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| Global Score | |
| 74.2 | 79.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 7.0 Nougat | -- |
| 2017-07-11 | 2016-03-11 |
| 6.06 x 2.95 x 0.27 inches | 5.61 x 2.74 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.96 ounces | 5.36 ounces |
| Black, Blue and Gold | Black, Gold, Pink, Pink gold, Silver and White |
| Aluminum | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 4) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 124.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 5.1 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 401 pixels per inch | 576 pixels per inch |
| -- | 855 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 9.6 |
| 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 2200 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP2 GPU | Adreno 530 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 200 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.02 | 8.56 |
| 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 |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.02 | 9.79 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3340mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.28 | 4.96 |
| 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 S7 has a score of 79.5, which is just a bit better than the Huawei nova 2 Plus's score of 74.2. The Samsung Galaxy S7 body is somewhat lighter than Huawei nova 2 Plus, although it's thicker and was released about a year before. The Galaxy S7 has a much better screen than Huawei nova 2 Plus, because although it has a little bit smaller display, it also counts with more pixels per inch of screen and a higher resolution of 1440 x 2560px.
The Huawei nova 2 Plus has a little bit better performance than Samsung Galaxy S7, and although they both have the same RAM memory amount, the Huawei nova 2 Plus also has more CPU cores. The Galaxy S7 shoots slightly better photos and videos than Huawei nova 2 Plus, and although they both have a camera in the back with a 12 MP resolution, the Galaxy S7 also has a way better video quality and a larger diafragm aperture to capture better low light photos and videos.
The Huawei nova 2 Plus has a bigger storage capacity to store more games and applications than Galaxy S7, because although it has a slot for an SD memory card that admits a maximum of 128 GB against 200 GB, it also counts with 32 GB more internal memory capacity. Huawei nova 2 Plus counts with just a little better battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy S7, because it has an 11% greater battery capacity.
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