Huawei Mate 20 vs Samsung Galaxy Note 9

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launch
Announced
Status
platform
OS
Chipset
CPU
GPU
camera
Rear
Front
Video
Features
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
Infrared port
Radio
USB
features
Sensors
Messaging
Browser
sound
3.5mm jack
network
Technology
2G bands
3G bands
4G bands
Speed
GPRS
EDGE
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Main
Model
Huawei Mate 20
Price
$228.99
Advantages
PLATFORM GPU: Mali-G76 MP10
CAMERA Rear: Triple: 12 MP, f/1.8, 27mm (wide), 1/2.3", PDAF, Laser AF 8 MP, f/2.4, 54mm (telephoto), PDAF, 2x optical zoom 16 MP, f/2.2, 17mm (ultrawide)
DISPLAY Size: 6.53 inches, 107.5 cm2
COMMS Radio: FM radio
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Model
Samsung Galaxy Note 9
Price
Advantages
CAMERA Video: 4K@60fps (no OIS/EIS), 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS & OIS
DISPLAY Resolution: 1440 x 2960 pixels, 18.5:9 ratio (~516 ppi density)
MEMORY Internal Storage & RAM: 128GB 6GB RAM, 512GB 8GB RAM UFS 2.1
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launch
Announced
2018, October
Status
Available. Released 2018, November
platform
OS
Android 9.0 (Pie)
Chipset
HiSilicon Kirin 980 (7 nm)
CPU
Octa-core (2x2.6 GHz Cortex-A76 & 2x1.92 GHz Cortex-A76 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55)
GPU
Mali-G76 MP10
camera
Rear
Triple: 12 MP, f/1.8, 27mm (wide), 1/2.3", PDAF, Laser AF 8 MP, f/2.4, 54mm (telephoto), PDAF, 2x optical zoom 16 MP, f/2.2, 17mm (ultrawide)
Front
24 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide), 1/2.8", 0.9Âµm
Video
4K@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 1080p@30fps (gyro-EIS), 720p@960fps
Features
Leica optics, dual-LED dual-tone flash, panorama, HDR
display
Size
6.53 inches, 107.5 cm2
Resolution
1080 x 2244 pixels, 18.7:9 ratio (~381 ppi density)
Technology
IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass (unspecified version) - DCI-P3 - HDR10 - EMUI 9.0
Multitouch
Yes
battery
General
Non-removable Li-Po 4000 mAh battery
Charging
—
body
Dimensions
158.2 x 77.2 x 8.3 mm (6.23 x 3.04 x 0.33 in)
Weight
188 g (6.63 oz, 0.41 lb)
Build
Front/back glass & aluminum frame
SIM card
Single SIM
Miscellaneous
Colors
Midnight Blue, Twilight, Black
memory
Internal Storage & RAM
128 GB, 4/6 GB RAM
Card slot
NM (Nano Memory), up to 256GB (uses SIM 2)
comms
WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
Bluetooth
5.0, A2DP, aptX HD, LE
GPS
Yes, with dual-band A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS
NFC
Yes
Infrared port
Yes
Radio
FM radio
USB
3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go
features
Sensors
Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, barometer, compass
Messaging
SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, IM
Browser
HTML5 - Fast battery charging 4.5V/5A (58% in 30 min) - DivX/XviD/MP4/H.265/WMV player - MP3/eAAC+/WMA/WAV/FLAC player - Document editor - Photo/video 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 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 Cat21 1400/200 Mbps
GPRS
Yes
EDGE
Yes
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launch
Announced
2018, August 09
Status
Available. Released 2018, August 24
platform
OS
Android 8.1 (Oreo), upgradable to Android 10, One UI 2.5
Chipset
Exynos 9810 (10 nm) - EMEA Qualcomm SDM845 Snapdragon 845 (10 nm) - USA/LATAM, China
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
GPU
Mali-G72 MP18 - EMEA Adreno 630 - USA/LATAM, China
camera
Rear
Dual: 12 MP, f/1.5-2.4, 26mm (wide), 1/2.55", 1.4Âµm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS 12 MP, f/2.4, 52mm (telephoto), 1/3.4", 1.0Âµm, AF, OIS, 2x optical zoom
Front
Dual: 8 MP, f/1.7, 25mm (wide), 1/3.6", 1.22Âµm, AF 2 MP (dedicated iris scanner camera)
Video
4K@60fps (no OIS/EIS), 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS & OIS
Features
LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama
display
Size
6.4 inches, 103.2 cm2
Resolution
1440 x 2960 pixels, 18.5:9 ratio (~516 ppi density)
Technology
Super AMOLED, HDR10
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Multitouch
—
battery
General
Li-Ion 4000 mAh, non-removable
Charging
Fast charging 15W
body
Dimensions
161.9 x 76.4 x 8.8 mm (6.37 x 3.01 x 0.35 in)
Weight
201 g (7.09 oz, 0.44 lb)
Build
Glass front (Gorilla Glass 5), glass back (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame
SIM card
Single SIM
Miscellaneous
Colors
Metallic Copper, Lavender Purple, Ocean Blue, Midnight Black, Pure White, Alpine White
memory
Internal Storage & RAM
128GB 6GB RAM, 512GB 8GB RAM UFS 2.1
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
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
NFC
Yes
Infrared port
—
Radio
No
USB
USB Type-C 3.1
features
Sensors
Iris scanner, fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate, SpO2
Messaging
—
Browser
—
sound
3.5mm jack
Yes
network
Technology
—
2G bands
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) CDMA 800 / 1900 - USA
3G bands
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - USA
4G bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 38, 39, 40, 41, 66, 71 - Global 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 66, 71 - USA
Speed
HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (5CA) Cat18 1200/200 Mbps
GPRS
—
EDGE
—
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Summary

The Huawei Mate 20 has better GPU Mali-G76 MP10 thanks to which the user will be able to play more number of modern games.

The Huawei Mate 20 has better back camera specifications that makes the Mate 20 a better selection for photography enthusiasts. The Samsung Galaxy Note 9 captures videos with a higher resolution: [v_quality_name2] vs [v_quality_name].

The Samsung Galaxy Note 9 has 4K UHD (1440 x 2960 pixels) screen resolution with 514 ppi pixel density that is better in compare to the Mate 20 4K UHD (1080 x 2244 pixels) screen resolution with 381 ppi pixel density. It makes this phone a good choice for reading books. The Huawei Mate 20 cell phone weight 188g that is 13g lighter than the weight of the Samsung Galaxy Note 9.

Considering the above differences the Mate 20 becomes the best choice. Get the lowest price on Amazon.