Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 87.1 | 78.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| -- | Android 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat |
| 2018-08-24 | 2017-01-10 |
| 6.37 x 3.01 x 0.35 inches | 5.98 x 2.95 x 0.30 inches |
| 7.09 ounces | 5.96 ounces |
| Cloud silver, Lavender purple, Midnight black and Ocean blue | Gold and Gray |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 457.00 | $ 775.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 5.5 inches |
| 2960 x 1440 pixels | 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| Super AMOLED | AMOLED |
| 514 pixels per inch | 534 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.7 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 960 chipset |
| Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 630 GPU | Mali-G71 MP8 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.36 |
| 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 + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.50 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor | 0.34 inches (1/2.9") 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 | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 10.23 | 9.57 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 5.5 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 5.92 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| 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
Galaxy Note9 is better than Huawei Mate 9 Pro, having an 87.1 score against 78.7. Although Galaxy Note9 is newer than Huawei Mate 9 Pro, it's somewhat heavier and thicker. The Huawei Mate 9 Pro and Galaxy Note9 have incredibly similar screens, because although the Huawei Mate 9 Pro has a quite lower resolution of 1440 x 2560px and a little bit smaller screen, it also counts with a just a little better amount of pixels in each inch in the display.
The Galaxy Note9 features a bit better hardware performance than Huawei Mate 9 Pro. Both have the same number of cores and 6 GB of RAM memory. Galaxy Note9 counts with a much greater memory capacity for games and applications than Huawei Mate 9 Pro, and although they both have exactly the same 128 GB internal storage capacity, the Galaxy Note9 also has a slot for SD memory cards that allows a maximum of 512 GB.
The Huawei Mate 9 Pro's battery lifetime is very similar to the Galaxy Note9 one. The Galaxy Note9 counts with a bit better camera than Huawei Mate 9 Pro, and although they both have a same resolution back facing camera and the same 3840x2160 video definition, the Galaxy Note9 also has a way larger diafragm aperture, better video frame rate and a larger back-facing camera sensor taking higher quality videos and photos.
Despite of being the best phone of the ones in this comparison, the Samsung Galaxy Note9 is also very cheap compared to the other ones.
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