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| Global Score | |
| 87.1 | 82.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| 2018-08-24 | 2019-04-05 |
| 6.37 x 3.01 x 0.35 inches | 6.22 x 2.89 x 0.33 inches |
| 7.09 ounces | 6.77 ounces |
| Cloud silver, Lavender purple, Midnight black and Ocean blue | Amber sunrise, Aurora, Black and Breathing crystal |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 457.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2960 x 1440 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | AMOLED |
| 514 pixels per inch | 396 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.7 | 8.1 |
| 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/1.60 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 | 4200mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 5.92 | 6.08 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| 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 Huawei P30 Pro, getting an 87.1 score against 82.1. The Samsung Galaxy Note9 is an a little bit thicker and a little heavier cellphone than Huawei P30 Pro. Samsung Galaxy Note9 features a bit better CPU than Huawei P30 Pro. Both of them have 8 processing cores and the same RAM memory amount.
Samsung Galaxy Note9 counts with a little more vivid screen than Huawei P30 Pro, because although it has a bit smaller display, it also counts with a higher 1440 x 2960px resolution and more pixels per inch of screen. Samsung Galaxy Note9 has a superior storage for applications and games than Huawei P30 Pro, and although they both have the same 128 GB internal memory, the Samsung Galaxy Note9 also has a SD memory card expansion slot that holds up to 512 GB.
Huawei P30 Pro has just a little bit longer battery lifetime than Galaxy Note9, because it has 4200mAh of battery capacity. The Huawei P30 Pro features a superior camera than Samsung Galaxy Note9, because although it has a tinier aperture and worse 30 frames per second video frame rate, and they both have the same 3840x2160 (4K) video quality, the Huawei P30 Pro also counts with a camera with a way higher 40 mega pixels resolution and a much bigger sensor providing a way higher image quality.
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