Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 72.4 | 81 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 7.0 Nougat | Android 6.0 Marshmallow |
| 2017-10-25 | 2017-02-24 |
| 6.15 x 2.96 x 0.30 inches | 6.41 x 3.18 x 0.27 inches |
| 5.78 ounces | 6.63 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Black and Gold |
| -- | Metal |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.9 inches | 6 inches |
| 2160 x 1080 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 409 pixels per inch | 367 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 7.8 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 659 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 653 8976 Pro chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 16 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 28 nm (Octa-Core 1950 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP2 GPU | Adreno 510 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.09 |
| 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 | |
| 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), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| -- | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 5.5 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3340mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.28 | 5.92 |
| 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, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Galaxy C9 Pro is much better than Huawei nova 2i, getting an 81 score against 72.4. Both phones in this comparison include Android OS (operating system), but Galaxy C9 Pro has older 6.0 Marshmallow version and Huawei nova 2i has Android 7.0 Nougat version. The Galaxy C9 Pro design is heavier but just a little thinner than the Huawei nova 2i, and both were released with only 8 months difference.
Huawei nova 2i counts with a little sharper display than Samsung Galaxy C9 Pro, because although it has a bit smaller display, it also counts with a bit higher resolution of 1080 x 2160 and a just a bit greater count of pixels in each inch of screen. The Huawei nova 2i features just a little better hardware performance than Galaxy C9 Pro, although it has 2 GB lesser RAM, they both have the same number of cores.
The Galaxy C9 Pro features a much better camera than Huawei nova 2i. Both of them have a same resolution back-facing camera, the same (Full HD) video quality and the same 30 frames per second video frame rate. Galaxy C9 Pro features just a bit more storage to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Huawei nova 2i, and although they both have the same internal storage capacity, the Galaxy C9 Pro also has a slot for an external memory card that allows a maximum of 256 GB.
Galaxy C9 Pro has greater battery performance than Huawei nova 2i, because it has a 20% more battery capacity.
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