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| Global Score | |
| 73.4 | 84.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| 2017-01-06 | 2018-10-20 |
| 6.18 x 3.11 x 0.31 inches | 6.29 x 3.02 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.70 ounces | 5.93 ounces |
| Brown, Gold, Gray, Silver and White | 16 777 216 |
| Metal | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) and Plastic |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.9 inches | 6 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 373 pixels per inch | 411 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.9 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 960 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7885 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP8 GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.78 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 24.00 MP + 24.00 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 | 9.9 |
| 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, Dual SIM |
| 5.5 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3300mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 5.28 |
| 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
Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018) has an overall score of 84.2, which is better than the Huawei Mate 9's 73.4 overall score. Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018) is a newer phone, and it is also lighter and just a little thinner than Huawei Mate 9. The Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018) has a little more vivid screen than Huawei Mate 9, because it has a little larger screen, a just a little higher display density and a slightly better resolution of 1080 x 2220 pixels.
The Galaxy A7 (2018) features a much greater memory for applications and games than Huawei Mate 9, because it has 128 GB internal storage capacity and an external memory slot that supports a maximum of 512 GB. The Huawei Mate 9 counts with a little better processing power than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018), although it has 2 GB lesser RAM memory, they both have the same number of cores.
The Huawei Mate 9 counts with superior battery life than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018), because it has a 21% bigger battery size. The Galaxy A7 (2018) shoots way better videos and photos than Huawei Mate 9, and although they both have the same video frame rates and the same 1920x1080 video definition, the Galaxy A7 (2018) also has a lot bigger aperture to take better images and videos in poorly lited environments, a back facing camera with way more mega-pixels and a larger back camera sensor taking better quality pictures and videos.
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