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Huawei Mate 9 vs Samsung Galaxy A90 5G Specs Comparison

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Huawei Mate 9
Samsung Galaxy A90 5G
Huawei Mate 9 Samsung Galaxy A90 5G
Released · Jan 06, 2017
Released · Sep 04, 2019
5.9-inch
6.7-inch
Dual camera
Triple camera
4GB · 64GB
6GB · 128GB
4000 mAh
4500 mAh

Design

Dimensions
6.18 x 3.11 x 0.31 inches
156.9 x 78.9 x 7.9 mm 		6.49 x 3.01 x 0.33 inches
164.8 x 76.4 x 8.4 mm
Weight
6.70 oz (190.0 g) 7.27 oz (206.0 g)
Materials
Back: Metal Back: Glass
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch) 2D Face unlock, Optical in-screen fingerprint
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Gold, Gray, Silver, Brown, White Black, White

Display

Size
5.9-inch 6.7-inch
Resolution
1920x1080px, 373 PPI 2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 393 PPI
Technology
IPS LCD Super AMOLED
Screen-to-body
77.39 % 85.99 %
Features
Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
HiSilicon Kirin 960 Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 SM8150 (7 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
2400 MHz
ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53 		Octa-core
2840 MHz
Kryo 485
GPU
Mali-G71 MP8 Adreno 640
RAM
4GB (LPDDR4) 6GB (LPDDR4)
Internal storage
64GB 128GB, available to use: 106.4 GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB microSDXC up to 512 GB
OS
Android (8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat), Huawei Emotion UI Android

Battery

Capacity
4000 mAh 4500 mAh
Type
Li - Polymer Li - Polymer
Charging
Fast charging Samsung Adaptive Fast Charging

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 		48 MP (PDAF)
Aperture size: F2.0
Focal length: 26 mm
Sensor size: 1/2"
Pixel size: 0.8 μm
Second camera
20 MP (Black and White, OIS, Laser and PDAF)
Aperture size: F2.2
Focal Length: 27 mm 		8 MP (Ultra-wide)
Aperture size: F2.2
Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Third camera
5 MP (Depth information)
Aperture size: F2.2
Flash
Dual LED LED
Video recording
3840x2160 (4K UHD)
EIS, Video calling, Video sharing 		3840x2160 (4K UHD) (30 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD) (60 fps), 1280x720 (HD) (960 fps)
Time-lapse video, EIS
Front
8 MP (Autofocus) 32 MP (HDR), Video capture: 1920x1080 (Full HD)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2 5.0
WLAN
802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
Wi-Fi Direct 		802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0 Type-C, USB 3.1
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers)
Other
NFC, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync ANT+

Multimedia

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

Cellular

5G
Bands n78, Sub-6
4G (FDD)
Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 9(1800), 12(700 a), 17(700 b), 18(800 Lower), 19(800 Upper), 20(800 DD), 26(850+), 28(700 APT), 29(700 d) Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 13(700 c), 17(700 b), 20(800 DD), 26(850+), 28(700 APT), 66(AWS-3)
4G (TDD)
Bands 38(2600), 39(1900+), 40(2300) Bands 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2600+)
3G
Bands 6(800), 5(850), 8(900), 4(1700/2100), 2(1900) Bands 5(850), 8(900), 4(1700/2100), 2(1900), 1(2100)
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSPA LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
SIM type
Nano SIM Nano SIM

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

Availability

Officially announced
Nov 03, 2016

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 8 GB RAM
RAM 8GB
Storage expansion not expandable
with 128 GB storage
RAM 6GB
Internal storage 128GB
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