Samsung Galaxy Note9 vs Huawei Mate 10 Pro Specs Comparison
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| Samsung Galaxy Note9 | Huawei Mate 10 Pro | 
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                                    Released
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                                                Aug 24, 2018
                                    
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                                    Released
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                                                Nov 17, 2017
                                    
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                                                6.4-inch · 2960x1440px
                                    
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                                                6.0-inch · 2160x1080px
                                    
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                                                Dual camera
                                    
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                                                Dual camera
                                    
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                                                6GB · 128GB
                                    
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                                                6GB · 128GB
                                    
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                                                4000 mAh
                                    
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                                                4000 mAh
                                    
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Availability
| Officially announced | |
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| Aug 09, 2018 | Oct 16, 2017 | 
| Prices (MSRP) | |
| 6GB/128GB - $1000 | |
Design
| Dimensions | |
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| 6.37 x 3.01 x 0.35 inches 161.9 x 76.4 x 8.8 mm | 6.07 x 2.93 x 0.31 inches 154.2 x 74.5 x 7.9 mm | 
| Weight | |
| 7.09 oz / 201.0 g | 6.28 oz / 178.0 g | 
| Materials | |
| Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) Frame: Aluminum | Back: Glass Frame: Metal | 
| Resistance | |
| Water, Dust; IP68 | Water, Dust; IP67 | 
| Biometrics | |
| Iris scanner, 2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch) | Fingerprint (touch) | 
| Features | |
| Notification light, Stylus | Notification light | 
| Keys | |
| Left: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key; Right: Other | Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key | 
| Colors | |
| Midnight black, Ocean blue, Cloud silver, Lavender purple | Gray, Brown, Pink, Blue | 
Display
| Size | |
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| 6.4-inch, 83.51% screen-to-body | 6.0-inch, 80.97% screen-to-body | 
| Type | |
| Super AMOLED, HDR | OLED, HDR | 
| Resolution | |
| 2960x1440px, 18.5:9 ratio, 516 PPI | 2160x1080px, 18:9 ratio, 402 PPI | 
| Protection | |
| Corning Gorilla Glass 5 | |
PhoneArena Display Test
        | Bright Max (20% APL) | |
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| Untested | Untested | 
| Bright Min | |
| 2 (Good) | 1 (Excellent) | 
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            Hardware
| System chip | |
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| Snapdragon 845 SDM845 (10 nm) | HiSilicon Kirin 970 (10 nm) | 
| Processor | |
| Octa-core Kryo 385 | Octa-core 2360 MHz ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53 | 
| GPU | |
| Adreno 630 | Mali-G72 MP12 | 
| Memory | |
| 6GB (LPDDR4)/128GB 8GB/512GB | 6GB (LPDDR4)/128GB 4GB/64GB | 
| Storage expansion | |
| microSDXC up to 512 GB | not expandable | 
| OS | |
| Android (10, 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo) | Android (9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo) | 
Battery
| Type | |
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| 4000 mAh, Li - Ion | 4000 mAh, Li - Polymer | 
| Charging | |
| Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0, Samsung Adaptive Fast Charging Qi and Powermat wireless charging | Fast charging | 
Camera
| Rear | |
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| Dual camera | Dual camera | 
| Main camera | |
| 12 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.5/F2.4 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/2.55" Pixel size: 1.4 μm | 12 MP (OIS, Laser and PDAF, CMOS image sensor, BSI sensor) Aperture size: F1.6 Focal length: 27 mm Sensor size: 1/2.9" Pixel size: 1.25 μm | 
| Second camera | |
| 12 MP (Telephoto, OIS, Autofocus) Optical zoom: 2.0x Aperture size: F2.4 Focal Length: 52 mm Sensor size: 1/3.4" Pixel size: 1 μm | 20 MP (Black and White, OIS, Laser and PDAF, CMOS image sensor) Aperture size: F1.6 Focal Length: 27 mm Sensor size: 1/2.7" Pixel size: 1 μm | 
