Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 75.5 | 93.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow | Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2016-04-20 | 2019-05-16 |
| 6.00 x 2.96 x 0.27 inches | 6.40 x 3.04 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.71 ounces | 6.98 ounces |
| Gold, Gray and White | Crown silver, Majestic black and Royal gold |
| Aluminum | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 342.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 3040 x 1440 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Dynamic AMOLED |
| 401 pixels per inch | 502 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 955 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2500 MHz) processor | Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-T880 MP4 GPU | Adreno 640 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.78 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 10.00 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 | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.1 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3400mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4500mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.36 | 6.32 |
| 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 |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy S10 5G is a lot better than Huawei P9 Plus, with a 93.6 score against 75.5. These devices use Android OS (operating system), but Samsung Galaxy S10 5G has an older 11 version and Huawei P9 Plus has Android 7.0 Nougat version. The Samsung Galaxy S10 5G construction is notably newer, but thicker and heavier than the Huawei P9 Plus.
The Galaxy S10 5G has a little better performance than Huawei P9 Plus, and although they both have a Octa-Core processing unit, the Galaxy S10 5G also has 4 GB more RAM. The Samsung Galaxy S10 5G counts with a little bit better looking display than Huawei P9 Plus, because it has a larger display, a way higher 1440 x 3040 pixels resolution and more pixels per inch of display.
The Galaxy S10 5G counts with a way bigger storage capacity to store more games and applications than Huawei P9 Plus, because although it has no external memory card slot, it also counts with 192 GB more internal memory. The Galaxy S10 5G features superior battery lifetime than Huawei P9 Plus, because it has a 32 percent larger battery size.
The Samsung Galaxy S10 5G features a better camera than Huawei P9 Plus, and although they both have a back facing camera with a 12 mega pixels, the Samsung Galaxy S10 5G also has a bigger camera sensor which gives a higher image and video quality, a much higher 3840x2160 (4K) video quality and a way larger aperture for better photos and videos in poorly lited environments.
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