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| Global Score | |
| 73.4 | 75.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| 2017-01-06 | 2018-05-22 |
| 6.18 x 3.11 x 0.31 inches | 5.90 x 2.79 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.70 ounces | 5.71 ounces |
| Brown, Gold, Gray, Silver and White | Black, Blue, Gold and Lavender |
| Metal | Metal |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 109.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.9 inches | 5.6 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 1480 x 720 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 373 pixels per inch | 294 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.9 | 7.3 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 960 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7884 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1600 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP8 GPU | Mali-T830 MP1 GPU |
| 9.36 | 8.73 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.78 | 9.44 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 7.92 | 9.46 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 5.5 | 6.7 |
| 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 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | 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
The Samsung Galaxy A6 is slightly better than Huawei Mate 9, with a score of 75.8 against 73.4. The Samsung Galaxy A6 is a newer cellphone, and it is also just a little bit thinner and lighter than the Huawei Mate 9. Huawei Mate 9 features just a little better processing power than Samsung Galaxy A6, and although they both have a Octa-Core processor, the Huawei Mate 9 also has 1 GB more RAM memory.
The Huawei Mate 9 features a little bit better looking screen than Samsung Galaxy A6, because it has a little bigger screen, a greater count of pixels per display inch and a better resolution of 1080 x 1920px. Galaxy A6 shoots much better pictures and videos than Huawei Mate 9, and although they both have the same 1920x1080 video resolution and the same video frame rates, the Galaxy A6 also has a camera with much more MP, a bigger camera sensor which gives a higher photo and video quality and a lot bigger aperture to capture better low light captures and videos.
Huawei Mate 9 counts with a bigger storage capacity for applications and games than Samsung Galaxy A6, because although it has an external SD slot that holds up to 256 GB against 400 GB, it also counts with 64 GB internal memory capacity. The Huawei Mate 9 features greater battery performance than Galaxy A6, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity.
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