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| Global Score | |
| 79.8 | 85.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| 2017-04-05 | 2018-11-15 |
| 6.04 x 2.92 x 0.27 inches | 6.40 x 3.03 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.82 ounces | 6.46 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold, Green, Pink and Silver | Bubblegum pink, Caviar black and Lemonade blue |
| Aluminum | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 534 pixels per inch | 392 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.7 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 960 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SDM660 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP8 GPU | Adreno 512 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.18 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 24.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.46 | 10.45 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3750mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3800mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.68 | 5.76 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Galaxy A9 (2018) is a little bit better than Huawei P10 Plus, getting an 85.2 score against 79.8. The Galaxy A9 (2018) is a newer cellphone than the Huawei P10 Plus, but it's somewhat thicker and just a little bit heavier. Huawei P10 Plus features a bit more vivid screen than Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018), because although it has a little bit smaller display, it also counts with a higher pixels density and a higher resolution of 1440 x 2560 pixels.
Galaxy A9 (2018) has a slightly bigger storage for games and applications than Huawei P10 Plus, and although they both have the same 128 GB internal storage, the Galaxy A9 (2018) also has an external memory slot that supports a maximum of 512 GB. The Huawei P10 Plus features a bit more powerful CPU than Galaxy A9 (2018). They have the same RAM memory amount and a Octa-Core CPU.
The Galaxy A9 (2018) features a superior camera than Huawei P10 Plus, and although they both have the same 3840x2160 video quality and the same 30 fps video frame rates, the Galaxy A9 (2018) also has a bigger aperture and a camera in the back with much more mega pixels. Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) counts with a bit longer battery lifetime than Huawei P10 Plus, because it has a 1 percent greater battery capacity.
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