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| Global Score | |
| 76.5 | 87.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 9.0 Pie | -- |
| 2019-07-20 | 2018-08-24 |
| 6.26 x 2.99 x 0.33 inches | 6.37 x 3.01 x 0.35 inches |
| 6.28 ounces | 7.09 ounces |
| Charming red, Crush blue and Midnight black | 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 | |
| 6.4 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2310 x 1080 pixels | 2960 x 1440 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 398 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 |
| Cortex-A73 and 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.1 | 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 |
| 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 is much better than Huawei P20 Lite (2019), with an 87.1 score against 76.5. Despite being the best in our current comparison, it must be told that it is also an older, somewhat heavier and just a bit thicker phone. Galaxy Note9 features a bit more vivid screen than Huawei P20 Lite (2019), and although they both have a same size screen, the Galaxy Note9 also has more pixels per screen inch and a higher 1440 x 2960px resolution.
The Galaxy Note9 features a bit better CPU than Huawei P20 Lite (2019), and although they both have 8 cpu cores, the Galaxy Note9 also has more RAM memory. The Galaxy Note9 features slightly more memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Huawei P20 Lite (2019), and although they both have equal internal memory, the Galaxy Note9 also has a SD memory slot that allows a maximum of 512 GB.
The Galaxy Note9 has a much better camera than Huawei P20 Lite (2019), because although it has a back camera with a lot worse resolution, it also counts with a larger diafragm aperture for better photography and video in low light environments and a way higher 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution. The Samsung Galaxy Note9 and Huawei P20 Lite (2019) have really similar battery performance.
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