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| Global Score | |
| 85.2 | 82.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| 2018-11-15 | 2018-10-26 |
| 6.40 x 3.03 x 0.31 inches | 6.21 x 2.85 x 0.34 inches |
| 6.46 ounces | 6.67 ounces |
| Bubblegum pink, Caviar black and Lemonade blue | Black, Emerald green and Twilight |
| Glass and Metal | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 549.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2220 x 1080 pixels | 3120 x 1440 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | AMOLED |
| 392 pixels per inch | 537 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8.8 |
| 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 | 6 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 | 40.00 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 | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") 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 | 11.55 |
| 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 | 4200mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.76 | 6.08 |
| 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) is a bit better than Huawei Mate 20 Pro, having an 85.2 score against 82.9. The Galaxy A9 (2018) body is a little bit lighter and just a bit thinner than the Huawei Mate 20 Pro, even when both of them were released with only 1 months difference. Huawei Mate 20 Pro features a bit better performance than Galaxy A9 (2018). They have 8 cores and 6 GB of RAM.
Huawei Mate 20 Pro counts with a bit more vivid display than Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018), because it has a higher resolution of 1440 x 3120 pixels, a bit larger display and a greater screen pixels density. The Galaxy A9 (2018) features a way bigger storage to install games and applications than Huawei Mate 20 Pro, and although they both have exactly the same internal storage capacity, the Galaxy A9 (2018) also has an external SD slot that allows up to 512 GB.
Huawei Mate 20 Pro has just a bit longer battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018), because it has 4200mAh of battery capacity. Huawei Mate 20 Pro shoots much better pictures and videos than Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018), because although it has a tinier diafragm aperture which is not recommended for taking photos or videos in low-light environments, and they both have the same video frame rates and the same video quality, the Huawei Mate 20 Pro also counts with a back-facing camera with way more mega-pixels and a way larger camera sensor capturing way higher quality pictures.
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