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Huawei P20 Pro vs Samsung Galaxy A9 2016

2.91 in
6.1 in
Huawei P20 Pro Mobile Phone
Huawei P20 Pro
3.19 in
6.37 in
Samsung Galaxy A9 2016 Mobile Phone
Samsung Galaxy A9 2016
Available colors
Editiorial reviews
20
4.4 out of 5
12 user ratings
5 stars
50 %
4 stars
50 %
3 stars
0 %
2 stars
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1 stars
0 %
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6
4.3 out of 5
3 user ratings
5 stars
33 %
4 stars
66 %
3 stars
0 %
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0 %
1 stars
0 %
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User rating
33
4.3 out of 5
33 user ratings
5 stars
42 %
4 stars
42 %
3 stars
15 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %
43
4.3 out of 5
43 user ratings
5 stars
51 %
4 stars
32 %
3 stars
16 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %

Full Comparison

Hardware

Huawei P20 ProHuawei P20 Pro
Samsung Galaxy A9 2016Samsung Galaxy A9 2016
Operating systemAndroid 8.1Android 5.1
CPU clock speed2.36 GHz1.8 GHz
CPU cores8-core8-core
CPU modelHuawei HiSilicon Kirin 970Qualcomm Snapdragon 652 MSM8976
GPU modelARM Mali-G72 MP12Qualcomm Adreno 510
RAM memory6 GB3 GB

Display

Huawei P20 ProHuawei P20 Pro
Samsung Galaxy A9 2016Samsung Galaxy A9 2016
Screen size6.1 in6.0 in
Touchscreenyesyes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M
Panel typeOLEDOLED
Resolution1080 x 2240 px1920 x 1080 px
TechnologyAMOLEDSuper AMOLED
Pixel density408.0 ppi367.0 ppi
Dual screen supportnono
Scratch resistant displayyesyes
HDRnono

Rear camera

Huawei P20 ProHuawei P20 Pro
Samsung Galaxy A9 2016Samsung Galaxy A9 2016
Primary sensor size1/1.7"1/3"
Primary sensor resolution40.0 Mpx13.0 Mpx
Video recordingyesyes
Highest video resolution3840 x 2160 px1920 x 1080 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps30.0 fps
Autofocusyesyes
Geo-taggingyesyes
LED Flashyesyes
Optical image stabilizationyesyes
Touch focusyesyes

Front camera

Huawei P20 ProHuawei P20 Pro
Samsung Galaxy A9 2016Samsung Galaxy A9 2016
Primary resolution24.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx

Storage

Huawei P20 ProHuawei P20 Pro
Samsung Galaxy A9 2016Samsung Galaxy A9 2016
Internal storage128 GB32 GB
Memory card readernoyes

Design

Huawei P20 ProHuawei P20 Pro
Samsung Galaxy A9 2016Samsung Galaxy A9 2016
Colour of product
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Midnight blue
  • Purple
  • Twilight
  • Black
  • Gold
  • Pink
  • White
Material
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
Metal
Water resistantyesno
Shock resistantnono

Dimensions

Huawei P20 ProHuawei P20 Pro
Samsung Galaxy A9 2016Samsung Galaxy A9 2016
Height6.1 in6.37 in
Width2.91 in3.19 in
Depth0.31 in0.29 in
Weight6.35 oz7.05 oz

Sensors

Huawei P20 ProHuawei P20 Pro
Samsung Galaxy A9 2016Samsung Galaxy A9 2016
Accelerometeryesyes
Proximityyesyes
Digital compassyesyes
Ambient light sensoryesyes
Fingerprintyesyes
Gyroscopeyesyes

Connectivity

Huawei P20 ProHuawei P20 Pro
Samsung Galaxy A9 2016Samsung Galaxy A9 2016
Dual sim support
  • no
  • yes
yes
Sim card sizeNano-SIMNano-SIM
Bluetoothyesyes
Bluetooth version4.24.1
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
A2DP
Bluetooth codec
  • aptX HD
  • aptX
  • LDAC
  • SBC
SBC
NFCyesyes
Charging connectionUSBUSB
USB version
3.0/3.1
2.0

Cellular

Huawei P20 ProHuawei P20 Pro
Samsung Galaxy A9 2016Samsung Galaxy A9 2016
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyes
Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
Data transmission
  • EDGE
  • FDD-LTE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • TDD-LTE
HSPA+
Navigation system
  • A-GPS
  • BeiDou
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
GLONASS
2G GSMyesyes
GSM frequencies
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
3G UMTSyesyes
UMTS frequences
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
4G LTEyesyes

Battery

Huawei P20 ProHuawei P20 Pro
Samsung Galaxy A9 2016Samsung Galaxy A9 2016
Replaceable batterynono
Battery typeLithium PolymerLithium ion
Battery capacity4000.0 mAh4000.0 mAh
Fast chargingyesno
Wireless charging nono

Pros & Cons

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