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| Global Score | |
| 87.1 | 76.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| -- | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2018-08-24 | 2019-07-20 |
| 6.37 x 3.01 x 0.35 inches | 6.26 x 2.99 x 0.33 inches |
| 7.09 ounces | 6.28 ounces |
| Cloud silver, Lavender purple, Midnight black and Ocean blue | Charming red, Crush blue and Midnight black |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 457.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2960 x 1440 pixels | 2310 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 514 pixels per inch | 398 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.7 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 710 chipset |
| Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor | Cortex-A73 and Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 630 GPU | Mali-G51 MP4 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.18 |
| 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 + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.50 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 10.23 | 9.24 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 5.92 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| 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 |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Note9 has an overall score of 87.1, which is better than Huawei P20 Lite (2019)'s general score of 76.5. Although it's the best device in our current comparison, the Galaxy Note9 body is older, somewhat heavier and just a little bit thicker than Huawei P20 Lite (2019). Galaxy Note9 has a slightly better looking screen than Huawei P20 Lite (2019), and although they both have a same size display, the Galaxy Note9 also has a higher pixels amount per screen inch and a higher resolution of 1440 x 2960px.
Galaxy Note9 features a bit better processing power than Huawei P20 Lite (2019), and although they both have a Octa-Core CPU, the Galaxy Note9 also has 2 GB more RAM. Samsung Galaxy Note9 has just a bit more storage capacity to store more games and applications than Huawei P20 Lite (2019), and although they both have exactly the same internal memory, the Samsung Galaxy Note9 also has a SD card slot that supports a maximum of 512 GB.
The Samsung Galaxy Note9 has a much better camera than Huawei P20 Lite (2019), because although it has a way less megapixels back-facing camera, it also counts with a lot better 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution and a bigger camera aperture for better captures and videos in low light situations. The Huawei P20 Lite (2019) has a battery lifetime that is just as good as the battery life in Galaxy Note9.
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