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| Global Score | |
| 82.7 | 80.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat | -- |
| 2017-01-31 | 2017-07-07 |
| 5.98 x 2.95 x 0.30 inches | 6.04 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.96 ounces | 5.89 ounces |
| Black | Black, Blue, Gold and Silver |
| Metal | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 611.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 534 pixels per inch | 515 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.7 | 8.6 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 960 chipset | Samsung Exynos 8 Octa 8890 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor | Exynos M1and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP8 GPU | Mali-T880 MP12 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.3 | 10.78 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor | 0.4 inches (1/2.5") 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 | -- |
| 9.57 | 9.57 |
| 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 |
| 6.1 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3200mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.92 | 5.2 |
| 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 |
Comparison review
Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design is slightly better than the Samsung Galaxy Note Fan Edition, having an 82.7 score against 80.4. Even though Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design and Samsung Galaxy Note Fan Edition were only released 5 months apart, the Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design construction is just a little heavier but also just a little thinner than Samsung Galaxy Note Fan Edition.
Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design has a slightly better screen than Galaxy Note Fan Edition, because although it has a little smaller screen, and they both have the same exact 1440 x 2560 pixels resolution, the Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design also counts with a little bit higher pixel density. Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design counts with a much bigger memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Galaxy Note Fan Edition, because although it has no slot for an SD memory card, it also counts with 256 GB internal storage capacity.
Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design has a bit superior CPU than Galaxy Note Fan Edition, and although they both have 8 processing cores, the Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design also has more RAM. The Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design counts with longer battery performance than Galaxy Note Fan Edition, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity against 3200mAh.
Galaxy Note Fan Edition has a camera that is very similar to the camera in Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design, and although the Galaxy Note Fan Edition has a way larger aperture to take better low light photos and videos and a larger back-facing camera sensor taking better quality videos and photographs, they both have the same (4K) video resolution, a 12 mega-pixels resolution back facing camera and the same video frame rates.
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