Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 78.7 | 76.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat | Android 7.0 Nougat |
| 2017-01-10 | 2017-06-20 |
| 5.98 x 2.95 x 0.30 inches | 6.17 x 3.10 x 0.32 inches |
| 5.96 ounces | 6.31 ounces |
| Gold and Gray | 16 777 216 |
| Metal | Aluminum |
| $ 775.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 534 pixels per inch | 386 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.7 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 960 chipset | MediaTek Helio P20 MT6757 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 16 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP8 GPU | Mali-T880 MP2 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.27 |
| 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 | 13.00 MP + 13.00 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 | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.57 | 9.02 |
| 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 | 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 |
Comparison review
Huawei Mate 9 Pro is a little bit better than Galaxy J7 Max, getting a 78.7 score against 76.1. Huawei Mate 9 Pro is a just a little bit thinner and a bit lighter cellphone than Galaxy J7 Max, even when both of them were released only 5 months apart. Both phones we are comparing here use Android operating system, but the Huawei Mate 9 Pro has the newer 8.0 Oreo version while Galaxy J7 Max has Android 7.0 Nougat, providing lots of additional features and performance optimizations.
The Huawei Mate 9 Pro has a bit sharper screen than Galaxy J7 Max, because although it has a little bit smaller screen, it also counts with a higher pixels count in each screen inch and a higher resolution of 1440 x 2560. The Huawei Mate 9 Pro has just a bit better processing power than Galaxy J7 Max, and although they both have 8 processing cores, the Huawei Mate 9 Pro also has 2 GB more RAM memory.
Huawei Mate 9 Pro features a bit better camera than Samsung Galaxy J7 Max, because although it has a much tinier diafragm aperture and a lesser mega-pixels camera, it also counts with a way higher 3840x2160 (4K) video definition. Huawei Mate 9 Pro features a bigger memory for applications, games, photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy J7 Max, because although it has no SD card slot, it also counts with 128 GB internal storage.
The Huawei Mate 9 Pro counts with superior battery performance than Samsung Galaxy J7 Max, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity.
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