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Huawei Mate 20

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Huawei Mate 20

Samsung Galaxy Note9

Network
Technology GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
  CDMA 800 / 1900 - USA
3G Network HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
  CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - USA
4G Network 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 38, 39, 40, 41, 66, 71 - Global
  1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 66, 71 - USA
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat21 1400/200 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (5CA) Cat18 1200/200 Mbps
Launch
Announced 2018, October 2018, August 09
Status Available. Released 2018, November Available. Released 2018, August 24
Body
Dimensions 158.2 x 77.2 x 8.3 mm (6.23 x 3.04 x 0.33 in) 161.9 x 76.4 x 8.8 mm (6.37 x 3.01 x 0.35 in)
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Weight 188 g (6.63 oz) 201 g (7.09 oz)
Build Glass front, glass back, aluminum frame Glass front (Gorilla Glass 5), glass back (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame
SIM Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
 IP53, dust and splash resistant IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 min)
Stylus (Bluetooth integration)
Display
Type IPS LCD, HDR10 Super AMOLED, HDR10
Size 6.53 inches, 107.5 cm2 (~88.0% screen-to-body ratio) 6.4 inches, 103.2 cm2 (~83.4% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 1080 x 2244 pixels, 18.7:9 ratio (~381 ppi density) 1440 x 2960 pixels, 18.5:9 ratio (~516 ppi density)
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 5
  Always-on display
Platform
OS Android 9.0 (Pie), EMUI 9.1 Android 8.1 (Oreo), upgradable to Android 10, One UI 2.5
Chipset Kirin 980 (7 nm) Exynos 9810 (10 nm) - EMEA
Qualcomm SDM845 Snapdragon 845 (10 nm) - USA/LATAM, China
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
GPU Mali-G76 MP10 Mali-G72 MP18 - EMEA
Adreno 630 - USA/LATAM, China
Memory
Card slot NM (Nano Memory), up to 256GB (uses shared SIM slot) microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)
Internal 64GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 6GB RAM 128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM, 512GB 8GB RAM
 UFS 2.1 UFS 2.1
Main Camera
Modules 12 MP, f/1.8, 27mm (wide), 1/2.3", PDAF, Laser AF
8 MP, f/2.4, 54mm (telephoto), PDAF, 2x optical zoom
16 MP, f/2.2, 17mm (ultrawide)
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), 1/3.4", 1.0µm, AF, OIS, 2x optical zoom
Features Leica optics, dual-LED dual-tone flash, panorama, HDR LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama
Video 4K@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 1080p@30fps (gyro-EIS), 720p@960fps 4K@60fps (no OIS/EIS), 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS & OIS
Selfie Camera
Modules 24 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide), 1/2.8", 0.9µm 8 MP, f/1.7, 25mm (wide), 1/3.6", 1.22µm, AF
2 MP (dedicated iris scanner camera)
Features HDR Dual video call, Auto-HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 1440p@30fps
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Sound
Loudspeaker Yes, with stereo speakers Yes, with stereo speakers
3.5mm jack Yes Yes
 32-bit/384kHz audio

32-bit/384kHz audio
Comms
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, aptX HD, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX
Positioning GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS (L1), BDS (B1), GALILEO (E1+E5a), QZSS (L1+L5) GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
NFC Yes Yes
Infrared port Yes No
Radio FM radio No
USB USB Type-C 3.1, OTG USB Type-C 3.1
Features
Sensors Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, barometer, compass Iris scanner, fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate, SpO2
  Samsung DeX (desktop experience support)
ANT+
Bixby natural language commands and dictation
Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)
Battery
Type Li-Po 4000 mAh, non-removable Li-Ion 4000 mAh, non-removable
Charging 22.5W wired, 58% in 30 min (advertised) 15W wired
Wireless (Qi/PMA) (market dependent)
Misc
Colors Midnight Blue, Twilight, Black, Emerald Green, Pink Gold Metallic Copper, Lavender Purple, Ocean Blue, Midnight Black, Pure White, Alpine White
SAR 1.29 W/kg (head)     1.03 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 0.38 W/kg (head)     1.51 W/kg (body)    
Models HMA-L29, HMA-L09, HMA-LX9, HMA-AL00, HMA-TL00 SM-N960F, SM-N9600, SM-N960F, SM-N960U, SM-N960U1, SM-N960N, SM-N960W, SM-N960X, SCV40
Price About 460 EUR About 430 EUR
Tests
Performance AnTuTu: 273913 (v7)
GeekBench: 9793 (v4.4)
GFXBench: 28fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
AnTuTu: 248823 (v7), 315447 (v8)
GeekBench: 9026 (v4.4), 2092 (v5.1)
GFXBench: 15fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
Display Contrast ratio: 1415:1 (nominal), 3.052 (sunlight) Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 4.531 (sunlight)
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Loudspeaker Voice 74dB / Noise 70dB / Ring 82dB Voice 71dB / Noise 74dB / Ring 80dB
Audio quality Noise -92.1dB / Crosstalk -85.6dB Noise -93.7dB / Crosstalk -94.1dB
Battery (old) Endurance rating 92h Endurance rating 97h

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