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| Global Score | |
| 88.2 | 87.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 10 | -- |
| 2020-04-07 | 2018-08-24 |
| 6.23 x 2.86 x 0.35 inches | 6.37 x 3.01 x 0.35 inches |
| 7.37 ounces | 7.09 ounces |
| Black, Blush gold, Deep Sea blue, Ice white and Silver frost | Cloud silver, Lavender purple, Midnight black and Ocean blue |
| Glass and Metal | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 457.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.6 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2640 x 1200 pixels | 2960 x 1440 pixels |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 439 pixels per inch | 514 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.4 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 990 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2860 MHz) processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G76 MP16 GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 9.63 | 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 | |
| 50.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.50 aperture |
| 23.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.78 inches (1/1.28") sensor | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (7680 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 12.65 | 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 | |
| 4200mAh Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 6.08 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.1 | 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
Huawei P40 Pro is a bit better than Galaxy Note9, having an 88.2 score against 87.1. Huawei P40 Pro is a a bit heavier phone than the Galaxy Note9, but both are equally thin. Galaxy Note9's processor is just as good as the CPU in Huawei P40 Pro, and although the Galaxy Note9 has a lower amount of RAM, they both have the same number of cores.
The Samsung Galaxy Note9 has a little more vivid display than Huawei P40 Pro, because although it has a quite smaller display, it also counts with a little bit higher resolution of 1440 x 2960px and a bit higher pixel number in each inch of display. The Galaxy Note9 features a way bigger storage to install games and applications than Huawei P40 Pro, and although they both have exactly the same internal storage capacity, the Galaxy Note9 also has an external SD slot that supports up to 512 GB.
Huawei P40 Pro counts with a bit longer battery duration than Samsung Galaxy Note9, because it has a 5% larger battery capacity. The Huawei P40 Pro has a very superior camera than Galaxy Note9, because although it has a much tinier diafragm aperture which is not favorable for capturing photos or videos in low-light situations, and they both have the same video frame rate and the same video resolution, the Huawei P40 Pro also counts with a back-facing camera with a much better 50 mega pixels resolution and a much larger sensor.
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