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| Global Score | |
| 73.6 | 79.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 5.1 | -- |
| 2015-09-02 | 2016-03-11 |
| 5.90 x 2.96 x 0.28 inches | 5.61 x 2.74 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.50 ounces | 5.36 ounces |
| Gold and Gray | Black, Gold, Pink, Pink gold, Silver and White |
| Aluminum | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 4) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 300.00 | $ 124.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 5.1 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 401 pixels per inch | 576 pixels per inch |
| -- | 855 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.8 | 9.6 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 935 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53e, 64-bit (Single-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Kryo, 64-bit, 14 nm (Quad-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (1600 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T628 MP4 GPU | Adreno 530 GPU |
| 8.46 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 200 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 8.56 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.4 inches (1/2.5") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 8.03 | 9.79 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.4 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2700mAh Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 4.64 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Galaxy S7 is a bit better than Huawei Mate S, having a global score of 79.5 against 73.6. Although Galaxy S7 and the Huawei Mate S were released only 6 months apart, the Galaxy S7 body is a little lighter but just a little thicker. The Galaxy S7 counts with a bit more vivid display than Huawei Mate S, because although it has a little bit smaller screen, it also counts with a better resolution of 1440 x 2560px and a better screen density.
The Huawei Mate S features a quite bigger memory for applications, games, photos and videos than Galaxy S7, because although it has no external memory card slot, it also counts with 96 GB more internal storage. Galaxy S7 has a bit more powerful CPU than Huawei Mate S, because it has a larger number of cores and 1 GB more RAM memory.
Samsung Galaxy S7 features a lot better camera than Huawei Mate S, because although it has a less mega-pixels resolution camera in the back, it also counts with a larger aperture to take better captures and videos in low-light environments and a way higher video definition. Galaxy S7 counts with a bit longer battery performance than Huawei Mate S, because it has 3000mAh of battery capacity.
Despite of being the best phone between the ones we are comparing here, Samsung Galaxy S7 is also a bargain compared to others.
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