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| Global Score | |
| 79.3 | 76.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| HarmonyOS 2 | Android 14 |
| 2021-09-20 | -- |
| 6.43 x 2.93 x 0.31 inches | 6.47 x 3.07 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.56 ounces | 7.05 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Green and Violet | Blue Black, Gold, Light Gray and Light Green |
| -- | Plastic and Plastic |
| -- | $ 230.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 2676 x 1236 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 440 pixels per inch | 385 pixels per inch |
| -- | 800 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 8.6 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G SM7325 (6 nm) chipset | Exynos 1330 (5 nm) chipset |
| Kryo670, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor | processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 642L GPU | Mali-G68 MP2 GPU |
| 9.45 | 6.03 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 15.38 |
| Camera | |
| 50.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 50.00 MP + 13.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 23.00mm focal length | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (4K) video resolution | -- |
| 9.46 | 9.46 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G) and LTE (4G) |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.6 | 9.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.2 | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Huawei nova 9 Pro is slightly better than Galaxy A16 5G, with a global score of 79.3 against 76.2. Huawei nova 9 Pro works with HarmonyOS 2 operating system, and Galaxy A16 5G comes with Android 14 operating system. The Huawei nova 9 Pro body has the same thickness than the Galaxy A16 5G, but it is a little lighter.
The Huawei nova 9 Pro features a much better performance than Galaxy A16 5G, and although they both have a Octa-Core CPU, the Huawei nova 9 Pro also has a larger amount of RAM. Samsung Galaxy A16 5G counts with just a bit better display than Huawei nova 9 Pro, although it has a little less pixels per inch of display and a little worse resolution of 1080 x 2340px, they both have a same size display.
Samsung Galaxy A16 5G features much more storage to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Huawei nova 9 Pro, and although they both have exactly the same 128 GB internal memory capacity, the Samsung Galaxy A16 5G also has a slot for external memory cards that allows up to 1000 GB.
Galaxy A16 5G has improved battery life than Huawei nova 9 Pro, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity instead of 4000mAh. Galaxy A16 5G's camera is very similar to the camera in Huawei nova 9 Pro, and although the Galaxy A16 5G has a larger aperture for better photography in poorly lited situations, they both have a 50 mega-pixels resolution back camera.
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