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| Global Score | |
| 83.3 | 76.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| -- | Android 8.1 Oreo |
| 2018-03-16 | 2018-07-18 |
| 5.81 x 2.70 x 0.33 inches | 6.18 x 2.90 x 0.29 inches |
| 5.75 ounces | 5.86 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) | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 158.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.8 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2960 x 1440 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 568 pixels per inch | 409 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.9 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 970 chipset |
| Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 630 GPU | Mali-G72 MP12 GPU |
| 9.54 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 11.34 | 13.18 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/1.50 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.39 inches (1/2.55") 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 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 10.23 | 9.9 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | -- |
| Nano SIM | -- |
| 6.7 | 3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3750mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 4.96 | 5.68 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy S9 is a bit better than Huawei nova 3, getting a general score of 83.3 against 76.3. Although the Samsung Galaxy S9 and Huawei nova 3 were released only a couple months apart, the Samsung Galaxy S9 construction is just a little bit lighter but also somewhat thicker than Huawei nova 3.
Samsung Galaxy S9 counts with a little bit better screen than Huawei nova 3, because although it has a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a better 1440 x 2960px resolution and a higher number of pixels per inch of display. Samsung Galaxy S9 counts with a bit better processor than Huawei nova 3, although it has 2 GB less RAM memory, they both have 8 processing cores.
The Huawei nova 3 features a bigger storage capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy S9, because although it has a slot for an SD memory card that admits 144 GB smaller, it also counts with 64 GB more internal memory. Huawei nova 3 has longer battery performance than Samsung Galaxy S9, because it has 3750mAh of battery capacity instead of 3000mAh.
The Samsung Galaxy S9 counts with a bit better camera than Huawei nova 3, because although it has a lower 3840x2160 (4K) video definition and a camera in the back with a way lower 12 mega-pixels resolution, it also counts with a larger aperture to capture better photography and video in low light situations.
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