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| Global Score | |
| 79.8 | 75.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| 2017-04-05 | 2017-01-13 |
| 6.04 x 2.92 x 0.27 inches | 5.75 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.82 ounces | 5.61 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold, Green, Pink and Silver | Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud |
| Aluminum | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 5.2 inches |
| 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 534 pixels per inch | 424 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.7 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 960 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP8 GPU | Mali-T830 MP3 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.18 | 8.88 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.46 | 9.24 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.1 | 5.5 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3750mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.68 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| 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
Huawei P10 Plus is just a bit better than Galaxy A5 (2017), getting a 79.8 score against 75.8. The Huawei P10 Plus body is somewhat thinner but just a bit heavier than Galaxy A5 (2017), and both of them were released with only 3 months difference. Huawei P10 Plus has just a bit better screen than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has a greater display density, a higher resolution of 1440 x 2560 pixels and a little bit larger screen.
The Huawei P10 Plus features much more storage capacity to store more apps and games than Galaxy A5 (2017), and although they both have a SD memory card expansion slot that admits up to 256 GB, the Huawei P10 Plus also has 96 GB more internal storage capacity. The Huawei P10 Plus features just a little better processing power than Galaxy A5 (2017), and although they both have the same number of cores, the Huawei P10 Plus also has a higher amount of RAM.
The Huawei P10 Plus features a little bit better camera than Galaxy A5 (2017), because although it has a camera in the back with a lot worse 12 mega pixels resolution, it also counts with a way better 3840x2160 video quality and a bigger aperture to take better low-light photos and video. Huawei P10 Plus features longer battery lifetime than Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has a 25 percent greater battery capacity.
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