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| Global Score | |
| 74.2 | 76.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 7.0 Nougat | Android 7.0 Nougat |
| 2017-07-11 | 2017-06-20 |
| 6.06 x 2.95 x 0.27 inches | 6.17 x 3.10 x 0.32 inches |
| 5.96 ounces | 6.31 ounces |
| Black, Blue and Gold | 16 777 216 |
| Aluminum | Aluminum |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 401 pixels per inch | 386 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 659 chipset | MediaTek Helio P20 MT6757 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 16 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP2 GPU | Mali-T880 MP2 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.27 |
| 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 | 13.00 MP + 13.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 9.02 | 9.02 |
| 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 | 3300mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.28 | 5.28 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Galaxy J7 Max has a score of 76.1, which is a bit better than the Huawei nova 2 Plus's 74.2 global score. Galaxy J7 Max's body is just a little bit heavier and thicker than the Huawei nova 2 Plus. Both phones in this review come with the same Android 7.0 Nougat OS, so you shouldn't see any difference in that aspect.
The Samsung Galaxy J7 Max and Huawei nova 2 Plus have really similar processors, both have the same RAM amount and a Octa-Core processor. The Huawei nova 2 Plus counts with a bit more vivid screen than Galaxy J7 Max, because although it has a quite smaller display, and they both have the same 1080 x 1920 resolution, the Huawei nova 2 Plus also counts with a bit higher pixels amount in each inch in the screen.
Galaxy J7 Max's camera is just as good as the Huawei nova 2 Plus one, and although the Galaxy J7 Max has a camera with a better 13 mega-pixels resolution and a bigger diafragm aperture, they both have the same video frame rates and the same (Full HD) video resolution. Huawei nova 2 Plus has a quite bigger storage capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy J7 Max, because although it has an external SD slot that holds a maximum of 128 GB against 256 GB, it also counts with 64 GB internal memory capacity.
Galaxy J7 Max's battery performance is just as good as the battery performance in Huawei nova 2 Plus, although the Galaxy J7 Max has 3300mAh of battery capacity against 3340mAh.
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