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| Global Score | |
| 74.2 | 79.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 7.0 Nougat | -- |
| 2017-07-11 | 2016-08-02 |
| 6.06 x 2.95 x 0.27 inches | 6.04 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.96 ounces | 5.96 ounces |
| Black, Blue and Gold | Black onyx, Blue coral, Gold platinum and Silver titanium |
| Aluminum | -- |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| 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 | 8.5 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 659 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor | Kryo, 64-bit, 14 nm (Quad-Core 2150 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP2 GPU | Adreno 530 GPU |
| 9.27 | 8.91 |
| 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, Dual SIM |
| 6.6 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3340mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3500mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.28 | 5.44 |
| 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
Samsung Galaxy Note7 is a little bit better than the Huawei nova 2 Plus, with a score of 79.5 against 74.2. The Samsung Galaxy Note7 construction has the same weight than Huawei nova 2 Plus, but it is somewhat thicker. The Galaxy Note7 features a little bit better looking screen than Huawei nova 2 Plus, because it has a little bigger screen, a higher screen density and a better resolution of 1440 x 2560.
Samsung Galaxy Note7 counts with just a bit more memory 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, the Samsung Galaxy Note7 also has a SD memory card expansion slot that supports up to 256 GB.
The Huawei nova 2 Plus counts with just a little better hardware performance than Galaxy Note7, and although they both have a 4 GB RAM, the Huawei nova 2 Plus also has a greater number of cores. The Samsung Galaxy Note7 has a bit longer battery life than Huawei nova 2 Plus, because it has 3500mAh of battery capacity instead of 3340mAh.
Samsung Galaxy Note7 captures a little bit better photos and videos than Huawei nova 2 Plus, and although they both have a 12 megapixels resolution back facing camera, the Samsung Galaxy Note7 also has a way higher 3840x2160 (4K) video definition and a bigger aperture to take better low light captures and videos.
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