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| Global Score | |
| 73.7 | 75.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 8.1 Oreo | -- |
| 2018-08-18 | 2017-01-13 |
| 6.20 x 2.96 x 0.30 inches | 5.75 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.96 ounces | 5.61 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud |
| Glass and Metal | Glass and Metal |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 5.2 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 409 pixels per inch | 424 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 710 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Mali-G51 MP4 GPU | Mali-T830 MP3 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.18 | 8.88 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 24.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 9.13 | 9.24 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 2.4 | 5.5 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3340mAh Nano SIM Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 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 |
| FM Radio | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) has an overall score of 75.8, which is a little bit better than the Huawei nova 3i's global score of 73.7. Despite of the fact the Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) is older and just a bit thicker than Huawei nova 3i, it's construction is still a little lighter. Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) features a screen that's very similar to Huawei nova 3i's screen, because although the Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) has a quite lower resolution of 1080 x 1920px and a little bit smaller screen, it also counts with a bit more pixels per display inch.
The Huawei nova 3i features just a little better hardware performance than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), and although they both have 8 cpu cores, the Huawei nova 3i also has a greater amount of RAM memory. The Galaxy A5 (2017) counts with a slightly better camera than Huawei nova 3i, and although they both have the same (Full HD) video resolution, the same video frame rates and the same resolution back facing camera, the Galaxy A5 (2017) also has a bigger camera aperture to take better photos and videos in low-light environments.
Huawei nova 3i counts with much more memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Galaxy A5 (2017), and although they both have a SD memory card expansion slot that allows up to 256 GB, the Huawei nova 3i also has 128 GB internal memory. The Huawei nova 3i counts with a little better battery life than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has an 11% larger battery capacity.
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