Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 74.2 | 75.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 7.0 Nougat | -- |
| 2017-07-11 | 2016-06-10 |
| 6.06 x 2.95 x 0.27 inches | 5.86 x 2.95 x 0.39 inches |
| 5.96 ounces | 6.53 ounces |
| Black, Blue and Gold | Camo green, Sandy gold and Titanium gray |
| Aluminum | Plastic |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 247.00 |
| 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 |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 9.3 |
| 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 | 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 |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.02 | 9.46 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | HSPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.6 | 3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3340mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.28 | 5.92 |
| 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 Active is a bit better than Huawei nova 2 Plus, having a 75.8 score against 74.2. Although it's the best cellphone in this comparison, we must tell that it's also older, a little heavier and extremely thicker. Huawei nova 2 Plus features just a little better processing power than Samsung Galaxy S7 Active, and although they both have 4 GB of RAM memory, the Huawei nova 2 Plus also has a larger number of cores (and faster).
The Samsung Galaxy S7 Active features a much better screen than Huawei nova 2 Plus, because although it has a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a better resolution of 1440 x 2560px and a greater pixels quantity in each screen inch. Galaxy S7 Active captures a bit better pictures and videos than Huawei nova 2 Plus, and although they both have a same resolution back-facing camera, the Galaxy S7 Active also has a larger camera aperture for better low-light photography and a lot better 3840x2160 video resolution.
Huawei nova 2 Plus has a greater storage capacity to install games and applications than Galaxy S7 Active, because although it has a SD memory card expansion slot that holds up to 128 GB against 200 GB, it also counts with 64 GB internal memory. Samsung Galaxy S7 Active has greater battery lifetime than Huawei nova 2 Plus, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity against 3340mAh.
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