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Samsung Galaxy S9 vs Huawei Mate 20 Specs Comparison

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9.0
Samsung Galaxy S9
8.0
Huawei Mate 20
Samsung Galaxy S9 Huawei Mate 20
Released · Mar 16, 2018
Released · Oct 26, 2018
5.8-inch
6.5-inch
Single camera
Triple camera
4GB · 64GB
4GB · 128GB
3000 mAh
4000 mAh
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Availability

Officially announced
Feb 25, 2018 Oct 16, 2018
Prices (MSRP)
$720

Design

Dimensions
5.81 x 2.70 x 0.33 inches
147.7 x 68.7 x 8.5 mm 		6.23 x 3.04 x 0.33 inches
158.2 x 77.2 x 8.3 mm
Weight
5.75 oz (163.0 g) 6.63 oz (188.0 g)
Materials
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5)
Frame: Aluminum 		Back: Glass
Frame: Metal
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68 Splash, Dust; IP53
Biometrics
Iris scanner, 2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch) 2D Face unlock, 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 Black, Gold, Green, Blue

Display

Size
5.8-inch, 84.36% screen-to-body 6.5-inch, 87.98% screen-to-body
Type
Super AMOLED, HDR IPS LCD, HDR, 820 nits
Resolution
2960x1440px, 18.5:9 ratio, 568 PPI 2244x1080px, 18.7:9 ratio, 381 PPI
Colors
16 777 216
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 5

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 845 SDM845 (10 nm) HiSilicon Kirin 980 (7 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
2800 MHz
Kryo 385 		Octa-core
2600 MHz
ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55
GPU
Adreno 630 Mali-G76 MP10
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB
4GB/128GB
4GB/256GB 		4GB (LPDDR4)/128GB
6GB/128GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 400 GB Nano Memory (NM) up to 256 GB
OS
Android (10, 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo) Android (9.0 Pie)

Battery

Type
3000 mAh, Li - Ion 4000 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0, Samsung Adaptive Fast Charging
Qi and Powermat wireless charging 		Huawei SuperCharge

Camera

Rear
Single camera Triple camera
Main camera
12 MP (OIS, PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.5/F2.4
Sensor size: 1/2.55"
Pixel size: 1.4 μm 		12 MP (OIS, Laser and PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.8
Focal length: 27 mm
Sensor size: 1/2.3"
Second camera
16 MP (Ultra-wide, Laser and PDAF)
Aperture size: F2.2
Focal Length: 17 mm
Third camera
8 MP (Telephoto, Laser and PDAF)
Optical zoom: 2.0x
Aperture size: F2.4
Focal Length: 52 mm
Sensor size: 1/4"
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, Video calling, Video sharing 		4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (120 fps), 720p (960 fps)
Time-lapse video, Picture-taking during video recording, Video light, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
8 MP (Autofocus, HDR)
Video capture: QHD (30 fps) 		24 MP
Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0 5.0
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
Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
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, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Dual-band positioning
Other
NFC, ANT+ NFC, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), Infrared, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Multiple speakers Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
32-Bit DAC, 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, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 39, 40, 41, 46 34, 38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands
5, 8, 4, 2, 1 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 21 (1400/200 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM Nano SIM
VoLTE
Yes

Phone Features

Notifications
Haptic feedback, Music ringtones, Vibration
Other features
Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Jan 11, 2018
FCC ID value: A3LSMG960U
Measured SAR
Head: 0.35 W/kg
Body: 0.96 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg
Wireless Router: 0.95 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: A3LSMG960F
Measured SAR Head: 0.26 W/kg
Body: 1.00 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.56 W/kg
Wireless Router: 1.04 W/kg
with 6 GB RAM
Memory 6GB
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) $820
with 128 GB storage
Memory 128GB
Prices (MSRP) $770
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