Huawei P20 Pro vs Samsung Galaxy S9 Plus

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Comparing the Huawei P20 Pro vs Samsung Galaxy S9 Plus across performance, display, camera, battery, storage, expert reviews and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Samsung Galaxy S9 Plus runs at a higher processing speed of 2.7 GHz, while Huawei P20 Pro runs at 2.36 GHz, making Samsung Galaxy S9 Plus the better performer.


Display: Samsung Galaxy S9 Plus offers a screen size of 6.2 inches, while Huawei P20 Pro offers 6.1 inches, making Samsung Galaxy S9 Plus the larger display of the two. Samsung Galaxy S9 Plus features a Super AMOLED display compared to Huawei P20 Pro's OLED, making Samsung Galaxy S9 Plus the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: Huawei P20 Pro offers a higher rear camera resolution with 40 MP, while Samsung Galaxy S9 Plus offers 12 MP, making Huawei P20 Pro better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: Huawei P20 Pro offers a higher front camera resolution with 24 MP, while Samsung Galaxy S9 Plus offers 8 MP, making Huawei P20 Pro better for front camera photography.


Battery: Huawei P20 Pro offers a higher battery capacity with 4000 mAh, while Samsung Galaxy S9 Plus offers 3500 mAh, making Huawei P20 Pro better for longer battery life.


Storage: Samsung Galaxy S9 Plus offers higher internal storage with 64 GB, while Huawei P20 Pro offers 128 GB, making Samsung Galaxy S9 Plus the better option for storage.


Expert Review: Samsung Galaxy S9 Plus receives a higher expert rating of 9 from the editorial team, while Huawei P20 Pro is rated 8.


User Rating: Samsung Galaxy S9 Plus receives a higher user rating of 4.5, while Huawei P20 Pro has a rating of 4.4.

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Summary

Release Date

03 May, 2018
16 Mar, 2018
06 May, 2026

Performance

HiSilicon Kirin
Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 9810
Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
Octa Core (upto 2.36 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2.7 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 3.8 GHz)
6 GB RAM
6 GB RAM
12 GB RAM

Display

6.1 inches (15.49 cm)
6.2 inches (15.75 cm)
6.31 inches (16.03 cm)
OLED
Super AMOLED
AMOLED
1080x2240 px (FHD+)
1440x2960 px (QHD+)
1216x2640 px (FHD+)
N/A
N/A
120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

40 MP
Primary Camera
12 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
50 MP
Primary Camera
20 MP
Camera
12 MP
Telephoto Camera (upto 2x Optical Zoom)
50 MP
Telephoto Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)
8 MP
Camera
N/A
8 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Front Camera

24 MP
8 MP
Wide Angle Lens
50 MP

Battery

4000 mAh
3500 mAh
6500 mAh
Fast Charging
Fast Charging
90W Flash Charging
No Wireless Charging
Wireless Charging
Wireless Charging

Storage

128 GB
64 GB
256 GB
N/A
UFS 2.1
UFS 4.1

Expert Review

8.0/10
9.0/10
8.4/10

Pros

  • Stunning design
  • Impressive and versatile snappers
  • Smooth performance
  • Great battery life
  • Gorgeous design and display
  • Fantastic camera, even in low light
  • Powerful performance
  • Features such as 3.5mm port and dual-SIM support
  • Compact, premium design
  • Excellent battery life
  • Reliable performance
  • Strong portrait photography

Cons

  • Powered by the last year's processor
  • Heats up when pushed to limits
  • Steep pricing
  • Intelligent scan isn’t fast enough
  • AR Emojis are barely useful
  • Average battery life
  • Video recording inconsistencies
  • Colours can be slightly oversaturated

User Ratings

4.4/5
(365 ratings)
4.5/5
(39,312 ratings)
4.5/5
(140 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

N/A
248,237
AnTuTu Score
3,000,897
AnTuTu Score
N/A
N/A
16h 04m
Battery Life (PC Mark)

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General

Launch Date

N/A
Mar 16, 2018
(Official)
May 06, 2026
(Official)

Operating System

Android v8.1 (Oreo)
Android v8.0 (Oreo)
Android v16

OS Updates

N/A
N/A
5 Year

Security Updates

N/A
N/A
7 Year

Custom UI

EMUI
N/A
Origin OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Good
Good
Excellent

Chipset

HiSilicon Kirin 970
Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 9810
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 SM8845

Processor

Octa core

2.36 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A73 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53
Octa core

2.7 GHz, Quad core, M2 Mongoose 1.7 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53
Octa core

3.8 GHz, Dual core, Oryon V3 Phoenix L 3.32 GHz, Hexa Core, Oryon V3 Phoenix M

Co-Processor

i7
N/A
N/A

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

N/A
10 nm
3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-G72 MP12
Mali-G72 MP18
Adreno 829

RAM

6 GB
6 GB
12 GB

RAM Type

N/A
LPDDR4X
LPDDR5X Ultra

Performance Test Results

AnTuTu Score (The higher, the better) AnTuTu benchmark measures overall performance of a phone by stress-testing CPU, GPU, RAM, etc.

