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| Global Score | |
| 73.4 | 87.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| -- | Android 11, 10 |
| 2017-01-06 | 2020-01-31 |
| 6.18 x 3.11 x 0.31 inches | 6.44 x 2.99 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.70 ounces | 6.31 ounces |
| Brown, Gold, Gray, Silver and White | Prism Crush black, Prism Crush blue, Prism Crush pink and Prism Crush white |
| Metal | Plastic and Plastic |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 411.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.9 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED Plus |
| 373 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.9 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 960 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 730 SM7150-AA chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor | Kryo 470, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP8 GPU | Adreno 618 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 | 64.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 7.92 | 12.21 |
| 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 | 4500mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 6.32 |
| 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 A71 has a general score of 87.5, which is much better than Huawei Mate 9's general score of 73.4. The Samsung Galaxy A71 is a noticeably newer phone, and it's also just a bit thinner and a bit lighter than Huawei Mate 9. The Samsung Galaxy A71 has a bit better looking display than Huawei Mate 9, because it has a little better screen density, a quite better 1080 x 2400 resolution and a little bigger display.
The Galaxy A71 features a superior memory capacity for games and applications than Huawei Mate 9, because it has more internal memory and a SD extension slot that holds a maximum of 512 GB. Huawei Mate 9 counts with a bit faster processor than Samsung Galaxy A71, although it has 2 GB lesser RAM memory, they both have 8 CPU cores.
The Galaxy A71 takes greater photographs and videos than Huawei Mate 9, and although they both have the same (4K) video definition and the same video frame rate, the Galaxy A71 also has a lot bigger back-facing camera sensor capturing more light and vivid colors, a larger camera aperture to take better low-light photos and video and a much higher resolution camera.
The Galaxy A71 features a bit longer battery duration than Huawei Mate 9, because it has 4500mAh of battery capacity.
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