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| Global Score | |
| 72.1 | 78.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 5.1 Lollipop, 5.0 Lollipop | Android 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow |
| 2015-07-01 | 2016-03-11 |
| 7.19 x 3.66 x 0.27 inches | 5.94 x 2.86 x 0.30 inches |
| 8.04 ounces | 5.54 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Black, Black pearl, Coral blue, Gold, Pink gold, Silver and White |
| Metal and Metal | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 4) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 336.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.8 inches | 5.5 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| TFT | Super AMOLED |
| 324 pixels per inch | 534 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.6 | 8.6 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 935 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53e and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | Kryo, 64-bit, 14 nm (Quad-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T628 MP4 GPU | Adreno 530 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 200 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.02 | 8.56 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.4 inches (1/2.5") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 7.92 | 9.79 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Micro SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4360mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3600mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 6.24 | 5.6 |
| 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 | -- |
Comparison review
The Galaxy S7 edge is a little bit better than the Huawei P8max, having a score of 78.1 against 72.1. Both of these phones come with Android OS, but the Galaxy S7 edge has a more recent 8.0 Oreo version while Huawei P8max has Android 5.1 Lollipop version. Galaxy S7 edge's design is just a bit thicker but noticeably lighter than Huawei P8max, and both were only released 8 months apart.
The Samsung Galaxy S7 edge has a more vivid screen than Huawei P8max, because although it has a little smaller screen, it also counts with a lot better pixel density and a better resolution of 1440 x 2560px. Huawei P8max has a bigger storage capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy S7 edge, because although it has an external SD slot that allows up to 128 GB against 200 GB, it also counts with more internal memory capacity.
The Huawei P8max has just a little better performance than Galaxy S7 edge, because although it has a smaller amount of RAM, it also counts with more CPU cores. Samsung Galaxy S7 edge captures greater photos and videos than Huawei P8max, because although it has a lesser mega pixels resolution back camera, it also counts with a bigger camera aperture to take better low light photography and videos and a way better video resolution.
The Huawei P8max counts with greater battery performance than Galaxy S7 edge, because it has a 4360mAh battery capacity.
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