Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 77.4 | 77.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| -- | Android 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow |
| 2015-12-01 | 2016-06-01 |
| 6.19 x 3.17 x 0.31 inches | 6.17 x 3.04 x 0.27 inches |
| 6.53 ounces | 5.96 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Gold, Gray and Pink |
| Metal | Metal |
| $ 690.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 367 pixels per inch | 386 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.9 | 7.9 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 950 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 8953 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T880 MP4 GPU | Adreno 506 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 12.42 | 10.02 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 9.35 | 9.13 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.3 | 6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3300mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 5.28 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Galaxy C7 has an overall score of 77.7, which is a bit better than the Huawei Mate 8's 77.4 general score. The Galaxy C7 is a thinner and a bit lighter phone than the Huawei Mate 8, even though they were released with only 6 months difference. Huawei Mate 8 counts with a little better processing power than Samsung Galaxy C7. Both of them have 8 processing cores and a 4 GB RAM memory.
Huawei Mate 8 and Galaxy C7 both have extremely similar displays, because although the Galaxy C7 has a bit smaller display, and they both have exactly the same 1080 x 1920 pixels resolution, it also counts with a little bit better screen density. Huawei Mate 8 has a way bigger storage capacity to install applications and games than Galaxy C7, and although they both have an external memory card slot that admits a maximum of 128 GB, the Huawei Mate 8 also has more internal storage capacity.
The Huawei Mate 8 takes clearer videos and photos than Samsung Galaxy C7, because although it has a smaller aperture, and they both have the same 1920x1080 video definition and a same resolution back camera, the Huawei Mate 8 also counts with better 60 frames per second video frame rates. Huawei Mate 8 has better battery performance than Samsung Galaxy C7, because it has a 4000mAh battery capacity instead of 3300mAh.
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