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| Global Score | |
| 73.4 | 79.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| 2017-01-06 | 2016-08-02 |
| 6.18 x 3.11 x 0.31 inches | 6.04 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.70 ounces | 5.96 ounces |
| Brown, Gold, Gray, Silver and White | Black onyx, Blue coral, Gold platinum and Silver titanium |
| Metal | -- |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.9 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 373 pixels per inch | 515 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.9 | 8.5 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 960 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor | Kryo, 64-bit, 14 nm (Quad-Core 2150 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP8 GPU | Adreno 530 GPU |
| 9.36 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.78 | 10.78 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor | 0.4 inches (1/2.5") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 7.92 | 9.57 |
| 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 | 3500mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.92 | 5.44 |
| 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 |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Note7 is slightly better than the Huawei Mate 9, with a global score of 79.5 against 73.4. Galaxy Note7 is a lighter device than the Huawei Mate 9, but both of them have the same thickness. Galaxy Note7 has a little sharper screen than Huawei Mate 9, because although it has a little bit smaller display, it also counts with a higher 1440 x 2560 resolution and a greater pixels number in each inch of display.
The Samsung Galaxy Note7 and Huawei Mate 9 both count with extremely similar storage capacity for games and applications, both of them have the same internal memory capacity and a SD card slot that admits up to 256 GB. The Huawei Mate 9 features a bit superior CPU than Galaxy Note7, and although they both have the same RAM memory amount, the Huawei Mate 9 also has more CPU cores.
The Galaxy Note7 features a way better camera than Huawei Mate 9, and although they both have the same resolution camera in the back, the same (4K) video definition and the same video frame rate, the Galaxy Note7 also has a bigger back camera sensor providing a better image quality and a much larger aperture.
Huawei Mate 9 has a bit better battery lifetime than Galaxy Note7, because it has a 14% larger battery capacity.
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