N/A
248,237
3,000,897

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
14.0 s

Gaming Test Results

Wild Life Extreme (The higher, the better) Wild Life Extreme is a classic mobile benchmark; it renders in 4K to test the peak performance of a wide range of devices.

N/A
N/A
4,004

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
5.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
17.4 %
* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Best In Class
Best In Class

Display Type

OLED
Super AMOLED (Curved Display)
AMOLED

Screen Size

6.1 inches  (15.49 cm)
6.2 inches  (15.75 cm)
6.31 inches  (16.03 cm)

Resolution

1080x2240 px (FHD+)
1440x2960 px (QHD+)
1216x2640 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

N/A
N/A
5000 nits

Refresh Rate

N/A
N/A
120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

19:9
18.5:9
19.5:9

Pixel Density

408 ppi
531 ppi
460 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

81.76 %
83.99 %
90.11 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v5
Corning Gorilla Glass v5
Yes

Bezel-less Display

Yes with notch
Yes
Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A
N/A
Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A
N/A
94.38 %

Design

Height

155 mm
158.1 mm
150.83 mm

Width

73.9 mm
73.8 mm
71.76 mm

Thickness

7.8 mm
8.5 mm
7.99 mm

Weight

180 grams
189 grams
191 grams

Build Material

Back: Mineral Glass
Frame: Aluminium
Back: Gorilla Glass
Back: Glass

Water Resistance

Yes IP67 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1 meter)
Yes Water resistant IP68 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter)
Yes Water resistant IP68 IP69 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter)

Ruggedness

Dust proof
Dust proof
Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Excellent

Resolution

40 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.8IMX600 Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor
12 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.5 Wide Angle26 mm focal length 1/2.55" sensor size S5K2L3 CMOS image sensor ISOCELL Plus 1.4µm pixel size
50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.57IMX921
20 MP
f/1.6
12 MP
f/2.4 Telephoto Camera52 mm focal length 1/3.6" sensor size 1µm pixel size
50 MP
f/2.65 Telephoto Camera
8 MP
f/2.4
N/A
8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus Continuous Autofocus Laser Autofocus
Yes Phase Detection Autofocus Dual Pixel Autofocus
Yes

OIS

Yes
Yes
Yes

Flash

Yes Dual-color LED Flash
Yes LED Flash
Yes Dual LED Flash

Image Resolution

7360 x 4912 Pixels
4000 x 3000 Pixels
N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
Exposure compensation
N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
N/A

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
Auto Flash
Face detection
Simultaneous HD video and image recording
Touch to focus
N/A

Video Recording

N/A
4k @60 fps
Full HD @60 fps
HD @30 fps
8k @30 fps
4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60/120 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Best In Class

Resolution

24 MP
f/2.0 Primary CameraCMOS
8 MP
f/1.7 Wide Angle Primary Camera25 mm focal length 1/3.6" sensor size 1.22µm pixel size
50 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera

Autofocus

N/A
Yes
Yes

Flash

N/A
N/A
Yes Screen flash

Camera Features

N/A
Wide Angle Selfie
N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Excellent
Very Good
Excellent

Capacity

4000 mAh
3500 mAh
6500 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-ion
Li-ion

TalkTime

N/A
Up to 25 Hours(3G)
N/A

Quick Charging

Yes Fast Charging
Yes Fast Charging
Yes 90W Flash Charging

Wireless Charging

N/A
Yes
Yes 40W Wireless Charging

Battery Test Results

Battery Life (PC Mark) (The higher, the better) PCMark Battery benchmark measures battery life of a phone with various activities such as web browsing, photo editing, writing, video editing, etc.

N/A
N/A
16h 04m

Charging Time (20% to 100%) (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
0h 41m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB
64 GB / 128 GB / 256 GB
256 GB / 512 GB

Storage Type

N/A
UFS 2.1
UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

No
Yes Up to 400 GB
No

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano/eSIM

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G
5G Not Supported 4G
5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes
Yes
Yes

SIM 1

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 1800(band 3)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)
N/A
N/A
4G Speed:
200 Mbit/s ↑ 1200 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 18)
N/A
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SIM 2

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 1800(band 3)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66 / N71 / N75
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78
N/A
4G Speed:
200 Mbit/s ↑ 1200 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 18)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 1500(band 32) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 600(Band 71) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)
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Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) 5GHz
Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) 5GHz MIMO
Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 a/n) 5GHz MIMO

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot
Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot
Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.2
Yes v5.0
Yes v6.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

Yes
Yes
Yes

Stylus

N/A
Yes
N/A

IR Blaster

N/A
N/A
Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

USB Type-C
3.5 mm
USB Type-C

Audio Features

Dolby Atmos
Dolby Atmos
N/A

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Front
Rear
On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A
N/A
Ultrasonic

IRIS Scanner

N/A
Yes
N/A

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope
Light sensor Proximity sensor rgbw sensor Accelerometer Barometer Compass Gyroscope
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

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