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| Global Score | |
| 85.9 | 87.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 10 | -- |
| 2020-06-03 | 2018-08-24 |
| 6.22 x 2.89 x 0.33 inches | 6.37 x 3.01 x 0.35 inches |
| 6.77 ounces | 7.09 ounces |
| Aurora, Black and Silver frost | Cloud silver, Lavender purple, Midnight black and Ocean blue |
| Aluminum and Glass | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 457.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2960 x 1440 pixels |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 396 pixels per inch | 514 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 980 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2600 MHz) processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G76 MP10 GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 9.54 | 9.63 |
| 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 | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.60 aperture | f/1.50 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (960 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 11.66 | 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 | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4200mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 6.08 | 5.92 |
| 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, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy Note9 has a general score of 87.1, which is a bit better than the Huawei P30 Pro New Edition's 85.9 overall score. Although it's the best phone in our current comparison, the Samsung Galaxy Note9 body is older, a little thicker and a little bit heavier than Huawei P30 Pro New Edition.
Samsung Galaxy Note9 has a little bit better looking screen than Huawei P30 Pro New Edition, because although it has a little smaller display, it also counts with a greater pixels number per inch of screen and a better resolution of 1440 x 2960. The Galaxy Note9 has a bit superior processor than Huawei P30 Pro New Edition, although it has a lower amount of RAM, they both have a Octa-Core processing unit.
The Huawei P30 Pro New Edition takes much clearer videos and photos than Samsung Galaxy Note9, because although it has slower video frame rate and a tinier aperture, and they both have the same 3840x2160 video quality, the Huawei P30 Pro New Edition also counts with a much larger back-facing camera sensor capturing way higher quality photographs and videos and a back facing camera with way more MP.
Samsung Galaxy Note9 has a slightly bigger memory for applications and games than Huawei P30 Pro New Edition, because although it has 0 less internal memory, it also counts with an external memory card slot that supports a maximum of 512 GB. Huawei P30 Pro New Edition features a little longer battery duration than Galaxy Note9, because it has a 5% greater battery size.
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