Samsung Galaxy S9 Plus vs Huawei Mate 10 Pro

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memory
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comms
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Bluetooth
GPS
NFC
Radio
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sound
3.5mm jack
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Main
Model
Samsung Galaxy S9 Plus
Price
$599.99
Advantages
PLATFORM CPU: Octa-core (4x2.8 GHz Mongoose M3 & 4x1.7 GHz Cortex-A55) - EMEA Octa-core (4x2.7 GHz Kryo 385 Gold & 4x1.7 GHz Kryo 385 Silver) - USA & China
PLATFORM GPU: Mali-G72 MP18 - EMEA Adreno 630 - USA & China
CAMERA Front: 8 MP (f/1.7, 25mm, 1/3.6", 1.22 µm), autofocus, 1440p@30fps, dual video call, Auto HDR
DISPLAY Resolution: 1440 x 2960 pixels, 18.5:9 ratio (~529 ppi density)
BODY Dimensions: 158.1 x 73.8 x 8.5 mm (6.22 x 2.91 x 0.33 in)
MEMORY Card slot: microSD, up to 400 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - dual SIM model only
MEMORY Card slot: microSD, up to 400 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - dual SIM model only
SOUND 3.5mm jack : Yes
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Main
Model
Huawei Mate 10 Pro
Price
$388.58
Advantages
CAMERA Rear: Dual 20 MP +12 MP, f/1.6, OIS, 2x lossless zoom, Leica optics, phase detection & laser autofocus, dual-LED (dual tone) flash
BATTERY General: Non-removable Li-Po 4000 mAh battery
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launch
Announced
2018, February
Status
Coming soon. Exp. release 2018, March
platform
OS
Android 8.0 (Oreo)
Chipset
Exynos 9810 Octa - EMEA Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 845 - USA & China
CPU
Octa-core (4x2.8 GHz Mongoose M3 & 4x1.7 GHz Cortex-A55) - EMEA Octa-core (4x2.7 GHz Kryo 385 Gold & 4x1.7 GHz Kryo 385 Silver) - USA & China
GPU
Mali-G72 MP18 - EMEA Adreno 630 - USA & China
camera
Rear
Dual: 12 MP (f/1.5-2.4, 26mm, 1/2.55", 1.4 µm, Dual Pixel PDAF) + 12MP (f/2.4, 52mm, 1/3.6", 1 µm, AF), OIS, phase detection autofocus, 2x optical zoom, LED flash
Front
8 MP (f/1.7, 25mm, 1/3.6", 1.22 µm), autofocus, 1440p@30fps, dual video call, Auto HDR
Video
2160p@60fps, 1080p@240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR, dual-video rec.
Features
Geo-tagging, simultaneous 4K video and 9MP image recording, touch focus, face/smile detection, Auto HDR, panorama
display
Size
6.2 inches, 98.3 cm2
Resolution
1440 x 2960 pixels, 18.5:9 ratio (~529 ppi density)
Technology
Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 5 - HDR10 compliant - 3D Touch (home button only) - Always-on display
Multitouch
Yes
battery
General
Non-removable Li-Ion 3500 mAh battery (13.48 Wh)
body
Dimensions
158.1 x 73.8 x 8.5 mm (6.22 x 2.91 x 0.33 in)
Weight
189 g (6.67 oz, 0.42 lb)
Build
Front/back glass (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame
SIM card
Single SIM
Miscellaneous
Colors
Midnight Black, Coral Blue, Titanium Gray, Lilac Purple
memory
Internal Storage & RAM
64/128/256 GB, 6 GB RAM
Card slot
microSD, up to 400 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - dual SIM model only
comms
WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
Bluetooth
5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
NFC
Yes
Radio
FM radio (USA & Canada only) - To be confirmed
USB
3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
Infrared port
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features
Sensors
Iris scanner, fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate, SpO2
Messaging
SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Mail, IM
Browser
HTML5 - Samsung DeX (desktop experience support) - Fast battery charging (Quick Charge 2.0) - Qi/PMA wireless charging (market dependent) - ANT+ support - Bixby natural language commands and dictation - MP4/DivX/XviD/H.265 player - MP3/WAV/eAAC+/FLAC player - Photo/video editor - Document editor
Java
—
sound
3.5mm jack
Yes
network
Technology
GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
3G bands
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G bands
LTE
Speed
HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (6CA) Cat18 1200/200 Mbps
GPRS
Yes
EDGE
Yes
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launch
Announced
2017, October
Status
Coming soon. Exp. release 2017, November
platform
OS
Android 8.0 (Oreo)
Chipset
Hisilicon Kirin 970
CPU
Octa-core (4x2.4 GHz Cortex-A73 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A53)
GPU
Mali-G72 MP12
camera
Rear
Dual 20 MP +12 MP, f/1.6, OIS, 2x lossless zoom, Leica optics, phase detection & laser autofocus, dual-LED (dual tone) flash
Front
8 MP, f/2.0
Video
2160p@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps
Features
Geo-tagging, touch focus, face/smile detection, panorama, HDR
display
Size
6.0 inches, 92.9 cm2
Resolution
1080 x 2160 pixels, 18:9 ratio (~402 ppi density)
Technology
AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass (unspecified version) - HDR10 compliant - EMUI 8.0
Multitouch
Yes
battery
General
Non-removable Li-Po 4000 mAh battery
body
Dimensions
154.2 x 74.5 x 7.9 mm (6.07 x 2.93 x 0.31 in)
Weight
178 g (6.28 oz, 0.39 lb)
Build
Front/back glass & aluminum frame
SIM card
Single SIM
Miscellaneous
Colors
Midnight Blue, Titanium Gray, Mocha Brown, Pink Gold
memory
Internal Storage & RAM
128 GB, 6 GB RAM or 64 GB, 4 GB RAM
Card slot
No
comms
WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, DLNA, WiFi Direct, hotspot
Bluetooth
4.2, A2DP, aptX HD, LE
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
NFC
Yes
Radio
No
USB
3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector; USB Host
Infrared port
Yes
features
Sensors
Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, barometer, compass
Messaging
SMS (threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email
Browser
HTML5
Java
No
sound
3.5mm jack
No
network
Technology
GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
3G bands
HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G bands
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), 32(1500), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300)
Speed
HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (3CA) Cat18 1200/150 Mbps
GPRS
Yes
EDGE
Yes
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Summary

