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| Global Score | |
| 82.7 | 75.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat | -- |
| 2017-01-31 | 2017-01-13 |
| 5.98 x 2.95 x 0.30 inches | 6.17 x 3.06 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.96 ounces | 6.56 ounces |
| Black | Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud |
| Metal | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 4) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 534 pixels per inch | 386 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.7 | 7.9 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 960 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP8 GPU | Mali-T830 MP3 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.3 | 8.88 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 27.00mm 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 | 9.24 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3600mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 5.6 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| 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
Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design has a general score of 82.7, which is just a bit better than the Galaxy A7 (2017)'s 75.8 overall score. Even when Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design and the Galaxy A7 (2017) were only released 1 months apart, Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design is just a little lighter and just a little thinner.
The Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design counts with a much better looking screen than Galaxy A7 (2017), because although it has a little smaller screen, it also counts with a higher resolution of 1440 x 2560 and a greater pixel quantity in each inch in the display. Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design has a very superior memory capacity to install applications and games than Galaxy A7 (2017), because although it has no slot for an external memory card, it also counts with more internal memory.
Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design counts with a bit better performance than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017), and although they both have a Octa-Core processing unit, the Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design also has a greater amount of RAM memory. The Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design features a bit better camera than Galaxy A7 (2017), because although it has a tinier camera aperture and a back-facing camera with a much worse resolution, it also counts with a much higher 3840x2160 video resolution.
Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design features just a little better battery life than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017), because it has an 11% larger battery capacity.
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