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| Global Score | |
| 76.3 | 83.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 8.1 Oreo | -- |
| 2018-07-18 | 2018-03-16 |
| 6.18 x 2.90 x 0.29 inches | 5.81 x 2.70 x 0.33 inches |
| 5.86 ounces | 5.75 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Burgundy red, Coral blue, Ice blue, Lilac purple, Midnight black, Sunrise gold and Titanium gray |
| Aluminum and Glass | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 158.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 5.8 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2960 x 1440 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 409 pixels per inch | 568 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 970 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP12 GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.54 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.18 | 11.34 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 24.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.50 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | -- |
| -- | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.9 | 10.23 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| -- | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 3 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3750mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.68 | 4.96 |
| 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, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Galaxy S9 is a little bit better than Huawei nova 3, with an 83.3 score against 76.3. Galaxy S9's body is just a bit lighter but somewhat thicker than the Huawei nova 3, and they were released with only a couple of months difference. The Galaxy S9 features a bit better processing unit than Huawei nova 3, although it has a lower amount of RAM memory, they both have a Octa-Core processing unit.
Samsung Galaxy S9 counts with a bit sharper screen than Huawei nova 3, because although it has a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a higher resolution of 1440 x 2960px and a higher screen density. Huawei nova 3 counts with a quite bigger storage to store more games and applications than Samsung Galaxy S9, because although it has an external SD slot that supports a maximum of 256 GB against 400 GB, it also counts with 128 GB internal memory capacity.
Huawei nova 3 counts with improved battery duration than Galaxy S9, because it has a 3750mAh battery size instead of 3000mAh. The Samsung Galaxy S9 counts with just a bit better camera than Huawei nova 3, because although it has a back-facing camera with lot less mega pixels resolution and a worse 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution, it also counts with a larger diafragm aperture to take better low light images and videos.
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