
Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) counts with a much bigger memory capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Huawei nova 2, because it has a SD memory card expansion slot that allows up to 512 GB and 128 GB internal memory. Galaxy A9 (2018) counts with a processor that's just as good as Huawei nova 2's processing unit, and although the Galaxy A9 (2018) has a larger amount of RAM, they both have the same number of cores.
The Galaxy A9 (2018) features improved battery life than Huawei nova 2, because it has a 3800mAh battery size. Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) takes much better photos and videos than Huawei nova 2, because it has a larger aperture, a lot better 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution and a much better 24 megapixels resolution back-facing camera.
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