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Global Score
73.485.7
Basic Information
HuaweiSamsung
--Android 5.0
2017-01-062015-04-10
6.18 x 3.11 x 0.31 inches5.59 x 2.76 x 0.28 inches
6.70 ounces4.66 ounces
Brown, Gold, Gray, Silver and WhiteBlack, Gold, Green and White
Metal Aluminium and Glass
--Scratch-Resistant Glass
--$ 950.00
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 (4K) video resolution
7.928.47
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
5.56.7
Battery Life
4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery2600mAh 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 Edge is much better than the Huawei Mate 9, getting a score of 85.7 against 73.4. The Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge is an older cellphone than the Huawei Mate 9, but Samsung could make it just a bit thinner and a lot lighter. The Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge counts with a way better screen than Huawei Mate 9, because although it has a little smaller screen, it also counts with a lot higher screen density and a better 2560 x 1440 resolution.

The Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge features a little bit better performance than Huawei Mate 9, because although it has a smaller amount of RAM memory, and they both have the same number of cores, the Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge also counts with a 64-bits CPU and an extra GPU. The Huawei Mate 9 counts with just a bit bigger memory to install games and applications than Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge, because although it has less internal storage, it also counts with a slot for external memory cards that holds a maximum of 256 GB.

Huawei Mate 9 has a really longer battery lifetime than Galaxy S6 Edge, because it has a 54 percent more battery capacity. The Galaxy S6 Edge takes clearer videos and photos than Huawei Mate 9, and although they both have the same video frame rate and the same 3840x2160 video resolution, the Galaxy S6 Edge also has a bigger back camera sensor which offers a higher photo and video quality, a lot more mega pixels back-facing camera and a larger aperture to take better images in low light environments.




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