Huawei Mate 9 vs Samsung Galaxy A55 5G Specs Comparison

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8.0
Huawei Mate 9
5.8
Samsung Galaxy A55 5G
Huawei Mate 9 Samsung Galaxy A55 5G
Released · Jan 06, 2017
Released · Mar 20, 2024
5.9-inch · 1920x1080px
6.6-inch · 2400x1080px
Dual camera
Triple camera
4GB · 64GB
8GB · 128GB
4000 mAh
5000 mAh
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Availability

Officially announced
Nov 03, 2016 Mar 11, 2024
Prices (MSRP)
$489

Design

Dimensions
6.18 x 3.11 x 0.31 inches
156.9 x 78.9 x 7.9 mm
6.34 x 3.05 x 0.00 inches
161.1 x 77.4 8.2 mm
Weight
6.70 oz / 190.0 g 7.51 oz / 213.0 g
Materials
Back: Metal Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass)
Frame: Plastic
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP67
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch) Optical in-screen fingerprint
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Gold, Gray, Silver, Brown, White Iceblue, Lilac, Navy, Lemon

Display

Size
5.9-inch, 77.39% screen-to-body 6.6-inch, 84.30% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD Super AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR, 550 nits
Resolution
1920x1080px, 373 PPI 2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 399 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus
PhoneArena Display Test
Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested 1510 (Good)
Bright Min
5 (Poor) 1.3 (Good)

Hardware

System chip
HiSilicon Kirin 960 Exynos 1480 (5 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
2400 MHz
ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53
Octa-core
4x2.7GHz Cortex-A78
4x2.0G​Hz Cortex-A55
GPU
Mali-G71 MP8 Yes
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB
6GB/128GB
8GB/128GB
8GB/256GB
12GB/256GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB microSDXC
OS
Android (8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat) Android (14)
PhoneArena Performance Test
GeekBench 6 Single
Untested 1163
GeekBench 6 Multi
Untested 3487
3D Mark High
Untested 930
3D Mark Low
Untested 916

Battery

Type
4000 mAh, Li - Polymer 5000 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
Fast charging Fast charging
Charge speed
Wired: 25.0W
PhoneArena Battery Tests
Battery Life Estimate
Untested
Browsing
Untested
Video
Untested
Gaming
Untested
Battery Life Estimate
6h 36min
Browsing
17h 7min
Video
8h 15min
Gaming
9h 39min

Camera

Rear
Dual camera Triple camera
Main camera
12 MP (OIS, Laser and PDAF, CMOS image sensor, BSI sensor)
Aperture size: F2.2
Focal length: 27 mm
Sensor size: 1/2.9"
Pixel size: 1.25 μm
50 MP (OIS, Autofocus)
Aperture size: F1.8
Sensor size: 1/1.56"
Pixel size: 1.0 μm
Second camera
20 MP (Black and White, OIS, Laser and PDAF)
Aperture size: F2.2
Focal Length: 27 mm
12 MP (Ultra-wide)
Aperture size: F2.2
Sensor size: 1/3.06"
Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Third camera
5 MP (Macro)
Aperture size: F2.4
Flash
Dual LED LED
Video recording
4K UHD
EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
4K UHD (30 fps)
Front
8 MP (Autofocus) 32 MP
Video capture: 4K UHD (30 fps)
PhoneArena Camera Tests
N/A
Overall
N/A
Photo
N/A
Video
132
Overall
140
Photo
123
Video

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2 5.3
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
Wi-Fi Direct
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0 Type-C
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
DLNA Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation

Cellular

5G Bands
n1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28, n38, n40, n41, n66, n77, n78, 5G Ready
4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 29 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 39, 40 38, 40, 41
3G Bands
6, 5, 8, 4, 2 1, 2, 3, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSPA LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM Nano SIM, eSIM

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Nov 04, 2016
FCC ID value: QISMHA-L09
Measured SAR
Head: 1.42 W/kg
Body: 0.60 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg
Wireless Router: 1.39 W/kg

Alternative variants

with Dual SIM
Dual SIM Yes
FCC approval Date approved: Nov 03, 2016
FCC ID value: QISMHA-L29
Measured SAR Head: 1.42 W/kg
Body: 0.60 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg
Wireless Router: 1.39 W/kg
With 256GB internal storage
Memory 256GB
with 128 GB storage
Memory 6GB/128GB
With 12GB RAM and 256GB internal storage
Memory 12GB/256GB
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