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| Global Score | |
| 79.3 | 75.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| HarmonyOS 2 | -- |
| 2021-09-20 | 2017-01-13 |
| 6.43 x 2.93 x 0.31 inches | 6.17 x 3.06 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.56 ounces | 6.56 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Green and Violet | Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 4) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 2676 x 1236 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 440 pixels per inch | 386 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 7.9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G SM7325 (6 nm) chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset |
| Kryo670, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Adreno 642L GPU | Mali-T830 MP3 GPU |
| 9.45 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 8.88 |
| Camera | |
| 50.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 23.00mm focal length | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 9.46 | 9.24 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.6 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Battery | 3600mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 5.6 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.2 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | 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 |
Comparison review
The Huawei nova 9 Pro is a bit better than Galaxy A7 (2017), getting a score of 79.3 against 75.8. Huawei nova 9 Pro has the same thickness and weight than the Galaxy A7 (2017). The Huawei nova 9 Pro features a bit sharper screen than Galaxy A7 (2017), because it has a better 1236 x 2676px resolution, a bigger display and a bit greater pixels quantity in each display inch.
Huawei nova 9 Pro features a better memory capacity to store more games and applications than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017), because although it has no external memory card slot, it also counts with 96 GB more internal memory. Huawei nova 9 Pro has just a little better hardware performance than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017), and although they both have a Octa-Core processing unit, the Huawei nova 9 Pro also has 5 GB more RAM memory.
Huawei nova 9 Pro captures a little bit better photographs and videos than Galaxy A7 (2017), and although they both have a same size aperture, the Huawei nova 9 Pro also has a much higher (4K) video resolution and a back facing camera with a much higher 50 megapixels resolution. Huawei nova 9 Pro features a bit longer battery lifetime than Galaxy A7 (2017), because it has a 4000mAh battery size against 3600mAh.
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