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| Global Score | |
| 82.7 | 84.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat | -- |
| 2017-01-31 | 2018-10-20 |
| 5.98 x 2.95 x 0.30 inches | 6.29 x 3.02 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.96 ounces | 5.93 ounces |
| Black | 16 777 216 |
| Metal | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6 inches |
| 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 534 pixels per inch | 411 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.7 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 960 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7885 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP8 GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.3 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 24.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") 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 | 9.9 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3300mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 5.28 |
| 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, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018) has a global score of 84.2, which is a bit better than the Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design's 82.7 overall score. The Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018) is a just a little lighter phone than Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design, but both are 0.3inches thick. The Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design has a bit better processing unit than Galaxy A7 (2018). They have the same RAM amount and the same number of cores.
The Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design has a bit sharper screen than Galaxy A7 (2018), because although it has a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a better 1440 x 2560 resolution and more pixels per inch in the display. The Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018) counts with a little bit more memory capacity to install applications and games than Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design, because although it has just 128 GB internal storage, it also counts with a slot for SD memory cards that holds a maximum of 512 GB.
Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design has greater battery life than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018), because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity instead of 3300mAh. Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018) captures slightly better videos and photos than Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design, and although they both have the same video resolution and the same video frame rate, the Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018) also has a much bigger aperture for better low light captures and videos, a lot more mega pixels back facing camera and a bigger sensor providing a better image quality.
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