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| Global Score | |
| 74.2 | 75.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| 2017-11-01 | 2017-01-13 |
| 6.15 x 2.96 x 0.30 inches | 5.75 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.78 ounces | 5.61 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud |
| Aluminum | Glass and Metal |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 189.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.9 inches | 5.2 inches |
| 2160 x 1080 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 409 pixels per inch | 424 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 659 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 16 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP2 GPU | Mali-T830 MP3 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.78 | 8.88 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 13.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 9.13 | 9.24 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.1 | 5.5 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3340mAh Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.28 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Galaxy A5 (2017) has a score of 75.8, which is just a bit better than the Huawei Mate 10 Lite's 74.2 overall score. Galaxy A5 (2017) is an older and just a little thicker device than Huawei Mate 10 Lite, but Samsung managed to make it a bit lighter anyway. The Huawei Mate 10 Lite features a bit better CPU than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), and although they both have 8 cores, the Huawei Mate 10 Lite also has a greater amount of RAM memory.
The Huawei Mate 10 Lite and the Galaxy A5 (2017) both feature very similar screens, because although the Galaxy A5 (2017) has a bit worse resolution of 1080 x 1920 and a little bit smaller screen, it also counts with a bit better display density. The Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) counts with a little bit better camera than Huawei Mate 10 Lite, and although they both have the same resolution back-facing camera, the same (Full HD) video definition and the same video frame rate, the Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) also has a bigger diafragm aperture.
The Huawei Mate 10 Lite counts with a lot bigger memory for games and applications than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), and although they both have a slot for SD memory cards that admits up to 256 GB, the Huawei Mate 10 Lite also has 32 GB more internal memory capacity. The Huawei Mate 10 Lite counts with a little longer battery duration than Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has an 11 percent greater battery size.
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