Samsung Galaxy S9+ vs Huawei Mate 40 Pro Specs Comparison

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9.0	8.5
Samsung Galaxy S9+	Huawei Mate 40 Pro
Released · Mar 16, 2018
6.2-inch · 2960x1440px	6.8-inch · 2772x1334px
Dual camera	Triple camera
6GB · 64GB	8GB · 256GB
3500 mAh	4400 mAh

Availability

Officially announced
Feb 25, 2018	Oct 22, 2020
Prices (MSRP)
$840	€1200

Design

Dimensions
6.22 x 2.91 x 0.33 inches 158.1 x 73.8 x 8.5 mm	6.41 x 2.97 x 0.36 inches 162.9 x 75.5 x 9.1 mm
Weight
6.67 oz (189.0 g)	7.48 oz (212.0 g)
Materials
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) Frame: Aluminum	Back: Glass Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68	Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
Iris scanner, 2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)	3D Face unlock, Optical in-screen fingerprint
Features
Notification light
Keys
Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Midnight black, Coral blue, Titanium gray, Lilac purple, Burgundy red, Sunrise gold, Ice blue, Polaris blue	Black, Mystic silver

Display

Size
6.2-inch, 83.68% screen-to-body	6.8-inch, 93.79% screen-to-body
Type
Super AMOLED, HDR	OLED, 90Hz, HDR
Resolution
2960x1440px, 18.5:9 ratio, 531 PPI	2772x1334px, 18.5:9 ratio, 455 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 5

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 845 SDM845 (10 nm)	HiSilicon Kirin 9000 (5 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2800 MHz Kryo 385	Octa-core 3130 MHz Arm Cortex-A77 and Arm Cortex-A55
GPU
Adreno 630	Mali G78 MP24
Memory
6GB (LPDDR4)/64GB 6GB/128GB 6GB/256GB	8GB/256GB (UFS 3.1)
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 400 GB	Nano Memory (NM) up to 256 GB
OS
Android (10, 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo)	Android (10)

Battery

Type
3500 mAh, Li - Ion	4400 mAh
Charging
Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0, Samsung Adaptive Fast Charging Qi and Powermat wireless charging	Huawei SuperCharge Qi wireless charging, Reverse wireless charging
Charge speed
	Wired: 66.0W Wireless: 50.0W

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	50 MP (OIS, Laser and PDAF) Aperture size: F1.9 Focal length: 23 mm Sensor size: 1/1.28" Pixel size: 1.22 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	20 MP (Ultra-wide, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal Length: 18 mm
Third camera
	12 MP (Telephoto, OIS, Autofocus) Optical zoom: 5.0x Aperture size: F3.4 Focal Length: 125 mm
Flash
LED	Dual LED
Video recording
4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps), 720p (960 fps) HDR, Time-lapse video, Hyperlapse, Continuous autofocus, Object tracking, Picture-taking during video recording, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing	4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (960 fps) HDR, Time-lapse video, EIS
Front
8 MP (Autofocus, HDR) Video capture: QHD (30 fps)	13 MP (HDR, Slow-motion videos) Video capture: 4K UHD (60 fps)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.2
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,Wi-Fi 6,dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Type-C, USB 3.1	Type-C, USB 3.1
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, ANT+	NFC, Infrared

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Multiple speakers	Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
32-Bit DAC, Dolby Atmos, aptX-HD	32-Bit DAC
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	Wireless screen share
Radio
FM	FM
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation

Cellular

5G Bands
	n1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n28, n38, n40, n41, n77, n78, n79, n80, n84, Sub-6
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, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 32
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 39, 40, 41, 46	34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42
3G Bands
5, 8, 4, 2, 1	1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A Pro Cat 18 (1200/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
	Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Jan 11, 2018 FCC ID value: A3LSMG965U
Measured SAR
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

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

4G only and with HarmonyOS


OS	HarmonyOS 2
4G (FDD) Bands	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26
4G (TDD) Bands	34, 38, 39, 40, 41

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


Memory	256GB
Prices (MSRP)	$940

with 128 GB storage


Memory	128GB
Prices (MSRP)	$890

Links

Full specifications
Samsung Galaxy S9+ Specs	Huawei Mate 40 Pro Specs
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Samsung Galaxy S9+ Review	Huawei Mate 40 Pro Review
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