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| Global Score | |
| 72.4 | 85.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 7.0 Nougat | -- |
| 2017-10-25 | 2018-11-15 |
| 6.15 x 2.96 x 0.30 inches | 6.40 x 3.03 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.78 ounces | 6.46 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Bubblegum pink, Caviar black and Lemonade blue |
| -- | Glass and Metal |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.9 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2160 x 1080 pixels | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 409 pixels per inch | 392 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 659 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SDM660 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 16 nm (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 | |
| 16.00 MP + 13.00 MP | 24.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| -- | 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 |
| 8.14 | 10.45 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| -- | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 5.5 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3340mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3800mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.28 | 5.76 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Galaxy A9 (2018) is much better than Huawei nova 2i, having an 85.2 score against 72.4. The Galaxy A9 (2018) design is newer, but heavier and a bit thicker than the Huawei nova 2i. The Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018)'s processing unit is very similar to the Huawei nova 2i one, and although the Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) has 2 GB more RAM memory, they both have a Octa-Core CPU.
The Huawei nova 2i has a little bit better looking display than Galaxy A9 (2018), because although it has a bit smaller display and a bit lower resolution of 1080 x 2160 pixels, it also counts with a just a bit greater number of pixels per inch of display. The Galaxy A9 (2018) takes greater pictures and videos than Huawei nova 2i, because it has a way more MP camera and a way higher 3840x2160 (4K) video quality.
Galaxy A9 (2018) has a much bigger memory to install games and applications than Huawei nova 2i, because it has a SD extension slot that supports up to 512 GB and 128 GB internal memory. Galaxy A9 (2018) has just a little bit longer battery lifetime than Huawei nova 2i, because it has 3800mAh of battery capacity instead of 3340mAh.
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