Samsung Galaxy Note9 vs Huawei P30 Lite Specs Comparison

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Samsung Galaxy Note9	Huawei P30 Lite
Released · Aug 24, 2018	Released · Apr 05, 2019
6.4-inch · 2960x1440px	6.2-inch · 2312x1080px
Dual camera	Triple camera
6GB · 128GB	4GB · 128GB
4000 mAh	3340 mAh
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Availability

Officially announced
Aug 09, 2018	Mar 26, 2019
Prices (MSRP)
$1000

Design

Dimensions
6.37 x 3.01 x 0.35 inches 161.9 x 76.4 x 8.8 mm	6.02 x 2.86 x 0.29 inches 152.9 x 72.7 x 7.4 mm
Weight
7.09 oz (201.0 g)	5.61 oz (159.0 g)
Materials
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) Frame: Aluminum	Back: Glass
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
Iris scanner, 2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Notification light, Stylus
Keys
Left: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key; Right: Other	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Midnight black, Ocean blue, Cloud silver, Lavender purple	Black, Blue, White

Display

Size
6.4-inch, 83.51% screen-to-body	6.2-inch, 84.24% screen-to-body
Type
Super AMOLED, HDR	IPS LCD
Resolution
2960x1440px, 18.5:9 ratio, 516 PPI	2312x1080px, 415 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Features
	Oleophobic coating, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 845 SDM845 (10 nm)	HiSilicon Kirin 710 (12 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2800 MHz Kryo 385	Octa-core 2200 MHz ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Adreno 630	Mali-G51 MP4
Memory
6GB (LPDDR4)/128GB 8GB/512GB	4GB/128GB 6GB/256GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 512 GB	microSDXC up to 512 GB
OS
Android (10, 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo)	Android (9.0 Pie)

Battery

Type
4000 mAh, Li - Ion	3340 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0, Samsung Adaptive Fast Charging Qi and Powermat wireless charging	Huawei SuperCharge
Charge speed
	Wired: 18.0W

Camera

Rear
Dual camera	Triple 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	24 MP (PDAF, BSI sensor) Aperture size: F1.8
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	8 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.4
Third camera
	2 MP (Depth information) Aperture size: F2.4
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps), 720p (960 fps) Time-lapse video, Hyperlapse, Continuous autofocus, Object tracking, EIS	1080p Time-lapse video, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
8 MP (Wide Angle, Autofocus) Video capture: QHD (30 fps)	32 MP Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
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, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, 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+	VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	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	Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation	Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 66, 71	1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 28
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 39, 40, 41, 46	34, 38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands
5, 8, 4, 2, 1	5, 8, 2, 1
Data Speed
LTE-A Pro Cat 18 (1200/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA	LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
	Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM
HD Voice
Yes
VoLTE
Yes	Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Jul 03, 2018 FCC ID value: A3LSMN960U
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

Alternative variants

With 512 GB storage


Memory	8GB/512GB
Prices (MSRP)	$1250

With 6GB RAM and 256GB internal storage.


Memory	6GB/256GB (UFS 2.1)
Main camera	48 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 27 mm Sensor size: 1/2" Pixel size: 0.8 μm
Second camera	8 MP (Ultra-wide) Focal Length: 17 mm
Third camera	2 MP (Depth information) Aperture size: F2.4
Weight	5.39 oz (152.9 g)

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
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

for Verizon


4G (FDD) Bands	2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 13, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 66
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

for T-Mobile


4G (FDD) Bands	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 18, 19, 20, 25, 27, 66, 71
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

for U.S. Cellular


4G (FDD) Bands	2, 4, 5, 8, 12, 13, 18, 19, 25, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands	38, 39, 40, 46
3G Bands	5, 8, 2, 1

Links

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