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| Global Score | |
| 83.3 | 76.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| -- | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2018-03-16 | 2019-07-20 |
| 5.81 x 2.70 x 0.33 inches | 6.26 x 2.99 x 0.33 inches |
| 5.75 ounces | 6.28 ounces |
| Burgundy red, Coral blue, Ice blue, Lilac purple, Midnight black, Sunrise gold and Titanium gray | Charming red, Crush blue and Midnight black |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 158.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.8 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2960 x 1440 pixels | 2310 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 568 pixels per inch | 398 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.9 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 710 chipset |
| Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor | Cortex-A73 and Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 630 GPU | Mali-G51 MP4 GPU |
| 9.54 | 9.18 |
| 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 + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.50 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 10.23 | 9.24 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 4.96 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| 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 | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Galaxy S9 has a score of 83.3, which is just a bit better than Huawei P20 Lite (2019)'s 76.5 overall score. Galaxy S9's design has the same thickness than the Huawei P20 Lite (2019), but it is just a little bit lighter. Samsung Galaxy S9 features a bit faster processing unit than Huawei P20 Lite (2019). Both of them have a Octa-Core CPU and the same RAM amount.
Galaxy S9 counts with a much better screen than Huawei P20 Lite (2019), because although it has a bit smaller screen, it also counts with a greater pixels density and a higher resolution of 1440 x 2960 pixels. Galaxy S9 takes much better videos and photos than Huawei P20 Lite (2019), because although it has a much lower resolution back-facing camera, it also counts with a bigger aperture to capture better photography in low-light environments and a much better (4K) video quality.
The Huawei P20 Lite (2019) counts with a quite bigger memory capacity to install applications and games than Galaxy S9, because although it has a slot for external memory cards that allows 144 GB smaller, it also counts with more internal memory. Huawei P20 Lite (2019) features better battery performance than Galaxy S9, because it has a 33% greater battery size.
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