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| Global Score | |
| 72.6 | 87.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 5.0 | -- |
| 2015-04-15 | 2018-08-24 |
| 7.19 x 3.66 x 0.27 inches | 6.37 x 3.01 x 0.35 inches |
| 8.04 ounces | 7.09 ounces |
| Gold and Gray | Cloud silver, Lavender purple, Midnight black and Ocean blue |
| Metal; metal | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 2000.00 | $ 457.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.8 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2960 x 1440 pixels |
| TFT | Super AMOLED |
| 324 pixels per inch | 514 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.4 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 935 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53e and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Single-Core 2000 MHz) processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (1600 MHz) RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-T628 MP4 GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 8.37 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, 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 | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.50 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 8.03 | 10.23 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.5 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4360mAh Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 6.24 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0, EDR | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Note9 has a score of 87.1, which is better than Huawei P8 Max's global score of 72.6. Galaxy Note9's design is way newer and lighter than the Huawei P8 Max's, but it is also thicker. The Galaxy Note9 has a better CPU than Huawei P8 Max, because it has a larger amount of RAM and a greater number of cores.
Samsung Galaxy Note9 counts with a slightly better screen than Huawei P8 Max, because although it has a little bit smaller display, it also counts with a lot more pixels per inch in the screen and a lot better 1440 x 2960 pixels resolution. The Galaxy Note9 takes a lot better videos and photos than Huawei P8 Max, because although it has a worse resolution back-facing camera, it also counts with a lot bigger camera aperture to capture better photography in poorly lited environments and a lot better 3840x2160 (4K) video definition.
Galaxy Note9 features a much greater storage for games and applications than Huawei P8 Max, because it has 64 GB more internal storage and a SD card slot that allows up to 512 GB. The Huawei P8 Max counts with a bit better battery duration than Samsung Galaxy Note9, because it has a 9 percent larger battery size.
Samsung Galaxy Note9 not only is the best phones between the ones we are comparing, but it's also very cheap compared to the other phones.
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