Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 82.7 | 79.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat | Android 5.1 |
| 2017-01-31 | 2015-08-13 |
| 5.98 x 2.95 x 0.30 inches | 6.03 x 3.00 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.96 ounces | 6.03 ounces |
| Black | Black, Gold, Gray and White |
| Metal | Glass; metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 415.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 534 pixels per inch | 515 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.7 | 9.4 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 960 chipset | Exynos 7 Octa 7420 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Single-Core 2100 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP8 GPU | ARM Mali-T760 MP8 GPU |
| 9.36 | 8.46 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 13.3 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 28.00mm focal length |
| 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor | 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 2560 x 1440 (60 fps) (Quad HD / 2K) slow motion video |
| 9.57 | 10.01 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE-A (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.8 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| -- | 336 hours standby time 22 hours talk time |
| 5.92 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design has a general score of 82.7, which is a little bit better than the Galaxy Note 5's 79.3 score. The Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design is a just a little bit lighter cellphone than the Galaxy Note 5, but they are 0.3inches thick. These phones work with Android OS (operating system), but Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design has the newer 8.0 Oreo version and Galaxy Note 5 has Android 5.1 version, so it provides some nice extra features.
The Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design has a quite superior processing power than Galaxy Note 5, because it has a greater number of cores (and they are faster) and more RAM memory. The Samsung Galaxy Note 5 features a little more vivid screen than Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design, because although it has a quite worse number of pixels per display inch, and they both have the same resolution of 2560 x 1440, the Samsung Galaxy Note 5 also counts with a bit larger screen.
The Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design counts with a lot bigger storage capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Galaxy Note 5, because it has 256 GB internal storage capacity. Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design features improved battery duration than Samsung Galaxy Note 5, because it has a 4000mAh battery capacity.
The Samsung Galaxy Note 5 features just a bit better camera than Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design, and although they both have the same (4K) video definition and the same 30 fps video frame rates, the Samsung Galaxy Note 5 also has a camera with way more MP, a bigger back-facing camera sensor taking more light and vivid colors and a bigger aperture.
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