Samsung Galaxy S9+ vs Huawei P30 Lite Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Feb 25, 2018	Mar 26, 2019
Prices (MSRP)
$840

Design

Dimensions
6.22 x 2.91 x 0.33 inches 158.1 x 73.8 x 8.5 mm	6.02 x 2.86 x 0.29 inches 152.9 x 72.7 x 7.4 mm
Weight
6.67 oz / 189.0 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
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, Blue, White

Display

Size
6.2-inch, 83.68% screen-to-body	6.2-inch, 84.24% screen-to-body
Type
Super AMOLED, HDR	IPS LCD
Resolution
2960x1440px, 18.5:9 ratio, 531 PPI	2312x1080px, 415 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Features
	Oleophobic coating, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

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Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
1 (Excellent)	Untested

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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)/64GB 6GB/128GB 6GB/256GB	4GB/128GB 6GB/256GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 400 GB	microSDXC up to 512 GB
OS
Android (10, 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo)	Android (9.0 Pie)

Battery

Type
3500 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: 1/3.6" 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) HDR, Time-lapse video, Hyperlapse, Continuous autofocus, Object tracking, Picture-taking during video recording, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing	1080p Time-lapse video, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
8 MP (Autofocus, HDR) 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
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou	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, aptX-HD	Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	Wireless screen share
Radio
FM
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
VoLTE
	Yes

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

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

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

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