Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 85.2 | 80.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| -- | Android 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2018-11-15 | 2019-09-20 |
| 6.40 x 3.03 x 0.31 inches | 6.07 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.46 ounces | 6.14 ounces |
| Bubblegum pink, Caviar black and Lemonade blue | Black, Crush blue and Midsummer purple |
| Glass and Metal | Aluminum and Glass |
| -- | $ 430.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2220 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 392 pixels per inch | 409 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8.2 |
| 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 | 48.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 28.00mm focal length |
| 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full 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, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3800mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3750mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.76 | 5.68 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Galaxy A9 (2018) is just a bit better than Huawei nova 5T, having an 85.2 score against 80.8. The Galaxy A9 (2018) is a just a little heavier cellphone than the Huawei nova 5T, but both are 0.31inches thick. Huawei nova 5T features a bit more vivid display than Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018), and although they both have a screen of the same size, the Huawei nova 5T also has a little greater pixels amount in each display inch and a slightly better resolution of 1080 x 2340px.
Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) has a superior storage to install applications and games than Huawei nova 5T, and although they both have the same 128 GB internal storage capacity, the Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) also has a SD extension slot that admits a maximum of 512 GB. The Huawei nova 5T features a bit more powerful processing unit than Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018). Both of them have the same RAM memory amount and the same number of cores.
Galaxy A9 (2018) has a bit longer battery lifetime than Huawei nova 5T, because it has a 1% more battery size. Huawei nova 5T captures much clearer pictures and videos than Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018), because although it has a smaller diafragm aperture which is not nice for low light photography and videos, and they both have the same 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution and the same 30 fps video frame rate, the Huawei nova 5T also counts with a lot more megapixels camera in the back and a lot bigger camera sensor which provides a way higher image and video quality.
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