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| Global Score | |
| 85.9 | 85.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 10 | -- |
| 2020-06-03 | 2018-11-15 |
| 6.22 x 2.89 x 0.33 inches | 6.40 x 3.03 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.77 ounces | 6.46 ounces |
| Aurora, Black and Silver frost | Bubblegum pink, Caviar black and Lemonade blue |
| Aluminum and Glass | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 396 pixels per inch | 392 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 980 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SDM660 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2600 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G76 MP10 GPU | Adreno 512 GPU |
| 9.54 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.3 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 40.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 24.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/1.60 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (960 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 11.66 | 10.45 |
| 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 | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4200mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3800mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 6.08 | 5.76 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | 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, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Huawei P30 Pro New Edition is slightly better than the Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018), with a general score of 85.9 against 85.2. Huawei P30 Pro New Edition is a newer device than the Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018), although it is a little bit heavier and just a bit thicker. Huawei P30 Pro New Edition has a bit better display than Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018), because it has a quite bigger display, a slightly better resolution of 1080 x 2340 pixels and a bit higher display pixel density.
The Huawei P30 Pro New Edition counts with a bit more powerful processor than Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018), and although they both have a Octa-Core processing unit, the Huawei P30 Pro New Edition also has a higher amount of RAM. Huawei P30 Pro New Edition counts with a better camera than Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018), and although they both have the same 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution and the same 30 fps video frame rate, the Huawei P30 Pro New Edition also has a lot larger sensor, a larger aperture and a back camera with way more mega pixels.
The Galaxy A9 (2018) counts with a little bit more storage for games and applications than Huawei P30 Pro New Edition, because although it has just 128 GB internal memory capacity, it also counts with a slot for an external memory card that allows a maximum of 512 GB. The Huawei P30 Pro New Edition counts with just a little better battery performance than Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018), because it has 4200mAh of battery capacity.
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