Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 72.1 | 75.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 5.1 Lollipop, 5.0 Lollipop | -- |
| 2015-07-01 | 2017-01-13 |
| 7.19 x 3.66 x 0.27 inches | 5.75 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches |
| 8.04 ounces | 5.61 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud |
| Metal and Metal | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.8 inches | 5.2 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| TFT | Super AMOLED |
| 324 pixels per inch | 424 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.6 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 935 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53e and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Mali-T628 MP4 GPU | Mali-T830 MP3 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.02 | 8.88 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 7.92 | 9.24 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Micro SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.1 | 5.5 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4360mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.24 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0, EDR | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| -- | 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
The Galaxy A5 (2017) has an overall score of 75.8, which is a little bit better than Huawei P8max's general score of 72.1. Galaxy A5 (2017)'s design is newer and incredibly lighter, but also thicker than Huawei P8max. Huawei P8max counts with just a bit better processing power than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017). They have the same RAM amount and a Octa-Core processing unit.
The Galaxy A5 (2017) has a little sharper screen than Huawei P8max, because although it has a really smaller display, and they both have exactly the same resolution of 1080 x 1920 pixels, the Galaxy A5 (2017) also counts with a higher pixels density. Galaxy A5 (2017) has a much better camera than Huawei P8max, and although they both have the same video frame rates and the same (Full HD) video resolution, the Galaxy A5 (2017) also has a larger aperture for better captures and video in poorly lited environments and a higher 16 mega-pixels resolution camera.
Huawei P8max counts with a bigger memory capacity for applications and games than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), because although it has a slot for an SD memory card that holds 128 GB smaller, it also counts with 64 GB internal memory. The Huawei P8max features a very superior battery duration than Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has 4360mAh of battery capacity against 3000mAh.
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