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Huawei P40 Pro vs Samsung Galaxy S9

    2.86 in
    6.23 in
    Huawei P40 Pro Mobile Phone
    Huawei P40 Pro
      2.7 in
      5.81 in
      Samsung Galaxy S9 Mobile Phone
      Samsung Galaxy S9
      Available colors
      Editiorial reviews
      13
      3.9 out of 5
      8 user ratings
      5 stars
      		25 %
      4 stars
      		62 %
      3 stars
      		12 %
      2 stars
      		0 %
      1 stars
      		0 %
      Read editorial reviews
      20
      4.2 out of 5
      10 user ratings
      5 stars
      		10 %
      4 stars
      		90 %
      3 stars
      		0 %
      2 stars
      		0 %
      1 stars
      		0 %
      Read editorial reviews
      User rating
      40
      4.3 out of 5
      40 user ratings
      5 stars
      		47 %
      4 stars
      		30 %
      3 stars
      		22 %
      2 stars
      		0 %
      1 stars
      		0 %
      46
      4.3 out of 5
      46 user ratings
      5 stars
      		45 %
      4 stars
      		43 %
      3 stars
      		10 %
      2 stars
      		0 %
      1 stars
      		0 %

      Full Comparison

      Units:

      Hardware

      Huawei P40 ProHuawei P40 Pro
      Samsung Galaxy S9Samsung Galaxy S9
      Operating systemAndroid 10Android 8.0
      CPU clock speed2.86 GHz2.7 GHz
      CPU cores8-core8-core
      CPU modelHuawei Hisilicon Kirin 990 5GSamsung Exynos 9 Octa 9810
      RAM memory8 GB4 GB

      Display

      Huawei P40 ProHuawei P40 Pro
      Samsung Galaxy S9Samsung Galaxy S9
      Screen size6.58 in5.8 in
      Number of colors16.7M16.7M
      Panel typeOLEDOLED
      Resolution2640 x 1200 px1440 x 2960 px
      Pixel density441.0 ppi570.0 ppi

      Rear camera

      Huawei P40 ProHuawei P40 Pro
      Samsung Galaxy S9Samsung Galaxy S9
      Primary sensor size1/1.28"1/2.55"
      Primary sensor resolution50.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx
      Focus adjustmentAutomatic
      • Automatic
      • Manual

      Front camera

      Huawei P40 ProHuawei P40 Pro
      Samsung Galaxy S9Samsung Galaxy S9
      Primary resolution32.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx
      Focus adjustmentAutomatic
      • Automatic
      • Manual
      Lens apertureF/2.2F/1.7
      Primary sensor size1/1.28"1/2.55"

      Storage

      Huawei P40 ProHuawei P40 Pro
      Samsung Galaxy S9Samsung Galaxy S9
      Internal storage
      • 128 GB
      • 256 GB
      • 256 GB
      • 64 GB

      Design

      Huawei P40 ProHuawei P40 Pro
      Samsung Galaxy S9Samsung Galaxy S9
      Colour of product
      • Black
      • Blush gold
      • Midnight black
      • Silver
      • Silver frost
      • Black
      • Blue
      • Coral blue
      • Grey
      • Midnight black
      • Pink
      • Polaris blue
      • Purple
      • Sunrise gold

      Dimensions

      Huawei P40 ProHuawei P40 Pro
      Samsung Galaxy S9Samsung Galaxy S9
      Height6.23 in5.81 in
      Width2.86 in2.7 in
      Depth0.35 in0.33 in
      Weight7.16 oz5.75 oz

      Sensors

      Huawei P40 ProHuawei P40 Pro
      Samsung Galaxy S9Samsung Galaxy S9
      Proximityyesyes
      Ambient light sensoryesyes
      Gyroscopeyesyes

      Other features

      Huawei P40 ProHuawei P40 Pro
      Samsung Galaxy S9Samsung Galaxy S9
      IRyesyes

      Connectivity

      Huawei P40 ProHuawei P40 Pro
      Samsung Galaxy S9Samsung Galaxy S9
      Dual sim supportyesyes
      Sim card size
      • Electronic SIM card
      • Nano SIM
      • Nano-SIM
      • e-SIM
      		Nano-SIM
      Bluetoothyesyes
      Bluetooth version5.1 LE5.0
      Bluetooth profile
      • HFP
      • HSP
      • OPP
      • PAN
      • SPP
      • A2DP
      • AVRCP
      • HID
      • PBAP
      • MAP
      • A2DP
      • AVRCP
      • HFP
      • HID
      • HOGP
      • HSP
      • MAP
      • OPP
      • PAN
      • PBAP
      • SAP
      NFCyesyes
      Charging connectionUSBUSB
      Type of USB connectorUSB Type-CUSB Type-C

      Cellular

      Huawei P40 ProHuawei P40 Pro
      Samsung Galaxy S9Samsung Galaxy S9
      Data transmission
      • 5G NR FR1
      • EDGE
      • FDD-LTE
      • GPRS
      • HSDPA
      • HSPA+
      • HSUPA
      • LTE
      • TDD-LTE
      • VoLTE
      • VoWiFi
      • EDGE
      • FDD-LTE
      • GPRS
      • HSDPA
      • HSPA+
      • HSUPA
      • LTE
      • TDD-LTE
      • VoLTE
      • VoWiFi
      Navigation system
      • A-GPS
      • BeiDou
      • GLONASS
      • GPS
      • Galileo
      • NavIC
      • QZSS
      • BeiDou
      • GLONASS
      • GPS
      • Galileo
      GSM frequencies
      • 1800 MHz
      • 1900 MHz
      • 850 MHz
      • 900 MHz
      • 1800 MHz
      • 1900 MHz
      • 850 MHz
      • 900 MHz
      UMTS frequences
      • 1700 MHz
      • 1900 MHz
      • 2100 MHz
      • 800 MHz
      • 850 MHz
      • 900 MHz
      • 1700 MHz
      • 1900 MHz
      • 2100 MHz
      • 850 MHz
      • 900 MHz

      Battery

      Huawei P40 ProHuawei P40 Pro
      Samsung Galaxy S9Samsung Galaxy S9
      Battery capacity4200.0 mAh3000.0 mAh
      Standby time463.0 h326.0 h
      Talk time23.5 h22.0 h
      Wireless charging yesyes

      Pros & Cons

      Pros
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