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| Global Score | |
| 74.2 | 75.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 7.0 Nougat | -- |
| 2017-07-11 | 2017-01-13 |
| 6.06 x 2.95 x 0.27 inches | 6.17 x 3.06 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.96 ounces | 6.56 ounces |
| Black, Blue and Gold | Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud |
| Aluminum | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 4) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 401 pixels per inch | 386 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 7.9 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 659 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP2 GPU | Mali-T830 MP3 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.02 | 8.88 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 20.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 9.02 | 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 | |
| 3340mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3600mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.28 | 5.6 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | 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
Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017) is a bit better than Huawei nova 2 Plus, having a 75.8 score against 74.2. The Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017) is a somewhat thicker and just a little bit heavier device than Huawei nova 2 Plus. The Huawei nova 2 Plus has a bit superior processor than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017), and although they both have a Octa-Core CPU, the Huawei nova 2 Plus also has a higher amount of RAM memory.
Huawei nova 2 Plus has a little sharper screen than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017), because although it has a quite smaller screen, and they both have the same exact 1080 x 1920 resolution, the Huawei nova 2 Plus also counts with a little bit greater amount of pixels in each screen inch. Huawei nova 2 Plus features more memory to install games and applications than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017), because although it has a slot for an external memory card that holds up to 128 GB against 256 GB, it also counts with 32 GB more internal memory.
The Galaxy A7 (2017) counts with a bit longer battery lifetime than Huawei nova 2 Plus, because it has an 8% bigger battery size. Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017) takes a little bit better photos and videos than Huawei nova 2 Plus, because although it has a tinier aperture which is not recommended for low light images and video, and they both have the same video frame rate and the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video quality, the Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017) also counts with a way higher resolution back camera.
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