Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 79.3 | 78.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| HarmonyOS 2 | Android 10, 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo |
| 2021-09-20 | 2019-02-05 |
| 6.43 x 2.93 x 0.31 inches | 6.16 x 2.93 x 0.35 inches |
| 6.56 ounces | 6.56 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Green and Violet | Charcoal black and Ocean blue |
| -- | Plastic and Plastic |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2676 x 1236 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | IPS LCD |
| 440 pixels per inch | 409 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G SM7325 (6 nm) chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7904 chipset |
| Kryo670, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 642L GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 9.45 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 50.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 23.00mm focal length | 12.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.32 inches (1/3.1") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 9.46 | 9.02 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Battery | 5000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Huawei nova 9 Pro has a general score of 79.3, which is slightly better than Samsung Galaxy M20's general score of 78.9. Huawei nova 9 Pro's design has the same weight than Samsung Galaxy M20, but it is somewhat thinner. The Huawei nova 9 Pro comes with HarmonyOS 2 OS, while Samsung Galaxy M20 counts with Android 10 OS.
The Huawei nova 9 Pro counts with a bit more powerful processing unit than Galaxy M20, and although they both have 8 CPU cores, the Huawei nova 9 Pro also has a greater amount of RAM. The Huawei nova 9 Pro counts with just a bit better looking screen than Galaxy M20, because it has a quite bigger screen, a just a bit higher pixel count per inch in the screen and a quite better resolution of 1236 x 2676px.
The Huawei nova 9 Pro features a little bit better camera than Galaxy M20, and although they both have a same size aperture, the Huawei nova 9 Pro also has a way better 3840x2160 video definition and a lot more mega pixels back facing camera. Galaxy M20 counts with a better storage for applications and games than Huawei nova 9 Pro, because although it has less internal memory capacity, it also counts with a SD extension slot that allows up to 512 GB.
The Galaxy M20 counts with better battery life than Huawei nova 9 Pro, because it has a 25 percent more battery size.
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