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| Global Score | |
| 82.7 | 75.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat | -- |
| 2017-01-31 | 2016-06-10 |
| 5.98 x 2.95 x 0.30 inches | 5.86 x 2.95 x 0.39 inches |
| 5.96 ounces | 6.53 ounces |
| Black | Camo green, Sandy gold and Titanium gray |
| Metal | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 247.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 5.1 inches |
| 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 534 pixels per inch | 576 pixels per inch |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.7 | 9.3 |
| 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 | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 200 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.3 | 8.56 |
| 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 | -- |
| 0.34 inches (1/2.9") 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 | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.57 | 9.46 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | HSPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.1 | 3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.92 | 5.92 |
| 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
The Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design has a score of 82.7, which is a bit better than the Galaxy S7 Active's general score of 75.8. The Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design is a just a bit lighter and notably thinner cellphone than the Galaxy S7 Active, even when they were released only a couple of months apart.
The Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design counts with a bit faster CPU than Galaxy S7 Active, because it has a larger amount of RAM memory and a larger number of cores. Galaxy S7 Active features a little sharper screen than Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design, because although it has a little smaller display, and they both have exactly the same 1440 x 2560px resolution, the Galaxy S7 Active also counts with a quite greater pixel count in each display inch.
The Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design has a bit better camera than Galaxy S7 Active, although it has a way tinier aperture, they both have the same 30 fps video frame rates, the same resolution back-facing camera and the same (4K) video resolution. The Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design has a lot bigger storage to store more games and applications than Galaxy S7 Active, because although it has no external SD slot, it also counts with 256 GB internal storage.
The Samsung Galaxy S7 Active's battery duration is very similar to the Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design one.
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