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| Global Score | |
| 78.7 | 75.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat | -- |
| 2017-01-10 | 2017-01-13 |
| 5.98 x 2.95 x 0.30 inches | 5.75 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.96 ounces | 5.61 ounces |
| Gold and Gray | Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud |
| Metal | Glass and Metal |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 775.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 5.2 inches |
| 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 534 pixels per inch | 424 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.7 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 960 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP8 GPU | Mali-T830 MP3 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 8.88 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.34 inches (1/2.9") 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 | -- |
| 9.57 | 9.24 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 5.5 | 5.5 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Huawei Mate 9 Pro is slightly better than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), with a 78.7 score against 75.8. Even though Huawei Mate 9 Pro and Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) were only released 0 months apart, Huawei Mate 9 Pro's construction is a bit heavier but just a little bit thinner. Huawei Mate 9 Pro has a little sharper display than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has a little bit bigger screen, a higher resolution of 1440 x 2560 and a higher number of pixels per inch in the display.
Huawei Mate 9 Pro counts with just a bit better hardware performance than Galaxy A5 (2017), and although they both have a Octa-Core processing unit, the Huawei Mate 9 Pro also has more RAM memory. Huawei Mate 9 Pro features a greater memory capacity for games and applications than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), because although it has no slot for an external memory card, it also counts with 128 GB internal memory capacity.
Huawei Mate 9 Pro features a slightly better camera than Galaxy A5 (2017), because although it has a back-facing camera with a way lower resolution and a tinier aperture which is not nice for capturing photographs and video in low light environments, it also counts with a much better 3840x2160 video quality.
Huawei Mate 9 Pro counts with better battery performance than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has a 33% bigger battery capacity.
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