Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 75.5 | 87.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow | -- |
| 2016-04-20 | 2018-08-24 |
| 6.00 x 2.96 x 0.27 inches | 6.37 x 3.01 x 0.35 inches |
| 5.71 ounces | 7.09 ounces |
| Gold, Gray and White | Cloud silver, Lavender purple, Midnight black and Ocean blue |
| Aluminum | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 457.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2960 x 1440 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 401 pixels per inch | 514 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 955 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2500 MHz) processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-T880 MP4 GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.78 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.50 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.24 | 10.23 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3400mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.36 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | 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
Samsung Galaxy Note9 is much better than Huawei P9 Plus, having an 87.1 score against 75.5. The Samsung Galaxy Note9 construction is a lot newer than the Huawei P9 Plus's, although it's somewhat heavier and thicker. The Samsung Galaxy Note9 counts with a slightly better looking screen than Huawei P9 Plus, because it has a way better resolution of 1440 x 2960px, a larger display and more pixels per inch of display.
Galaxy Note9 features a very superior memory capacity to store more games and applications than Huawei P9 Plus, because it has 128 GB internal memory and a SD memory card expansion slot that admits up to 512 GB. Galaxy Note9 counts with a bit faster CPU than Huawei P9 Plus, and although they both have 8 CPU cores, the Galaxy Note9 also has a larger amount of RAM.
The Galaxy Note9 counts with better battery lifetime than Huawei P9 Plus, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity. The Galaxy Note9 counts with a better camera than Huawei P9 Plus, and although they both have the same resolution camera, the Galaxy Note9 also has a lot bigger aperture, a way higher (4K) video resolution and a bigger sensor which gives a higher photo and video quality.
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