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| Global Score | |
| 87.1 | 79.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| -- | Android 10 |
| 2018-08-24 | 2020-09-28 |
| 6.37 x 3.01 x 0.35 inches | 6.52 x 3.03 x 0.36 inches |
| 7.09 ounces | 7.27 ounces |
| Cloud silver, Lavender purple, Midnight black and Ocean blue | Blush gold, Crush green and Midnight black |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 457.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 2960 x 1440 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 514 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.7 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 710A chipset |
| Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor | Arm Cortex-A73 and Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 630 GPU | Mali-G51 MP4 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 14.14 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.50 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") 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 | -- |
| 10.23 | 11.33 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 5.92 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy Note9 is a little bit better than Huawei P Smart (2021), having a general score of 87.1 against 79.2. Samsung Galaxy Note9's construction is just a little bit thinner and a little bit lighter than Huawei P Smart (2021), despite of the fact that it was released 2 years before. Galaxy Note9 features a little bit better looking display than Huawei P Smart (2021), because although it has a bit smaller screen, it also counts with a higher resolution of 1440 x 2960px and a better display pixel density.
The Galaxy Note9 and the Huawei P Smart (2021) feature similar storage capacity for games and applications, both of them have a SD memory card expansion slot that admits up to 512 GB and the same internal storage capacity. Samsung Galaxy Note9 features a bit better processing power than Huawei P Smart (2021), and although they both have the same number of cores, the Samsung Galaxy Note9 also has a larger amount of RAM memory.
Huawei P Smart (2021) features longer battery life than Samsung Galaxy Note9, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity instead of 4000mAh. The Huawei P Smart (2021) takes much better videos and photos than Galaxy Note9, because although it has a smaller aperture which is not favorable for capturing photographs and/or video in poorly lited environments and slower video frame rate, and they both have the same video quality, the Huawei P Smart (2021) also counts with a back facing camera with a lot higher resolution and a lot larger sensor taking lot better quality videos and photos.
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