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Huawei P30 Pro vs Samsung Galaxy Note 9
What P30 Pro does better (9) and where Galaxy Note 9 wins (4) — every spec side by side.
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6.0Display7.3
8.1Camera5.3
4.9Battery3.3
6.0Features6.7
Dimensions
Size comparison
P30 ProGalaxy Note 9
| P30 Pro | Galaxy Note 9 | Difference | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Height | 158 mm | 161.9 mm | −3.9 mm |
| Width | 73.4 mm | 76.4 mm | −3 mm |
| Thickness | 8.4 mm | 8.8 mm | −0.4 mm |
| Weight | 192 g | 201 g | −9 g |
Drawn to the same scale from the official dimensions (front and side).
Why is P30 Pro better than Galaxy Note 9?
- Main camera40 MP vs 12 MP3.3×
- Optical zoom5× vs 2×2.5×
- Battery capacity4,200 mAh vs 4,000 mAh+5%
- Selfie camera32 MP vs 8 MP4×
- Peak brightness920 nits vs 710 nits+30%
- Rear cameras4 vs 22×
- Weight192 g vs 201 g+5%
- Screen-to-body ratio88.6% vs 83.4%+6%
- Thickness8.4 mm vs 8.8 mm+5%
Why is Galaxy Note 9 better than P30 Pro?
- Stereo speakersNo · P30 Pro: Yes
- Pixel density398 ppi vs 516 ppi+30%
- CPU frequency2.6 GHz vs 2.7 GHz+4%
- Resolution (width)1,080 px vs 1,440 px+33%
Specifications
Side by side
| Design | ||
| Weight | 192 g | 201 g |
| Thickness | 8.4 mm | 8.8 mm |
| Height | 158 mm | 161.9 mm |
| Width | 73.4 mm | 76.4 mm |
| Frame | Aluminium | Aluminium |
| Back | Glass | Glass |
| Ingress protection | IP68 | IP68 |
| Water resistance (IPx) | IPx8 | IPx8 |
| Glass protection | — | Gorilla Glass 5 |
| Colours | White, Black, Blue, Orange | — |
| Stylus | — | Yes |
| Display | ||
| Screen size | 6.5″ | 6.4″ |
| Panel | OLED | AMOLED |
| OLED panel | Yes | Yes |
| Resolution (width) | 1,080 px | 1,440 px |
| Resolution (height) | 2,340 px | 2,960 px |
| Pixel density | 398 ppi | 516 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | — |
| Peak brightness | 920 nits | 710 nits |
| Measured brightness | 600 nits | — |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 88.6% | 83.4% |
| HDR | Yes | Yes |
| Performance | ||
| Chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 980 | Samsung Exynos 9810 |
| Chip maker | HiSilicon | Samsung |
| Process | 7 nm | — |
| CPU cores | 8 | 8 |
| CPU frequency | 2.6 GHz | 2.7 GHz |
| GPU | Mali G76 MP10 | Mali G72 MP18 |
| AnTuTu score | 751,826 | — |
| Geekbench 6 (multi-core) | 2,978 | — |
| 3DMark Wild Life Extreme | 676 | — |
| Memory | ||
| RAM | 8 GB | — |
| Storage (max) | 512 GB | — |
| Storage (base) | 128 GB | — |
| Storage type | UFS 2.1 | — |
| Memory card slot | Yes | Yes |
| Camera | ||
| Main camera | 40 MP | 12 MP |
| Main camera aperture | f/1.6 | — |
| Main sensor size | 1/1.7" | — |
| Rear cameras | 4 | 2 |
| Optical stabilisation | Yes | Yes |
| Ultra-wide camera | No | No |
| Telephoto camera | No | No |
| Optical zoom | 5× | 2× |
| Max video | 4K | 4K |
| 4K video frame rate | 30 fps | 30 fps |
| Selfie camera | 32 MP | 8 MP |
| 4K selfie video | No | No |
| Battery | ||
| Battery capacity | 4,200 mAh | 4,000 mAh |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Ion |
| Wired charging | 40 W | — |
| Charged in 30 min | 70% | — |
| Wireless charging | Yes | Yes |
| Wireless charging power | 15 W | — |
| Reverse wireless charging | Yes | — |
| Connectivity | ||
| 5G | No | No |
| eSIM | No | No |
| Dual SIM | Yes | Yes |
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 5 | Wi-Fi 5 |
| Bluetooth | 5 | 5 |
| NFC | Yes | Yes |
| USB | USB Type-C | — |
| USB version | 3.1 | 3.1 |
| Infrared port | Yes | — |
| Dual-band GPS | Yes | — |
| Satellite navigation | GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS | GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS |
| Features | ||
| Stereo speakers | No | Yes |
| 3.5 mm headphone jack | No | — |
| Fingerprint sensor | Under display | Rear |
| Barometer | Yes | — |
| Sensors | proximity, accelerometer, gyro, light, compass, hall, color spectrum, fingerprint | proximity, accelerometer, gyro, compass, fingerprint |
| SAR (head) | 0.15 W/kg | — |
| Software | ||
| OS at launch | Android 9.0 Pie | Android 8.0 Oreo |
| Platform | Android | Android |
| Interface | EMUI 9.1 | — |
