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| Global Score | |
| 73.7 | 85.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 8.1 Oreo | -- |
| 2018-08-18 | 2018-11-15 |
| 6.20 x 2.96 x 0.30 inches | 6.40 x 3.03 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.96 ounces | 6.46 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Bubblegum pink, Caviar black and Lemonade blue |
| Glass and Metal | Glass and Metal |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2340 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 710 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SDM660 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G51 MP4 GPU | Adreno 512 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.18 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 24.00 MP | 24.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/2.20 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 |
| 9.13 | 10.45 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| -- | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 2.4 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3340mAh Nano SIM 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, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) is much better than the Huawei nova 3i, having an 85.2 score against 73.7. Even though Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) is a better phone than the Huawei nova 3i, we must tell that it is also just a bit thicker and a bit heavier. The Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) has a bit faster processor than Huawei nova 3i, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) also has a greater amount of RAM.
Huawei nova 3i features a little more vivid screen than Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018), and although they both have a same size display, the Huawei nova 3i also has a bit higher pixels density and a little bit higher resolution of 1080 x 2340 pixels. The Galaxy A9 (2018) counts with a little bit more storage capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Huawei nova 3i, and although they both have exactly the same 128 GB internal memory, the Galaxy A9 (2018) also has a SD card slot that supports up to 512 GB.
Galaxy A9 (2018) features a bit better battery performance than Huawei nova 3i, because it has a 3800mAh battery size instead of 3340mAh. The Galaxy A9 (2018) has a better camera than Huawei nova 3i, because it has a lot more mega-pixels back facing camera, a much larger aperture and a lot higher 3840x2160 video resolution.
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