Samsung Galaxy S9 vs Huawei P20 lite (2019)

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CPU
GPU
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Front
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display
Size
Resolution
Technology
Protection
Multitouch
battery
General
Charging
body
Dimensions
Weight
Build
SIM card
Miscellaneous
Colors
memory
Internal Storage & RAM
Card slot
comms
WLAN
Bluetooth
GPS
NFC
Radio
USB
features
Sensors
Messaging
Browser
sound
3.5mm jack
network
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GPRS
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Main
Model
Samsung Galaxy S9
Price
$492.77
Advantages
PLATFORM GPU: Mali-G72 MP18 - EMEA Adreno 630 - USA & China
DISPLAY Resolution: 1440 x 2960 pixels, 18.5:9 ratio (~570 ppi density)
BODY Dimensions: 147.7 x 68.7 x 8.5 mm (5.81 x 2.70 x 0.33 in)
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Huawei P20 lite (2019)
Price
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DISPLAY Size: 6.4 inches, 101.4 cm2
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
12 MP (f/1.5-2.4, 26mm, 1/2.5", 1.4 µm, Dual Pixel PDAF), phase detection autofocus, OIS, 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
5.8 inches, 84.8 cm2
Resolution
1440 x 2960 pixels, 18.5:9 ratio (~570 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 3000 mAh battery (11.55 Wh)
Charging
—
body
Dimensions
147.7 x 68.7 x 8.5 mm (5.81 x 2.70 x 0.33 in)
Weight
163 g (5.75 oz, 0.36 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, 4 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
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
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
2019, June
Status
Available. Released 2019, July
platform
OS
Android 9.0 (Pie), EMUI 9.1
Chipset
Hisilicon Kirin 710 (12 nm)
CPU
Octa-core (4x2.2 GHz Cortex-A73 & 4x1.7 GHz Cortex-A53)
GPU
Mali-G51 MP4
camera
Rear
Quad 16 MP, f/1.8, PDAF 8 MP, (ultrawide) 2 MP, f/2.4, (macro) 2 MP, f/2.4, (depth)
Front
16 MP, f/2.2
Video
1080p@30fps
Features
LED flash, HDR, panorama
display
Size
6.4 inches, 101.4 cm2
Resolution
1080 x 2310 pixels (~398 ppi density)
Technology
LTPS IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Protection
—
Multitouch
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battery
General
Non-removable Li-Po 4000 mAh battery
Charging
Fast battery charging 18W
body
Dimensions
159.1 x 75.9 x 8.3 mm (6.26 x 2.99 x 0.33 in)
Weight
178 g (6.28 oz, 0.39 lb)
Build
Glass front, plastic back, plastic frame
SIM card
Single SIM
Miscellaneous
Colors
Midnight Black, Crush Blue, Charming Red
memory
Internal Storage & RAM
64GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 4GB RAM
Card slot
microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)
comms
WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
Bluetooth
5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX HD
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
NFC
Yes (market/region dependent)
Radio
FM radio
USB
2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go
features
Sensors
Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Messaging
—
Browser
—
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 band 1(2100), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800)
Speed
HSPA, LTE-A
GPRS
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EDGE
—
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Summary

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

The Samsung Galaxy S9 has 4K UHD (1440 x 2960 pixels) screen resolution with 567 ppi pixel density that is better than the P20 lite (2019) 4K UHD (1080 x 2310 pixels) screen resolution with 398 ppi pixel density. It makes this model a better choice for reading books. The Galaxy S9 smartphone is easier to carry as it has more portable dimensions in comparison to the Huawei P20 lite (2019): 147.7 x 68.7 x 8.5 mm versus 159.1 x 75.9 x 8.3 mm. The Samsung Galaxy S9 model weight 163g that is 15g less than the weight of the P20 lite (2019).

The Huawei P20 lite (2019) has a better battery life as it is equipped with 4000mah battery that is 1000mah bigger than the Samsung Galaxy S9 cell. It means that this phone can be used longer without charging.

The Samsung Galaxy S9 has 4 advantages and the P20 lite (2019) only 2 so the Galaxy S9 will be the best buy. Get the lowest price on Amazon.