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| Global Score | |
| 75.5 | 75.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| 2017-03-07 | 2017-01-13 |
| 5.72 x 2.73 x 0.27 inches | 5.75 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.11 ounces | 5.61 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold, Green, Pink, Silver and White | Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud |
| Aluminum | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.1 inches | 5.2 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 432 pixels per inch | 424 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 960 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP8 GPU | Mali-T830 MP3 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.78 | 8.88 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/2.20 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 | |
| 3200mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.2 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | 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
Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) is just a bit better than the Huawei P10, getting a 75.8 score against 75.5. Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) is a better phone than Huawei P10, it must be told that it is also thicker and just a little bit heavier. Huawei P10 has a little bit better performance than Galaxy A5 (2017), and although they both have 8 CPU cores, the Huawei P10 also has a greater amount of RAM memory.
The Huawei P10 features a bit sharper screen than Galaxy A5 (2017), because although it has a quite smaller display, and they both have the same 1080 x 1920 resolution, the Huawei P10 also counts with a bit more pixels per inch in the screen. Huawei P10 counts with just a bit better camera than Galaxy A5 (2017), because although it has a tinier camera aperture which is not nice for low light images and videos and a way less mega-pixels resolution back facing camera, it also counts with a lot higher 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution.
Huawei P10 has a much greater storage capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Galaxy A5 (2017), and although they both have a slot for an SD memory card that admits up to 256 GB, the Huawei P10 also has more internal memory capacity. The Huawei P10 has a little longer battery duration than Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has a 7 percent greater battery capacity.
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