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| Global Score | |
| 82.7 | 80.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat | Android 10 |
| 2017-01-31 | 2020-12-21 |
| 5.98 x 2.95 x 0.30 inches | 6.46 x 2.98 x 0.35 inches |
| 5.96 ounces | 7.23 ounces |
| Black | Black, Blue, Red and White |
| Metal | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| AMOLED | LCD |
| 534 pixels per inch | 270 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.7 | 7.3 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 960 chipset | Mediatek Helio P35 MT6765 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor | Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP8 GPU | PowerVR GE8320 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 13.3 | 13.02 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.57 | 10.23 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 5000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design has a score of 82.7, which is just a bit better than the Galaxy A12's global score of 80.3. Both phones in this comparison review come with Android operating system, but the Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design has 8.0 Oreo version while Galaxy A12 has Android 10, providing the user a couple additional features. The Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design is an older phone than Galaxy A12, but it is somewhat lighter and somewhat thinner anyway.
The Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design features a little faster processor than Galaxy A12, and although they both have 8 CPU cores, the Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design also has more RAM memory. Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design features a more vivid screen than Samsung Galaxy A12, because although it has a quite smaller display, it also counts with a lot more pixels per inch of display and a lot higher resolution of 1440 x 2560 pixels.
The Samsung Galaxy A12 captures slightly better videos and photos than Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design, and although they both have the same 30 frames per second video frame rate and the same 1920x1080 video definition, the Samsung Galaxy A12 also has a way more mega pixels back camera and a bigger diafragm aperture to take better captures and video in low-light environments.
Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design features a slightly bigger storage to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy A12, because although it has no SD memory slot, it also counts with 256 GB internal memory capacity. Galaxy A12 features longer battery performance than Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design, because it has a 5000mAh battery size.
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