Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 73.4 | 77.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| -- | Android 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow |
| 2017-01-06 | 2016-06-01 |
| 6.18 x 3.11 x 0.31 inches | 6.17 x 3.04 x 0.27 inches |
| 6.70 ounces | 5.96 ounces |
| Brown, Gold, Gray, Silver and White | Gold, Gray and Pink |
| Metal | Metal |
| 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 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 8953 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP8 GPU | Adreno 506 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.09 |
| 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 | 3300mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 5.28 |
| 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 Samsung Galaxy C7 is a bit better than Huawei Mate 9, with a general score of 77.7 against 73.4. Samsung Galaxy C7's construction is somewhat lighter and thinner than Huawei Mate 9, even when they were only released with a few months difference. Huawei Mate 9 features a bit better processing unit than Galaxy C7. Both of them have the same RAM memory amount and 8 cpu cores.
Huawei Mate 9 and Galaxy C7 have incredibly similar screens, because although the Galaxy C7 has a little smaller display, and they both have an equal 1080 x 1920 pixels resolution, it also counts with a just a little higher pixel number in each display inch. The Galaxy C7 features a better camera than Huawei Mate 9, and although they both have the same video frame rate and the same 1920x1080 video definition, the Galaxy C7 also has a bigger aperture for better images in low-light situations and a way better resolution back facing camera.
The Huawei Mate 9 counts with a bit bigger memory capacity to store more games and applications than Galaxy C7, and although they both have equal 64 GB internal memory, the Huawei Mate 9 also has an external memory card slot that supports a maximum of 256 GB. The Huawei Mate 9 has longer battery life than Samsung Galaxy C7, because it has a 4000mAh battery size.
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