Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 83.3 | 79.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| -- | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2018-03-16 | 2018-10-26 |
| 5.81 x 2.70 x 0.33 inches | 6.23 x 3.04 x 0.33 inches |
| 5.75 ounces | 6.63 ounces |
| Burgundy red, Coral blue, Ice blue, Lilac purple, Midnight black, Sunrise gold and Titanium gray | 16 777 216 |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 158.00 | $ 519.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.8 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2960 x 1440 pixels | 2244 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 568 pixels per inch | 383 pixels per inch |
| -- | 820 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.9 | 8.7 |
| 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 |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 630 GPU | Mali-G76 MP10 GPU |
| 9.54 | 9.45 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 11.34 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/1.50 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor | 0.43 inches (1/2.3") 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 | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 10.23 | 10.01 |
| 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 | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 4.96 | 5.92 |
| 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, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy S9 is a little bit better than Huawei Mate 20, with a score of 83.3 against 79.5. The Samsung Galaxy S9 construction has the same thickness than the Huawei Mate 20, but it's somewhat lighter. The Galaxy S9 has a little bit better screen than Huawei Mate 20, because although it has a quite smaller display, it also counts with a higher pixels amount in each inch in the display and a better resolution of 1440 x 2960.
The Galaxy S9 features just a little better hardware performance than Huawei Mate 20. Both of them have the same RAM amount and the same number of cores. The Galaxy S9 shoots just a bit better photos and videos than Huawei Mate 20, because although it has a tinier sensor which provides a lower photo and video quality, and they both have a same resolution back-facing camera and the same 3840x2160 (4K) video definition, the Galaxy S9 also counts with better 60 fps video frame rates and a bigger aperture.
Galaxy S9 has more storage for applications and games than Huawei Mate 20, because although it has just 64 GB internal storage, it also counts with a slot for an SD memory card that admits a maximum of 400 GB. The Huawei Mate 20 features greater battery duration than Samsung Galaxy S9, because it has a 4000mAh battery capacity instead of 3000mAh.
Even being the best phone of the ones we are comparing, the Galaxy S9 is also by far the cheapest one, making it a no doubt choice.
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