Huawei Mate 9 vs Samsung Galaxy A90 5G Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Nov 03, 2016

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, 77.39% screen-to-body	6.7-inch, 85.99% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD	Super AMOLED
Resolution
1920x1080px, 373 PPI	2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 393 PPI

Hardware

System chip
HiSilicon Kirin 960	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
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB 6GB/128GB	6GB (LPDDR4)/128GB 8GB/128GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB	microSDXC up to 512 GB
OS
Android (8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat)	Android

Battery

Type
4000 mAh, Li - Polymer	4500 mAh, 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
4K UHD EIS, Video calling, Video sharing	4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (60 fps), 720p (960 fps) Time-lapse video, EIS
Front
8 MP (Autofocus)	32 MP (HDR) Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2	5.0
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac	a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0	Type-C, USB 3.1
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
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, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 29	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 20, 26, 28, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 39, 40	38, 40, 41
3G Bands
6, 5, 8, 4, 2	5, 8, 4, 2, 1
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

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

Memory	8GB
Storage expansion	not expandable

with 128 GB storage

Memory	6GB/128GB

Links

Full specifications
Huawei Mate 9 Specs	Samsung Galaxy A90 5G Specs
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