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| Global Score | |
| 85.2 | 76.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| -- | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2018-11-15 | 2019-07-20 |
| 6.40 x 3.03 x 0.31 inches | 6.26 x 2.99 x 0.33 inches |
| 6.46 ounces | 6.28 ounces |
| Bubblegum pink, Caviar black and Lemonade blue | Charming red, Crush blue and Midnight black |
| Glass and Metal | Plastic and Plastic |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2220 x 1080 pixels | 2310 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 392 pixels per inch | 398 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SDM660 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 710 chipset |
| Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Cortex-A73 and Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 512 GPU | Mali-G51 MP4 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 14.14 | 13.18 |
| Camera | |
| 24.00 MP + 24.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 10.45 | 9.24 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3800mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.76 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| 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 | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) is much better than Huawei P20 Lite (2019), getting a general score of 85.2 against 76.5. Even though Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) and the Huawei P20 Lite (2019) were released with only a few months difference, the Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) construction is a little bit heavier but a little thinner.
The Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) has a bit faster CPU than Huawei P20 Lite (2019), and although they both have a Octa-Core processing unit, the Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) also has 2 GB more RAM. Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) and Huawei P20 Lite (2019) both have extremely similar displays, although the Huawei P20 Lite (2019) also has a bit higher 1080 x 2310 resolution, a little greater pixels quantity in each screen inch and a little bigger screen.
The Galaxy A9 (2018) captures much better photographs and videos than Huawei P20 Lite (2019), because it has a bigger diafragm aperture to capture better images in low light situations, a lot better video resolution and a much more mega-pixels back camera. The Galaxy A9 (2018) features just a bit more storage to store more apps and games than Huawei P20 Lite (2019), and although they both have exactly the same internal storage capacity, the Galaxy A9 (2018) also has a slot for SD memory cards that allows a maximum of 512 GB.
The Huawei P20 Lite (2019) has a bit better battery life than Galaxy A9 (2018), because it has a 4000mAh battery capacity.
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