Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 83.3 | 81.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| -- | Android 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2018-03-16 | 2019-04-05 |
| 5.81 x 2.70 x 0.33 inches | 5.87 x 2.81 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.75 ounces | 5.82 ounces |
| Burgundy red, Coral blue, Ice blue, Lilac purple, Midnight black, Sunrise gold and Titanium gray | Black, Breathing and Crystal aurora |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 158.00 | $ 504.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.8 inches | 6.1 inches |
| 2960 x 1440 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | AMOLED |
| 568 pixels per inch | 422 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.9 | 8.2 |
| 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 | 6 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 | 40.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.50 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 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 | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3650mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 4.96 | 5.6 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | 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 Galaxy S9 is just a bit better than the Huawei P30, with an 83.3 score against 81.7. Galaxy S9 is an older and just a little bit thicker phone than Huawei P30, but Samsung was able to build it just a little lighter anyway. Samsung Galaxy S9 counts with a bit sharper display than Huawei P30, because although it has a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a better 1440 x 2960 resolution and a better pixels number per inch in the display.
Galaxy S9 has a bit superior CPU than Huawei P30, although it has a lower amount of RAM memory, they both have a Octa-Core processor. Huawei P30 shoots much better photographs and videos than Samsung Galaxy S9, because although it has worse video frame rate and a tinier diafragm aperture which is not so good for taking images and/or video in poorly lited environments, and they both have the same 3840x2160 (4K) video definition, the Huawei P30 also counts with a way more MP camera in the back and a way bigger sensor capturing way higher quality videos and pictures.
Samsung Galaxy S9 features a quite bigger memory to store more apps and games than Huawei P30, because although it has 0 less internal storage capacity, it also counts with a SD card slot that admits up to 400 GB. The Huawei P30 has improved battery duration than Galaxy S9, because it has a 22% bigger battery size.
Galaxy S9 is not only the best phones in our comparison, but it's also very cheap compared to the other phones.
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