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| Global Score | |
| 85.2 | 78.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| -- | HarmonyOS 3 |
| 2018-11-15 | 2022-11-11 |
| 6.40 x 3.03 x 0.31 inches | 6.69 x 2.97 x 0.28 inches |
| 6.46 ounces | 6.70 ounces |
| Bubblegum pink, Caviar black and Lemonade blue | Black, Blue, Gold, Gren, Pink and Silver |
| Glass and Metal | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 6.9 inches |
| 2220 x 1080 pixels | 2790 x 1188 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 392 pixels per inch | 439 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SDM660 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G 4G SM7325 (6 nm) chipset |
| Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Octa-Core 2400 MHz processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 512 GPU | Adreno 642L 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 |
| 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 | -- |
| 10.45 | 8.47 |
| 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) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | -- |
| 6.7 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3800mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.76 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| 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
Galaxy A9 (2018) has a score of 85.2, which is slightly better than the Huawei Pocket S's score of 78.2. Galaxy A9 (2018) is a noticeably older and just a little bit thicker phone than the Huawei Pocket S, but Samsung made it a little bit lighter anyway. The Huawei Pocket S features a bit superior processing unit than Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018), and although they both have the same number of cores, the Huawei Pocket S also has more RAM.
Huawei Pocket S counts with a slightly better screen than Galaxy A9 (2018), because it has a bit higher resolution of 1188 x 2790 pixels, a bit more pixels per inch of screen and a bit bigger screen. Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) features a much bigger storage capacity for applications and games than Huawei Pocket S, and although they both have exactly the same internal memory, the Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) also has an external memory card slot that supports a maximum of 512 GB.
Huawei Pocket S counts with a bit superior battery life than Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018), because it has a 5 percent more battery size. The Galaxy A9 (2018) captures way better videos and photos than Huawei Pocket S, because although it has a much less megapixels back-facing camera, it also counts with a larger aperture.
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