Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 74.4 | 81.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| Android 8.0 Oreo, 6.0 Marshmallow | Android 10, 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo |
| 2016-03-30 | 2018-03-27 |
| 6.37 x 3.19 x 0.31 inches | 6.10 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches |
| 7.41 ounces | 6.35 ounces |
| Black, Gold and White | Black, Blue, Gold and Pink |
| -- | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| -- | $ 348.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6 inches | 6.1 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2240 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 367 pixels per inch | 408 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.8 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 652 8976 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 970 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 28 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 510 GPU | Mali-G72 MP12 GPU |
| 8.91 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 8.88 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP | 40.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor | 0.56 inches (1/1.78") sensor |
| -- | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 7.7 | 11.55 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G) and LTE (4G) | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 5.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Huawei P20 Pro is just a bit better than the Galaxy A9 Pro (2016), having an 81.4 score against 74.4. Both phones we are comparing use Android operating system, but the Huawei P20 Pro has 10 version and Galaxy A9 Pro (2016) has Android 8.0 Oreo. Huawei P20 Pro is a lighter cellphone than the Galaxy A9 Pro (2016), but both of them have the same thickness.
The Huawei P20 Pro features a bit more vivid screen than Samsung Galaxy A9 Pro (2016), because it has a little bit higher 1080 x 2240 resolution, a little bit larger display and a just a bit more pixels per inch of screen. The Huawei P20 Pro has just a bit better performance than Galaxy A9 Pro (2016), and although they both have the same number of cores, the Huawei P20 Pro also has 2 GB more RAM.
Huawei P20 Pro counts with a greater memory to install applications and games than Samsung Galaxy A9 Pro (2016), because although it has no slot for an external memory card, it also counts with 128 GB internal memory capacity. The Samsung Galaxy A9 Pro (2016) counts with greater battery life than Huawei P20 Pro, because it has a 25% larger battery size.
Huawei P20 Pro captures much clearer videos and photos than Galaxy A9 Pro (2016), because it has a back-facing camera with much more mega-pixels, a bigger diafragm aperture and a much bigger sensor shooting much better quality photos.
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