Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 87.1 | 81.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| -- | Android 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2018-08-24 | 2019-04-05 |
| 6.37 x 3.01 x 0.35 inches | 5.87 x 2.81 x 0.30 inches |
| 7.09 ounces | 5.82 ounces |
| Cloud silver, Lavender purple, Midnight black and Ocean blue | Black, Breathing and Crystal aurora |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 457.00 | $ 504.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 6.1 inches |
| 2960 x 1440 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | AMOLED |
| 514 pixels per inch | 422 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.7 | 8.2 |
| 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 | 6 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 | 40.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.50 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") 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 (960 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 10.23 | 11.66 |
| 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 | 3650mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 5.92 | 5.6 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | 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 Samsung Galaxy Note9 is just a bit better than the Huawei P30, having an 87.1 score against 81.7. Although it's the best we are comparing here, the Samsung Galaxy Note9 body is thicker and heavier than Huawei P30. The Galaxy Note9 has a bit superior processor than Huawei P30. Both of them have a 6 GB RAM memory and the same number of cores.
The Samsung Galaxy Note9 has a little bit better display than Huawei P30, because it has a better 1440 x 2960 resolution, a quite greater count of pixels in each inch of display and a little bit larger display. Samsung Galaxy Note9 features a much bigger storage for games and applications than Huawei P30, and although they both have exactly the same internal memory, the Samsung Galaxy Note9 also has a slot for an SD memory card that holds up to 512 GB.
The Huawei P30 shoots much better pictures and videos than Samsung Galaxy Note9, because although it has a smaller aperture which is not recommended for capturing photos and video in poorly lited environments and slower 30 frames per second video frame rates, and they both have the same 3840x2160 (4K) video quality, the Huawei P30 also counts with a much better 40 MP resolution back-facing camera and a way bigger sensor taking lot better quality videos and pictures.
The Galaxy Note9 has a little better battery life than Huawei P30, because it has a 10% bigger battery capacity.
Galaxy Note9 is not only the best phones of the ones in this comparison, but it's also cheap compared to the Huawei P30.
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