Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 72.1 | 85.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 5.1 Lollipop, 5.0 Lollipop | -- |
| 2015-07-01 | 2018-11-15 |
| 7.19 x 3.66 x 0.27 inches | 6.40 x 3.03 x 0.31 inches |
| 8.04 ounces | 6.46 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Bubblegum pink, Caviar black and Lemonade blue |
| Metal and Metal | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.8 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| TFT | Super AMOLED |
| 324 pixels per inch | 392 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.6 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 935 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SDM660 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53e and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-T628 MP4 GPU | Adreno 512 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.02 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 24.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 7.92 | 10.45 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Micro SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4360mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3800mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.24 | 5.76 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0, EDR | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) is much better than the Huawei P8max, with a score of 85.2 against 72.1. Although the Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) is somewhat thicker than Huawei P8max, it's lighter and also noticeably newer. The Galaxy A9 (2018) has a little faster processing unit than Huawei P8max, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Galaxy A9 (2018) also has 3 GB more RAM.
Galaxy A9 (2018) has a little bit better screen than Huawei P8max, because although it has a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a just a little higher display pixels density and a little higher 1080 x 2220 pixels resolution. The Galaxy A9 (2018) takes greater pictures and videos than Huawei P8max, because it has a way higher (4K) video definition, a larger camera aperture to capture better captures and videos in poorly lited situations and a lot higher 24 MP resolution camera in the back.
Galaxy A9 (2018) counts with a much bigger storage for games and applications than Huawei P8max, because it has 64 GB more internal memory capacity and a SD memory slot that supports a maximum of 512 GB. The Huawei P8max features a bit longer battery duration than Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018), because it has 4360mAh of battery capacity.
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