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| Global Score | |
| 82.7 | 81 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat | Android 11, 10 |
| 2017-01-31 | 2020-01-31 |
| 5.98 x 2.95 x 0.30 inches | 6.30 x 3.02 x 0.39 inches |
| 5.96 ounces | 7.76 ounces |
| Black | Black |
| Metal | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 421.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 534 pixels per inch | 409 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.7 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 960 chipset | Samsung Exynos 9611 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP8 GPU | Mali-G72 MP3 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.3 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 25.00 MP + 13.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor | 0.25 inches (1/4") 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 | 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.57 | 9.79 |
| 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 | 4050mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 6 |
| 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 Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design has an overall score of 82.7, which is a bit better than Samsung Galaxy XCover Pro's score of 81. Both of these devices include Android operating system, but Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design has a more recent 8.0 Oreo version while Samsung Galaxy XCover Pro has Android 11 version, offering some extra features. Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design's construction is way lighter and a lot thinner than the Samsung Galaxy XCover Pro, despite of the fact that it was released many years before.
Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design features a bit more powerful processing unit than Samsung Galaxy XCover Pro, and although they both have 8 CPU cores, the Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design also has 2 GB more RAM memory. Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design has a little sharper display than Galaxy XCover Pro, because although it has a quite smaller display, it also counts with a higher resolution of 1440 x 2560px and a greater display pixel density.
The Samsung Galaxy XCover Pro has a bit better camera than Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design, because although it has a lot tinier sensor shooting way worse quality videos and images, and they both have the same video frame rates and the same video definition, the Samsung Galaxy XCover Pro also counts with a back-facing camera with lot more MP and a much bigger camera aperture.
The Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design counts with a bigger memory capacity to install applications and games than Galaxy XCover Pro, because although it has no slot for SD memory cards, it also counts with 192 GB more internal memory capacity. The Galaxy XCover Pro counts with just a bit better battery performance than Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design, because it has a 4050mAh battery size instead of 4000mAh.
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