Huawei nova 9 SE 5G vs Samsung Galaxy S20 5G UW

Huawei nova 9 SE 5G

Samsung Galaxy S20 5G UW

Network
2G network

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900; CDMA 800

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900; CDMA 800, 1900 & TD-SCDMA
3G network

HSDPA 850, 900, 1900, 2100; CDMA2000 1x

HSDPA 850, 900, 1700(AWS), 1900, 2100; CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
4G network

LTE frequency band 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66

LTE frequency band 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 13, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 48, 66
5G network

5G band SA/NSA

5G band 260, 261 mmWave
HSDPA speed

42.2 Mbps

42.2 Mbps
HSUPA speed

5.76 Mbps

5.76 Mbps
EV-DO speed

EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps download, 1.8 Mbps upload

-
LTE speed

LTE-A

LTE-A (7CA), Cat20, 2000 Mbps download, 200 Mbps upload
5G speed

-

5+ Gbps download
GPRS

Yes

Yes
EDGE

Yes

Yes

Design
Build

Plastic, glass

Glass front (Gorilla Glass 6), glass back (Gorilla Glass 6), aluminum frame
SIM

Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)

Pre-installed Nano-SIM
Height

164.6 mm

151.7 mm
Width

75.6 mm

69.1 mm
Thickness

7.9 mm

8.1 mm
Weight

191 g

168.1 g
Payment

-

Samsung Pay
Waterproof

-

IP68, 1.5m for 30 mins
Dust proof

-

IP68
Colors

Black, Blue, White

Grey, Pink, White

Display
Display type

IPS LCD

Dynamic AMOLED 2X capacitive touchscreen
Physical size

6.78 inches

6.2 inches
Resolution

1080 x 2388 pixels

1440 x 3200 pixels
Pixel density

387 ppi

566 ppi
Display colors

16777216

16777216
Protection

Scratch resistant, 2.5D curved glass screen

Scratch resistant, Corning Gorilla Glass 6
Display features

-

Always-on display, HDR10+, 120Hz@FHD/60Hz@QHD refresh rate

Hardware
CPU

Octa-core

Octa-core
CPU

Dual-core 2.2 GHz Kryo 660 Gold

Single-core 2.84 GHz Kryo 585
CPU(second)

Hexa-core 1.7 GHz Kryo 660 Silver

Triple-core 2.42 GHz Kryo 585
CPU(third)

Quad-core 1.8 GHz Kryo 585
Chipset

Qualcomm SM6375 Snapdragon 695 5G (6 nm)

Qualcomm SM8250 Snapdragon 865
GPU

Adreno 619

Adreno 650
Memory RAM

8 GB

8 GB
Internal storage

128, 256 GB

128 GB
Memory card

microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC

No
Storage

-

UFS 3.0

Main camera
Camera type

Quad

Triple
Main camera

(wide) , 108 MP, f/1.9 , 1/1.52" , 0.7 µm

12 MP, f/1.8 , 1/1.76" , 1.8 µm, 26 mm, 1.1x optical zoom, 3x hybrid optical zoom
(ultrawide) , 8 MP, f/2.2 , 112˚

64 MP, f/2.0 , 1/1.72" , 0.8 µm
(macro) , 2 MP, f/2.4

12 MP, f/2.2 , 13 mm, 1.4 µm
(depth) , 2 MP, f/2.4
Primary camera resolution

-

4032 x 3024 pixels
Primary camera video

1080p@30fps

8K@24fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR10+, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS & OIS
Primary camera flash

LED flash

LED flash
Camera features

Autofocus, continuous shooting, digital zoom, digital image stabilization, geotagging, panorama, HDR, touch focus, face detection, white balance settings, ISO settings, exposure compensation, self-timer, scene-mode, macro-mode, phase detection autofocus, contrast detection autofocus

Autofocus, continuous shooting, digital zoom, optical zoom, optical image stabilization, geotagging, panorama, HDR, touch focus, face detection, white balance settings, ISO settings, exposure compensation, self-timer, scene-mode, phase detection autofocus, phase detection with Dual Pixel

Selfie camera
Selfie camera type

Single

-
Selfie camera

(wide) , 16 MP, f/2.2 , 22 mm

10 MP, f/2.2 , 26 mm, 1/3.2" , 1.22 µm
Selfie camera resolution

4608 x 3456 pixels

3840 x 2160 pixels
Selfie camera video

1080p@30fps

4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps

Connectivity
WLAN

Wi-Fi 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11n 5Ghz, 802.11ac

Wi-Fi 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11ac, 802.11ax
WLAN WiFi Hotspot

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Direct

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Dual Band

Yes

Yes
USB

Type-C 2.0

Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
USB On-The-Go

Yes

Yes
Bluetooth

v5.0

v5.0
Bluetooth A2DP

Yes

Yes
bluetooth LE

Yes

Yes
NFC

Unspecified

Yes
GPS

Yes, with A-GPS

Yes, with A-GPS
GLONASS

Yes

Yes
GALILEO

Yes

Yes
Beidou

-

Yes
BDS

Yes

-
QZSS

Yes

-

Features
Sensors

Accelerometer, compass, fingerprint, gyroscope

Accelerometer, barometer, compass, fingerprint, gyroscope, proximity
Power bank function

-

Yes