Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) vs Huawei nova 3 Comparison and Differences

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Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018)

Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018)

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Huawei nova 3

Huawei nova 3

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Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) or Huawei nova 3 Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) Huawei nova 3
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Release date 2018, October 2018, July
Dimensions (HxWxD) 162.5 x 77 x 7.8 mm | 6.4 x 6.4 x 3.03 in 157 x 73.7 x 7.3 mm | 6.18 x 6.18 x 2.9 in
Weight 183 g | 6.46 oz 166 g | 5.86 oz
Body Build Front/back glass, aluminum frame
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Colors Caviar Black, Lemonade Blue, Bubblegum Pink Iris Purple, Airy blue, Primrose Gold, Red, Black
Battery 3800 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion 3750 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po
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Screen

Technology Super AMOLED IPS LCD
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 6.3" in 6.3" in
Screen area 100.2 cm2 97.4 cm2
Screen format 18.5:9 (height:width) 19.5:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 80.1% 84.2%
Screen resolution 1080 x 2220 px 1080 x 2340 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 393 PPI 409 PPI
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 24 MP, Quad 16 MP, Dual
Camera specs -24 MP, f/1.7, 27mm (wide), 1/2.8'', 0.9µm, PDAF
-8 MP, f/2.4, 12mm (ultrawide), 1/4.0'', 1.12µm
-10 MP f/2.4, 52mm, (telephoto), 1/3.9'', 1.0µm, 2x optical zoom
-5 MP, f/2.2, 24mm (wide), 1/5.0'', 1.12µm, depth sensor
-16 MP, 27mm (wide), f/1.8, PDAF
-24 MP B/W, 27mm (wide), f/1.8, PDAF
Functions LED flash, panorama, HDR LED flash, HDR, panorama
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 1080p@30fps (gyro-EIS)
DxOMark Main Score 88
DxOMark Photo 93
DxOMark Video 77
Front camera, selfie 24 MP, Single 24 MP, Dual
Specifications 24 MP, f/2.0, 27mm (wide), 1/2.8'', 0.9µm 24 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide)
2 MP, depth sensor
Functions HDR HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 8.0 (Oreo), planned upgrade to Android 9.0 (Pie) Android 8.1 (Oreo), upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie); EMUI 9
Chipset - Qualcomm SDM660 Snapdragon 660 (14 nm) - Hisilicon Kirin 970 (10 nm)
CPU - Octa-core (4x2.2 GHz Kryo 260 & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 260) - Octa-core (4x2.4 GHz Cortex-A73 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A53)
GPU Adreno 512 Mali-G72 MP12
External memory microSD, up to 512 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)
Internal memory 64/128 GB, 6/8 GB RAM 128 GB, 6 GB RAM - PAR-TL20, PAR-AL00, PAR-LX9
128 GB, 4 GB RAM - PAR-LX1M, PAR-LX1, PAR-LX9

Benchmark

Antutu 8 Total 231707
Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 6 Single Core 317
GeekBench 6 Multi Core 1095
GeekBench 5 Single Core 300
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 1336

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Network GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE
Bands -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 20(800), 26(850), 28(700), 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2500), 66(1700/2100)
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM only) 
CDMA 800 & TD-SCDMA - PAR-TL20
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - PAR-LX1M, PAR-LX1, PAR-TL20 
HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - PAR-LX9 
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 - PAR-AL00
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) - PAR-LX1M, PAR-LX1 
LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 28(700), 12(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 26(850), 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2500) - PAR-LX9 
LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600), 8(900), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) - PAR-TL20 
LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 8(900), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) - PAR-AL00
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (3CA) Cat9 450/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (3CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
NFC Yes Yes (PAR-LX1 model only)
USB 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE 4.2, A2DP, LE, EDR, aptX HD
Harmful irradiation SAR - 0.27 W/kg (head)     0.84 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU - 0.35 W/kg (head)     1.59 W/kg (body)    

Music and Audio

Radio FM radio No
Headphone jack Yes Yes
Others - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
-Dolby Atmos
- Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Other features

Sensors - Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass - Infrared face recognition, fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Other extras
- ANT+
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--Samsung Pay
- Fast battery charging

- Fast battery charging 9V/2A 18W
Versions
- Also known as Samsung Galaxy A9 Star Pro, Samsung Galaxy A9s Versions: SM-A920F/DS (Global); SM-A9200 (China)

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