Samsung Galaxy S9 vs Huawei Mate 30 Pro

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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
Radio
USB
Infrared port
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
Samsung Galaxy S9
Price
$492.77
Advantages
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)
COMMS Radio: FM radio (USA & Canada only) - To be confirmed
SOUND 3.5mm jack : Yes
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Main
Model
Huawei Mate 30 Pro
Price
Advantages
PLATFORM GPU: Mali-G76 MP16
DISPLAY Size: 6.53 inches, 108.7 cm2
BATTERY General: Non-removable Li-Po 4500 mAh battery
MEMORY Internal Storage & RAM: 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM UFS 3.0
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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
Infrared port
—
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, September
Status
Available. Released 2019, September
platform
OS
Android 10.0; EMUI 10
Chipset
HiSilicon Kirin 990 (7 nm+)
CPU
Octa-core (2x2.86 GHz Cortex-A76 & 2x2.09 GHz Cortex-A76 & 4x1.86 GHz Cortex-A55)
GPU
Mali-G76 MP16
camera
Rear
Quad: 40 MP, f/1.6, 27mm (wide), 1/1.7", PDAF, OIS 8 MP, f/2.4, 80mm (telephoto), 1/4.0", PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom 40 MP, f/1.8, 18mm (ultrawide), 1/1.54", PDAF TOF 3D, (depth)
Front
Dual: 32 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide), 1/2.8", 0.8Âµm TOF 3D, (depth/biometrics sensor)
Video
1080p@30fps
Features
—
display
Size
6.53 inches, 108.7 cm2
Resolution
1176 x 2400 pixels, 18.5:9 ratio (~409 ppi density)
Technology
OLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 6 DCI-P3 HDR10
Multitouch
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battery
General
Non-removable Li-Po 4500 mAh battery
Charging
Fast battery charging 40W Fast wireless charging 27W Power bank/Reverse wireless charging
body
Dimensions
158.1 x 73.1 x 8.8 mm (6.22 x 2.88 x 0.35 in)
Weight
198 g (6.98 oz, 0.44 lb)
Build
Glass front (Gorilla Glass 6), glass back (Gorilla Glass 6), aluminum frame
SIM card
Single SIM
Miscellaneous
Colors
Black, Space Silver, Cosmic Purple, Emerald Green
memory
Internal Storage & RAM
128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM UFS 3.0
Card slot
NM (Nano Memory), up to 256GB (uses shared SIM slot)
comms
WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
Bluetooth
5.1, A2DP, aptX HD, LE
GPS
Yes, with dual-band A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS
NFC
Yes
Radio
No
USB
3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go
Infrared port
Yes
features
Sensors
Face ID, fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, barometer, compass
Messaging
—
Browser
—
sound
3.5mm jack
No 3
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), 41(2500) - Global 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), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) - China
Speed
HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A
GPRS
—
EDGE
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Summary

The Huawei Mate 30 Pro has better GPU Mali-G72 MP18 - EMEA Adreno 630 - USA & China thanks to which the user will be able to run more number of the latest games.

The Galaxy S9 has 4K UHD (1440 x 2960 pixels) display resolution with 567 ppi pixel density that is more high than the Mate 30 Pro 4K UHD (1176 x 2400 pixels) display resolution with 409 ppi pixel density. It makes this model a better choice for watching movies. The Galaxy S9 device is easier to use as it has smaller dimensions in comparison to the Huawei Mate 30 Pro: 147.7 x 68.7 x 8.5 mm versus 158.1 x 73.1 x 8.8 mm. The Galaxy S9 cell phone weight 163g that is 35g lighter in compare with the weight of the Mate 30 Pro.

The Galaxy S9 contains a 3.5mm jack that is the most simple way to use earphones for listening music. The Huawei Mate 30 Pro has a better battery life as it is equipped with 4500mah battery that is 1500mah bigger than the Galaxy S9 cell. It means that this model can be used for a longer time without charging.

Considering the above differences the Samsung Galaxy S9 will become the best choice. Check the list of the best offers on Amazon.