Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 81.4 | 83.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 10, 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo | -- |
| 2018-03-27 | 2018-03-16 |
| 6.10 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches | 5.81 x 2.70 x 0.33 inches |
| 6.35 ounces | 5.75 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold and Pink | Burgundy red, Coral blue, Ice blue, Lilac purple, Midnight black, Sunrise gold and Titanium gray |
| Glass and Metal | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 348.00 | $ 158.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.1 inches | 5.8 inches |
| 2240 x 1080 pixels | 2960 x 1440 pixels |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 408 pixels per inch | 568 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 970 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP12 GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.54 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 11.34 |
| Camera | |
| 40.00 MP + 24.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.50 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.56 inches (1/1.78") 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 | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 11.55 | 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, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.92 | 4.96 |
| 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, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Galaxy S9 is a little bit better than Huawei P20 Pro, getting an 83.3 score against 81.4. Galaxy S9's construction is a little thicker but a little lighter than the Huawei P20 Pro, and they were released only 0 months apart. Galaxy S9 features a bit more vivid screen than Huawei P20 Pro, because although it has a little bit smaller display, it also counts with a higher pixels density and a higher resolution of 1440 x 2960 pixels.
Galaxy S9 has a bigger storage for games and applications than Huawei P20 Pro, because although it has less internal memory, it also counts with an external memory card slot that allows a maximum of 400 GB. The Samsung Galaxy S9 features a bit more powerful CPU than Huawei P20 Pro, although it has a lower amount of RAM memory, they both have a Octa-Core CPU.
The Huawei P20 Pro features a superior camera than Galaxy S9, because although it has lower 30 fps video frame rates and a tinier aperture which is worse for low-light captures and video, and they both have the same 3840x2160 video resolution, the Huawei P20 Pro also counts with a lot bigger sensor taking way better quality videos and photographs and a camera in the back with much more mega pixels.
Huawei P20 Pro counts with greater battery lifetime than Galaxy S9, because it has a 33 percent greater battery capacity.
In addition to being the best phone in our current comparison, the Samsung Galaxy S9 is also by far the cheapest one, which makes it an obvious call.
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