The Galaxy S9 Plus is equipped with a more powerful processor Octa-core (4x2.8 GHz Mongoose M3 & 4x1.7 GHz Cortex-A55) in comparison with the Huawei Mate 10 Pro. It is a significant advantage of this model as fast processor allows the user to play more part of modern games without lags.

The Galaxy S9 Plus has better GPU Mali-G72 MP18 - EMEA Adreno 630 - USA & China thanks to which the user will be able to play more number of the latest game apps.

The Mate 10 Pro has better back camera specifications that makes the Mate 10 Pro a better choice for those who want to make high quality photos.

The Samsung Galaxy S9 Plus has 4K UHD (1440 x 2960 pixels) display resolution with 530 ppi pixel density that is better than the Huawei Mate 10 Pro 4K UHD (1080 x 2160 pixels) display resolution with 402 ppi pixel density. It makes this phone a good choice for watching movies. The Galaxy S9 Plus device is easier to use as it has smaller dimensions in comparison to the Mate 10 Pro: 158.1 x 73.8 x 8.5 mm versus 154.2 x 74.5 x 7.9 mm. The Mate 10 Pro model weight 178g that is 11g lighter in compare with the weight of the Samsung Galaxy S9 Plus.

The Galaxy S9 Plus device has a card slot. It's a pleasant pros: the owner can easily expand memory storage and transfer files. The Galaxy S9 Plus contains a 3.5mm jack that is the most easy way to connect headphones for listening music. The Mate 10 Pro has a better battery life as it is produced with 4000mah battery that is 500mah bigger compared to the Samsung Galaxy S9 Plus cell. That's mean this model will work longer without charging.

The Samsung Galaxy S9 Plus has 6 advantages and the Huawei Mate 10 Pro only 3 so the Galaxy S9 Plus is the best buy. Get the list of the best offers on Amazon.