Samsung Galaxy S9 vs Huawei Mate 10 Comparison and Differences
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Samsung Galaxy S9 or Huawei Mate 10 Specs Comparison
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Common specs
| Brand and model | Samsung Galaxy S9 | Huawei Mate 10 | |
| Rating | (+0) | (+0) | |
| Release date | 2018, February | 2017, October | |
| Dimensions (HxWxD) | 147.7 x 68.7 x 8.5 mm | 5.81 x 5.81 x 2.7 in | 150.5 x 77.8 x 8.2 mm | 5.93 x 5.93 x 3.06 in | |
| Weight | 163 g | 5.75 oz | 186 g | 6.56 oz | |
| Body Build | Front/back glass (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame | Front/back glass, aluminum frame | |
| Case | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon | |
| Colors | Midnight Black, Coral Blue, Titanium Gray, Lilac Purple, Burgundy Red, Sunrise Gold, Ice Blue | Mocha Brown, Black, Champagne Gold, Pink Gold | |
| Battery | 3000 mAh, Non-removable Li-Ion | 4000 mAh, Non-removable Li-Po | |
| Approximate price | 490 EUR | 440 EUR | |
| Check price | from Amazon | from Amazon |
Screen
| Technology | Super AMOLED | IPS LCD | |
| Touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | |
| Display colors | 16M | 16M | |
| Screen size | 5.8" in | 5.9" in | |
| Screen area | 84.8 cm2 | 95.6 cm2 | |
| Screen format | 18.5:9 (height:width) | 16:9 (height:width) | |
| Screen to body ratio | 83.6% | 81.6% | |
| Screen resolution | 1440 x 2960 px | 1440 x 2560 px | |
| Screen PPI /points per inch/ | 570 PPI | 499 PPI | |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 | Corning Gorilla Glass (unspecified version) | |
| Other specs | - HDR10 -3D Touch (home button only) -Always-on display |
- HDR10 | |
| Screen protector | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon |
Camera and Video
| Rear camera, main | 12 MP, Single | 12 MP, Dual | |
| Camera specs | -12 MP, f/1.5-2.4, 26mm (wide), 1/2.55'', 1.4µm, OIS, dual pixel PDAF | -12 MP, f/1.6, 27mm (wide), 1/2.9'', 1.25µm, OIS, PDAF & laser AF -20 MP B/W, f/1.6, 27mm (wide), 2x lossless zoom, OIS, PDAF & laser AF |
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| Functions | LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama | Leica optics, dual-LED dual-tone flash, panorama, HDR | |
| Video | 2160p@60fps, 1080p@240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR, dual-video rec. | 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps | |
| Front camera, selfie | 8 MP, Single | 8 MP, Single | |
| Specifications | 8 MP, f/1.7, 25mm (wide), 1/3.6'', 1.22µm, AF | 8 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide), 1/3.2'', 1.4µm, AF | |
| Functions | Dual video call, Auto-HDR | ||
| Video | 1440p@30fps | 1080p@30fps | |
| DxOMark Selfie Score | 81 | ||
| DxOMark Photo | 81 | ||
| DxOMark Video | 81 |
Performance
| Operating system - OS | Android 8.0 (Oreo) | Android 8.0 (Oreo), upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie); EMUI 8 | |
| Chipset | - Exynos 9810 Octa (10 nm) - Qualcomm SDM845 Snapdragon 845 (10 nm) - USA/LATAM, China |
- HiSilicon Kirin 970 (10 nm) | |
| CPU | - Octa-core (4x2.7 GHz Mongoose M3 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55) - EMEA -Octa-core (4x2.8 GHz Kryo 385 Gold & 4x1.7 GHz Kryo 385 Silver) - USA/LATAM, China |
- Octa-core (4x2.4 GHz Cortex-A73 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A53) | |
| GPU | Mali-G72 MP18 - EMEA Adreno 630 - USA/LATAM, China |
Mali-G72 MP12 | |
| External memory | microSD, up to 512 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - dual SIM model only | microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - dual SIM model only | |
| Internal memory | 64/128/256 GB, 4 GB RAM | 64 GB, 4 GB RAM |
Benchmark
| Antutu 8 Total | 284449 | 253600 | |
| Antutu 7 Total | |||
| GeekBench 6 Single Core | 510 | ||
| GeekBench 6 Multi Core | 1725 | ||
| GeekBench 6 OpenCL | 1987 | ||
| GeekBench 6 Vulkan | 1835 | ||
| GeekBench 5 Single Core | 469 | ||
| GeekBench 5 Multi-Core | 1957 | ||
| GeekBench 4 Single Core | 3288 | 1722 | |
| GeekBench 4 Multi-Core | 8240 | 5602 | |
| GeekBench 4 RenderScript | 8705 | ||
| GeekBench 4 Battery | 3960 |
Communication and Connectivity
| SIM card | Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) | Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) | |
| Network | GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE | GSM / HSPA / LTE | |
| Bands | -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) CDMA 800 / 1900 - USA -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - Global, USA CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - USA -4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 32(1500), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 66(1700/2100) - Global LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 14(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 29(700), 30(2300), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 46, 66(1700/2100), 71(600) - USA |
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) -3G - HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 -4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 6(900), 7(2600), 8(900), 9(1800), 12(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 26(850), 28(700), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300) - ALP-L09, ALP-L29 |
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| Speed | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (6CA) Cat18 1200/200 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, DLNA, WiFi Direct, hotspot | |
| GPS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS | |
| NFC | Yes | Yes | |
| USB | 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector | 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector; USB Host | |
| Bluetooth | 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX | 4.2, A2DP, aptX HD, LE |
Music and Audio
| Radio | FM radio (USA & Canada only) | No | |
| Headphone jack | Yes | Yes | |
| Others | - 32-bit/384kHz audio -Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic |
- 32-bit/384kHz audio -Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic |
Other features
| Sensors | - Iris scanner, fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate, SpO2 | - Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, barometer, compass , Infrared port | |
| Other extras |
- Samsung DeX (desktop experience support) - -ANT+ -Bixby natural language commands and dictation - Fast battery charging (Quick Charge 2.0) -Qi/PMA wireless charging (market dependent) - Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified) -IP68 dust/water proof (up to 1.5m for 30 mins) |
- Fast battery charging 4.5A/5V (58% in 30 min) - IP53 dust and splash protection |
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| Versions |
- Versions: G960F (Europe, Global Single-SIM); G960F/DS (Europe, Global Dual-SIM); G960U (USA); G960W (Canada); G9600 (China, LATAM) |
- Versions: ALP-L09 (Single SIM); ALP-L29 (Dual SIM); ALP-AL00 (China) |
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