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| Global Score | |
| 75.3 | 79.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| 2015-09-15 | 2016-08-02 |
| 5.90 x 2.96 x 0.28 inches | 6.04 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.50 ounces | 5.96 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Black onyx, Blue coral, Gold platinum and Silver titanium |
| Aluminum | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 401 pixels per inch | 515 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8.5 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 935 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53e, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Kryo, 64-bit, 14 nm (Quad-Core 2150 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T628 MP4 GPU | Adreno 530 GPU |
| 9.18 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 10.78 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor | 0.4 inches (1/2.5") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 9.13 | 9.57 |
| 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 | 3500mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 4.64 | 5.44 |
| 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 | -- |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy Note7 is slightly better than Huawei Mate S, getting a 79.5 score against 75.3. Samsung Galaxy Note7's construction is newer than Huawei Mate S's, although it's just a little thicker and a bit heavier. The Huawei Mate S features just a little better processing power than Galaxy Note7, because although it has a smaller amount of RAM, it also counts with more cores.
Galaxy Note7 has a little bit better display than Huawei Mate S, because it has a higher 1440 x 2560 pixels resolution, a better pixel count in each inch in the display and a little bit bigger screen. Galaxy Note7 has a little bit better camera than Huawei Mate S, because although it has a back facing camera with a lower resolution, it also counts with a bigger diafragm aperture to take better photography in poorly lited environments, a larger back camera sensor and a way higher 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution.
Samsung Galaxy Note7 counts with a slightly better storage to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Huawei Mate S, because although it has 0 less internal memory capacity, it also counts with a slot for an SD memory card that holds a maximum of 256 GB. Galaxy Note7 counts with better battery life than Huawei Mate S, because it has 3500mAh of battery capacity instead of 2700mAh.
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