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| Global Score | |
| 87.1 | 79.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| -- | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2018-08-24 | 2018-10-26 |
| 6.37 x 3.01 x 0.35 inches | 6.23 x 3.04 x 0.33 inches |
| 7.09 ounces | 6.63 ounces |
| Cloud silver, Lavender purple, Midnight black and Ocean blue | 16 777 216 |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 457.00 | $ 519.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2960 x 1440 pixels | 2244 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 514 pixels per inch | 383 pixels per inch |
| -- | 820 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.7 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 980 chipset |
| Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2600 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 630 GPU | Mali-G76 MP10 GPU |
| 9.63 | 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 | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/1.50 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor | 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 10.23 | 10.01 |
| 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), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 5.92 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy Note9 is a little bit better than Huawei Mate 20, getting a overall score of 87.1 against 79.5. The Samsung Galaxy Note9 construction is just a little thicker and a bit heavier than Huawei Mate 20. Huawei Mate 20 has a display that is very similar to the display in Samsung Galaxy Note9, because although the Huawei Mate 20 has a much worse pixel density and a way worse resolution of 1080 x 2244px, it also counts with a quite bigger screen.
Galaxy Note9 counts with a little bit better hardware performance than Huawei Mate 20, and although they both have a Octa-Core CPU, the Galaxy Note9 also has a greater amount of RAM. The Galaxy Note9 has a very superior memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Huawei Mate 20, and although they both have the same 128 GB internal memory, the Galaxy Note9 also has a slot for an SD memory card that allows up to 512 GB.
The Galaxy Note9 counts with a slightly better camera than Huawei Mate 20, because although it has a smaller back-facing camera sensor offering a worse image quality, and they both have a same resolution camera and the same 3840x2160 video definition, the Galaxy Note9 also counts with a larger diafragm aperture to take better images and video in poorly lited situations and better video frame rate.
Huawei Mate 20's battery lifetime is very similar to the battery performance in Galaxy Note9.
The Samsung Galaxy Note9 not only is the best phones in our current comparison, but it's also cheap compared to the other phone, making it an easy decision.
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