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Huawei nova 9 Samsung Galaxy S10
Launch
Release Date
Sep, 2021 Mar, 2019
Status
Available Available
Body & Operating System
Operating system
HarmonyOS 2.0 Android 9.0 (Pie)
UI
HarmonyOS 2.0 (China), EMUI 12 (Europe), No Google Play Services One UI
Dimensions
160 x 73.7 x 7.8 mm (6.30 x 2.90 x 0.31 in) 149.9 x 70.4 x 7.8 mm (5.90 x 2.77 x 0.31 in)
Weight
175 g 157 g
Body
NA Back glass (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame
Color Options
Starry Blue, Black, Green, Violet Prism White, Prism Black, Prism Green, Prism Blue, Canary Yellow, Flamingo Pink, Cardinal Red, Smoke Blue
Display Specifications
Technology
OLED, 1B colors Dynamic AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Size
6.57 inches
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6.1 inches
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Resolution
Full HD (FHD) - 1080 x 2340 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~392 ppi density) 2K/Quad HD (QHD) - 1440 x 3040 pixels, 19:9 ratio (~550 ppi density)
Protection
NA Corning Gorilla Glass 6
Features
120Hz refresh rate, HDR10 HDR10, Always-on display
Battery & Charging
Capacity
Non-removable Li-Po, 4300 mAh
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(Li-ion Non removable), 3400 mAh
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Charging
Fast charging 66W, 60% in 18 min, 100% in 38 min
Reverse charging
Fast battery charging 15W
USB Power Delivery 2.0
Fast Qi/PMA wireless charging 15W
Power bank/Reverse wireless charging 9W
Processing Power
CPU
Octa-core (4x2.4 GHz Kryo 670 & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 670) Octa-core (2x2.73 GHz Mongoose M4 & 2x2.31 GHz Cortex-A75 & 4x1.95 GHz Cortex-A55) - EMEA/LATAM
Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 485 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 485 & 4x1.78 GHz Kryo 485) - USA/China
Chipset
Qualcomm SM7325 Snapdragon 778G 4G (6 nm) Exynos 9820 (8 nm) - EMEA/LATAM
Qualcomm SDM855 Snapdragon 855 (7 nm) - USA/China
GPU
Adreno 642L Mali-G76 MP12 - EMEA/LATAM
Adreno 640 - USA/China
Memory & Storage
Ram
8GB RAM 8GB RAM
Storage Memory
128/256GB Built-in 128/512GB Built-in
Memory Card
No microSD, up to 1 TB (uses shared SIM slot) - dual SIM model only
Cameras
Rear/Back
Quad 50 MP, f/1.9, 23mm (wide), PDAF
8 MP, f/2.2, (ultrawide)
2 MP, f/2.4, (depth)
2 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
Triple 12 MP, f/1.5-2.4, 26mm (wide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, OIS
12 MP, f/2.4, 52mm (telephoto), 1/3.6", 1.0µm, AF, OIS, 2x optical zoom
16 MP, f/2.2, 12mm (ultrawide), 1/3.1", 1.0µm, Super Steady video
Features

LED flash, panorama, HDR
Video 4K, 1080p, 720p@960fps, g ro-EIS Show more

2x optical zoom, OIS, Geo-tagging, simultaneous 4K video and 9MP image recording, touch focus, face/smile detection, Auto HDR, panorama, Video (2160p@60fps, 1080p@240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR, dual-video rec.) Show more

Front
32 MP, f/2.0, (wide)
HDR, Video 4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps, gyro-EIS
Dual 10 MP, f/1.9, 26mm (wide), 1.22µm, Dual Pixel PDAF 8 MP, f/2.2, 22mm (wide), 1.12µm, depth sensor
Features
NA NA
Network
SIM
Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)
IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)
Data
GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE
2G Bands
SIM 1: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
SIM 2: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA 800
SIM 1: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
SIM 2: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - (Dual SIM model only)
CDMA 800 / 1900 - USA
3G Bands
HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - Global, USA
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - USA
4G Bands
LTE bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8... LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900),...
5G Bands
NO NO
Connectivity
WLAN (WIFI)
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/a/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
Bluetooth
5.2, A2DP, LE v5.0 with A2DP, LE
GPS
Yes, with tri-band A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS, NavIC Yes + A-GPS support & Glonass, BDS, GALILEO
USB
USB Type-C 2.0, USB On-The-Go 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
NFC
Yes Yes
Additional Features
Sensors
Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate, SpO2
ANT+
Bixby natural language commands and dictation
Samsung DeX (desktop experience support)
Extra
NA Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic, ANT+, Bixby natural language commands and dictation, Samsung DeX (desktop experience support), Document viewer, Photo/video editor
Pricing
Price
US$ 589 USD $1,180
Resale Value
High Very High
Comparison Result
Score
5 Point(s) 7 Point(s)
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