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| Global Score | |
| 78.1 | 81 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo | Android 6.0 Marshmallow |
| 2018-04-27 | 2017-02-24 |
| 5.87 x 2.79 x 0.30 inches | 6.41 x 3.18 x 0.27 inches |
| 5.82 ounces | 6.63 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold and Pink | Black and Gold |
| Glass and Metal | Metal |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 274.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.8 inches | 6 inches |
| 2244 x 1080 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 429 pixels per inch | 367 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 7.8 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 970 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 653 8976 Pro chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 28 nm (Octa-Core 1950 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP12 GPU | Adreno 510 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 10.78 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 24.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 10.01 | 9.24 |
| 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, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3400mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.36 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| 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
Galaxy C9 Pro is just a bit better than the Huawei P20, getting an 81 score against 78.1. Both of these phones have Android OS (Operating System), but the Galaxy C9 Pro has an older 6.0 Marshmallow version and Huawei P20 has Android 9.0 Pie. The Galaxy C9 Pro body is a little bit thinner than Huawei P20, although it's somewhat heavier and was released only 14 months before.
Huawei P20 features a bit better CPU than Samsung Galaxy C9 Pro, although it has a smaller amount of RAM memory, they both have a Octa-Core processing unit. Huawei P20 features a little more vivid screen than Samsung Galaxy C9 Pro, because although it has a little bit smaller screen, it also counts with a little more pixels per inch of screen and a slightly higher resolution of 1080 x 2244px.
The Samsung Galaxy C9 Pro features slightly more storage capacity to install applications and games than Huawei P20, because although it has only 64 GB internal memory capacity, it also counts with a SD memory card expansion slot that holds a maximum of 256 GB. The Galaxy C9 Pro features improved battery duration than Huawei P20, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity.
Huawei P20 has a little bit better camera than Samsung Galaxy C9 Pro, because although it has a back camera with a lot lower resolution, it also counts with a lot better 3840x2160 video resolution and a bigger diafragm aperture to capture better low light photography and video.
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