Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 79.5 | 83.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 10 | -- |
| 2020-03-02 | 2018-03-16 |
| 6.27 x 3.00 x 0.34 inches | 5.81 x 2.70 x 0.33 inches |
| 6.46 ounces | 5.75 ounces |
| Crush green, Midnight black and Sakura pink | Burgundy red, Coral blue, Ice blue, Lilac purple, Midnight black, Sunrise gold and Titanium gray |
| Plastic and Plastic | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 244.00 | $ 158.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 5.8 inches |
| 2310 x 1080 pixels | 2960 x 1440 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 398 pixels per inch | 568 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 810 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A76 and Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2270 MHz) processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G52 MP6 GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 9.27 | 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 | |
| 48.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.50 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 10.89 | 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 |
| 6.08 | 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
The Galaxy S9 is a bit better than the Huawei P40 Lite, with an 83.3 score against 79.5. Galaxy S9's construction is somewhat lighter and a bit thinner than the Huawei P40 Lite, even though it was released many years before. The Samsung Galaxy S9 counts with just a bit better looking screen than Huawei P40 Lite, because although it has a bit smaller display, it also counts with a better 1440 x 2960 resolution and a higher pixel density.
Galaxy S9 has a better storage capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Huawei P40 Lite, because although it has just 64 GB internal memory capacity, it also counts with an external memory card slot that admits a maximum of 400 GB. Galaxy S9 has a little better processing power than Huawei P40 Lite, although it has less RAM memory, they both have the same number of cores.
Huawei P40 Lite counts with a way better battery duration than Samsung Galaxy S9, because it has a 40 percent bigger battery size. The Huawei P40 Lite has a slightly better camera than Samsung Galaxy S9, because although it has a tinier aperture and lower video frame rates, and they both have the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video definition, the Huawei P40 Lite also counts with a lot larger back-facing camera sensor providing a lot higher image quality and a back camera with a way better resolution.
Despite of being the best phone of the ones we are comparing, the Galaxy S9 is also by far the cheapest, making this phone an obvious call.
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