Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 73.5 | 81 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo | Android 11 |
| 2019-02-05 | 2021-10-20 |
| 6.13 x 2.98 x 0.30 inches | 6.30 x 2.90 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.75 ounces | 6.17 ounces |
| Black and Blue | Black, Green, Starry Blue and Violet |
| Plastic | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.2 inches | 6.6 inches |
| 1520 x 720 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 271 pixels per inch | 390 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7870 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G SM7325 (6 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1600 MHz) processor | Kryo670, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP1 GPU | Adreno 642L GPU |
| 8.73 | 9.45 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 9.84 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 50.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| -- | 23.00mm focal length |
| 0.32 inches (1/3.1") sensor | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.02 | 11.11 |
| 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 | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3400mAh Battery | 4300mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.36 | 6.16 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Huawei Nova 9 is much better than Samsung Galaxy M10, getting a general score of 81 against 73.5. Although Huawei Nova 9 is extremely newer than Samsung Galaxy M10, it's a little bit thicker and just a little heavier. Both of these phones work with Android OS, but the Huawei Nova 9 has 11 version while Samsung Galaxy M10 has Android 9.0 Pie.
The Huawei Nova 9 features a bit more powerful CPU than Samsung Galaxy M10, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Huawei Nova 9 also has a greater amount of RAM memory. Huawei Nova 9 features a brighter display than Galaxy M10, because it has a much better 1080 x 2340 resolution, a better pixels count per inch of screen and a little bit larger display.
The Huawei Nova 9 has slightly more storage for applications, games, photos and videos than Galaxy M10, because although it has no SD card slot, it also counts with 128 GB internal memory capacity. Huawei Nova 9 captures way better videos and photos than Samsung Galaxy M10, and although they both have a same size aperture, the Huawei Nova 9 also has a lot better 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution and a lot higher resolution camera.
The Huawei Nova 9 has superior battery duration than Samsung Galaxy M10, because it has a 26% more battery capacity.
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