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| Global Score | |
| 74.7 | 75.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| HarmonyOS 3 | -- |
| 2023-04-08 | 2017-01-13 |
| 6.18 x 5.57 x 0.21 inches | 6.17 x 3.06 x 0.31 inches |
| 8.43 ounces | 6.56 ounces |
| Black, Dark Green, Gold, Purple and White | Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud |
| Aluminum and Glass | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 4) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 7.8 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 2224 x 2496 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 429 pixels per inch | 386 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.7 | 7.9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 4G SM8475 (4 nm) chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset |
| processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Adreno 730 GPU | Mali-T830 MP3 GPU |
| 6.21 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.3 | 8.88 |
| Camera | |
| 50.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 23.00mm focal length | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 11.22 | 9.24 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.6 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4800mAh Nano SIM Battery | 3600mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 6.64 | 5.6 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.2 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass and Gyroscope | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Galaxy A7 (2017) has an overall score of 75.8, which is a bit better than the Huawei Mate X3's 74.7 score. The Galaxy A7 (2017) design is much lighter than Huawei Mate X3, but it is notably thicker and was released 6 years before. The Galaxy A7 (2017) has a slightly better screen than Huawei Mate X3, although it has a really smaller screen, a bit lower quantity of pixels per inch of display and a lot lower 1080 x 1920 resolution.
The Huawei Mate X3 has much more memory capacity to install applications and games than Galaxy A7 (2017), because although it has no slot for SD memory cards, it also counts with more internal storage capacity. The Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017) has a much greater processing power than Huawei Mate X3, although it has 5 GB less RAM, they both have 8 cores.
The Huawei Mate X3 captures way better photographs and videos than Galaxy A7 (2017), because it has a much higher video quality, a back camera with a way better 50 mega-pixels resolution and a larger diafragm aperture. Huawei Mate X3 features improved battery duration than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017), because it has a 4800mAh battery size.
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