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| Global Score | |
| 75.6 | 75.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 9.0 Pie | -- |
| 2019-05-04 | 2017-01-13 |
| 6.44 x 3.04 x 0.35 inches | 5.75 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.94 ounces | 5.61 ounces |
| Black, Blue and Green | Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud |
| Plastic and Plastic | Glass and Metal |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.6 inches | 5.2 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 390 pixels per inch | 424 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 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 | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 11.74 | 8.88 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.80 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 |
| 9.24 | 9.24 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 5.5 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | 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 | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Galaxy A5 (2017) has an overall score of 75.8, which is a bit better than Huawei P Smart Z's 75.6 global score. Galaxy A5 (2017) is an incredibly older phone than the Huawei P Smart Z, but Samsung was able to make it somewhat thinner and somewhat lighter anyway. The Huawei P Smart Z has a bit faster CPU than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), and although they both have 8 cores, the Huawei P Smart Z also has more RAM.
The Galaxy A5 (2017) features a bit more vivid display than Huawei P Smart Z, because although it has a bit worse resolution of 1080 x 1920 and a really smaller display, it also counts with a little bit better quantity of pixels per inch of display. The Huawei P Smart Z features a superior storage capacity for applications and games than Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has 64 GB internal storage and a SD extension slot that holds up to 512 GB.
The Huawei P Smart Z has better battery lifetime than Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has a 33 percent larger battery size. The Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017)'s camera is just as good as the camera in Huawei P Smart Z, and although the Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) has a tinier camera aperture which is not good for capturing pictures and videos in low-light situations, they both have the same 1920x1080 video resolution, the same resolution camera in the back and the same 30 fps video frame rates.
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