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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 | 6.17 x 3.06 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.96 ounces | 6.56 ounces |
| Gold and Gray | Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud |
| Metal | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 4) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 775.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 534 pixels per inch | 386 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.7 | 7.9 |
| 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 | -- |
| 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 |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 5.5 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3600mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 5.6 |
| 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
The Huawei Mate 9 Pro has a global score of 78.7, which is a bit better than the Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017)'s general score of 75.8. The Huawei Mate 9 Pro body is a little lighter and just a bit thinner than the Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017), even when both of them were released with only a couple of months difference.
Huawei Mate 9 Pro counts with just a little better performance than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017), and although they both have a Octa-Core CPU, the Huawei Mate 9 Pro also has more RAM memory. Huawei Mate 9 Pro counts with a more vivid screen than Galaxy A7 (2017), because although it has a quite smaller display, it also counts with a higher screen density and a better 1440 x 2560 resolution.
The Huawei Mate 9 Pro has a greater storage capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017), because although it has no external memory card slot, it also counts with 128 GB internal memory. Huawei Mate 9 Pro features just a bit longer battery duration than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017), because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity.
Huawei Mate 9 Pro shoots a little bit better videos and photos than Galaxy A7 (2017), because although it has a smaller camera aperture and a back camera with a lot worse resolution, it also counts with a much better (4K) video quality.
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