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Global Score
73.487.4
Basic Information
HuaweiSamsung
--Android 5.0
2017-01-062015-04-11
6.18 x 3.11 x 0.31 inches5.65 x 2.78 x 0.27 inches
6.70 ounces4.87 ounces
Brown, Gold, Gray, Silver and WhiteBlack, Blue, Gold and White
Metal Aluminium and Glass
--Scratch-Resistant Glass
--$ 252.00
Display / Screen
5.9 inches5.1 inches
1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD)1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K)
IPS LCD Super AMOLED
373 pixels per inch576 pixels per inch
No touch screenCapacitive, Multi-touch
7.99.9
Performance
HiSilicon Kirin 960 chipsetExynos 7 Octa 7420 chipset
ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor64-bit ARM Cortex-A57 (Quad-Core 2100 MHz + Quad-Core 1500 MHz) processor
4 GB RAM3 GB (1600 MHz) RAM
Mali-G71 MP8 GPUMali-T760 MP8 (650 MHz) GPU
9.3610.08
Storage
64 GB internal memory128 GB internal memory
microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slotNo SD card slot
10.7810.1
Camera
12.00 MP + 8.00 MP16.00 MP + 5.00 MP
f/2.20 aperturef/1.90 aperture
27.00mm focal length28.00mm focal length
0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor
3840 x 2160 (4K) video resolution3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution
7.9210.01
Networks
Wi-FiWi-Fi
--Mobile Hotspot
LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPALTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM
Nano SIMNano SIM, Dual SIM
5.56.7
Battery Life
4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery2550mAh Battery
Non-Removable BatteryNon-Removable Battery
--Wireless Charging
5.924.56
Other Features
Bluetooth 4.2 Bluetooth 4.1
GPSGPS
NFCNFC
--Infra-red port
Fingerprint ID ScannerFingerprint ID Scanner
Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity SensorAccelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor

Comparison review

The Samsung Galaxy S6 is better than Huawei Mate 9, having a global score of 87.4 against 73.4. Samsung Galaxy S6's construction is thinner and a lot lighter than Huawei Mate 9, although it was released just a little further than a year before. The Samsung Galaxy S6 features just a bit better hardware performance than Huawei Mate 9, because although it has less RAM, and they both have the same number of cores, the Samsung Galaxy S6 also counts with a graphics processor and a 64 bits CPU.

The Galaxy S6 features a way better screen than Huawei Mate 9, because although it has a little bit smaller display, it also counts with a better 2560 x 1440 resolution and a way greater pixels amount per inch of screen. Huawei Mate 9 has a slightly bigger memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Galaxy S6, because although it has 0 less internal memory capacity, it also counts with an external SD slot that allows up to 256 GB.

The Huawei Mate 9 features a very superior battery performance than Galaxy S6, because it has a 57% bigger battery size. Galaxy S6 takes much clearer pictures and videos than Huawei Mate 9, and although they both have the same video frame rates and the same (4K) video resolution, the Galaxy S6 also has a back-facing camera with a much better resolution, a larger aperture for better low light captures and a bigger sensor capturing more light and vivid colors.




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