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| Global Score | |
| 87.1 | 76.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| -- | Android 8.1 Oreo |
| 2018-08-24 | 2018-07-18 |
| 6.37 x 3.01 x 0.35 inches | 6.18 x 2.90 x 0.29 inches |
| 7.09 ounces | 5.86 ounces |
| Cloud silver, Lavender purple, Midnight black and Ocean blue | 16 777 216 |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 457.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2960 x 1440 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 514 pixels per inch | 409 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.7 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 970 chipset |
| Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 630 GPU | Mali-G72 MP12 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 14.14 | 13.18 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 16.00 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 | -- |
| 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 | 9.9 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | -- |
| Nano SIM | -- |
| 6.7 | 3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3750mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 5.92 | 5.68 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Note9 has a score of 87.1, which is better than the Huawei nova 3's overall score of 76.3. Although the Galaxy Note9 is better than Huawei nova 3, we must note that it's also a somewhat thicker and heavier cellphone. Galaxy Note9 features a little bit better processing power than Huawei nova 3. Both of them have 8 cores and a 6 GB RAM memory.
Galaxy Note9 counts with a bit better looking screen than Huawei nova 3, because it has a better resolution of 1440 x 2960px, a little bigger display and a better amount of pixels per screen inch. Galaxy Note9 counts with a bit better camera than Huawei nova 3, because although it has a worse video resolution and a back-facing camera with way less megapixels resolution, it also counts with a bigger camera aperture to take better photos and videos in poorly lited situations.
Samsung Galaxy Note9 counts with a bit bigger storage capacity to store more apps and games than Huawei nova 3, and although they both have exactly the same 128 GB internal storage capacity, the Samsung Galaxy Note9 also has a slot for an external memory card that allows up to 512 GB. The Galaxy Note9 features a bit longer battery performance than Huawei nova 3, because it has a 4000mAh battery capacity.
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