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Samsung Galaxy S9 vs Huawei P30 Pro New Edition

 
Brief information about compared phones: Huawei P30 Pro New Edition , Samsung Galaxy S9

Huawei P30 Pro New Edition 2020 year of release, cpu - Octa-core (2x2.6 GHz Cortex-A76 & 2x1.92 GHz Cortex-A76 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55), screen 6.47", with resolution 1080x2340. Smartphone has 32 megapixel front camera and 40 megapixel main camera.

Samsung Galaxy S9 2018 year of release, 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, screen 5.8", with resolution 1440x2960. Smartphone has 8 megapixel front camera and 12 megapixel main camera.

Display Technology OLED Super AMOLED
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 6.47" inc 5.8" inch
Screen area 102.8 cm2 84.8 cm2
Screen format 19.5:9 (height:width) 18.5:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 88.6% 83.6%
Screen resolution 1080 x 2340 px 1440 x 2960 px
PPI /points per inch/ 570 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Camera and Video Rear camera, main 40 MP, Quad 12 MP, Single
Camera specs -40 MP, f/1.6, 27mm (wide), 1/1.7", PDAF, OIS -8 MP, f/3.4, 125mm (periscope telephoto), 1/4.0", OIS, 5x optical zoom, 10x hybrid zoom -20 MP, f/2.2, 16mm (ultrawide), 1/2.7", PDAF -TOF 3D, (depth) 12 MP, f/1.5-2.4, 26mm (wide), 1/2.55'', 1.4µm, OIS, dual pixel PDAF
Functions HDR Dual video call, Auto-HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 1440p@30fps
Front camera, selfie 32 MP, Single 8 MP, Single
Specifications 32 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide), 1/2.8'', 0.8µm 8 MP, f/1.7, 25mm (wide), 1/3.6'', 1.22µm, AF
DxOMark Photo 81
DxOMark Video 81
DxOMark Selfie Score 81
Performance Operating system OS Android 10, EMUI 10.1, Google Play Services Android 8.0 (Oreo)
Chipset - HiSilicon Kirin 980 (7 nm) Exynos 9810 Octa (10 nm) EMEA -Qualcomm SDM845 Snapdragon 845 (10 nm) USA/LATAM, China
Processor CPU - Octa-core (2x2.6 GHz Cortex-A76 & 2x1.92 GHz Cortex-A76 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55) 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
Graphics processor GPU - Mali-G76 MP10 Mali-G72 MP18 EMEA -Adreno 630 USA/LATAM, China
External memory NM (Nano Memory), up to 256GB (uses shared SIM slot) microSD, up to 512 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - dual SIM model only
Internal memory 256GB 8GB RAM 64/128/256 GB, 512GB 4GB
Antutu 7 score 247256
GeekBench 4 Single Core 3288
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 8240
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 8705
Antutu 8 score 284449
GeekBench 4 Battery 3960
GeekBench 5 Single Core 469
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 1957
General specs Release date 2020, May 12 2018, February
Dimensions (HxWxD) 158 Х 73.4 Х 8.4 mm 147.7 Х 68.7 Х 8.5 mm
Weight 192 g 163 g
Colors Aurora, Black, Silver Frost Midnight Black, Coral Blue, Titanium Gray, Lilac Purple, Burgundy Red, Sunrise Gold, Ice Blue
Battery 4200 mAh, Non-removable Li-Po 3000 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion
Approximate price 750 EUR 490 EUR
Body build Glass front (Aluminosilicate glass), glass back (Aluminosilicate glass), aluminum frame Front/back glass (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame
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 Show all network frequencies: -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 Show all network frequencies: -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), 14(700), 29(700), 30(2300), 46, 66(1700/2100), 71(600) - USA
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A Cat21 1400/200 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (6CA) Cat18 1200/200 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, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
GPS Yes, with dual-band A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
NFC Yes Yes
USB 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, aptX HD, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX
Music and Audio Radio No FM radio (USA & Canada only)
Headphone jack No Yes
Others - HDR10 HDR10 -3D Touch (home button only) -Always-on display
Other features Dop - Sensors - Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, Infrared port - Fast charging 40W, 70% in 30 min -Fast wireless charging 15W -Power bank/Reverse wireless charging - IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 2m for 30 mins) - Also known as Huawei P30 Pro 2020 Sensors Iris scanner, fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate, SpO2 - Samsung DeX (desktop experience support) -Fast battery charging (Quick Charge 2.0) -Qi/PMA wireless charging (market dependent) -ANT+ -Bixby natural language commands and dictation - Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified) -IP68 dust/water proof (up to 1.5m for 30 mins) - Versions: G960F (Europe, Global Single-SIM); G960F/DS (Europe, Global Dual-SIM); G960U (USA); G960W (Canada); G9600 (China, LATAM)

An overview of the main advantages of each of the devices

Reasons to buy P30 Pro New Edition
  • Screen 6.47"
  • Front camera 32 MP
  • Main camera 40 MP
  • Internal memory 256 GB
  • External memory NM (Nano Memory) GB
  • RAM 8 GB
Reasons to buy Galaxy S9
  • Screen 5.8"
  • Front camera 8 MP
  • Internal memory 512 GB
  • External memory microSD GB