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| Global Score | |
| 83.3 | 77.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| 2018-03-16 | 2015-12-01 |
| 5.81 x 2.70 x 0.33 inches | 6.19 x 3.17 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.75 ounces | 6.53 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) | Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 158.00 | $ 690.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.8 inches | 6 inches |
| 2960 x 1440 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 568 pixels per inch | 367 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.9 | 7.9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 950 chipset |
| Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 630 GPU | Mali-T880 MP4 GPU |
| 9.54 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 11.34 | 12.42 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.50 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 10.23 | 9.35 |
| 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 and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 4.96 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| 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 | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Galaxy S9 has a score of 83.3, which is a little bit better than Huawei Mate 8's score of 77.4. The Galaxy S9 construction is newer and lighter than Huawei Mate 8's, although it's also just a bit thicker. The Galaxy S9 has a much better looking screen than Huawei Mate 8, because although it has a bit smaller display, it also counts with a lot better display density and a much higher 1440 x 2960px resolution.
Huawei Mate 8 has a little bit more storage to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Galaxy S9, because although it has a SD extension slot that holds up to 128 GB against 400 GB, it also counts with 128 GB internal memory capacity. The Galaxy S9 counts with a bit faster CPU than Huawei Mate 8. Both of them have the same RAM memory amount and the same number of cores.
Galaxy S9 shoots clearer photos and videos than Huawei Mate 8, because although it has a way less megapixels resolution back camera, it also counts with a way higher (4K) video quality and a lot bigger camera aperture. Huawei Mate 8 has better battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy S9, because it has a 4000mAh battery capacity.
Even being the best phone between the ones we are comparing here, Samsung Galaxy S9 is also a bargain compared to the other ones, which makes this phone a no doubt choice.
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