Huawei P9 lite vs Samsung Galaxy S9+ Specs Comparison

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Samsung Galaxy S9+
Huawei P9 lite Samsung Galaxy S9+
Released · May 01, 2016
Released · Mar 16, 2018
5.2-inch
6.2-inch
Single camera
Dual camera
3GB · 16GB
6GB · 64GB
3000 mAh
3500 mAh

Design

Dimensions
5.78 x 2.86 x 0.30 inches
146.8 x 72.6 x 7.5 mm
6.22 x 2.91 x 0.33 inches
158.1 x 73.8 x 8.5 mm
Weight
5.19 oz (147.0 g) 6.67 oz (189.0 g)
Materials
Frame: Aluminum Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5)
Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch) Iris scanner, 2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Notification light
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Gold, White Midnight black, Coral blue, Titanium gray, Lilac purple, Burgundy red, Sunrise gold, Ice blue, Polaris blue

Display

Size
5.2-inch 6.2-inch
Resolution
1920x1080px, 424 PPI 2960x1440px, 18.5:9 ratio, 531 PPI
Technology
IPS LCD Super AMOLED
Screen-to-body
69.89 % 83.68 %
Colors
16 777 216
Features
Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor HDR support, Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
HiSilicon Kirin 650 (16 nm) Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 (10 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
2000 MHz
ARM Cortex-A53
Octa-core
2800 MHz
Kryo 385
GPU
Mali-T830 MP2 Adreno 630
RAM
3GB (LPDDR3) 6GB (LPDDR4)
Internal storage
16GB 64GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 128 GB microSDXC up to 400 GB
OS
Android (7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow), Huawei Emotion UI Android (10, 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo), Samsung One UI

Battery

Capacity
3000 mAh 3500 mAh
Type
Li - Ion
Charging
Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0, Samsung Adaptive Fast Charging, Qi and Powermat wireless charging

Camera

Rear
Single camera Dual camera
Main camera
13 MP (Autofocus, BSI sensor)
Aperture size: F2.0
Sensor size: 1/3"
Pixel size: 1.12 μm
12 MP (OIS, PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.5/F2.4
Focal length: 26 mm
Sensor size: 1/2.55"
Pixel size: 1.4 μm
Second camera
12 MP (Telephoto, OIS, Autofocus)
Optical zoom: 2.0x
Aperture size: F2.4
Focal Length: 52 mm
Sensor size: 1/3.6"
Pixel size: 1 μm
Flash
LED LED
Video recording
Yes
Video calling
3840x2160 (4K UHD) (60 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD) (240 fps), 1280x720 (HD) (960 fps)
HDR, Time-lapse video, Hyperlapse, Continuous autofocus, Object tracking, Picture-taking during video recording, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
8 MP (Flash) 8 MP (Autofocus, HDR), Video capture: 2560x1440 (QHD) (30 fps)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.1 5.0
WLAN
802.11 b,g,n
Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct
802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
USB
microUSB Type-C, USB 3.1
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou
Sensors
Accelerometer, Compass Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer
Other
NFC, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync NFC, ANT+

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
Album art cover, Background playback 32-Bit DAC, Dolby Atmos, aptX-HD
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share
Radio
FM FM
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD)
Bands 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800 DD) Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 13(700 c), 14(700 PS), 17(700 b), 18(800 Lower), 19(800 Upper), 20(800 DD), 25(1900+), 26(850+), 28(700 APT), 29(700 d), 30(2300 WCS), 66(AWS-3), 71(600)
4G (TDD)
Bands 38(2600), 39(1900+), 40(2300), 41(2600+), 46
3G
Bands 8(900), 2(1900), 1(2100) Bands 5(850), 8(900), 4(1700/2100), 2(1900), 1(2100)
Data Speed
LTE, HSPA LTE-A Pro Cat 18 (1200/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM Nano SIM

Phone Features

Notifications
Haptic feedback, Music ringtones (MP3), Polyphonic ringtones, Vibration, Flight mode, Silent mode, Speakerphone
Other features
Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Apr 26, 2016
FCC ID value: QISVNS-L21
Date approved: Jan 11, 2018
FCC ID value: A3LSMG965U
Measured SAR
Head: 0.80 W/kg
Body: 1.18 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.45 W/kg
Wireless Router: 1.02 W/kg
Head: 0.36 W/kg
Body: 0.79 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg
Wireless Router: 1.04 W/kg
Phablet: 3.94 W/kg

Buyers information

MSRP
€ 299 $ 840

Availability

Officially announced
Apr 21, 2016 Feb 25, 2018

Alternative variants

International version
System chip Samsung Exynos 9 9810 (10 nm)
Processor Octa-core
2900 MHz
Exynos M3 and ARM Cortex-A55
GPU Mali-G72 MP18
FCC approval Date approved: Dec 27, 2017
FCC ID value: A3LSMG965F
Measured SAR Head: 0.23 W/kg
Body: 0.58 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.46 W/kg
Wireless Router: 1.05 W/kg
Phablet: 3.68 W/kg
with Dual SIM
System chip Samsung Exynos 9 9810 (10 nm)
Processor Octa-core
2900 MHz
Exynos M3 and ARM Cortex-A55
GPU Mali-G72 MP18
Dual SIM Yes
with 256 GB storage
Internal storage 256GB
MSRP $ 940
with 128 GB storage
Internal storage 128GB
MSRP $ 890
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