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| Global Score | |
| 78.7 | 78.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat | Android 6.0 Marshmallow |
| 2017-01-10 | 2017-04-07 |
| 5.98 x 2.95 x 0.30 inches | 6.16 x 3.04 x 0.28 inches |
| 5.96 ounces | 6.07 ounces |
| Gold and Gray | Blue and Gold |
| Metal | Metal |
| $ 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 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 960 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 626 8953 Pro chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP8 GPU | Adreno 506 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 10.78 |
| 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 (4G) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 5.5 | 6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3300mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 5.28 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| 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
Huawei Mate 9 Pro has a global score of 78.7, which is just a bit better than the Samsung Galaxy C7 Pro's general score of 78.4. Although Huawei Mate 9 Pro and the Samsung Galaxy C7 Pro were released with only 3 months difference, the Huawei Mate 9 Pro body is a bit thicker but just a bit lighter than the Samsung Galaxy C7 Pro. These phones come with Android OS, but Huawei Mate 9 Pro has newer 8.0 Oreo version while Samsung Galaxy C7 Pro has Android 6.0 Marshmallow, so it gives you some extra features and optimized performance.
The Huawei Mate 9 Pro counts with just a bit better display than Galaxy C7 Pro, because although it has a bit smaller screen, it also counts with a better resolution of 1440 x 2560px and a greater amount of pixels per inch of screen. The Huawei Mate 9 Pro has a bit faster CPU than Galaxy C7 Pro, and although they both have 8 processing cores, the Huawei Mate 9 Pro also has more RAM memory.
The Huawei Mate 9 Pro counts with a slightly better camera than Samsung Galaxy C7 Pro, because although it has a tinier camera aperture and a camera in the back with lot less megapixels, it also counts with a lot higher video quality. The Galaxy C7 Pro features a little bit more storage to store more games and applications than Huawei Mate 9 Pro, because although it has less internal memory capacity, it also counts with an external memory slot that admits a maximum of 256 GB.
Huawei Mate 9 Pro counts with longer battery duration than Galaxy C7 Pro, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity.
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