Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 80.8 | 87.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 10, 9.0 Pie | -- |
| 2019-09-20 | 2018-08-24 |
| 6.07 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches | 6.37 x 3.01 x 0.35 inches |
| 6.14 ounces | 7.09 ounces |
| Black, Crush blue and Midsummer purple | Cloud silver, Lavender purple, Midnight black and Ocean blue |
| Aluminum and Glass | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 430.00 | $ 457.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2960 x 1440 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 409 pixels per inch | 514 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 980 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2600 MHz) processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G76 MP10 GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 9.45 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.50 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | 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 |
| 11.55 | 10.23 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3750mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.68 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy Note9 is just a bit better than Huawei nova 5T, getting a overall score of 87.1 against 80.8. Although it's the best cellphone in our current comparison, we must highlight that it's also older, thicker and heavier. The Samsung Galaxy Note9 features a bit more vivid screen than Huawei nova 5T, because it has more pixels per inch in the screen, a quite larger display and a better 1440 x 2960 resolution.
Samsung Galaxy Note9 features just a bit better processing power than Huawei nova 5T. They have 6 GB of RAM memory and 8 cpu cores. Samsung Galaxy Note9 counts with a superior memory to install games and applications than Huawei nova 5T, and although they both have equal internal storage capacity, the Samsung Galaxy Note9 also has an external SD slot that supports up to 512 GB.
The Galaxy Note9 has just a bit better battery duration than Huawei nova 5T, because it has a 7% larger battery size. Huawei nova 5T counts with a better camera than Galaxy Note9, because although it has worse video frame rates and a smaller camera aperture, and they both have the same 3840x2160 (4K) video definition, the Huawei nova 5T also counts with a lot bigger sensor taking much higher quality pictures and videos and a lot more mega pixels camera in the back.
Galaxy Note9 costs a little more money than the Huawei nova 5T, but you can get a better phone for that extra dollars.
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