Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 77 | 83.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 9.0 Pie | -- |
| 2019-04-05 | 2018-03-16 |
| 6.02 x 2.86 x 0.29 inches | 5.81 x 2.70 x 0.33 inches |
| 5.61 ounces | 5.75 ounces |
| Black, Blue and White | Burgundy red, Coral blue, Ice blue, Lilac purple, Midnight black, Sunrise gold and Titanium gray |
| Glass | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 491.00 | $ 158.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.2 inches | 5.8 inches |
| 2312 x 1080 pixels | 2960 x 1440 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 412 pixels per inch | 568 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 710 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM 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 | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G51 MP4 GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.54 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot |
| 14.14 | 11.34 |
| Camera | |
| 24.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.50 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.13 | 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 | |
| 3340mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.28 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | 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
Galaxy S9 is just a bit better than Huawei P30 Lite, getting an 83.3 score against 77. Although Galaxy S9 is a better phone than Huawei P30 Lite, we must highlight that it is also an older, somewhat thicker and just a little bit heavier phone. The Galaxy S9 features a bit better looking display than Huawei P30 Lite, because although it has a bit smaller display, it also counts with a better resolution of 1440 x 2960 and a better screen pixel density.
Huawei P30 Lite counts with much more storage to store more games and applications than Galaxy S9, because it has a SD card slot that holds up to 512 GB and 128 GB internal storage. The Galaxy S9 counts with just a little better processing power than Huawei P30 Lite. Both of them have a Octa-Core processor and the same RAM memory amount.
Huawei P30 Lite has a bit better battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy S9, because it has a 3340mAh battery size. The Galaxy S9 takes much better videos and photos than Huawei P30 Lite, because although it has a lot tinier sensor shooting much lower quality photographs and a way worse 12 mega-pixels resolution back facing camera, it also counts with a larger diafragm aperture for better low light photos and videos and a way higher video resolution.
Even being the best phone in this comparison, the Samsung Galaxy S9 is also a bargain compared to the other ones.
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