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| Global Score | |
| 77.4 | 79.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| 2015-12-01 | 2016-03-11 |
| 6.19 x 3.17 x 0.31 inches | 5.61 x 2.74 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.53 ounces | 5.36 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Black, Gold, Pink, Pink gold, Silver and White |
| Metal | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 4) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 690.00 | $ 124.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6 inches | 5.1 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 367 pixels per inch | 576 pixels per inch |
| -- | 855 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.9 | 9.6 |
| 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 2200 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T880 MP4 GPU | Adreno 530 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 200 GB) external memory slot |
| 12.42 | 8.56 |
| 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 |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.35 | 9.79 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.3 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.92 | 4.96 |
| 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 S7 is a bit better than Huawei Mate 8, with a global score of 79.5 against 77.4. Samsung Galaxy S7's design has the same thickness than Huawei Mate 8, but it's lighter. The Samsung Galaxy S7 features a much more vibrant display than Huawei Mate 8, because although it has a little smaller screen, it also counts with a better resolution of 1440 x 2560 and a lot higher display density.
The Huawei Mate 8 counts with a very superior memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Galaxy S7, because although it has a SD memory slot that holds a maximum of 128 GB against 200 GB, it also counts with more internal storage capacity. The Huawei Mate 8 counts with a bit better hardware performance than Galaxy S7, and although they both have a 4 GB RAM memory, the Huawei Mate 8 also has a higher number of cores (and also faster).
Huawei Mate 8 features improved battery life than Samsung Galaxy S7, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity instead of 3000mAh. The Samsung Galaxy S7 counts with a little bit better camera than Huawei Mate 8, because although it has a camera in the back with way less mega-pixels, it also counts with a larger diafragm aperture to capture better captures and videos in low-light environments and a lot higher 3840x2160 video resolution.
Even being the best phone of the ones we compare here, the Galaxy S7 is also by far the cheapest.
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