Huawei Pura 70 Ultra vs Samsung Galaxy Note 9

Compared 2 smartphones : Huawei Pura 70 Ultra Manufactured in April, 2024, with display 6.8 with chipsetHiSilicon Kirin 9010, vs Samsung Galaxy Note 9, Manufactured in August, 2018 with chipsetSamsung Exynos 9 Octa 9810. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Huawei Pura 70 Ultra
  • Larger display: 6.8in
  • Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
  • Higher battery capacity: 5200mAh vs 4000mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.2 vs 5
  • Supports DisplayPort
  • Infrared port
  • Includes charger
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy Note 9
  • Higher pixel density: 514ppi
  • Lighter design: 201g vs 226g
  • Supports Dolby Atmos

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 16/512 GB
- 16/1024 GB
- 6/128 GB
- 8/128 GB
- 8/512 GB

Review

Key Specs Huawei Pura 70 Ultra and Samsung Galaxy Note 9
Display
Color accuracy, sharpness & brightness
Camera
Main & front camera tests
Performance
App & system performance
Games
3D gaming performance
Battery
Battery life, charging speed & type
Connectivity
Connectivity features
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison

Display

Display quality comparison
Type OLED Super AMOLED
Size 6.8 in 6.4 in
Resolution 1260x2844 pixels 1440x2960 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 18.5:9
Pixel density 460 ppi 514 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (1-120 Hz) No
Max brightness 2500 nits 520 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10 Yes HDR10
Touch Sampling Rate 300 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 91.4 % 84 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Always-On Display
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Huawei Pura 70 Ultra
1092 nits
Samsung Galaxy Note 9
657 nits
sRGB gamut99.8 %144.6 %
PWM (Flicker)363 Hz227 Hz
Response time1 ms8 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite∞ Infinite

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 162.6 mm (6.4 in) 161.9 mm (6.37 in)
Width 75.1 mm (2.96 in) 76.4 mm (3.01 in)
Thickness 8.4 mm (0.33 in) 8.8 mm (0.35 in)
Weight 226 g (7.97 oz) 201 g (7.09 oz)
Water resistance IP68 IP68
Cooling system Vapor chamber n/a
Back panel Eco Leather Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - White
- Black
- Green
- Brown
- Black
- Blue
- Brown
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes rear
Screen-to-body ratio
Huawei Pura 70 Ultra
91.4 %
Samsung Galaxy Note 9
84 %

Performance

Testing Huawei Pura 70 Ultra and Samsung Galaxy Note 9 In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset HiSilicon Kirin 9010 Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 9810
Max Frequency 2300 MHz 2700 MHz
CPU Cores 12 (2 + 6 + 4) 8 (4 + 4)
Architecture - 4/1.55 (Cortex-A510)
- 6/2.18 (TaiShan V121)
- 2/2.3 (TaiShan V121)
- 4/1.9 (Cortex-A55)
- 4/2.9 (Exynos M3)
Process SMIC Samsung
Transistor Size 7 nm 10 nm
Neural Processor Da Vinci Yes
Graphics Maleoon 910 Mali-G72 MP18
GPU Cores 1024 324
GPU Frequency 750 MHz 572 MHz
FLOPS 1536 GFLOPS 370.6 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Huawei Pura 70 Ultra
1421
Samsung Galaxy Note 9
828
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Huawei Pura 70 Ultra
4323
Samsung Galaxy Note 9
2026
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)1421828
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)43232026
Geekbench Compute (GPU)1540n/a
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Huawei Pura 70 Ultra
956941
Samsung Galaxy Note 9
457443
CPU326675147238
GPU192332137906
Memory24441686902
UX19351885397
NanoReview Score956941457443
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Huawei Pura 70 Ultra
n/a
Samsung Galaxy Note 9
2333
Max Surface Temp.n/a48.7 °C
Stabilityn/a95 %
Graphics Testn/a13 fps
Graphics Scoren/a2333
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Huawei Pura 70 Ultra
n/a
Samsung Galaxy Note 9
6325
Writing scoren/a6182
Web scoren/a5312
Video editingn/a5462
Data manipulationn/a5867
NanoReview Scoren/a6325

