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| Global Score | |
| 75.3 | 75.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| 2015-09-15 | 2017-01-13 |
| 5.90 x 2.96 x 0.28 inches | 6.17 x 3.06 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.50 ounces | 6.56 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud |
| Aluminum | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 4) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 401 pixels per inch | 386 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 7.9 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 935 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53e, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Mali-T628 MP4 GPU | Mali-T830 MP3 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 8.88 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 9.13 | 9.24 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.6 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2700mAh Battery | 3600mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.64 | 5.6 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Galaxy A7 (2017) is just a bit better than Huawei Mate S, with a 75.8 score against 75.3. Galaxy A7 (2017)'s construction is newer, but somewhat heavier and a bit thicker than Huawei Mate S. The Huawei Mate S has a bit better display than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017), because although it has a little bit smaller display, and they both have the same 1080 x 1920 resolution, the Huawei Mate S also counts with a just a bit more pixels per inch in the display.
Huawei Mate S features a bit superior processing unit than Galaxy A7 (2017). Both have 8 cpu cores and a 3 GB RAM. Huawei Mate S features a quite bigger memory capacity to install applications and games than Galaxy A7 (2017), because although it has no external memory slot, it also counts with 96 GB more internal memory.
The Galaxy A7 (2017) features a much longer battery life than Huawei Mate S, because it has 3600mAh of battery capacity against 2700mAh. Galaxy A7 (2017) features a bit better camera than Huawei Mate S, and although they both have the same 30 frames per second video frame rates and the same 1920x1080 video quality, the Galaxy A7 (2017) also has a more MP back camera and a bigger aperture to take better low light photos and videos.
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