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| Global Score | |
| 75.6 | 87.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 9.0 Pie | -- |
| 2019-05-04 | 2018-08-24 |
| 6.44 x 3.04 x 0.35 inches | 6.37 x 3.01 x 0.35 inches |
| 6.94 ounces | 7.09 ounces |
| Black, Blue and Green | Cloud silver, Lavender purple, Midnight black and Ocean blue |
| Plastic and Plastic | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 457.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.6 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2960 x 1440 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 390 pixels per inch | 514 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 710 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2200 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 |
| 9.18 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 11.74 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.50 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.24 | 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 | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.92 | 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 |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Note9 has an overall score of 87.1, which is better than Huawei P Smart Z's 75.6 overall score. Galaxy Note9's construction has the same thickness than the Huawei P Smart Z, but it's a bit heavier. The Galaxy Note9 counts with a little bit better hardware performance than Huawei P Smart Z, and although they both have a Octa-Core CPU, the Galaxy Note9 also has more RAM.
The Galaxy Note9 counts with a little bit better looking display than Huawei P Smart Z, because although it has a quite smaller screen, it also counts with more pixels per inch of display and a better 1440 x 2960px resolution. The Galaxy Note9 has a lot bigger memory for games and applications than Huawei P Smart Z, and although they both have a slot for an external memory card that allows up to 512 GB, the Galaxy Note9 also has 128 GB internal memory capacity.
The Samsung Galaxy Note9 counts with a superior camera than Huawei P Smart Z, because although it has a much less megapixels camera in the back, it also counts with a way higher 3840x2160 video resolution and a bigger aperture to capture better low light photos and video. The Samsung Galaxy Note9 and Huawei P Smart Z both count with similar batteries performance.
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