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| Global Score | |
| 79.2 | 85.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 10 | -- |
| 2020-09-28 | 2018-11-15 |
| 6.52 x 3.03 x 0.36 inches | 6.40 x 3.03 x 0.31 inches |
| 7.27 ounces | 6.46 ounces |
| Blush gold, Crush green and Midnight black | Bubblegum pink, Caviar black and Lemonade blue |
| -- | Glass and Metal |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 393 pixels per inch | 392 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 710A chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SDM660 chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A73 and Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2000 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 |
| 9.09 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 14.14 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 24.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 11.33 | 10.45 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Battery | 3800mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 5.76 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.1 | 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
The Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) is a little bit better than Huawei P Smart (2021), with a global score of 85.2 against 79.2. Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) is an older phone than the Huawei P Smart (2021), but Samsung managed to build it thinner and somewhat lighter anyway. The Galaxy A9 (2018) counts with a little better processing power than Huawei P Smart (2021), and although they both have a Octa-Core processor, the Galaxy A9 (2018) also has more RAM.
Huawei P Smart (2021) and Galaxy A9 (2018) both feature really similar displays, although the Galaxy A9 (2018) has a little bit less pixels per screen inch, a bit smaller display and a little bit lower resolution of 1080 x 2220. Huawei P Smart (2021) captures slightly better videos and photos than Galaxy A9 (2018), because although it has a smaller camera aperture which is not favorable for capturing photographs and/or video in poorly lited environments, and they both have the same video frame rate and the same (4K) video resolution, the Huawei P Smart (2021) also counts with a way better resolution camera in the back and a much bigger sensor capturing more light and vivid colors.
The Galaxy A9 (2018) has as much storage capacity for games and applications as Huawei P Smart (2021), they have exactly the same internal storage capacity and a slot for SD memory cards that holds a maximum of 512 GB. Huawei P Smart (2021) has improved battery life than Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018), because it has a 32% greater battery size.
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