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| Global Score | |
| 77.4 | 79.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| 2015-12-01 | 2016-08-02 |
| 6.19 x 3.17 x 0.31 inches | 6.04 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.53 ounces | 5.96 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Black onyx, Blue coral, Gold platinum and Silver titanium |
| Metal | -- |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 690.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 367 pixels per inch | 515 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.9 | 8.5 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 950 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | Kryo, 64-bit, 14 nm (Quad-Core 2150 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T880 MP4 GPU | Adreno 530 GPU |
| 9.27 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 12.42 | 10.78 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.4 inches (1/2.5") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 9.35 | 9.57 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.3 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3500mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.92 | 5.44 |
| 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, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy Note7 is just a bit better than the Huawei Mate 8, with a 79.5 score against 77.4. Samsung Galaxy Note7's body has the same thickness than the Huawei Mate 8, but it is a bit lighter. The Huawei Mate 8 has a little bit better hardware performance than Samsung Galaxy Note7, and although they both have 4 GB of RAM memory, the Huawei Mate 8 also has more processing cores.
The Samsung Galaxy Note7 counts with a bit more vivid display than Huawei Mate 8, because although it has a bit smaller screen, it also counts with a higher screen density and a better 1440 x 2560 pixels resolution. The Galaxy Note7 has a bit better camera than Huawei Mate 8, because although it has a lot worse 12 mega-pixels resolution camera in the back, it also counts with a way better 3840x2160 (4K) video quality and a bigger aperture to take better images and video in low light situations.
Huawei Mate 8 features a quite bigger storage to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy Note7, because although it has an external SD slot that holds 128 GB smaller, it also counts with 128 GB internal storage. Huawei Mate 8 counts with a bit superior battery duration than Samsung Galaxy Note7, because it has a 4000mAh battery capacity against 3500mAh.
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