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| Global Score | |
| 73.4 | 75.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| 2017-01-06 | 2017-01-13 |
| 6.18 x 3.11 x 0.31 inches | 6.17 x 3.06 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.70 ounces | 6.56 ounces |
| Brown, Gold, Gray, Silver and White | Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud |
| Metal | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 4) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.9 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 373 pixels per inch | 386 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.9 | 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 |
| 4 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP8 GPU | Mali-T830 MP3 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.78 | 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 (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 7.92 | 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
Galaxy A7 (2017) is slightly better than the Huawei Mate 9, having a 75.8 score against 73.4. The Galaxy A7 (2017) design has the same thickness than the Huawei Mate 9, but it's a little bit lighter. Huawei Mate 9 counts with a bit more powerful CPU than Galaxy A7 (2017), and although they both have a Octa-Core CPU, the Huawei Mate 9 also has 1 GB more RAM.
The Galaxy A7 (2017) and Huawei Mate 9 both count with very similar screens, because although the Galaxy A7 (2017) has a little smaller screen, and they both have exactly the same resolution of 1080 x 1920 pixels, it also counts with a little bit better number of pixels per screen inch. The Galaxy A7 (2017) has a much better camera than Huawei Mate 9, and although they both have the same video frame rate and the same 1920x1080 video definition, the Galaxy A7 (2017) also has a bigger aperture for better low-light photography and videos and a lot more mega-pixels camera in the back.
The Huawei Mate 9 features a superior memory to store more apps and games than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017), and although they both have a slot for external memory cards that supports up to 256 GB, the Huawei Mate 9 also has 64 GB internal storage capacity. The Huawei Mate 9 features just a little better battery performance than Galaxy A7 (2017), because it has an 11 percent larger battery size.
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