Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 77.7 | 78.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| Android 4.4.2 | Android 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat |
| 2013-09-25 | 2017-01-10 |
| 5.95 x 3.12 x 0.33 inches | 5.98 x 2.95 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.93 ounces | 5.96 ounces |
| Black, Pink and White | Gold and Gray |
| -- | Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| -- | $ 775.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 5.5 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| Super AMOLED | AMOLED |
| 386 pixels per inch | 534 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.9 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 MSM8974 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 960 chipset |
| Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2300 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 330 GPU | Mali-G71 MP8 GPU |
| 9 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDHC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 9.46 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| 31.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.33 inches (1/3.06") sensor | 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.57 | 9.57 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Micro SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.6 | 5.5 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3200mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.2 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Huawei Mate 9 Pro is just a bit better than Samsung Galaxy Note3, getting a 78.7 score against 77.7. The Huawei Mate 9 Pro construction is noticeably newer and a bit thinner than Samsung Galaxy Note3's, but it's also just a little bit heavier. Both phones we compare here work with Android operating system, but the Huawei Mate 9 Pro has 8.0 Oreo version while Samsung Galaxy Note3 has Android 4.4.2 version, offering some additional features.
Huawei Mate 9 Pro counts with a better screen than Samsung Galaxy Note3, because although it has a bit smaller screen, it also counts with a better resolution of 1440 x 2560 pixels and a higher pixel amount in each inch in the display. The Huawei Mate 9 Pro counts with a bit better CPU than Galaxy Note3, because it has a greater number of cores (and also faster) and a greater amount of RAM memory.
The Huawei Mate 9 Pro and Galaxy Note3 both feature really similar cameras, because although the Huawei Mate 9 Pro has a worse 3840x2160 video definition and a camera in the back with a lower 12 mega pixels resolution, and they both have a F2.2 aperture, it also counts with a bigger camera sensor taking better quality photos.
The Huawei Mate 9 Pro counts with a bit bigger memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy Note3, because although it has no SD memory slot, it also counts with 128 GB internal storage. Huawei Mate 9 Pro counts with superior battery performance than Samsung Galaxy Note3, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity instead of 3200mAh.
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