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| Global Score | |
| 72.6 | 75.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 5.0 | -- |
| 2015-04-15 | 2017-01-13 |
| 7.19 x 3.66 x 0.27 inches | 6.17 x 3.06 x 0.31 inches |
| 8.04 ounces | 6.56 ounces |
| Gold and Gray | Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud |
| Metal; metal | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 4) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 2000.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.8 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| TFT | Super AMOLED |
| 324 pixels per inch | 386 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.4 | 7.9 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 935 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53e and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Single-Core 2000 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (1600 MHz) RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Mali-T628 MP4 GPU | Mali-T830 MP3 GPU |
| 8.37 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, 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 |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 8.03 | 9.24 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.5 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4360mAh Battery | 3600mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.24 | 5.6 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0, EDR | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | 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
Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017) is a little bit better than the Huawei P8 Max, having a 75.8 score against 72.6. Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017)'s body is newer and somewhat lighter, but thicker than Huawei P8 Max. The Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017) counts with a bit more powerful CPU than Huawei P8 Max, and although they both have the same RAM amount, the Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017) also has a higher number of cores.
Huawei P8 Max features just a bit better looking screen than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017), because although it has a just a bit worse quantity of pixels per inch in the display, and they both have the same exact resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels, the Huawei P8 Max also counts with a bigger display. Huawei P8 Max counts with more memory for applications, games, photos and videos than Galaxy A7 (2017), because although it has a SD extension slot that supports a maximum of 128 GB against 256 GB, it also counts with 32 GB more internal memory.
The Huawei P8 Max counts with greater battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017), because it has 4360mAh of battery capacity instead of 3600mAh. The Galaxy A7 (2017) takes much clearer photographs and videos than Huawei P8 Max, and although they both have the same video quality and the same video frame rate, the Galaxy A7 (2017) also has a camera with more mega-pixels and a larger aperture.
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