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| Global Score | |
| 72.4 | 75.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 7.0 Nougat | -- |
| 2017-10-25 | 2017-01-13 |
| 6.15 x 2.96 x 0.30 inches | 6.17 x 3.06 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.78 ounces | 6.56 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 4) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.9 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 2160 x 1080 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 409 pixels per inch | 386 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 7.9 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 659 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 16 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP2 GPU | Mali-T830 MP3 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9 |
| 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 | |
| 16.00 MP + 13.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.90 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 8.14 | 9.24 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| -- | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 5.5 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3340mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3600mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.28 | 5.6 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Galaxy A7 (2017) is a little bit better than the Huawei nova 2i, having a global score of 75.8 against 72.4. Galaxy A7 (2017)'s design is older, somewhat heavier and a bit thicker than the Huawei nova 2i. The Huawei nova 2i features a bit more powerful processor than Galaxy A7 (2017), and although they both have the same number of cores, the Huawei nova 2i also has more RAM memory.
Huawei nova 2i features a little more vivid screen than Galaxy A7 (2017), because it has a little bit bigger display, a slightly higher 1080 x 2160 resolution and a just a bit better pixel amount per inch of display. Huawei nova 2i features a better memory capacity to install games and applications than Galaxy A7 (2017), because although it has a slot for an external memory card that allows a maximum of 128 GB against 256 GB, it also counts with more internal storage.
The Galaxy A7 (2017) counts with a superior camera than Huawei nova 2i. They have the same video definition, a 16 mega pixels camera in the back and the same 30 frames per second video frame rate. The Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017) has a bit longer battery duration than Huawei nova 2i, because it has a 3600mAh battery capacity.
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