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| Global Score | |
| 81 | 75.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 11 | -- |
| 2021-10-20 | 2017-01-13 |
| 6.30 x 2.90 x 0.31 inches | 5.75 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.17 ounces | 5.61 ounces |
| Black, Green, Starry Blue and Violet | Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud |
| -- | Glass and Metal |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.6 inches | 5.2 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 390 pixels per inch | 424 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8.1 |
| 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 | 27.00mm focal length |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 11.11 | 9.24 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| 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 | 5.5 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4300mAh Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.16 | 4.96 |
| 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 is a little bit better than the Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), getting an 81 score against 75.8. Huawei Nova 9 is a a bit heavier cellphone than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), but both of them have the same thickness. The Huawei Nova 9 has a bit better CPU than Galaxy A5 (2017), and although they both have the same number of cores, the Huawei Nova 9 also has 5 GB more RAM memory.
Galaxy A5 (2017) has a little more vivid display than Huawei Nova 9, because although it has a way smaller screen and a quite lower resolution of 1080 x 1920, it also counts with a quite greater display density. The Huawei Nova 9 takes way better videos and photos than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), and although they both have a same size aperture, the Huawei Nova 9 also has a back-facing camera with much more mega pixels and a lot better 3840x2160 video quality.
The Huawei Nova 9 counts with a bigger storage capacity to store more apps and games than Galaxy A5 (2017), because although it has no slot for SD memory cards, it also counts with 128 GB internal storage capacity. The Huawei Nova 9 features a very superior battery lifetime than Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has a 43 percent more battery capacity.
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