Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 72.1 | 76.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 5.1 Lollipop, 5.0 Lollipop | Android 6.0 Marshmallow |
| 2015-07-01 | 2016-06-01 |
| 7.19 x 3.66 x 0.27 inches | 5.74 x 2.83 x 0.26 inches |
| 8.04 ounces | 5.04 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | 16 777 216 |
| Metal and Metal | Metal |
| 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 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 935 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 617 8952 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53e and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 28 nm (Octa-Core 1500 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T628 MP4 GPU | Adreno 405 GPU |
| 9.09 | 8.73 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.02 | 10.02 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 7.92 | 9.13 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Micro SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.1 | 6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4360mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 2600mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.24 | 4.56 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0, EDR | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Galaxy C5 has a score of 76.4, which is just a bit better than Huawei P8max's global score of 72.1. The Galaxy C5 design is newer, extremely lighter and just a bit thinner than Huawei P8max. These devices have Android operating system, but the Galaxy C5 has a more recent 6.0 Marshmallow version and Huawei P8max has Android 5.1 Lollipop.
The Galaxy C5 has a little sharper display than Huawei P8max, because although it has a much smaller display, and they both have the same exact resolution of 1080 x 1920, the Galaxy C5 also counts with a better amount of pixels per inch of screen. The Samsung Galaxy C5 has as much storage capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos as Huawei P8max, both of them have equal internal storage and an external SD slot that holds a maximum of 128 GB.
The Huawei P8max has a bit better processing power than Samsung Galaxy C5, although it has 1 GB lesser RAM, they both have a Octa-Core processor. The Galaxy C5 has a superior camera than Huawei P8max, and although they both have the same video resolution and the same video frame rates, the Galaxy C5 also has a more MP camera in the back and a bigger aperture to take better images and video in poorly lited situations.
The Huawei P8max counts with a much longer battery life than Galaxy C5, because it has 4360mAh of battery capacity.
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