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 16 GB - 6 GB
- 8 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5 LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency 2750 MHz 1794 MHz
Channels 4 2
Storage
Storage Capacity- 512 GB
- 1024 GB
- 128 GB
- 256 GB
- 512 GB
Storage TypeUFS 3.1UFS 2.1
Memory CardNoMicroSD

Software

OS HarmonyOS (Upgradeable to HarmonyOS 4.2) Android 8.1 (Upgradeable to Android 10)
OS Size 23 GB 19 GB
UI Skin n/a One UI 2.5

Battery

Volume 5200 mAh 4000 mAh
Max Charging Power 100 W 15 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (80 W) Yes Qi/PMA (15 W)
Reverse Charging Yes (Wireless) No
Fast Charging Yes Yes Samsung Adaptive Fast Charge (50% in 35 min)
Full Charge Time n/a 1:40 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Huawei Pura 70 Ultra
26:51
Samsung Galaxy Note 9
19:26
Web Browsing09:30 h07:31 h
Video Playback16:47 h11:36 h
Games05:35 h05:01 h
Standby Mode139 h96 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 12 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 4000x3000 pixels
Zoom Optical, 3.5x Optical, 2x
Flash LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording No No
4K Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 960 fps (1080p) 960 fps (720p)
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 40 MP
Standard: 12 MP
Telephoto: 12 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix50 MP12 MP
Aperturef/1.6 - 4.0f/1.5 - 2.4
Focal length23 mm26 mm
SensorSony IMX989Samsung SAK2L3
Sensor size1/01/2.55
Pixel size1.6 μm1.4 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix50 MP12 MP
Aperturef/2.1f/2.4
Focal length90 mm52 mm
Sensorn/aSamsung
Sensor sizen/a1/3.4
Pixel sizen/a1 μm
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix40 MPn/a
Aperturef/2.2n/a
Focal length13 mmn/a
SensorOmnivision OV40An/a
Sensor size1/1.7n/a
Pixel size1 μmn/a
StabilizationDigitaln/a
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Huawei Pura 70 Ultra
169
Samsung Galaxy Note 9
107
Video quality
Huawei Pura 70 Ultra
148
Samsung Galaxy Note 9
94
Overall camera score
Huawei Pura 70 Ultra
163
Samsung Galaxy Note 9
103
Bokeh85n/a
Preview82n/a
Zoom164n/a

Front camera

Matrix 13 MP 8 MP
Photo resolution 4160x3120 pixels 3264x2448 pixels
Aperture f/2.4 f/1.7
Focal length n/a 25 mm
Sensor CMOS Samsung S5K3H1
Sensor size n/a 1/3.6
Pixel size n/a 1.22 μm
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 30 fps 1440p at 30 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
- Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
Bluetooth version 5.2 5
Bluetooth features LE PBAP/PAB, PAN, OPP, MAP, LE, HSP, HID, HFP, DIP, AVRCP, A2DP
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 3.1 3.1
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
- Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
DisplayPort Yes DP 1.2 n/a
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port Yes No
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *NoNo
Hybrid SlotNoYes
2G Bandsn/aGSM 850, GSM 900, GSM 1800, GSM 1900
3G Bandsn/aHSDPA 850, HSDPA 900, HSDPA 1900, HSDPA 2100
LTE Bands*n/aLTE (B700/B800/B850/B900/B1700/B1800/B1900/B2100/B2300/B2500/B2600)
LTE categoryn/a18
5G SupportYesNo

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
3.5 mm Jack No Yes
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos No Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Huawei Pura 70 Ultra
90 dB
Samsung Galaxy Note 9
71.6 dB

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced April, 2024 yr August, 2018 yr
Release Date April, 2024 yr August, 2018 yr
Launch Price ($) 1499 1000
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
- Hall Sensor
- Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included Yes 100 W n/a
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Huawei Pura 70 Ultra the clear winner in this comparison.

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