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Huawei nova 9 Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra 5G
Launch
Release Date
Sep, 2021 Mar, 2020
Status
Available Available
Body & Operating System
Operating system
HarmonyOS 2.0 Android 10.0
UI
HarmonyOS 2.0 (China), EMUI 12 (Europe), No Google Play Services One UI 2
Dimensions
160 x 73.7 x 7.8 mm (6.30 x 2.90 x 0.31 in) 166.9 x 76 x 8.8 mm (6.57 x 2.99 x 0.35 in)
Weight
175 g 222 g
Body
NA Glass front (Gorilla Glass 6), glass back (Gorilla Glass 6), metal frame
Color Options
Starry Blue, Black, Green, Violet Cosmic Grey, Cosmic Black
Display Specifications
Technology
OLED, 1B colors Dynamic AMOLED 2X capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Size
6.57 inches
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6.9 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 3200 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~511 ppi density)
Protection
NA Corning Gorilla Glass 6
IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)
HDR10+ Always-on display 120Hz (up to FHD resolution)
Features
120Hz refresh rate, HDR10 NA
Battery & Charging
Capacity
Non-removable Li-Po, 4300 mAh
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Non-removable Li-Po, 5000 mAh
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Charging
Fast charging 66W, 60% in 18 min, 100% in 38 min
Reverse charging
Fast Qi/PMA wireless charging 15W
Power bank/Reverse wireless charging 9W
Fast battery charging 45W: 100% in 74 min
USB Power Delivery 3.0
Processing Power
CPU
Octa-core (4x2.4 GHz Kryo 670 & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 670) Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 585 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 585 & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 585) - USA
Octa-core (2x2.73 GHz Mongoose M5 & 2x2.60 GHz Cortex-A76 & 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55) - Global
Chipset
Qualcomm SM7325 Snapdragon 778G 4G (6 nm) Qualcomm SM8250 Snapdragon 865 (7 nm+) - USA
Exynos 990 (7 nm+) - Global
GPU
Adreno 642L Adreno 650 - USA
Mali-G77 MP11 - Global
Memory & Storage
Ram
8GB RAM 12/16GB RAM
Storage Memory
128/256GB Built-in 128/256/512GB Built-in, UFS 3.0
Memory Card
No microSD, (uses shared SIM slot)
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)
Quad 108 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), PDAF, OIS
48 MP Periscope, f/3.6, 102mm (telephoto), 1/2", 0.8µm, PDAF, OIS, 10x hybrid optical zoom
12 MP, f/2.2, 13mm (ultrawide), 1.4µm, AF, Super Steady video
0.3 MP, TOF 3D, (depth)
Features

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

LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama
4320p@24fps, 2160p@30/60f s, 1080p@30/60/240fps, HDR10+, dual-video rec., stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS & OIS Show more

Front
32 MP, f/2.0, (wide)
HDR, Video 4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps, gyro-EIS
40 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), PDAF
Dual video call, Auto-HDR Video 2160p@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps
Features
NA NA
Network
SIM
Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Single SIM (Nano-SIM and/or eSIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)
Data
GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G
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 & TD-SCDMA
3G Bands
HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
4G Bands
LTE bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8... LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900),...
5G Bands
NO 5G band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 28(700), 40(2300), 77(3700), 78(3500); SANSASub6mmWave
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/ax, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
Bluetooth
5.2, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX
GPS
Yes, with tri-band A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS, NavIC Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
USB
USB Type-C 2.0, USB On-The-Go 3.2, 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 ANT+ Bixby natural language commands and dictation Samsung DeX (desktop experience support)
Extra
NA FM radio (USA & Canada only)
Pricing
Price
US$ 589 USD $1,386
Resale Value
High Very High
Comparison Result
Score
2 Point(s) 11 Point(s)
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