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| Global Score | |
| 74.2 | 80.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 7.0 Nougat | -- |
| 2017-07-11 | 2017-07-07 |
| 6.06 x 2.95 x 0.27 inches | 6.04 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.96 ounces | 5.89 ounces |
| Black, Blue and Gold | Black, Blue, Gold and Silver |
| Aluminum | -- |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 611.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 401 pixels per inch | 515 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.6 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 659 chipset | Samsung Exynos 8 Octa 8890 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor | Exynos M1and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP2 GPU | Mali-T880 MP12 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.02 | 10.78 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 20.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.4 inches (1/2.5") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 9.02 | 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 |
| 6.6 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3340mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3200mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.28 | 5.2 |
| 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 |
Comparison review
Galaxy Note Fan Edition has an overall score of 80.4, which is just a bit better than the Huawei nova 2 Plus's 74.2 general score. The Galaxy Note Fan Edition design is just a little lighter but thicker than the Huawei nova 2 Plus, and both were only released with a couple months difference. Samsung Galaxy Note Fan Edition features a bit sharper screen than Huawei nova 2 Plus, because it has a little bit larger screen, a better resolution of 1440 x 2560 and a higher pixel number per inch of display.
Galaxy Note Fan Edition's CPU is very similar to the Huawei nova 2 Plus one, they have the same RAM memory amount and the same number of cores. The Galaxy Note Fan Edition shoots clearer photos and videos than Huawei nova 2 Plus, and although they both have the same resolution back facing camera, the Galaxy Note Fan Edition also has a bigger diafragm aperture to take better low light captures and videos and a way higher 3840x2160 video quality.
The Galaxy Note Fan Edition features a bit bigger storage capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Huawei nova 2 Plus, and although they both have exactly the same 64 GB internal memory capacity, the Galaxy Note Fan Edition also has a slot for external memory cards that supports up to 256 GB.
Huawei nova 2 Plus has just a bit better battery duration than Galaxy Note Fan Edition, because it has 3340mAh of battery capacity instead of 3200mAh.
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