Samsung Galaxy S9 vs Huawei P30 Pro - specs comparison

Display

Size:

5.8 inches

6.5 inches

Resolution:

2960 x 1440 pixels, 18.5:9 ratio, 568 PPI

2340 x 1080 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio, 398 PPI

Technology:

Super AMOLED

AMOLED

Screen-to-body:

84.36 %

88.61 %

Features:

HDR video support, Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

HDR video support, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip:

Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845

HiSilicon Kirin 980

Processor:

Octa-core, 2800 MHz, Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm

Octa-core, 2600 MHz, ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm

GPU:

Adreno 630

Mali-G76 MP10

RAM:

4GB LPDDR4

6GB LPDDR4

Internal storage:

64GB

128GB

Storage expansion:

microSDXC up to 400 GB

Nano Memory (NM) up to 256 GB

Device type:

Smartphone

OS:

Android (10, 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo), Samsung One UI

Android (10, 9.0 Pie), Huawei Emotion UI

Battery

Capacity:

3000 mAh

4200 mAh

Type:

Li - Ion, Not user replaceable

Li - Polymer, Not user replaceable

Battery life test results:

link

Charging:

Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0, Samsung Adaptive Fast Charging, Qi and Powermat wireless charging

Huawei SuperCharge, Qi wireless charging, Reverse wireless charging

Max charge speed:

Wired: 40.0W; Wireless: 15.0W

Camera

Rear:

Single camera

Quad camera

Main camera:

12 MP (OIS, PDAF)

40 MP (OIS, PDAF)

Specifications:

F1.5/F2.4; 1/2.55"; 1.4 μm

F1.6; 27 mm; 1/1.7"; 1 μm

Second camera:

8 MP (Telephoto, OIS, PDAF)

Specifications:

Optical zoom: 5x; Aperture size: F3.4; Focal Length: 125 mm

Third camera:

20 MP (Ultra-wide, PDAF)

Specifications:

Aperture size: F2.2; Focal Length: 16 mm

Fourth camera:

ToF 3D depth sensing

Video recording:

3840x2160 (4K UHD) (60 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD) (240 fps), 1280x720 (HD) (960 fps)

3840x2160 (4K UHD) (30 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD), 1280x720 (HD) (960 fps)

Features:

HDR, Time-lapse video, Hyperlapse, Continuous autofocus, Object tracking, Picture-taking during video recording, Video calling, Video sharing

OIS, Time-lapse video, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing

Front:

8 MP (Autofocus, HDR)

32 MP (HDR)

Video capture:

2560x1440 (QHD) (30 fps)

Design

Dimensions:

5.81 x 2.70 x 0.33 inches (147.7 x 68.7 x 8.5 mm)

6.22 x 2.89 x 0.33 inches (158 x 73.4 x 8.41 mm)

Weight:

5.75 oz (163.0 g)

6.77 oz (192.0 g)

Materials:

Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5); Frame: Aluminum

Back: Glass; Frame: Metal

Resistance:

Water, Dust; IP68

Biometrics:

Iris scanner, 2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)

2D Face unlock, 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

Amber sunrise, Breathing crystal, Aurora, Black

Cellular

LTE (FDD):

Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 13(700 c), 14(700 PS), 17(700 b), 18(800 Lower), 19(800 Upper), 20(800 DD), 25(1900+), 26(850+), 28(700 APT), 29(700 d), 30(2300 WCS), 66(AWS-3), 71(600)

Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 9(1800), 12(700 a), 17(700 b), 18(800 Lower), 19(800 Upper), 20(800 DD), 26(850+), 28(700 APT), 32(1500 L-band)