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| Global Score | |
| 79.3 | 84.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| HarmonyOS 2 | -- |
| 2021-09-20 | 2018-10-20 |
| 6.43 x 2.93 x 0.31 inches | 6.29 x 3.02 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.56 ounces | 5.93 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Green and Violet | 16 777 216 |
| -- | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) and Plastic |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 6 inches |
| 2676 x 1236 pixels | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 440 pixels per inch | 411 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G SM7325 (6 nm) chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7885 chipset |
| Kryo670, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 642L GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 9.45 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 50.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 24.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 23.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 9.46 | 9.9 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Battery | 3300mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 5.28 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| 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 |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018) has a general score of 84.2, which is just a bit better than the Huawei nova 9 Pro's 79.3 overall score. Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018) is an much older phone than Huawei nova 9 Pro, but Samsung managed to build it a bit lighter and just a little thinner anyway. The Huawei nova 9 Pro features a bit faster processing unit than Galaxy A7 (2018), and although they both have 8 cpu cores, the Huawei nova 9 Pro also has more RAM.
Huawei nova 9 Pro has a little sharper screen than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018), because it has a just a bit greater display density, a bit larger screen and a little bit higher resolution of 1236 x 2676 pixels. The Galaxy A7 (2018) shoots just a bit better photos and videos than Huawei nova 9 Pro, because although it has a lot worse 1920x1080 video quality and a much less megapixels resolution back-facing camera, it also counts with a bigger diafragm aperture to capture better photography and videos in poorly lited environments.
The Galaxy A7 (2018) features a much bigger memory capacity 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 storage capacity, the Galaxy A7 (2018) also has a SD memory card expansion slot that admits up to 512 GB.
The Huawei nova 9 Pro counts with improved battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018), because it has a 21% more battery size.
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