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| Global Score | |
| 83.4 | 87.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 10 | -- |
| 2020-06-17 | 2018-08-24 |
| 6.39 x 2.95 x 0.34 inches | 6.37 x 3.01 x 0.35 inches |
| 6.67 ounces | 7.09 ounces |
| Crush green, Midnight black and Space silver | Cloud silver, Lavender purple, Midnight black and Ocean blue |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 457.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2960 x 1440 pixels |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 405 pixels per inch | 514 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 820 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A76 and Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G57 MP6 GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 64.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.50 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 11.22 | 10.23 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 10.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.92 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.1 | 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 |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy Note9 is just a bit better than the Huawei P40 lite 5G, having a general score of 87.1 against 83.4. Samsung Galaxy Note9's body is older, just a little bit heavier and just a little thicker than the Huawei P40 lite 5G. The Galaxy Note9 features a bit more powerful CPU than Huawei P40 lite 5G. Both have 6 GB of RAM memory and the same number of cores.
Samsung Galaxy Note9 has a little more vivid display than Huawei P40 lite 5G, because although it has a little smaller display, it also counts with a greater display pixel density and a better resolution of 1440 x 2960px. Huawei P40 lite 5G has just a bit better camera than Galaxy Note9, because although it has a tinier aperture and lower video frame rates, and they both have the same video resolution, the Huawei P40 lite 5G also counts with a back camera with a lot better 64 megapixels resolution.
The Galaxy Note9 features a much better storage for applications, games, photos and videos than Huawei P40 lite 5G, and although they both have the same internal storage capacity, the Galaxy Note9 also has a SD memory card expansion slot that allows up to 512 GB. The Galaxy Note9's battery life is just as good as the Huawei P40 lite 5G one.
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