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| Global Score | |
| 79.2 | 87.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 10 | -- |
| 2020-09-28 | 2018-08-24 |
| 6.52 x 3.03 x 0.36 inches | 6.37 x 3.01 x 0.35 inches |
| 7.27 ounces | 7.09 ounces |
| Blush gold, Crush green and Midnight black | Cloud silver, Lavender purple, Midnight black and Ocean blue |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 457.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2960 x 1440 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 393 pixels per inch | 514 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 710A chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A73 and Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G51 MP4 GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.63 |
| 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 | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.50 aperture |
| 26.00mm 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 |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 11.33 | 10.23 |
| 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 |
| 6.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 6.8 | 5.92 |
| 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, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy Note9 is slightly better than Huawei P Smart (2021), having a score of 87.1 against 79.2. The Samsung Galaxy Note9 body is a little lighter and just a little thinner than the Huawei P Smart (2021), despite of the fact that it was released 2 years before. Samsung Galaxy Note9 has just a bit better looking display than Huawei P Smart (2021), because although it has a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a better 1440 x 2960 resolution and a higher pixel density.
Galaxy Note9 has a little bit better processing power than Huawei P Smart (2021), and although they both have a Octa-Core CPU, the Galaxy Note9 also has a greater amount of RAM memory. Huawei P Smart (2021) takes much clearer photographs and videos than Samsung Galaxy Note9, because although it has worse video frame rate and a smaller diafragm aperture, and they both have the same (4K) video resolution, the Huawei P Smart (2021) also counts with a much more megapixels camera in the back and a lot larger sensor capturing more light and vivid colors.
The Galaxy Note9 features as much memory to install applications and games as Huawei P Smart (2021), they have the same 128 GB internal storage and a slot for an external memory card that allows a maximum of 512 GB. Huawei P Smart (2021) counts with better battery performance than Galaxy Note9, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity instead of 4000mAh.
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