| Flash | |
| LED | Dual LED | 
| Video recording | |
| 4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps), 720p (960 fps) Time-lapse video, Hyperlapse, Continuous autofocus, Object tracking, EIS | 4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (60 fps), 720p Time-lapse video, Continuous autofocus, Object tracking, Picture-taking during video recording, Video light, Video calling, Video sharing | 
| Front | |
| 8 MP (Wide Angle, Autofocus) Video capture: QHD (30 fps) | 8 MP Video capture: 1080p | 
Connectivity & Features
| Bluetooth | |
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| 5.0 | 4.2 | 
| WLAN | |
| a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac | a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac | 
| USB | |
| Type-C, USB 3.1 | Type-C | 
| Sensors | |
| Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor | 
| Hearing aid compatible | |
| M4/T3 | |
| Location | |
| GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning | GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou | 
| Other | |
| NFC, ANT+ | NFC, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), Infrared, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync | 
Multimedia
| Headphones | |
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| 3.5mm jack | No 3.5mm jack | 
| Speakers | |
| Earpiece, Multiple speakers | Earpiece, Loudspeaker | 
| Features | |
| 32-Bit DAC, Dolby Atmos | Album art cover, Background playback | 
| Screen mirroring | |
| Wireless screen share | |
| Additional microphone(s) | |
| Noise cancellation, Video recording | |
Cellular
| 4G (FDD) Bands | |
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| 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 66, 71 | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 32 | 
| 4G (TDD) Bands | |
| 38, 39, 40, 41, 46 | 39 | 
| 3G Bands | |
| 1, 2, 4, 5, 8 | 6, 5, 8, 4, 2, 1 | 
| Data Speed | |
| LTE-A Pro Cat 18 (1200/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA | LTE-A Pro Cat 18 (1200/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, HSUPA, UMTS | 
| SIM type | |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM | 
| HD Voice | |
| Yes | Yes | 
| VoLTE | |
| Yes | Yes | 
Regulatory Approval
| FCC approval | |
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| Date approved: Jul 03, 2018 FCC ID value: A3LSMN960U | Date approved: Oct 19, 2017 FCC ID value: QISBLA-L09 | 
| Measured SAR | |
| Head: 0.27 W/kg Body: 0.76 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.35 W/kg Phablet: 3.90 W/kg | Head: 1.06 W/kg Body: 0.88 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.09 W/kg Phablet: 3.95 W/kg | 
Alternative variants
With 512 GB storage
                                    | Memory | 8GB/512GB | 
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| Prices (MSRP) | $1250 | 
with 64GB of storage
                                    | Memory | 4GB/64GB | 
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International version
                                    | System chip | Samsung Exynos 9 9810 (10 nm) | 
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| Processor | Octa-core 2900 MHz Exynos M3 and ARM Cortex-A55 | 
| GPU | Mali-G72 MP18 | 
| 4G (FDD) Bands | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 66 | 
| 4G (TDD) Bands | 38, 39, 40, 41 | 
| Dual SIM | Yes | 
| Location | GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou | 
| FCC approval | Date approved: Jul 02, 2018 FCC ID value: A3LSMN960F | 
| Measured SAR | Head: 0.23 W/kg Body: 0.85 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.40 W/kg Phablet: 3.98 W/kg | 
| Dual SIM | Yes | 
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| FCC approval | Date approved: Oct 19, 2017 FCC ID value: QISBLA-L29 | 
| Measured SAR | Head: 1.06 W/kg Body: 0.88 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.09 W/kg Phablet: 3.95 W/kg | 
for Verizon
                                    | 4G (FDD) Bands | 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 13, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 66 | 
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| 3G Bands | 5, 8, 2, 1 | 
for AT&T
                                    | 4G (FDD) Bands | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 14, 18, 19, 20, 28, 29, 30, 66 | 
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for T-Mobile
                                    | 4G (FDD) Bands | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 18, 19, 20, 25, 27, 66, 71 | 
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| 3G Bands | 5, 4, 2, 1 | 
for Sprint
                                    | 4G (FDD) Bands | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 20, 25, 26, 28, 66, 71 | 
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for U.S. Cellular
                                    | 4G (FDD) Bands | 2, 4, 5, 8, 12, 13, 18, 19, 25, 66, 71 | 
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| 4G (TDD) Bands | 38, 39, 40, 46 | 
| 3G Bands | 5, 8, 2, 1 | 
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