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| Global Score | |
| 82.7 | 79.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat | -- |
| 2017-01-31 | 2016-08-02 |
| 5.98 x 2.95 x 0.30 inches | 6.04 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.96 ounces | 5.96 ounces |
| Black | Black onyx, Blue coral, Gold platinum and Silver titanium |
| Metal | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| 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 | 8.5 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 960 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor | Kryo, 64-bit, 14 nm (Quad-Core 2150 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP8 GPU | Adreno 530 GPU |
| 9.36 | 8.91 |
| 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, Dual SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3500mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.92 | 5.44 |
| 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 has an overall score of 82.7, which is just a bit better than the Galaxy Note7's global score of 79.5. The Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design construction has the same weight than Galaxy Note7, but it's just a little bit thinner. Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design has just a little better performance than Samsung Galaxy Note7, because it has 4 more cores and a greater amount of RAM memory.
Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design counts with a slightly better display than Galaxy Note7, because although it has a little bit smaller screen, and they both have the same resolution of 1440 x 2560px, the Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design also counts with a little bit more pixels per inch of screen. Galaxy Note7 and Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design both feature really similar cameras, and although the Galaxy Note7 has a way bigger diafragm aperture to take better low light captures and a bigger camera sensor capturing more light and vivid colors, they both have the same (4K) video definition, a same resolution back camera and the same 30 frames per second video frame rates.
The Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design counts with a lot bigger storage to store more apps and games than Samsung Galaxy Note7, because although it has no external SD slot, it also counts with more internal memory capacity. Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design features a bit better battery duration than Samsung Galaxy Note7, because it has a 14 percent larger battery size.
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