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- P30 Pro vs Galaxy A9 2018
Huawei P30 Pro vs Samsung Galaxy A9 2018
What P30 Pro does better (13) and where Galaxy A9 2018 wins (2) — every spec side by side.
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6.0Display5.0
8.1Camera4.3
4.9Battery2.6
6.0Features5.0
Dimensions
Size comparison
P30 ProGalaxy A9 2018
| P30 Pro | Galaxy A9 2018 | Difference | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Height | 158 mm | 162.5 mm | −4.5 mm |
| Width | 73.4 mm | 77 mm | −3.6 mm |
| Thickness | 8.4 mm | 7.8 mm | +0.6 mm |
| Weight | 192 g | 183 g | +9 g |
Drawn to the same scale from the official dimensions (front and side).
Why is P30 Pro better than Galaxy A9 2018?
- Storage (max)512 GB vs 128 GB4×
- Optical zoom5× vs 2×2.5×
- Peak brightness920 nits vs 380 nits2.4×
- Main camera40 MP vs 24 MP+67%
- Optical stabilisationYes · Galaxy A9 2018: No
- Wireless chargingYes · Galaxy A9 2018: No
- Battery capacity4,200 mAh vs 3,720 mAh+13%
- RAM8 GB vs 6 GB+33%
- CPU frequency2.6 GHz vs 2.2 GHz+18%
- Screen size6.5″ vs 6.3″+3%
- USB version3.1 vs 2+55%
- Selfie camera32 MP vs 24 MP+33%
Why is Galaxy A9 2018 better than P30 Pro?
- Weight192 g vs 183 g+5%
- Thickness8.4 mm vs 7.8 mm+8%
Specifications
Side by side
| Design | ||
| Weight | 192 g | 183 g |
| Thickness | 8.4 mm | 7.8 mm |
| Height | 158 mm | 162.5 mm |
| Width | 73.4 mm | 77 mm |
| Frame | Aluminium | — |
| Back | Glass | Glass |
| Ingress protection | IP68 | — |
| Water resistance (IPx) | IPx8 | — |
| Colours | White, Black, Blue, Orange | — |
| Display | ||
| Screen size | 6.5″ | 6.3″ |
| Panel | OLED | AMOLED |
| OLED panel | Yes | Yes |
| Resolution (width) | 1,080 px | 1,080 px |
| Resolution (height) | 2,340 px | 2,220 px |
| Pixel density | 398 ppi | 392 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | — |
| Peak brightness | 920 nits | 380 nits |
| Measured brightness | 600 nits | — |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 88.6% | 80.1% |
| HDR | Yes | — |
| Performance | ||
| Chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 980 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 |
| Chip maker | HiSilicon | Qualcomm |
| Process | 7 nm | — |
| CPU cores | 8 | 8 |
| CPU frequency | 2.6 GHz | 2.2 GHz |
| GPU | Mali G76 MP10 | Adreno 512 |
| AnTuTu score | 751,826 | — |
| Geekbench 6 (multi-core) | 2,978 | — |
| 3DMark Wild Life Extreme | 676 | — |
| Memory | ||
| RAM | 8 GB | 6 GB |
| Storage (max) | 512 GB | 128 GB |
| Storage (base) | 128 GB | 128 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 2.1 | — |
| Memory card slot | Yes | Yes |
| Camera | ||
| Main camera | 40 MP | 24 MP |
| Main camera aperture | f/1.6 | — |
| Main sensor size | 1/1.7" | — |
| Rear cameras | 4 | 4 |
| Optical stabilisation | Yes | No |
| 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 | 24 MP |
| 4K selfie video | No | No |
| Battery | ||
| Battery capacity | 4,200 mAh | 3,720 mAh |
| Battery type | Li-Po | — |
| Wired charging | 40 W | — |
| Charged in 30 min | 70% | — |
| Wireless charging | Yes | No |
| 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 | 2 |
| Infrared port | Yes | — |
| Dual-band GPS | Yes | — |
| Satellite navigation | GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS | GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS |
| Features | ||
| Stereo speakers | No | No |
| 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 9.0 Pie |
| Platform | Android | Android |
| Interface | EMUI 9.1 | Samsung Experience 9.0 |
