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| Global Score | |
| 73.4 | 76.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| -- | Android 6.0 Marshmallow |
| 2017-01-06 | 2016-06-01 |
| 6.18 x 3.11 x 0.31 inches | 5.74 x 2.83 x 0.26 inches |
| 6.70 ounces | 5.04 ounces |
| Brown, Gold, Gray, Silver and White | 16 777 216 |
| Metal | Metal |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.9 inches | 5.2 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 373 pixels per inch | 424 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.9 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 960 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 617 8952 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 28 nm (Octa-Core 1500 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP8 GPU | Adreno 405 GPU |
| 9.36 | 8.73 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.78 | 10.02 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 8.00 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 | 9.13 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 5.5 | 6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 2600mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 4.56 |
| 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, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Galaxy C5 has an overall score of 76.4, which is a bit better than the Huawei Mate 9's global score of 73.4. The Galaxy C5 is a extremely lighter and somewhat thinner phone than Huawei Mate 9, even though both were released only a couple months apart. Galaxy C5 counts with a bit more vivid display than Huawei Mate 9, because although it has a little smaller screen, and they both have the same exact resolution of 1080 x 1920 pixels, the Galaxy C5 also counts with a little bit higher pixel density.
Huawei Mate 9 counts with a little faster CPU than Galaxy C5. Both of them have 8 processing cores and 4 GB of RAM. Samsung Galaxy C5 captures better pictures and videos than Huawei Mate 9, and although they both have the same video frame rate and the same (Full HD) video definition, the Samsung Galaxy C5 also has a larger aperture to capture better images and videos in poorly lited situations and a lot higher resolution camera.
The Huawei Mate 9 counts with just a bit bigger storage to install applications and games than Samsung Galaxy C5, and although they both have exactly the same 64 GB internal memory capacity, the Huawei Mate 9 also has a slot for SD memory cards that supports a maximum of 256 GB. Huawei Mate 9 has a superior battery lifetime than Galaxy C5, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity against 2600mAh.
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