Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 78.1 | 83.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo | -- |
| 2018-04-27 | 2018-03-16 |
| 5.87 x 2.79 x 0.30 inches | 5.81 x 2.70 x 0.33 inches |
| 5.82 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 |
| $ 274.00 | $ 158.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.8 inches | 5.8 inches |
| 2244 x 1080 pixels | 2960 x 1440 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 429 pixels per inch | 568 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 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 |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP12 GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 9.27 | 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 | |
| 12.00 MP + 24.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.50 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.43 inches (1/2.3") 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 |
| 10.01 | 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 | |
| 3400mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.36 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | 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 S9 is a bit better than the Huawei P20, getting an 83.3 score against 78.1. The Galaxy S9 body is just a little bit thicker but just a bit lighter than Huawei P20, and both were released with only a couple months difference. The Galaxy S9 counts with a bit more powerful CPU than Huawei P20. Both have the same number of cores and the same RAM amount.
Samsung Galaxy S9 has a bit sharper display than Huawei P20, and although they both have a same size display, the Samsung Galaxy S9 also has a better resolution of 1440 x 2960 and a better pixel density. The Galaxy S9 features a better storage to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Huawei P20, because although it has just 64 GB internal memory, it also counts with an external memory slot that holds up to 400 GB.
Samsung Galaxy S9 shoots just a bit better photos and videos than Huawei P20, because although it has a smaller sensor shooting worse quality videos and pictures, and they both have the same 3840x2160 video definition and the same resolution camera, the Samsung Galaxy S9 also counts with higher 60 fps video frame rates and a bigger aperture.
Huawei P20 features just a bit longer battery life than Samsung Galaxy S9, because it has 3400mAh of battery capacity instead of 3000mAh.
Galaxy S9 not only is the best phones of the ones in this comparison, but it's also a lot cheaper, making it very easy to pick between these phones.
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