Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 75.5 | 83.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow | -- |
| 2016-04-20 | 2018-03-16 |
| 6.00 x 2.96 x 0.27 inches | 5.81 x 2.70 x 0.33 inches |
| 5.71 ounces | 5.75 ounces |
| Gold, Gray and White | Burgundy red, Coral blue, Ice blue, Lilac purple, Midnight black, Sunrise gold and Titanium gray |
| Aluminum | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 158.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 5.8 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2960 x 1440 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 401 pixels per inch | 568 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.9 |
| 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 | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T880 MP4 GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.54 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.78 | 11.34 |
| 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 | -- |
| 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 | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.36 | 4.96 |
| 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
The Samsung Galaxy S9 has an overall score of 83.3, which is much better than Huawei P9 Plus's 75.5 score. Samsung Galaxy S9's design is newer, but just a little heavier and somewhat thicker than Huawei P9 Plus. The Galaxy S9 counts with a bit better looking display than Huawei P9 Plus, because it has a bit bigger display, a lot better resolution of 1440 x 2960 pixels and a greater amount of pixels per inch of display.
Galaxy S9 counts with a little bit better hardware performance than Huawei P9 Plus. They have a 4 GB RAM memory and a Octa-Core processing unit. Galaxy S9 has just a bit more memory capacity to store more apps and games than Huawei P9 Plus, and although they both have the same internal storage capacity, the Galaxy S9 also has a SD memory card expansion slot that supports up to 400 GB.
Huawei P9 Plus counts with a bit better battery performance than Galaxy S9, because it has a 13% larger battery size. The Galaxy S9 shoots much better videos and photos than Huawei P9 Plus, and although they both have a back-facing camera with a 12 mega-pixels, the Galaxy S9 also has a much larger camera aperture to capture better photography and videos in poorly lited situations, a bigger sensor capturing more light and vivid colors and a way higher (4K) video quality.
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