Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 81.7 | 83.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 10, 9.0 Pie | -- |
| 2019-04-05 | 2018-03-16 |
| 5.87 x 2.81 x 0.30 inches | 5.81 x 2.70 x 0.33 inches |
| 5.82 ounces | 5.75 ounces |
| Black, Breathing and Crystal aurora | 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 |
| $ 504.00 | $ 158.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.1 inches | 5.8 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2960 x 1440 pixels |
| AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 422 pixels per inch | 568 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 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/1.80 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 | |
| 3650mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.6 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | 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
Galaxy S9 is a bit better than the Huawei P30, with a overall score of 83.3 against 81.7. The Galaxy S9 is an older and a little thicker phone than Huawei P30, but Samsung was able to build it a little lighter anyway. Galaxy S9 counts with a little faster processing unit than Huawei P30, although it has 2 GB lesser RAM memory, they both have a Octa-Core processor.
Galaxy S9 counts with a little sharper screen than Huawei P30, because although it has a bit smaller screen, it also counts with more pixels per inch in the display and a better resolution of 1440 x 2960px. Huawei P30 counts with a much better camera than Galaxy S9, because although it has lower video frame rate and a tinier aperture, and they both have the same (4K) video definition, the Huawei P30 also counts with a much larger camera sensor taking much better quality videos and photos and a way more mega pixels back facing camera.
Galaxy S9 has a better memory to install games and applications than Huawei P30, because although it has just 64 GB internal storage capacity, it also counts with a SD memory slot that holds a maximum of 400 GB. The Huawei P30 counts with better battery lifetime than Galaxy S9, because it has 3650mAh of battery capacity instead of 3000mAh.
Despite of being the best phone of the ones in this comparison, the Galaxy S9 is also a bargain compared to the other devices, which makes buying this phone an easy decision.
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