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| Global Score | |
| 82.1 | 83.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| 2019-04-05 | 2018-03-16 |
| 6.22 x 2.89 x 0.33 inches | 5.81 x 2.70 x 0.33 inches |
| 6.77 ounces | 5.75 ounces |
| Amber sunrise, Aurora, Black and Breathing crystal | 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 |
| -- | $ 158.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 5.8 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2960 x 1440 pixels |
| AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 396 pixels per inch | 568 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.9 |
| 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 |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G76 MP10 GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 9.45 | 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 | |
| 40.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.60 aperture | f/1.50 aperture |
| 27.00mm 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 | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 6.08 | 4.96 |
| 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 |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Galaxy S9 is a bit better than Huawei P30 Pro, getting an 83.3 score against 82.1. The Galaxy S9 is a somewhat lighter cellphone than Huawei P30 Pro, but both of them are 0.33inches thick. Galaxy S9 features a little bit better performance than Huawei P30 Pro, although it has a lower amount of RAM memory, they both have 8 CPU cores.
Galaxy S9 has a bit more vivid display than Huawei P30 Pro, because although it has a quite smaller display, it also counts with a greater screen density and a better resolution of 1440 x 2960px. Galaxy S9 features a better memory capacity to install games and applications than Huawei P30 Pro, because although it has just 64 GB internal memory capacity, it also counts with a SD extension slot that holds a maximum of 400 GB.
Huawei P30 Pro has a way better battery lifetime than Galaxy S9, because it has a 40 percent larger battery size. The Huawei P30 Pro takes much clearer photographs and videos than Samsung Galaxy S9, because although it has worse 30 fps video frame rates and a tinier diafragm aperture which is worse for low-light images and videos, and they both have the same video resolution, the Huawei P30 Pro also counts with a way larger camera sensor taking lot higher quality photographs and videos and a way more mega-pixels camera in the back.
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