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| Global Score | |
| 87.1 | 85.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| -- | Android 10 |
| 2018-08-24 | 2020-06-03 |
| 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 | Aurora, Black and Silver frost |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 457.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2960 x 1440 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 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 | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 630 GPU | Mali-G76 MP10 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.54 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 14.14 | 13.3 |
| 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
Samsung Galaxy Note9 has an overall score of 87.1, which is slightly better than the Huawei P30 Pro New Edition's 85.9 overall score. Even being the best cellphone in our current comparison, the Samsung Galaxy Note9 is an older, just a bit thicker and a little bit heavier cellphone than the Huawei P30 Pro New Edition.
The Galaxy Note9 counts with a little more vivid screen than Huawei P30 Pro New Edition, because although it has a little bit smaller display, it also counts with a greater pixel amount per inch in the display and a better resolution of 1440 x 2960. The Samsung Galaxy Note9 counts with a little bit more storage capacity for games and applications than Huawei P30 Pro New Edition, because although it has just 128 GB internal memory, it also counts with a SD memory slot that supports a maximum of 512 GB.
The Galaxy Note9 has a bit better performance than Huawei P30 Pro New Edition, although it has 2 GB lesser RAM memory, they both have 8 CPU cores. The Huawei P30 Pro New Edition shoots much better photographs and videos than Samsung Galaxy Note9, because although it has a smaller aperture and worse 30 fps video frame rates, and they both have the same 3840x2160 video quality, the Huawei P30 Pro New Edition also counts with a way higher 40 megapixels resolution camera and a way larger camera sensor which gives a lot better photo and video quality.
Huawei P30 Pro New Edition features just a little bit longer battery lifetime than Galaxy Note9, because it has a 4200mAh battery capacity instead of 4000mAh.
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