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| Global Score | |
| 72.6 | 83.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 5.0 | -- |
| 2015-04-15 | 2018-03-16 |
| 7.19 x 3.66 x 0.27 inches | 5.81 x 2.70 x 0.33 inches |
| 8.04 ounces | 5.75 ounces |
| Gold and Gray | Burgundy red, Coral blue, Ice blue, Lilac purple, Midnight black, Sunrise gold and Titanium gray |
| Metal; metal | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 2000.00 | $ 158.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.8 inches | 5.8 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2960 x 1440 pixels |
| TFT | Super AMOLED |
| 324 pixels per inch | 568 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.4 | 8.9 |
| 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 | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T628 MP4 GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 8.37 | 9.54 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.02 | 11.34 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.50 aperture |
| -- | 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 | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 6.24 | 4.96 |
| 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 |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy S9 has a general score of 83.3, which is better than Huawei P8 Max's 72.6 global score. Even though Samsung Galaxy S9 is somewhat thicker than Huawei P8 Max, it's a lot lighter and a lot newer. The Samsung Galaxy S9 has a quite superior processing power than Huawei P8 Max, because it has a higher number of cores and a larger amount of RAM.
The Galaxy S9 counts with a little sharper screen than Huawei P8 Max, because although it has a quite smaller display, it also counts with a much greater pixel count per inch of display and a lot better 1440 x 2960 resolution. Samsung Galaxy S9 counts with a greater camera than Huawei P8 Max, because although it has a camera with lesser megapixels resolution, it also counts with a lot larger camera aperture and a much higher 3840x2160 video resolution.
Samsung Galaxy S9 counts with a greater memory for applications, games, photos and videos than Huawei P8 Max, and although they both have equal internal memory, the Samsung Galaxy S9 also has a SD card slot that holds a maximum of 400 GB. The Huawei P8 Max counts with a much longer battery performance than Galaxy S9, because it has a 4360mAh battery capacity against 3000mAh.
Even being the best phone between the ones we are comparing, Samsung Galaxy S9 is also a lot cheaper.
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