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| Global Score | |
| 85.2 | 79.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| -- | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2018-11-15 | 2018-10-26 |
| 6.40 x 3.03 x 0.31 inches | 6.23 x 3.04 x 0.33 inches |
| 6.46 ounces | 6.63 ounces |
| Bubblegum pink, Caviar black and Lemonade blue | 16 777 216 |
| Glass and Metal | Glass and Metal |
| -- | $ 519.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2220 x 1080 pixels | 2244 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 392 pixels per inch | 383 pixels per inch |
| -- | 820 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SDM660 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 980 chipset |
| Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2600 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 512 GPU | Mali-G76 MP10 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.45 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 14.14 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 24.00 MP + 24.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor | 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 10.45 | 10.01 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3800mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.76 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | 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 Galaxy A9 (2018) has a score of 85.2, which is a little bit better than the Huawei Mate 20's overall score of 79.5. Galaxy A9 (2018) is a a bit thinner and just a little lighter cellphone than the Huawei Mate 20, even when both of them were only released with a few months difference. The Huawei Mate 20 has a bit better screen than Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018), because although it has a just a little less pixels per display inch, it also counts with a quite better resolution of 1080 x 2244 pixels and a quite bigger screen.
The Huawei Mate 20 counts with a bit more powerful CPU than Galaxy A9 (2018), although it has lesser RAM memory, they both have the same number of cores. Galaxy A9 (2018) counts with just a bit better camera than Huawei Mate 20, because although it has a tinier back camera sensor, and they both have the same 30 fps video frame rate and the same 3840x2160 (4K) video definition, the Galaxy A9 (2018) also counts with a larger diafragm aperture and a camera with a lot better 24 megapixels resolution.
Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) features much more memory capacity to store more games and applications than Huawei Mate 20, and although they both have the same 128 GB internal memory, the Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) also has a SD memory card expansion slot that holds up to 512 GB. The Huawei Mate 20 features just a little bit longer battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018), because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity instead of 3800mAh.
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